Privacy Policy

Sherry & Associates Architects Inc. (“Sherry & Associates,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) respects your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect through our website, how we use and share it, the tracking technologies we use, and the rights you have under California law, including the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA/CPRA) and the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA). Our office is located at 608 Anacapa Street, Suite B, Santa Barbara, CA 93101.

By using this website, you consent to the practices described in this policy.

Information We Collect

Information you provide to us

When you contact us through a form on this site or sign up to receive updates, we collect the information you choose to give us. This typically includes:

  • Your name
  • Your email address
  • Your phone number (if provided)
  • Details about your project or inquiry that you include in your message

Information collected automatically

When you visit this website, certain information is collected automatically through cookies and similar tracking technologies. This information may include:

  • Your IP address and approximate geographic location
  • Your device type, browser, and operating system
  • The pages you view, links you click, and time spent on the site
  • The website or source that referred you to us

Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and similar technologies to operate this website, understand how visitors use it, and improve its performance. Specifically, we use:

  • Google Analytics 4 (GA4). This is a web analytics service provided by Google. GA4 uses cookies and collects the automatic information described above to help us understand how visitors interact with our site. Google may use this data in accordance with its own privacy policy, available at policies.google.com/privacy.
  • Essential cookies. These are required for the site to function, such as remembering your cookie preferences.

Your consent to tracking technologies

We disclose the tracking technologies above so that you can make an informed choice. By continuing to use this website, or by accepting cookies through any consent notice presented to you, you consent to the use of these technologies and to the collection and processing of your information as described in this policy. You may withdraw consent at any time by adjusting your browser settings to refuse or delete cookies, or by using any cookie preference controls offered on the site. Disabling cookies may affect how parts of the site function.

How We Use Your Information

  • To respond to your inquiries and communicate with you about your project
  • To send updates, announcements, or marketing communications when you have asked to receive them
  • To operate, maintain, analyze, and improve our website
  • To protect the security and integrity of our site
  • To comply with our legal obligations

How We Share Your Information

We do not sell your personal information. We share information only with service providers who help us operate our website and business, and only as needed for them to perform those services. These include:

  • Google (website analytics)
  • WP Engine (website hosting)
  • Mailchimp (email and newsletter delivery)

We may also disclose information if required by law, to enforce our agreements, or to protect the rights, safety, or property of Sherry & Associates or others.

Your California Privacy Rights (CCPA/CPRA)

If you are a California resident, the California Consumer Privacy Act, as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act (together, the “CCPA”), gives you specific rights regarding your personal information. This section describes those rights and the information we are required to disclose.

Categories of personal information we collect

In the past twelve months, we have collected the following categories of personal information, as defined by the CCPA:

  • Identifiers, such as your name, email address, phone number, IP address, and similar online identifiers.
  • Customer records information, such as the contact details and project information you provide when you reach out to us.
  • Internet or other electronic network activity, such as how you browse and interact with our website, collected through analytics cookies.
  • Geolocation data, meaning approximate location inferred from your IP address. We do not collect precise geolocation.

We do not collect sensitive personal information as defined by the CCPA (such as government identifiers, financial account details, precise geolocation, or information about health, race, religion, or sexual orientation), and we do not use or disclose any such information for purposes that would require an opt-out.

Sources of personal information

  • Directly from you, when you complete a form or otherwise contact us.
  • Automatically from your device and browser, through cookies and analytics technologies when you use our website.

Business and commercial purposes for collecting

  • To respond to your inquiries and communicate with you
  • To send communications you have requested
  • To operate, analyze, secure, and improve our website
  • To comply with our legal obligations and protect our rights

Categories of third parties we disclose to

We disclose personal information for business purposes only to the service providers described in the “How We Share Your Information” section above (our website host, analytics provider, and email provider), and to legal or government authorities when required by law.

Sale and sharing of personal information

We do not sell your personal information, and we do not share it for cross-context behavioral advertising, as those terms are defined by the CCPA. We have not sold or shared personal information in the past twelve months.

Your rights

Subject to certain legal exceptions, you have the right to:

  • Know and access: request the specific pieces and categories of personal information we have collected about you, the sources, the purposes, and the categories of third parties to whom we disclose it.
  • Delete: request that we delete personal information we have collected from you.
  • Correct: request that we correct inaccurate personal information.
  • Opt out: opt out of the sale or sharing of your personal information (note: we do not sell or share, so there is nothing to opt out of).
  • Limit sensitive information: limit the use of sensitive personal information (note: we do not collect it).
  • Non-discrimination: not receive discriminatory treatment for exercising any of these rights.

How to exercise your rights

To submit a request, contact us at [PRIVACY EMAIL]. To protect your information, we will take reasonable steps to verify your identity before responding, which may include asking you to confirm details we already have on file. We will respond within 45 days of receiving a verifiable request, and may extend that period by an additional 45 days when reasonably necessary, in which case we will notify you. You may use an authorized agent to submit a request on your behalf, provided the agent gives proof that you authorized them to act for you. We do not charge a fee to process or respond to a verifiable request unless it is excessive, repetitive, or manifestly unfounded, as permitted by law.

Global Privacy Control and Do Not Track

Some browsers offer a “Global Privacy Control” (GPC) or “Do Not Track” signal. Where required by law, we honor recognized opt-out preference signals communicated by your browser.

Data Retention

We keep personal information only as long as needed for the purposes described in this policy, to provide our services, to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements. When information is no longer needed, we delete or de-identify it.

Data Security

We use reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to protect the information we collect. No method of transmission or storage is completely secure, however, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

Third-Party Links and Embedded Content

This website may contain links to, or content embedded from, third-party services such as mapping or social media platforms. Those third parties may collect information about you in accordance with their own privacy policies, which we do not control. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party services you interact with.

Children’s Privacy

This website is not directed to children under the age of 16, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us so we can delete it.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will revise the effective date at the top of this page. Your continued use of the website after any change indicates your acceptance of the updated policy.

Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, contact us at:

Sherry & Associates Architects Inc.
608 Anacapa Street, Suite B
Santa Barbara, CA 93101