This Privacy Policy is applicable to https://nyarchitectureawards.com/ and any other site that may be operated by or for International Awards Associate Inc (together, the "Websites"). It explains how we collect information from users of the Websites and how we use such information. Your use of the Websites constitutes your acceptance of this Privacy Policy. Please also read our Terms of Use, which govern the basic operation of the Websites.
This policy applies to our subscribers, Awards applicants, and business contacts generally. We take our privacy responsibilities seriously and are committed to protecting and respecting your privacy.
The information we collect and use
NY Architectural Design Awards respects collected information from users at multiple points on its website. We only collect information that is essential to serve you, present your work to the jury, inform you of your winning, remind you of deadlines or to promote your winning, your company and your work to the public.
Any personal information collected in forms is for our private use only. Phone numbers, mail address, and email addresses will not be sold or distributed to third parties or published online.
The information you provide to us
For example, we collect information when you register with NY Architectural Design Awards respects for an account, or create a new submission, request customer support, or leave us a testimonial.
The type of information we collect directly from you include your name, email, company name, address, position, and other contact information. We also require information about your project that is being submitted into the NY Architectural Design Awards award program.
Information collected by cookies, web analytics, and tracking technologies
We may use technologies that save cookies to your computer or mobile device. Cookies are small data files stored on your hard drive or in device memory that help us to improve your experience on the NY Architectural Design Awards website. Cookies are only to understand our advertising performance with minimal information collected. We will not follow and record your activity once you leave our website. We may also collect information using web analytics services. These services, such as Google Analytics and Microsoft Clarity, help us understand how to improve visitor experience on the website.
Where we store your personal information
Electronic versions of your personal information are stored on our supplier platform located in United States and Malaysia. The servers which we use to provide our services to you depends on the location that you or your organization is based; to make it user-friendly and faster. For example, if you or your organization elects for our services to be provided within Europe, then the server used to provide our service to you or your organization will be based in Europe.
Where we use third party service providers to assist us, your personal information may also be stored in accordance with their practices and procedures. We require third parties to respect your personal information and to treat it in accordance with the law.
Use of information
The information may be used to perform a variety of purposes, including to:
Rights of access, erase, and be forgotten
Your rights in connection with your personal information
If you want to review, verify, correct or request erasure of your personal information, object to the processing of your personal information or request that we transfer a copy of your personal information to another party, please contact us at iaa@iaaawards.org.
What we may need from you
We may need to request specific information from you to help us confirm your identity and ensure your right to access the information (or to exercise any of your other rights). This is a security measure to ensure that personal information is not disclosed to another person who has no right to receive it.
Right to withdraw consent
In the limited circumstances where you may have provided your consent to the collecting, processing, and transfer of your personal information for a specific purpose, you have the right to withdraw your consent for that specific processing at any time. To withdraw your consent, please contact us at iaa@iaaawards.org.
Where we are providing you with marketing information, you can also change your marketing preferences by using the unsubscribe button at the bottom of our marketing e-mails to you. Once we have received notification that you have withdrawn your consent, we will no longer process your personal information for the purpose or purposes you originally agreed to, unless we have another legitimate basis for doing so.
Sharing and disclosure of information
To promote our winners, we share information about their projects with media, partners, and in press releases. We will not share any of your personal information, or information that is not intended for publicity. We require third parties and partners to respect the security of your personal information and to treat it in accordance with the law.
Opting out
Newsletter communications
You may opt out of receiving reminder and newsletter emails from NY Architectural Design Awards by following the opt-out instructions provided in those emails. You may also opt-out of receiving promotional emails and other promotional communications from us at any time by emailing the NY Architectural Design Awards support team with your specific request. If you opt out from the newsletters, we may still send you non-promotional communications, such as notifications of your winning or other important information that benefits you, but this may be affected if you unsubscribed from the NY Architectural Design Awards list.
Cookies
Most web browsers are set to accept cookies by default. If you would like, you can usually choose to set your browser to remove or reject browser cookies or to prompt you before accepting such a cookie. Please note that, if you choose to remove or reject browser cookies, this could affect the availability or functionality of NY Architectural Design Awards website.
Testimonials
We display personal testimonials of happy winners on our website. With your consent, we may post your testimonial along with your name and use these testimonials to provide you with even more publicity and exposure.
Links
This website contains links to other sites. Please be aware that NY Architectural Design Awards is not responsible for the privacy practices of such other sites. NY Architectural Design Awards encourages our users to be aware when they leave our site and to read the privacy statements of each and every web site that collects personally identifiable information. This privacy statement applies solely to information collected by this web site.
Payment security
This website uses SSL encryption and all payment are processed by PayPal or Stripe. NY Architectural Design Awards does not have direct access or store credit card information.
If you have any questions please don't hesitate to contact us at iaa@iaaawards.org.
Children
This site is not directed at children under the age of 13 and we endeavor not to knowingly collect any Personally Identifiable Information from children under the age of 13. If a parent or guardian believes that this site has collected the Personally Identifiable Information of a child under the age of 13, please contact iaa@iaaawards.org.
Access to your information
You may contact us at iaa@iaaawards.org. if at any time you would like to see the Personally Identifiable Information we hold about you, or to ask us to correct or update this information, or to ask us to delete it. Please contact us if you have questions or wish to take any action with respect to information to which this Privacy Policy applies (see below for contact information).
How to contact us
You may contact International Awards Associate Inc regarding our privacy practices at the following:
International Awards Associate Inc
iaa@iaaawards.org
Changes to the Privacy Policy
We reserve the right to change this Privacy Policy at any time. We do not undertake to provide you with personal notice of any changes. In the event of material changes, we will provide notice by means that are reasonable under the circumstances, such as by posting a notice on the Websites. Your continued use of the Websites following the posting of changes to this Privacy Policy means you accept those changes.