Last updated: 18th June 2025
Who We Are
Hobden Butler Architects is an architectural practice based in London. Our website address is: https://hobdenbutler.com
Contact Details:
- Company: Hobden Butler Architects
- Address: Salisbury House, 29 Finsbury Circus, London EC2M 5AQ
- Email: info@hobdenbutler.com
For any questions about this privacy policy or how we handle your personal data, please contact us at info@hobdenbutler.com.
What Personal Data We Collect and Why
Website Contact Forms
When you use our contact form, we collect:
- Your name
- Email address
- Phone number (if provided)
- Message content
- IP address (automatically collected)
Why we collect this: To respond to your enquiry about our architectural services and maintain records of potential and existing client communications.
Legal basis: Legitimate business interests (responding to enquiries) and contract performance (for existing clients).
Cookies and Tracking Technologies
Essential Cookies
Our website uses essential cookies that are necessary for the website to function properly. These include:
- Session cookies for form functionality
- Security cookies to prevent spam and abuse
Analytics Cookies
We use Google Analytics 4 and Google Tag Manager to understand how visitors use our website. This helps us improve our services and website performance.
Information collected includes:
- Pages visited and time spent on site
- Geographic location (country/city level)
- Device type and browser information
- How you arrived at our website
- IP address (not anonymised)
Data retention: Google Analytics data is retained for 26 months.
Your choices: You can opt out of Google Analytics tracking by:
- Using our cookie preferences (if available)
- Installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on
- Adjusting your browser settings to block cookies
For more information about Google’s privacy practices, visit:
https://policies.google.com/
Third-Party Services
Google Services
We use the following Google services:
- Google Analytics 4: Website analytics and performance monitoring
- Google Tag Manager: Managing website tracking codes
These services may collect and process your data according to Google’s Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/
Embedded Content
Articles on this site may include embedded content (videos, images, articles, etc.) from other websites. Embedded content behaves as if you have visited the other website directly. These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, and monitor your interaction with their content.
How Long We Keep Your Data
- Contact form submissions: Retained for 3 years for business record-keeping purposes
- Website analytics data: Retained according to Google Analytics settings (26 months)
- Cookie preferences: Retained for 1 year
Data Sharing
We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer your personal data to third parties, except:
- Google Analytics: As described above for website analytics
- Legal requirements: If required by law or to protect our rights
We do not share your contact form submissions or comments with any third parties for marketing purposes.
Your Rights Under UK GDPR
As a UK resident, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:
- Right of access: Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you
- Right to rectification: Request correction of inaccurate personal data
- Right to erasure: Request deletion of your personal data (subject to legal obligations)
- Right to restrict processing: Request limitation of how we process your data
- Right to data portability: Request transfer of your data in a structured format
- Right to object: Object to processing based on legitimate interests
- Right to withdraw consent: Where processing is based on consent
To exercise any of these rights, contact us at info@hobdenbutler.com. We will respond within one month.
If you are not satisfied with our response, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO): https://ico.org.uk/
Data Security
We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorised access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. However, no method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure.
International Transfers
As we use Google services, some of your data may be transferred to and processed in countries outside the UK. Google ensures appropriate safeguards are in place for these transfers in accordance with UK data protection law.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this privacy policy periodically. We will notify you of any material changes by posting the new policy on this page with an updated revision date.
Contact Information
For questions about this privacy policy or our data practices, contact:
Hobden Butler Architects
Salisbury House
29 Finsbury Circus
London EC2M 5AQ
Email: info@hobdenbutler.com