Inquiries

1. Overview & Data Controller Identification

Rankdashatls Nordic Architecture Studio AS ("Rankdashatls", "we", "us", or "our"), registered under Norwegian Company Registration No. NO-982-140-521 with registered offices at Fjordveien 42, 0250 Oslo, Norway, acts as the Data Controller responsible for the processing of personal data collected through the website rankdashatls.com and all associated services, portals, and architectural inquiry channels.

We are dedicated to safeguarding your fundamental right to privacy in accordance with the European Union General Data Protection Regulation (EU GDPR 2016/679), the Norwegian Personal Data Act (Personopplysningsloven), and the California Consumer Privacy Act as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act (CCPA/CPRA).

2. Scope of Personal Data We Collect

Depending on how you interact with our digital portfolio, we collect and process several categories of information:

  • Directly Provided Contact & Inquiry Data: When submitting project briefs, consultation requests, or sample order inquiries via our forms, we collect your full legal name, professional or personal email address, telephone contact number, site physical location/country, project scope, budget thresholds, and architectural design preferences.
  • Technical & Browsing Telemetry: When navigating our website, our servers automatically register your Internet Protocol (IP) address (anonymized prior to long-term storage), operating system details, browser typology and engine version, referring Uniform Resource Locators (URLs), timestamp sequences, and specific room portfolio interaction metrics.
  • Cookie & Preference Storage: We record persistent consent tokens via your local browser storage to respect your specific preferences regarding cookie categorization.

3. Legal Grounds for Data Processing (GDPR Art. 6)

We strictly process your personal data under the following legitimate legal bases recognized by European data protection law:

  • Consent (Art. 6(1)(a)): Explicit consent provided by you when opting into non-essential analytics tracking or submitting voluntary inquiries via our contact form.
  • Pre-Contractual & Contractual Performance (Art. 6(1)(b)): Processing necessary to review architectural briefs, draft feasibility studies, prepare joinery schedules, and execute architectural agreements.
  • Legitimate Interests (Art. 6(1)(f)): Analyzing website performance, safeguarding digital network infrastructure against unauthorized cyber incidents, and refining our digital portfolio experience.
  • Legal Obligation (Art. 6(1)(c)): Retaining transaction, taxation, and statutory accounting records pursuant to the Norwegian Bookkeeping Act (Bokføringsloven).

4. Third-Party Data Processors & Transfers

Rankdashatls does not sell, rent, or lease your personal data to commercial data brokers or advertisers under any circumstances. We only share necessary data with vetted data processors bound by strict Data Processing Agreements (DPAs):

  • Cloud Infrastructure Providers: Secure hosting and database nodes located strictly within the European Economic Area (EEA).
  • Analytics & Telemetry: Anonymized, privacy-first analytics tools that do not deploy tracking across third-party websites.
  • Professional Legal & Engineering Advisors: Licensed structural engineers, CAD consultants, and legal auditors bound by professional secrecy obligations.

If any technical service provider processes data outside the EEA, transfers are governed by European Commission Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) and supplementary technical encryption measures.

5. Data Retention Schedules

Personal data is retained only for the duration necessary to satisfy the specific purpose for which it was gathered. Project inquiry briefs that do not lead to architectural contracts are completely purged after 24 months. Formal client project records, architectural blueprints, and associated accounting records are retained for ten (10) years following project completion to satisfy statutory structural liability and audit obligations.

6. Your Statutory Rights Under GDPR & CCPA/CPRA

Under applicable international data protection statutes, you maintain enforceable rights regarding your personal information:

  • Right to Access & Data Portability: Obtain written confirmation of whether we process your data and receive a structured, machine-readable copy (e.g., JSON or CSV format).
  • Right to Rectification: Request prompt correction of inaccurate or incomplete project specifications and contact records.
  • Right to Erasure ('Right to be Forgotten'): Request permanent deletion of your personal data where retention is no longer justified by law.
  • Right to Restriction & Objection: Object to processing carried out under legitimate interest grounds or request suspension of specific processing workflows.
  • Right to Withdraw Consent: Withdraw previously granted consent at any time without retroactive invalidation of prior lawful processing.
  • Right to Non-Discrimination: We strictly uphold that California residents exercising CCPA/CPRA rights will not face discriminatory treatment or altered service quality.

7. Data Protection Officer & Supervisory Authority Contact

To exercise any of your statutory rights or submit questions regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact our Data Protection Officer at:

Data Protection Officer
Rankdashatls Nordic Architecture Studio AS
Fjordveien 42, 0250 Oslo, Norway
Email: [email protected]
Official Registration: NO-982-140-521

You also retain the right to lodge a formal complaint with the Norwegian Data Protection Authority (Datatilsynet, Postboks 458 Sentrum, 0105 Oslo, www.datatilsynet.no) or your national European Supervisory Authority.