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Terms and Conditions

Welcome to Alexander Patsavas Architecture, Ltd. and Alex the Architect, LLC!

These terms and conditions outline the rules and regulations for the use of Alexander Patsavas Architecture, Ltd. and Alex the Architect, LLC's Website, located at alexander-design.com.

By accessing this website we assume you accept these terms and conditions. Do not continue to use Alexander Patsavas Architecture, Ltd. and Alex the Architect, LLC if you do not agree to take all of the terms and conditions stated on this page.

The following terminology applies to these Terms and Conditions, Privacy Statement and Disclaimer Notice and all Agreements: "Client", "You" and "Your" refers to you, the person log on this website and compliant to the Company’s terms and conditions. "The Company", "Ourselves", "We", "Our" and "Us", refers to our Company. "Party", "Parties", or "Us", refers to both the Client and ourselves. All terms refer to the offer, acceptance and consideration of payment necessary to undertake the process of our assistance to the Client in the most appropriate manner for the express purpose of meeting the Client’s needs in respect of provision of the Company’s stated services, in accordance with and subject to, prevailing law of Netherlands. Any use of the above terminology or other words in the singular, plural, capitalization and/or he/she or they, are taken as interchangeable and therefore as referring to same. Our Terms and Conditions were created with the help of the Terms & Conditions Generator.

Cookies

We employ the use of cookies. By accessing Alexander Patsavas Architecture, Ltd. and Alex the Architect, LLC, you agreed to use cookies in agreement with the Alexander Patsavas Architecture, Ltd. and Alex the Architect, LLC's Privacy Policy.

Most interactive websites use cookies to let us retrieve the user's details for each visit. Cookies are used by our website to enable the functionality of certain areas to make it easier for people visiting our website. Some of our affiliate/advertising partners may also use cookies.

License

Unless otherwise stated, Alexander Patsavas Architecture, Ltd. and Alex the Architect, LLC and/or its licensors own the intellectual property rights for all material on Alexander Patsavas Architecture, Ltd. and Alex the Architect, LLC. All intellectual property rights are reserved. You may access this from Alexander Patsavas Architecture, Ltd. and Alex the Architect, LLC for your own personal use subjected to restrictions set in these terms and conditions.

You must not:

Republish material from Alexander Patsavas Architecture, Ltd. and Alex the Architect, LLC
Sell, rent or sub-license material from Alexander Patsavas Architecture, Ltd. and Alex the Architect, LLC
Reproduce, duplicate or copy material from Alexander Patsavas Architecture, Ltd. and Alex the Architect, LLC
Redistribute content from Alexander Patsavas Architecture, Ltd. and Alex the Architect, LLC

This Agreement shall begin on the date hereof.

Parts of this website offer an opportunity for users to post and exchange opinions and information in certain areas of the website. Alexander Patsavas Architecture, Ltd. and Alex the Architect, LLC does not filter, edit, publish or review Comments prior to their presence on the website. Comments do not reflect the views and opinions of Alexander Patsavas Architecture, Ltd. and Alex the Architect, LLC,its agents and/or affiliates. Comments reflect the views and opinions of the person who post their views and opinions. To the extent permitted by applicable laws, Alexander Patsavas Architecture, Ltd. and Alex the Architect, LLC shall not be liable for the Comments or for any liability, damages or expenses caused and/or suffered as a result of any use of and/or posting of and/or appearance of the Comments on this website.

Alexander Patsavas Architecture, Ltd. and Alex the Architect, LLC reserves the right to monitor all Comments and to remove any Comments which can be considered inappropriate, offensive or causes breach of these Terms and Conditions.

You warrant and represent that:

You are entitled to post the Comments on our website and have all necessary licenses and consents to do so;
The Comments do not invade any intellectual property right, including without limitation copyright, patent or trademark of any third party;
The Comments do not contain any defamatory, libelous, offensive, indecent or otherwise unlawful material which is an invasion of privacy
The Comments will not be used to solicit or promote business or custom or present commercial activities or unlawful activity.

You hereby grant Alexander Patsavas Architecture, Ltd. and Alex the Architect, LLC a non-exclusive license to use, reproduce, edit and authorize others to use, reproduce and edit any of your Comments in any and all forms, formats or media.

Hyperlinking to our Content

The following organizations may link to our Website without prior written approval:

Government agencies;
Search engines;
News organizations;
Online directory distributors may link to our Website in the same manner as they hyperlink to the Websites of other listed businesses; and
System wide Accredited Businesses except soliciting non-profit organizations, charity shopping malls, and charity fundraising groups which may not hyperlink to our Web site.

These organizations may link to our home page, to publications or to other Website information so long as the link: (a) is not in any way deceptive; (b) does not falsely imply sponsorship, endorsement or approval of the linking party and its products and/or services; and (c) fits within the context of the linking party's site.

We may consider and approve other link requests from the following types of organizations:

commonly-known consumer and/or business information sources;
dot.com community sites;
associations or other groups representing charities;
online directory distributors;
internet portals;
accounting, law and consulting firms; and
educational institutions and trade associations.

We will approve link requests from these organizations if we decide that: (a) the link would not make us look unfavorably to ourselves or to our accredited businesses; (b) the organization does not have any negative records with us; (c) the benefit to us from the visibility of the hyperlink compensates the absence of Alexander Patsavas Architecture, Ltd. and Alex the Architect, LLC; and (d) the link is in the context of general resource information.

These organizations may link to our home page so long as the link: (a) is not in any way deceptive; (b) does not falsely imply sponsorship, endorsement or approval of the linking party and its products or services; and (c) fits within the context of the linking party's site.

If you are one of the organizations listed in paragraph 2 above and are interested in linking to our website, you must inform us by sending an e-mail to Alexander Patsavas Architecture, Ltd. and Alex the Architect, LLC. Please include your name, your organization name, contact information as well as the URL of your site, a list of any URLs from which you intend to link to our Website, and a list of the URLs on our site to which you would like to link. Wait 2-3 weeks for a response.

Approved organizations may hyperlink to our Website as follows:

By use of our corporate name; or
By use of the uniform resource locator being linked to; or
By use of any other description of our Website being linked to that makes sense within the context and format of content on the linking party's site.

No use of Alexander Patsavas Architecture, Ltd. and Alex the Architect, LLC's logo or other artwork will be allowed for linking absent a trademark license agreement.

iFrames

Without prior approval and written permission, you may not create frames around our Webpages that alter in any way the visual presentation or appearance of our Website.

Content Liability

We shall not be hold responsible for any content that appears on your Website. You agree to protect and defend us against all claims that is rising on your Website. No link(s) should appear on any Website that may be interpreted as libelous, obscene or criminal, or which infringes, otherwise violates, or advocates the infringement or other violation of, any third party rights.

Reservation of Rights

We reserve the right to request that you remove all links or any particular link to our Website. You approve to immediately remove all links to our Website upon request. We also reserve the right to amen these terms and conditions and it's linking policy at any time. By continuously linking to our Website, you agree to be bound to and follow these linking terms and conditions.

Removal of links from our website

If you find any link on our Website that is offensive for any reason, you are free to contact and inform us any moment. We will consider requests to remove links but we are not obligated to or so or to respond to you directly.

We do not ensure that the information on this website is correct, we do not warrant its completeness or accuracy; nor do we promise to ensure that the website remains available or that the material on the website is kept up to date.

Disclaimer

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, we exclude all representations, warranties and conditions relating to our website and the use of this website. Nothing in this disclaimer will:

limit or exclude our or your liability for death or personal injury;
limit or exclude our or your liability for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation;
limit any of our or your liabilities in any way that is not permitted under applicable law; or
exclude any of our or your liabilities that may not be excluded under applicable law.

The limitations and prohibitions of liability set in this Section and elsewhere in this disclaimer: (a) are subject to the preceding paragraph; and (b) govern all liabilities arising under the disclaimer, including liabilities arising in contract, in tort and for breach of statutory duty.

As long as the website and the information and services on the website are provided free of charge, we will not be liable for any loss or damage of any nature.

Privacy Policy

Welcome to the website ("Site") of Alexander Patsavas Architecture, Ltd. and Alex the Architect LLC ("APA," "we," "our," or "us"). We offer design related services and consulting.

This Privacy Policy explains what personal and other data we collect through the Site, our mobile applications ("Apps"), and any products and services we offer (collectively the "Services"), how we use and share that data, and your choices concerning our data practices.

By providing us with your personal data when visiting or using the Services, you agree to the data practices described in this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to these practices, please do not access or use the Services. Before you submit any Personal Data (as defined below) to APA through the Services, please review this Privacy Policy carefully, and contact us if you have any questions.

Information We Collect

Personal Data

When you interact with the Services, request information concerning design or consulting services, contact us with inquiries or create an account to access the Services, we collect information you give us that alone (e.g., your name, email address, mortgage information, and information related to your business), or in combination with other information could be used to identify you ("Personal Data").

Information We Receive Automatically From Your Use of the Site and Apps

When you visit, use and interact with the Site or Apps, we may receive certain information about your visit, use or interactions that alone cannot identify you. For example, we may monitor the number of people that visit our Site, peak hours of visits, which page(s) are visited on our Site, the domains our visitors come from (e.g., google.com, bing.com, etc.), and which browsers people use to access and visit our Site (e.g., Chrome, Internet Explorer, etc.), broad geographical information, and Site-navigation patterns. In particular, the following information may be created and automatically logged in our systems:

Log data. Information ("log data") that your browser automatically sends whenever you visit the Site. Log data includes your Internet Protocol ("IP") address (so we understand which country you are connecting from when you visit the Site), browser type and settings, the date and time of your request, and how you interacted with the Site.
Cookies, Pixel Tags and other technologies. Information from cookies, pixel tags and/or other technologies. Please see the "Cookies" section below to learn more about how we use cookies and other technologies.
Device information: Includes name of the device, operating system, and browser you are using. Information collected may depend on the type of device you use and its settings.
Usage Information. We collect information about how you use our Site and Apps, such as the types of content that you view or engage with, the features you use, the actions you take, and the time, frequency and duration of your activities.

In operating the Services, we and the third party service providers we employ may use a technology called "cookies." A cookie is a piece of information that the computer that hosts our Services gives to your browser when you access the Services. Our cookies help provide additional functionality to the Services, including helping us analyze Services usage more accurately. For instance, our Site may set a cookie on your browser that allows you to access the Services without needing to remember and then enter a password more than once during a visit to the Site. On most web browsers, you will find a "help" section on the toolbar. Please refer to this section for information on how to receive notification when you are receiving a new cookie and how to turn cookies off. We recommend that you leave cookies turned on because they allow you to take advantage of some of the Service features.

When you visit the Site or view one of our emails, we may use pixel tags or "clear" gifs to track links and/or similar technology to note some of the pages you visit on our Site and to personalize your experience. Pixel tags are a technology similar to cookies that can be embedded in online content or within the body of an email for the purpose of tracking activity on websites (for example, to know when content has been shown to you), or to know when you have viewed particular content or a particular email message.

Analytics and Tracking Technologies. We may, and we may allow third party service providers to, use cookies (as noted above) or other tracking technologies (e.g., Google Analytics), to help us understand your use of our Site and collect information about your browsing activities over time and across different websites. For more information on how Google uses this data, click here.

Aggregated Personal Data: In an ongoing effort to better understand and serve the users of the Services, we may conduct research on its user demographics, interests and behavior based on the Personal Data and other information provided to us. This research may be compiled and analyzed on an aggregate basis, and we may share this aggregate data with its affiliates, agents and business partners. We may also disclose aggregated user statistics in order to describe our products and services to current and prospective business partners and to other third parties for other lawful purposes.

How We Use Your Information

We use Personal Data and other information for the following purposes:

To provide you with the Services and related user support, including communicating with you as necessary in connection with your inquiries concerning financial products;
To market the Services, and the products and services of our affiliates (companies in our corporate family that are under common ownership or control) and business partners, to you;
To respond to your inquiries, comments, feedback, or questions;
To send administrative information to you, for example, information regarding the Services, and changes to our terms, conditions, and policies;
To analyze how users interact with our Services so we can provide, maintain and improve the content and functionality of the Services;
To prevent fraud, criminal activity, or misuses of our Services and to ensure the security of our IT systems, architecture and networks;
To comply with legal obligations and legal process and to protect our rights, privacy, safety or property, and/or that of our affiliates, you or third parties;
To conduct and publish market research, e.g., consumer surveys, polls, statistics etc.;
To publish user-generated content for use on our Site, social media, or other marketing-related platforms.

No mobile information will be shared with non-affiliated third parties/affiliate marketing partners for marketing/promotional purposes. All the above categories exclude text messaging originator opt-in data and consent; this information will not be shared with any third parties.

Marketing

We may use your information to contact you in the future to tell you about products or services we believe may be of interest to you. If we do, each marketing communication we send you will contain instructions permitting you to "opt-out" of receiving future marketing communications. In addition, if at any time you wish not to receive any future marketing communications or you wish to have your name deleted from our mailing lists, please contact us as indicated below.

We use web beacons to tell when a user is redirected to the Site because of an advertisement that we ran on search results or social media was clicked on or otherwise interacted with and to better target our advertisements (known as "retargeting"). Our service providers may track Site visitors across multiple websites and social media services to retarget Site visitors. Users logged in to search or social media programs may be tracked by service providers who track such users across multiple websites and who may disregard the privacy settings in your web browsers.

Aggregated Data

We may aggregate the information that we collect and use such aggregated data for commercial, statistical and market research purposes, including sharing it with affiliates, third parties and business partners. This data may include location information derived from your IP address or, if authorized, from the GPS of your mobile device.

Sharing and Disclosure

Except for mobile information, we may share personal information with certain third parties without further notice to you unless required by law in the following circumstances:

Business Transfers. As we develop our business, we might sell or buy businesses or assets. In the event of a corporate sale, merger, reorganization, dissolution, bankruptcy, or similar event, Personal Data may be part of the transferred assets.

We may also share your Personal Data with our affiliates for business purposes, including marketing, as described in this Privacy Policy.

Business Partners. We may share your information with our affiliates and business partners, such as the lenders, contractors, architects, appraisers and other third parties.

Agents, Consultants, Vendors, and Service Providers. Like many businesses, we sometimes hire other companies to perform certain business-related functions. Examples of such functions include mailing information, maintaining databases and processing payments. When we employ another entity to perform a function of this nature, we only provide them with the information that they need to perform their specific function.

Legal Requirements. We may disclose your Personal Data if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to (i) comply with a legal obligation, (ii) protect and defend our rights or property, (iii) prevent fraud, (iv) act in urgent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of the Services or the public, or (v) protect against legal liability.

Your Choices

You may visit the Site without completing our forms or actively submitting your Personal Data. However, if you choose not to provide any Personal Data, you will not be able to receive information concerning the financial products offered by our business partners, or otherwise engage with the Services.

Children

The Services are not intended for children who are under 13 years of age and we do not knowingly collect Personal Data from children under the age of 13. If you are under 13 years of age, please do not submit any Personal Data through the Services. We encourage parents and legal guardians to monitor their children's Internet usage and to help enforce our Privacy Policy. If you believe we have collected information from a child who is under the age of 13, please contact us and we will endeavor to delete the information.

Your California Privacy Rights

Do Not Track Signals. Our Site currently does not respond to "Do Not Track" (DNT) signals and operates as described in this Privacy Policy whether or not a DNT signal is received. If we do so in the future, we will describe how we do so in this Privacy Policy.

Third Party Marketing. California Civil Code Section ¤ 1798.83 permits users of our Site that are California residents to request the categories of Personal Data we disclosed to third parties for their direct marketing purposes in the year preceding the request, the names and addresses of such third parties, and, in certain circumstances, examples of the products or services marketed by such third parties. These requests may be made once per year. To make such a request, please contact us as indicated below.

Vermont Residents

If you live in Vermont, we will share information only as permitted by law. We will not share your personal information with nonaffiliates for their marketing purposes, unless you authorize us to do so. We will not share consumer report information about you with joint marketing partners or with affiliates, except with your consent or to the extent otherwise permitted by law.

Links to Other Websites

This Privacy Policy only applies to information collected by us through our Services. The Services may contain links to other web sites, apps or online services not operated or controlled by us ("Third Party Sites"). The policies and procedures described here do not apply to Third Party Sites. By providing links to Third Party Sites or services we do not imply that we endorse or have reviewed such websites or services. We suggest that you contact those sites directly for information about their data practices and policies.

Security

You use the Services at your own risk. We use commercially reasonable precautions, including technical and administrative measures, to protect your Personal Data from loss, misuse, and unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. However, no Internet or e-mail transmission is ever fully secure or error free. In particular, e-mail sent to or from us in connection with the Services may not be secure. Therefore, you should take special care in deciding what information you send to us via the Services or e-mail. Please keep this in mind when disclosing any Personal Data to us via the Internet.

Changes to this Privacy Policy

From time to time we may make changes to this Privacy Policy. We reserve the right to update or modify this Privacy Policy at any time and from time to time without prior notice. When we do we will post the updated version on the Site. Please review this policy periodically, and especially before you provide any Personal Data. This Privacy Policy was last updated on the date indicated above. Your continued use of the Services after any changes or revisions to this Privacy Policy shall indicate your agreement with the terms of such revised Privacy Policy.

Refund and Dispute Policy for Alexander Patsavas Architecture, Ltd. and Alex the Architect, LLC.

Introduction

At Alexander Patsavas Architecture, Ltd. and Alex the Architect, LLC, we are committed to delivering high-quality design and consulting services to meet your specific needs. Our policy below outlines our stance on refunds and how we handle disputes. By engaging our services, you agree to this policy.

Refund Policy

Due to the nature of our service-based business, we do not offer refunds once work has commenced. Our services involve significant professional time, effort, and resources that cannot be reimbursed. Before any work begins, we ensure clear communication of your project's scope, timelines, and expectations to align with your objectives.

If you have any concerns about the services being provided, we encourage you to contact us early in the process so we can address your concerns and make necessary adjustments. Your satisfaction and achieving the desired outcomes for your projects are of paramount importance to us.

Dispute Resolution

Communication: If a dispute arises regarding the services provided, we strongly encourage direct communication as the first step towards resolution. Please reach out to us with your concerns, and we will strive to address and resolve them promptly.
Contract Reference: All disputes should be referred to the contractual agreement entered into between you (the client) and Alexander Patsavas Architecture, Ltd. or Alex the Architect, LLC. The contract outlines the terms and conditions agreed upon by both parties, including specific clauses on how disputes are to be handled and resolved.
Mediation: In the unlikely event that a dispute cannot be resolved through direct communication and reference to the contractual agreement, both parties agree to enter mediation with a mutually agreed upon third-party mediator to facilitate a resolution. The costs of such mediation will be shared equally between both parties.
Jurisdiction: If mediation does not resolve the dispute, legal proceedings may be initiated. The jurisdiction for any disputes not resolved by mediation will be the courts located in [Jurisdiction/Country/State], as agreed upon in the contract.

Final Statement

Our aim is to provide you with exceptional service and support throughout our professional relationship. We believe that clear communication and adherence to agreed-upon terms are fundamental to achieving successful outcomes for all parties involved.

Thank you for choosing Alexander Patsavas Architecture, Ltd. and Alex the Architect, LLC for your architectural design and consulting needs.

This policy is designed to be clear and fair to both parties, emphasizing communication and adherence to agreed terms. Ensure that the jurisdiction mentioned in the "Jurisdiction" section is correctly filled out based on the location of your business or as specified in your service contracts.

Contact Information

Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or information practices:

Mail: 15 Salt Creek Ln #217, Hinsdale, IL 60521
Telephone: 312-402-8626
Email: alex@alexander-design.com or alex@alexthearchitect.com