Privacy Policy
Introduction and Purpose
Hobbs+Black Associates, Inc., doing business as Hobbs+Black Architects ("Hobbs+Black," "we," "us," or "our"), is committed to protecting your privacy and safeguarding your personal information.
This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and protect personal data when you visit our website at www.hobbs-black.com(the "Site"), interact with us, or engage our professional services. Please read this policy carefully to understand our practices regarding your personal information.
For more information about our services or this Privacy Policy, please refer to the How to Contact Us section at the end of this document.
For purposes of applicable data protection laws, Hobbs+Black may act as a data controller with respect to personal data collected from clients, prospective clients, business contacts, professional contacts, website visitors, and job applicants.
Personal Data We Collect
If you contact us through the Site, by phone, email, or mail, or if you engage our services (either personally or on behalf of an organization), we may collect personal information including:
Name
Email address
Telephone number
Country of residence
Employer or organization name
Job title
We collect this information to communicate with you, respond to inquiries, verify your identity, provide our services, and inform you about services that may be relevant to your interests.
If you become a client, or represent a client, we may collect additional personal information necessary to establish and manage our professional relationship and provide requested services.
We may also collect information required for credit checks, fraud prevention, legal compliance, and business administration purposes. If you choose not to provide required information, we may be unable to provide services to you or the organization you represent.
Hobbs+Black may obtain contact information and other professional details about media contacts and industry influencers from third-party sources, including TechMode. For more information about how such information is collected and used, please contact marketing@hobbs-black.com.
How We Use Your Personal Data
We use personal data for the following purposes:
Responding to Inquiries and Providing Services
When you contact us, we use the information you provide to:
Respond to your inquiries
Provide requested information
Evaluate opportunities to work together
Perform contractual obligations if you become a client
This process is based on our legitimate business interests and, where applicable, our contractual obligations.
Business Operations
We may use your information for:
Internal recordkeeping
Billing and accounting
Client management
Responding to questions, complaints, or requests
Improving our services and business operations
Website Management and Analytics
We use personal data and website usage information to:
Improve the content, functionality, and design of the Site
Understand how visitors interact with the Site
Monitor Site performance and security
Analyze trends and business operations
We use Google Analytics to help us understand website traffic and user behavior. Information collected through Google Analytics is subject to Google's privacy practices. More information about Google's use of data can be found at: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/partners/
We are not responsible for changes made to Google's privacy policies and reserve the right to change analytics providers at any time.
Marketing Communications
We may send you information about services that are like those you have previously requested or expressed interest in, unless you opt out.
With your consent, we may also send marketing communications regarding other services that we believe may be of interest to you. You may unsubscribe from marketing emails at any time by following the instructions included in those communications or by contacting us directly.
Professional and Business Contacts
If you provide your professional contact information, we may use it to maintain our business relationship, exchange relevant information, and communicate about matters related to our respective industries or professional activities.
Employment Opportunities
If you apply for employment or inquire about career opportunities with Hobbs+Black, we may collect and process personal information necessary to evaluate your application and manage the recruitment process. Additional details regarding the handling of applicant information will be provided during the hiring process.
Legal Compliance
We may process personal data when required to:
Comply with legal or regulatory obligations
Protect our legal rights
Resolve disputes
Enforce agreements
Prevent fraud or misuse
We will not use your personal data for unrelated purposes without a lawful basis for doing so.
Who We Share Your Information With Within Hobbs+Black
We may share personal information with authorized personnel within Hobbs+Black when necessary to operate our business, provide services, manage client relationships, or support marketing and administrative functions.
Service Providers
We may engage trusted third-party vendors to help us deliver services or operate our business. These providers may have access to personal data only as necessary to perform services on our behalf.
We require all service providers to:
Maintain appropriate security measures
Protect personal information
Process data only according to our instructions
Comply with applicable privacy laws
Legal and Regulatory Disclosures
We may disclose personal information when necessary to:
Comply with legal obligations
Respond to lawful requests from government authorities
Enforce contractual rights
Investigate suspected violations
Protect the rights, property, or safety of Hobbs+Black, our clients, or others
This may include sharing information for fraud prevention and credit-risk management purposes.
Audits and Quality Reviews
Independent auditors or quality reviewers may occasionally access certain records as part of compliance or quality-control processes. These organizations are required to maintain confidentiality.
If you do not wish your information to be included in such reviews, please contact us as soon as possible.
Business Transactions
If Hobbs+Black merges with, is acquired by, or transfers substantially all its assets to another organization, personal information may be transferred as part of that transaction. The receiving organization will assume the applicable rights and obligations relating to the information.
Except as described in this Privacy Policy or as required by law, we do not sell, rent, or disclose your personal information to third parties without your consent.
How Long Do We Keep Personal Data
We retain personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, including:
Providing professional services
Complying with legal obligations
Resolving disputes
Enforcing agreements
Establishing, exercising, or defending legal claims
Information relating to professional contacts may be retained until it is no longer needed or until you request otherwise.
In limited circumstances, certain information may not be technically feasible to delete immediately, such as information stored in secure backup systems. In such cases, we will take reasonable measures to prevent further use or disclosure.
Your Rights
Depending on the applicable international, federal, state, and local data protection laws, you may have the right to:
Access the personal information we hold about you.
Request correction of inaccurate personal information about you.
Request restriction of personal data concerning yourself that is inaccurate, unlawfully processed, or no longer required.
Request us not to process your personal data for marketing purposes.
Withdraw at any time consent you have given to receive marketing material from us or where we process your personal data based on the consent that you have given (and not on some other legal basis).
Request the transfer of your personal information in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format, and is based on your consent.
Request the erasure of personal data concerning yourself where processing is no longer necessary, or the legitimate interests we have in processing your personal data are overridden by your interests, rights and freedoms as the data subject.
Lodge a complaint with the applicable data protection authority.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the information provided below.
Where We Store Your Data
Personal information may be shared within Hobbs+Black and may be transferred to, stored at, or processed in the United States and other countries where our service providers maintain facilities.
Where personal data is transferred internationally, we will implement appropriate contractual, technical, and organizational safeguards to ensure your information remains protected and that applicable data protection laws are satisfied.
Security
We follow generally accepted industry standards to maintain reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards designed to protect personal information against unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction.
Although we follow generally accepted industry standards to protect personal information, no method of transmission over the internet or method of electronic storage is completely secure. Accordingly, we cannot guarantee absolute security.
Cookies
Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They help us recognize your browser, improve website functionality, and enhance your user experience.
Cookies we use on the Site allow us to:
Measure website traffic
Understand visitor behavior
Improve website performance
Help users find information more easily
Cookies, by themselves, generally do not identify you personally. Unless you voluntarily provide identifying information through forms or other interactions, you remain anonymous to us.
External Links
Our Site may contain links to third-party websites that are not owned or controlled by Hobbs+Black. A link does not constitute an endorsement of the content, viewpoint, accuracy, opinions, policies, products, services, or accessibility of that website, and we are not responsible for their privacy practices.
We are not responsible for the content, security, accessibility, or privacy practices of third-party websites. When you leave our Site, you should review the privacy policies and terms of use of any website you visit.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The most current version will always be available on our Site. If we make material changes to how we process personal information, we will provide appropriate notice before the changes become effective, where required by law.
How to Contact Us
If you have any questions, concerns, or requests about this Privacy Policy, our privacy practices, or the Site, please contact us:
Hobbs+Black Architects
100 N State St
Ann Arbor, MI 48104
(734) 663-4189