Privacy Policy and Website Content
Who We Are
Stolus Architecture + Design Inc. is a Vancouver-based architecture and design practice built on relationships and driven by design.
Our website showcases our practice, design approach, professional experience, and selected architectural projects.
Our website address is www.stolusarchitecture.com. We can be contacted by email at info@stolusarchitecture.com.
Information We Collect
The Stolus website is primarily a portfolio and marketing website. It does not currently allow visitors to create accounts, leave comments, submit job applications, subscribe to newsletters, or provide personal information through online forms.
When you visit the website, limited technical information may be collected automatically by our website hosting provider. This may include your IP address, browser type, device type, pages visited, approximate geographic region, and the date and time of your visit.
This information is used only as reasonably necessary to operate, secure, maintain, and improve the website.
Contacting Stolus
You may choose to contact Stolus using the email address or other contact information published on the website.
When you contact us directly, we may receive your name, email address, telephone number, organization, project information, and any other information you choose to provide.
We use this information to respond to your inquiry, communicate with you, evaluate potential projects or professional opportunities, and conduct our business activities.
Comments and User Accounts
The Stolus website does not currently allow visitors to post comments or create user accounts.
To inquire about a project, image, publication, or other website content, please contact us directly.
Cookies
The website may use limited cookies or similar technologies that are necessary for website functionality, security, hosting, and performance.
Stolus does not currently use advertising cookies or behavioural tracking technologies to follow visitors across unrelated websites.
You may adjust your browser settings to block or delete cookies. Blocking necessary cookies may affect the operation of certain website features
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Embedded Content and External Websites
The website may include content or links from other websites, including videos, maps, social-media platforms, publications, or other external resources.
Embedded content from another website may behave in the same manner as if you visited that website directly. The third-party website may collect information about you, use cookies, or monitor your interaction with its content, particularly when you are logged into an account with that service.
Stolus does not control and is not responsible for the privacy, security, or content practices of third-party websites. Your use of those websites is governed by their respective privacy policies and terms.
Who We Share Information With
Stolus does not sell or rent personal information.
Limited information may be processed by service providers that support our website hosting, email, information technology, data storage, cybersecurity, or business administration. These providers may access information only as reasonably necessary to perform their services.
Information may also be disclosed where required or permitted by law.
How Long We Retain Information
Website-related technical information is retained only for as long as reasonably necessary for website operation, security, troubleshooting, and administrative purposes.
Information received through direct correspondence may be retained for as long as necessary to respond to the inquiry, maintain appropriate business and project records, and meet professional, contractual, insurance, legal, or regulatory obligations.
Your Privacy Rights
You may contact Stolus to ask whether we hold personal information about you or to request access to, correction of, or deletion of that information.
Certain information may need to be retained where required for administrative, professional, contractual, legal, security, or record-keeping purposes.
We may need to confirm your identity before responding to a privacy request.
Website Content and Copyright
Unless otherwise indicated, the text, graphics, designs, drawings, renderings, photographs, branding, and other original content appearing on this website are owned by or licensed to Stolus Architecture + Design Inc. and are protected by applicable copyright and intellectual-property laws.
You are welcome to view and share links to content from the Stolus website. Website content may not be copied, reproduced, altered, republished, distributed, sold, or used for commercial or promotional purposes without prior written permission from Stolus and any other applicable copyright holder.
Where permission is provided to reproduce Stolus work, appropriate credit must be placed adjacent to the content. Credit requirements may include Stolus Architecture + Design Inc., the project photographer, collaborating consultants, the client, or another design firm, as applicable.
Please contact Stolus for permission, required attribution, publication information, or access to approved high-resolution project images.
Project Credits and Prior Experience
The website may include projects representing the professional experience of Stolus team members, including work completed before the incorporation of Stolus or while working with other architecture and design practices.
Where applicable, project descriptions will identify the original architecture firm, architect of record, design architect, photographer, client, or other relevant contributors.
The inclusion of a project on this website is intended to accurately describe the role and professional experience of the individuals involved. It does not transfer ownership of work created by another firm or contributor to Stolus.
Please contact us if additional project attribution or clarification is required.
Use of Project Images
Project photographs, renderings, drawings, and other visual material may be owned by Stolus, photographers, clients, consultants, previous architecture firms, or other contributors.
Downloading an image from the website does not grant permission to reproduce, modify, publish, distribute, or commercially use it.
Requests to use project images should be directed to Stolus so that the appropriate permissions and credits can be confirmed.
Accuracy of Information
Stolus makes reasonable efforts to ensure that information published on the website is accurate. Project information, statistics, designs, schedules, and development details may change as projects progress.
Website content is provided for general informational and promotional purposes and should not be relied upon as professional, technical, legal, financial, or construction advice.
Changes to This Policy
Stolus may update this Privacy Policy and Website Content statement periodically to reflect changes to the website, our business practices, or applicable requirements.
Any revised policy will be posted on this page with an updated revision date.
Contact Us
Questions about this policy, the use of website content, project attribution, or personal information may be directed to:
Stolus Architecture + Design Inc.
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada