Privacy policy.

Last updated: 15 October 2026

This policy explains what personal data we collect on openbook.archi, why, and what your rights are.

Who we are

Open Book is run by Studio P Architects SRL, Chaussée de Waterloo 1599, 1180 Brussels, Belgium, company number 0650.847.333, VAT BE 0650.847.333. Content is written and published by Julie Palma Engels. Studio P Architects SRL is the data controller for this website.

Contact for any privacy question: julie.engels@openbook.archi

What we collect and why

  • Newsletter: your first name, last name and email when you sign up, to send you one email every two weeks. Legal basis: your consent.

  • Contact form: your name, email and message, to answer you. Legal basis: our legitimate interest in replying.

  • Orders, including free products: your name, email, billing details and order history, to deliver the product and keep accounting records. Legal basis: contract and legal obligation.

  • Browsing: pages visited, device and approximate location, to understand which content is useful and keep the site secure. Legal basis: your consent for analytics cookies, our legitimate interest for essential cookies.

We never sell your data.

Who processes your data for us

  • Squarespace hosts the website, the forms, the shop and the newsletter (Squarespace Email Campaigns).

  • Payment providers (such as Stripe or PayPal) process payments. We never see your full card number.

Some of these providers are based in the United States. They transfer data under the safeguards required by the GDPR, such as the EU Standard Contractual Clauses or the EU-US Data Privacy Framework.

Affiliate links

Some links on this site are affiliate links, including Amazon. If you click one, the retailer may set its own cookies to know the visit came from us. We do not receive your personal data from them. As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases.

Cookies

Essential cookies make the site and the shop work. Analytics cookies are only used if you accept them in the cookie banner. You can change your choice at any time by clearing cookies in your browser.

How long we keep it

  • Newsletter: until you unsubscribe. Every email has an unsubscribe link.

  • Contact messages: up to 2 years after our last exchange.

  • Orders and invoices: 7 years, as required by Belgian accounting law.

Your rights

You can ask to access, correct, delete or export your data, to limit or object to its use, and to withdraw your consent at any time. Email julie.engels@openbook.archi and we will answer within one month.

If you think we have not respected your rights, you can file a complaint with the Belgian Data Protection Authority (Autorité de protection des données / Gegevensbeschermingsautoriteit), www.dataprotectionauthority.be.

Changes

If we change this policy, we will update the date at the top of this page.