Privacy Policy

1. Data Controller Identification

Islandia Design Studio SAE ("Islandia", "we", "us", or "our") operates as an interior design studio incorporated in the Arab Republic of Egypt under Law No. 159/1981. We act as the data controller responsible for processing your personal information collected through this website and our design consultation forms.

For data privacy queries or exercising your rights under Egyptian data protection regulation, contact our Data Protection Coordinator via email: info@goldpanningrva.com.

2. Scope of Policy

This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, store, process, and safeguard personal data provided by prospective clients, website visitors, and project inquiries within Egypt or internationally when accessing our digital services.

3. Data We Collect

We collect personal information through voluntary form submissions and technical website usage data:

• Direct Contact Data: Name, personal or business email address, phone number, residential location, and project details provided via consultation forms.
• Technical Browsing Data: IP address, browser type, device identifiers, referring URLs, time zone settings, and page interaction metrics.
• Cookies & Consent Data: Storage preferences, consent status recorded via our Google Consent Mode v2 implementation.

4. Legal Basis & Purposes of Data Processing

5. Cookie Management & Google Consent Mode v2

Our website utilizes Google Consent Mode v2 (advanced parameters). By default, before user consent, advertising storage (ad_storage), ad user data, ad personalization, and analytics storage (analytics_storage) are set to 'denied'. Only essential technical security signals remain granted. Users may modify or revoke consent at any time using the permanent Cookie Settings link located in the footer.

6. Data Sharing & Third-Party Vendors

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal data. We share information only with authorized service processors required for studio operations (e.g., secure cloud hosting providers and web analytics services subject to strict confidentiality agreements) or when compelled by Egyptian judicial authorities under applicable law.

7. International Data Transfers

If web hosting servers or software services store data outside Egypt, we ensure appropriate safeguards are maintained, adhering to standard contractual clauses ensuring equivalent data protection as required under Law No. 151/2020.

8. Data Retention Period

Contact form submissions are retained for up to 36 months following initial inquiry unless a contract is executed, in which case financial and contractual documentation is archived for 5 years as required by Egyptian commercial record retention mandates.

9. Rights of Data Subjects

Under the Egyptian Personal Data Protection Law (Law No. 151/2020), you hold specific statutory rights regarding your personal data:

• Right to access and obtain a copy of your personal data held by us.
• Right to rectify inaccurate or incomplete information.
• Right to request erasure ("right to be forgotten") under statutory conditions.
• Right to object to or restrict direct marketing processing.
• Right to lodge a complaint with the Egyptian Personal Data Protection Center (PDPC) under the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT).

To exercise any of these rights, please email our lead team at info@goldpanningrva.com.

10. Children's Privacy Protection

Our services and website are intended for adults over 18 years of age. We do not knowingly collect or process personal data from individuals under 18 years without parental consent.

11. Policy Revisions

We reserve the right to modify this policy periodically. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated revision date.