Legal and privacy notices

Legal notice

Last updated April 21, 2025.

A.- GENERAL INFORMATION

In compliance with article 10 of Law 34/2002, of 11 July, of Services of the Information Society and Electronic Commerce (LSSICE) we report that the owner of this website and app is Ángel Camacho Pina, acting under the trade name ARCHIMAPS, tax identification number 50887916W domiciled for notifications at Emilio Carrere 5, 28015 Madrid, Spain. For inquiries contact with ARCHIMAPS at email info[at]thearchitecturemaps.com.

 B.- OBJECTIVE OF THIS LEGAL NOTICE

This legal notice regulates the terms and conditions (hereinafter the general conditions) for access to and use of the website www.thearchitecturemaps.com (hereinafter the site or website) and the application ARCHIMAPS (hereinafter the app) owned by ARCHIMAPS and the privacy policy and data protection. The expressions “site or website” and “app” includes and it is not restricted to, data, images, text, graphics and generally all creations expressed by any means or medium, tangible or intangible covered by property rights and in particular intellectual property.

User status is acquired by accessing the website and the app. ARCHIMAPS informs the user that the general conditions are fully accepted by the visitor by the mere fact of accessing to the website and/or the app and/or viewing of the content published. The same applies for all general conditions which replace other in whole or in part, and these new general conditions must be considered accepted identically as the previous. However, it is the website and/or app user’s responsibility to access to these general conditions periodically in order to know successive versions that are included here. ARCHIMAPS recommends consulting the general conditions in each access.

The user should establish the technical security measures appropriated to avoid unwanted actions on its information system, files and computer equipment when accessing to the Internet and, especially, the website, being aware that Internet is not completely secure.

 C.- PURPOSE OF THE WEBSITE AND APP

Through access to the site and/or the app, the user can enjoy the content and services offered by ARCHIMAPS. However, ARCHIMAPS informs the user that they may modify unilaterally and without notice, the provision, configuration, content and services on the site, and its use conditions.

 D.- PERMITTED AND PROHIBITED USES

The user can have free access to the website and/or the app and view the content available making a correct and lawful use of the site in accordance with the law, morals, good customs and public order.

In no case may the user: (i) Use the content offered through the site and/or the app contrary to the general conditions of use; (ii) Access or use the contents of the site and/or the app for illegal, for purpose which might prejudice, harm or violate other’s freedom or rights, or in a way which may prejudice, damage or prevent, access to them, to the detriment of ARCHIMAPS or third parties (iii) Use any type of computer virus, code, software, computer program, computer or telecommunications equipment that may cause damage or unauthorized alterations of contents, programs or systems; (iv) Eliminate or modify in any way protective or identification devices of ARCHIMAPS or those contained on the website, app, trademarks, images, logos and distinctive signs; (v) violate intellectual or industrial property rights, as well as disseminating, transmitting or making available to third parties any type of information, element or content that implies a violation of the secrecy of communications and legislation on protection of personal data;(vi) generate or disseminate content of a racist, xenophobic, homophobic, pornographic nature, or which may in any way violate human rights; (vii) carry out acts of unfair competition or unlawful advertising by the transmission, dissemination, storage, placing or disposal, reception, obtaining or access to the contents; (viii) perform acts that violate or transgress the honor, personal or family privacy and image of individuals, property rights and other rights as a result of the transmission, dissemination, storage, provision, reception, obtaining or access to content; (ix) provide false or inaccurate data or perform acts of impersonation; (x) attempt to access the e-mail accounts of other users or restricted areas of computer systems and/or extract information.

E.- DISCLAIMER AND LIMITATION OF RESPONSIBILITY OF ARCHIMAPS 

ARCHIMAPS is exempt from any responsibility for damages of any nature in the following cases: (i) In case of impossibility or difficulty of connecting to the communications network through which is accessible this website and/or the app, regardless the type of connection used by the user. (ii) For the interruption, suspension or cancellation of access to the website and/or the app, as well as availability and continuity of the site and/or the app. (iii) ARCHIMAPS assumes no warranty of any kind with respect to the services and content, nor the availability and conditions, technical or otherwise, access to them. Also assumes no liability or guarantee for the contents that are offered through this site and/or the app by third party service providers, especially regarding service providers of the information society. (iv) For the presence of viruses or malicious or harmful programs in the content that may alter the computer systems of ARCHIMAPS or third parties and if necessary extract information; (v) The content of this site and/or the app is of a general nature and is for information purposes only. ARCHIMAPS assumes no responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, correctness, currency or timeliness, suitability or usefulness for a specific purpose of the content; (vi) The user of the site and/or the app shall be personally liable for any damages of any kind caused to ARCHIMAPS directly or indirectly, for the breach of any of the obligations arising from these General Conditions or other rules governing the use of the site; (vii) the contents of this website and/or the app and apps do not constitute the provision of legal data related to buildings, architecture works, architects and/or other people related to architecture.

Any breach of the clauses contained in this legal notice and current legislation will be communicated to the relevant authorities.

F.- INTELLECTUAL AND INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY RIGHTS

The entire content of this website and app, including its structure and design, selection and form of presentation, computing programs necessary for its operation, texts, images, files, Trademarks, logos and any other elements are protected by Industrial and Intellectual Property rights, owned by ARCHIMAPS or its licensors.

ARCHIMAPS and its logo are Registered Trademarks and therefore cannot be used without express consent.

By virtue of what established in articles 8 and 32.1, second paragraph, of the Royal Legislative Decree 1/1996 of April 12, 1996, approving the revised text Spanish Intellectual Property law, the reproduction, distribution and public communication, including making available to the public of the whole or part of the contents included in this website for commercial purposes, through any kind of carrier or technical mean is expressly forbidden, unless authorized by.

The users may view the contents, print them and store them on physical medium, or in the cloud, for solely and exclusively personal and private purposes, always maintaining its integrity.

G.- HYPERLINKS

The use of hyperlinks to the website and/or the app shall only be authorized by ARCHIMAPS by means of a written authorization and provided that the terms set out in the authorization itself are respected.

The use of links, hyperlinks to this website and/or the app is only permitted under the following conditions: i) the link may not reproduce ARCHIMAPS’ content or parts of it in any form; ii) it is not permitted to create a browser or border environment on the sections of ARCHIMAPS, nor may the sections of the site be modified in any other way; iii) It is not permitted to make false or inaccurate or incorrect statements or indications about ARCHIMAPS and/or, in particular, to state or imply that the provider has authorized the link or has in any way supervised or assumed the content or services offered or made available on the site where the link is established; iv) the web page in which the link is established shall not contain information or content that is illicit, contrary to any rights of third parties, including intellectual and industrial property rights and/or the right to honour, personal or family privacy or one’s own image or any other right, or content that is contrary to the regulations governing the protection of personal data.

In no case, ARCHIMAPS authorizes the establishment of a link to this site and/or the app from those sites that contain material, information or content that is illicit, illegal, degrading, discriminatory by any criteria, obscene and, in general, that contravenes laws, morals or public order, or generally accepted social norms.

In any case, ARCHIMAPS has no power or human or technical means to know, control or approve all the information, content, products or services provided by other websites or applications that have established links to this website and/or app. Consequently, ARCHIMAPS assumes no liability whatsoever for any aspect of a third party website that links to the ARCHIMAPS site and/or app, in particular, but not limited to, ARCHIMAPS’ disclaimer covers the operation, access, data, information, files, quality and reliability of its products and services, its own links and/or any of its content, in general.

H.- CONTENT OF THIS LEGAL NOTICE

These General Terms and Conditions contain all the conditions agreed upon by ARCHIMAPS in relation to the subject matter of these Terms and Conditions and any statements, undertakings or promises, whether verbal, written or implied, prior to these Terms and Conditions in relation to the subject matter of these Terms and Conditions shall be deemed not to exist.

The fact that ARCHIMAPS does not require at any given time that any of the conditions set out in these general terms and conditions or, where applicable, particular conditions governing the use of a particular service and/or content intended for users of the website and/or app, cannot be interpreted by the other party as a waiver of any subsequent requirement to comply with them.

In the event that any clause of these general conditions is null and void, in whole or in part, such nullity or voidability shall not affect the validity of other clauses thereof, which shall remain fully effective and valid, unless the party alleging their nullity or voidability proves that without the clause that is null and void or voidable the purposes of these conditions cannot be fulfilled.

I.- COOKIES

This website does use cookies. Users can reject non essential cookies through the cookie notice when entering the site.

J.- LEGISLATION AND JURISDICTION

These general conditions are governed by Spanish law. The parties, expressly waiving their own jurisdiction, submit to the Courts and Tribunals of the city of Madrid, Spain, for the resolution of any disputes that may arise.

Privacy policy

Last updated April 21, 2025.

The owner of this website and app is Ángel Camacho Pina, acting under the trade name ARCHIMAPS, tax identification number 50887916W domiciled for notifications at Emilio Carrere 5, 28015 Madrid, Spain. For inquiries contact with ARCHIMAPS at email info[at]thearchitecturemaps.com.

According to the LOPDGDD (Ley Orgánica de Protección de Datos y Garantía de los Derechos Digitales) andl RGPD (Reglamento General de Protección de Datos), this privacy notice describes how we might use your information if you:

-Visit our website at https://www.thearchitecturemaps.com/

 -Download and/or use our mobile application for iOS and/or Android ArchiMaps, and/or use its desktop version.

-Engage with us in other related ways ― including any sales, marketing, or events

In this privacy notice, if we refer to:

-«Website,» we are referring to any website of ours that references or links to this policy.

-«App,» we are referring to our application ARCHIMAPS, in both its mobile and desktop versions.

-«Services,» we are referring to our Website, App, and other related services, including any sales, marketing, or events.

The purpose of this privacy notice is to explain to you in the clearest way possible what information we collect, how we use it, and what rights you have in relation to it. If there are any terms in this privacy notice that you do not agree with, please discontinue use of our Services immediately.

Please read this privacy notice carefully, as it will help you understand what we do with the information that we collect.

1. WHAT INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT?

Personal information you disclose to us

In Short: We collect personal information that you provide to us.

We collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us when you express an interest in obtaining information about us or our products and Services, when you participate in activities on the Services

or otherwise when you contact us.

The personal information that we collect depends on the context of your interactions with us and the Services, the choices you make and the products and features you use. The personal information we collect may include the following:

Personal Information Provided by You. We collect email addresses; and other similar information.

All personal information that you provide to us must be true, complete and accurate, and you must notify us of any changes to such personal information.

Information automatically collected 

In Short: Some information — such as your Internet Protocol (IP) address and/or browser and device characteristics — is collected automatically when you visit our Services.

We automatically collect certain information when you visit, use or navigate the Services. This information does not reveal your specific identity (like your name or contact information) but may include device and usage information, such as your IP address, browser and device characteristics, operating system, language preferences, referring URLs, device name, country, location, information about how and when you use our Services and other technical information. This information is primarily needed to maintain the security and operation of our Services, and for our internal analytics and reporting purposes.

The information we collect includes:

Log and Usage Data. Log and usage data is service-related, diagnostic, usage and performance information our servers automatically collect when you access or use our Services and which we record in log files. Depending on how you interact with us, this log data may include your IP address, device information, browser type and settings and information about your activity in the Services(such as the date/time stamps associated with your usage, pages and files viewed, searches and other actions you take such as which features you use), device event information (such as system activity, error reports (sometimes called ‘crash dumps’) and hardware settings).

Device Data. We collect device data such as information about your computer, phone, tablet or other device you use to access the Services. Depending on the device used, this device data may include information such as your IP address (or proxy server), device and application identification numbers, location, browser type, hardware model Internet service provider and/or mobile carrier, operating system and system configuration information.

Information collected through our App

In Short: We collect information regarding your mobile device, push notifications, when you use our App.

If you use our App, we also collect the following information:

Mobile Device Data. We automatically collect device information (such as your mobile device ID, model and manufacturer), operating system, version information and system configuration information, device and application identification numbers, browser type and version, hardware model, Internet service provider and/or mobile carrier, and Internet Protocol (IP) address (or proxy server). If you are using our App, we may also collect information about the phone network associated with your mobile device, your mobile device’s operating system or platform, the type of mobile device you use, your mobile device’s unique device ID and information about the features of our App you accessed.

Push Notifications. We may request to send you push notifications regarding your account or certain features of the App. If you wish to opt-out from receiving these types of communications, you may turn them off in your device’s settings.

This information is primarily needed to maintain the security and operation of our App, for troubleshooting and for our internal analytics and reporting purposes.

2. HOW DO WE USE YOUR INFORMATION?

In Short: We process your information for purposes based on legitimate business interests, the fulfillment of our contract with you, compliance with our legal obligations, and/or your consent.

We use personal information collected via our Services for a variety of business purposes described below. We process your personal information for these purposes in reliance on our legitimate business interests, in order to enter into or perform a contract with you, with your consent, and/or for compliance with our legal obligations. We indicate the specific processing grounds we rely on next to each purpose listed below.

We use the information we collect or receive:

To send you marketing and promotional communications. We and/or our third-party marketing partners may use the personal information you send to us for our marketing purposes, if this is in accordance with your marketing preferences. For example, when expressing an interest in obtaining information about us or our Services, subscribing to marketing or otherwise contacting us, we will collect personal information from you. You can opt-out of our marketing emails at any time (see the «WHAT ARE YOUR PRIVACY RIGHTS?» below).

Deliver targeted advertising to you. We may use your information to develop and display personalized content and advertising (and work with third parties who do so) tailored to your interests and/or location and to measure its effectiveness.

3. WILL YOUR INFORMATION BE SHARED WITH ANYONE?

In Short: We only share information with your consent, to comply with laws, to provide you with services, to protect your rights, or to fulfill business obligations.

We may process or share your data that we hold based on the following legal basis:

Consent: We may process your data if you have given us specific consent to use your personal information for a specific purpose.

Legitimate Interests: We may process your data when it is reasonably necessary to achieve our legitimate business interests.

Performance of a Contract: Where we have entered into a contract with you, we may process your personal information to fulfill the terms of our contract.

Legal Obligations: We may disclose your information where we are legally required to do so in order to comply with applicable law, governmental requests, a judicial proceeding, court order, or legal process, such as in response to a court order or a subpoena (including in response to public authorities to meet national security or law enforcement requirements).

Vital Interests: We may disclose your information where we believe it is necessary to investigate, prevent, or take action regarding potential violations of our policies, suspected fraud, situations involving potential threats to the safety of any person and illegal activities, or as evidence in litigation in which we are involved.

More specifically, we may need to process your data or share your personal information in the following situations:

Business Transfers. We may share or transfer your information in connection with, or during negotiations of, any merger, sale of company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of our business to another company.

4. HOW LONG DO WE KEEP YOUR INFORMATION?

In Short: We keep your information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this privacy notice unless otherwise required by law.

We will only keep your personal information for as long as it is necessary for the purposes set out in this privacy notice, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law (such as tax, accounting or other legal requirements). No purpose in this notice will require us keeping your personal information for longer than 2 years.

When we have no ongoing legitimate business need to process your personal information, we will either delete or anonymize such information, or, if this is not possible (for example, because your personal information has been stored in backup archives), then we will securely store your personal information and isolate it from any further processing until deletion is possible.

5. HOW DO WE KEEP YOUR INFORMATION SAFE?

In Short: We aim to protect your personal information through a system of organizational and technical security measures.

We have implemented appropriate technical and organizational security measures designed to protect the security of any personal information we process. However, despite our safeguards and efforts to secure your information, no electronic transmission over the Internet or information storage technology can be guaranteed to be 100% secure, so we cannot promise or guarantee that hackers, cybercriminals, or other unauthorized third parties will not be able to defeat our security, and improperly collect, access, steal, or modify your information. Although we will do our best to protect your personal information, transmission of personal information to and from our Services is at your own risk. You should only access the Services within a secure environment.

6. DO WE COLLECT INFORMATION FROM MINORS?

In Short: We do not knowingly collect data from or market to children under 18 years of age.

We do not knowingly solicit data from or market to children under 18 years of age. By using the Services, you represent that you are at least 18 or that you are the parent or guardian of such a minor and consent to such minor dependent’s use of the Services. If we learn that personal information from users less than 18 years of age has been collected, we will deactivate the account and take reasonable measures to promptly delete such data from our records. If you become aware of any data we may have collected from children under age 18, please contact us at info[at]thearchitecturemaps.com.

7. WHAT ARE YOUR PRIVACY RIGHTS?

In Short: In some regions, such as the European Economic Area (EEA) and United Kingdom (UK), you have rights that allow you greater access to and control over your personal information. You may review, change, or terminate your account at any time.

In some regions (like the EEA and UK), you have certain rights under applicable data protection laws. These may include the right (i) to request access and obtain a copy of your personal information, (ii) to request rectification or erasure; (iii) to restrict the processing of your personal information; and (iv) if applicable, to data portability. In certain circumstances, you may also have the right to object to the processing of your personal information. To make such a request, please email us at info[at]thearchitecturemaps.com. We will consider and act upon any request in accordance with applicable data protection laws.

If we are relying on your consent to process your personal information, you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time. Please note however that this will not affect the lawfulness of the processing before its withdrawal, nor will it affect the processing of your personal information conducted in reliance on lawful processing grounds other than consent.

If you are a resident in the EEA or UK and you believe we are unlawfully processing your personal information, you also have the right to complain to your local data protection supervisory authority. You can find their contact details here: https://ec.europa.eu/justice/data-protection/bodies/authorities/index_en.htm.

If you are a resident in Switzerland, the contact details for the data protection authorities are available here: https://www.edoeb.admin.ch/edoeb/en/home.html.

8. CONTROLS FOR DO-NOT-TRACK FEATURES

Most web browsers and some mobile operating systems and mobile applications include a Do-Not-Track («DNT») feature or setting you can activate to signal your privacy preference not to have data about your online browsing activities monitored and collected. At this stage no uniform technology standard for recognizing and implementing DNT signals has been finalized. As such, we do not currently respond to DNT browser signals or any other mechanism that automatically communicates your choice not to be tracked online. If a standard for online tracking is adopted that we must follow in the future, we will inform you about that practice in a revised version of this privacy notice.

9. DO CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS HAVE SPECIFIC PRIVACY RIGHTS?

In Short: Yes, if you are a resident of California, you are granted specific rights regarding access to your personal information.

California Civil Code Section 1798.83, also known as the «Shine The Light» law, permits our users who are California residents to request and obtain from us, once a year and free of charge, information about categories of personal information (if any) we disclosed to third parties for direct marketing purposes and the names and addresses of all third parties with which we shared personal information in the immediately preceding calendar year. If you are a California resident and would like to make such a request, please submit your request in writing to us using the contact information provided below.

If you are under 18 years of age, reside in California, and have a registered account with a Service, you have the right to request removal of unwanted data that you publicly post on the Services. To request removal of such data, please contact us using the contact information provided below, and include the email address associated with your account and a statement that you reside in California. We will make sure the data is not publicly displayed on the Services, but please be aware that the data may not be completely or comprehensively removed from all our systems (e.g. backups, etc.).

10. DO WE MAKE UPDATES TO THIS NOTICE?

In Short: Yes, we will update this notice as necessary to stay compliant with relevant laws.

We may update this privacy notice from time to time. The updated version will be indicated by an updated «Revised» date and the updated version will be effective as soon as it is accessible. If we make material changes to this privacy notice, we may notify you either by prominently posting a notice of such changes or by directly sending you a notification. We encourage you to review this privacy notice frequently to be informed of how we are protecting your information.

11. HOW CAN YOU CONTACT US ABOUT THIS NOTICE?

If you have questions or comments about this notice, you may email us at info[at]thearchitecturemaps.com.

12. HOW CAN YOU REVIEW, UPDATE, OR DELETE THE DATA WE COLLECT FROM YOU?

Based on the applicable laws of your country, you may have the right to request access to the personal information we collect from you, change that information, or delete it in some circumstances. To request to review, update, or delete your personal information, you may email us at info[at]thearchitecturemaps.com.