Terms & rights
Version 2026-11-12.1
Operator identification and account-specific processing information are not yet complete. The service is publicly accessible; this notice does not mean that contributions are closed. Please use the contact below for privacy or rights concerns.
Operator / controller
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Research records, maps and network relationships
Atlas also presents curated architectural reference projects, contributors and parcel-based research. A line can mean shared attribution, a role or a brand according to its legend and evidence; it does not establish a legal partnership or personal relationship. Economic and symbolic positions are research constructions based on the selected indicators, not rankings of professional competence. Parcel boundaries, area, floors, GRZ/GFZ, historical traces and calculated values may be approximate or incomplete. They are not an official cadastral extract, planning permission, title record, valuation or legal assessment. Check the original sources and relevant authority before making property, design or investment decisions.
Photographs, sources and independent operation
A factual source link is not a photograph licence. Each photograph needs its own rights basis and any required creator, licence link and modification notice. Freedom of panorama does not transfer a third-party photographer’s rights; the applicable viewpoint, work and use must also be assessed. Plans, interiors, portraits and private documents need separate assessment. Naming an architect, university, public authority or company identifies a source or project role and does not imply sponsorship, partnership or endorsement. Report missing credit, incorrect attribution or disputed rights through the reporting page.
Account agreement and updates
Atlas participation is for adults aged 18 or over. After sign-in, both Google and email users accept the current terms for their verified account before new contributions or other covered changes. Public browsing does not require acceptance. Reading, exporting, deleting or withdrawing existing records remains possible without accepting a new version. Acceptance does not itself publish anything or authorise marketing, new research purposes or model training. Earlier versions are available below.
1. Purpose and practice records
AP Atlas helps adults document completed, planned and ongoing work in their homes and architectural services in Berlin. A practice record describes a particular commission or service at a place and time. It does not represent an entire building or the complete professional activity of an architect or contractor. Several practices may be recorded on one parcel. Comparisons are descriptive: they are not binding quotations, valuations, price recommendations or guarantees of equivalent services or building quality. Atlas does not broker building contracts. Self-selected contributions do not represent the whole market.
2. Free participation and profiles
Participation in the current Atlas service is free. Any future paid service would require a separate agreement; participation does not automatically become a paid subscription. Clients, owners, architects, contractors and other participants may contribute information they are entitled to share. Anyone acting for an organisation must be authorised to do so. Private account details and the chosen public profile are separate; the sign-in email is not displayed publicly.
3. Your information
Provide information you know or are authorised to use. Distinguish known facts, estimates and personal assessments; label quotations and final costs correctly. Remove unnecessary personal information and confidential material from text, filenames, images and documents before sharing. Ownership of a building does not automatically grant permission to share an architect’s plans or a photographer’s images.
4. Editorial approval and map publication
The submission preview shows the information to be published, including the exact project address, parcel and public profile. Submission sends this preview for editorial review. Approval publishes it directly on the map without another visibility step, while public publication is enabled. A dot indicates that the parcel contains records; clicking the dot or parcel opens its practice list, from which visitors select an individual practice. “Editorially approved” means approved for publication. It does not independently verify invoices, costs, ownership, legal compliance or building quality.
5. Images and documents
Publishing a practice does not publish all its attachments. For each file, choose private, public after approval or on request. Submitted files are available to the reviewing editor. For files offered on request, the contributor grants, declines or revokes access for the requesting account. Permission to view or download does not itself grant permission to republish. Changing a file or its sharing choice requires resubmission and revokes previous access. Copies already downloaded cannot be recalled.
6. Rights and limited permission
Rights remain with you or the relevant rights holder. You grant Atlas only the non-exclusive permission needed to store, process and technically format your content for the private workspace and, with your separate consent, publish the preview and the files you have chosen to share. Separately consented grouped comparisons follow their own stated scope. This does not grant blanket permission for advertising, social-media promotion, disclosure to other organisations or general AI model training. The pilot entry form does not call AI. Additional uses require a separately stated basis and, where necessary, separate permission.
7. Reuse and source attribution
You may share links to records. Public availability is not a general licence to republish photographs, plans, documents or collections. Attribution alone does not replace any permission that is required. Reuse, including bulk collection, commercial reuse and model training, depends on the relevant rights, licences and applicable statutory permissions. This text does not impose a blanket ban on legally permitted automated analysis. User contributions, open datasets, software and third-party materials retain their respective rights and licences. No exclusive rights in raw facts or mathematical methods are claimed.
8. Discussions, corrections and reports
Project discussions are public. Keep comments relevant and share only text you may publish, without other people’s private information. You retain rights in your comments and permit their display with your public profile until removal. The editor may remove unlawful content, personal data shared without permission, harassment or spam. Anyone, including people who did not submit the record, can report inaccurate attribution, rights concerns or personal data using the contact below. Include the record link or reference, the affected content and your reason. You can use the same contact to ask for an explanation or reconsideration of an editorial decision.
Report a record or request a correction · contact@architectureprofessionalismatlas.com
9. Withdrawal, deletion and changes
You can correct, export or delete your saved records and withdraw a publication while keeping the private record. Editing or deleting the source record removes its publication; publishing changes requires another submission and review. Removing your Atlas profile clears profile attribution, comment text and reactions, but does not delete saved projects or your sign-in account. Delete projects separately if you want them removed too. Processing and retention details are explained in Privacy. Future features and any changed uses will be described separately; these terms do not grant unrestricted future rights. Mandatory statutory rights remain unaffected.
10. Location, file rights and attribution
Exact location and costs may reveal information about occupants and project participants. Before submitting, check permissions, confidentiality duties and the rights of clients, residents, architects and photographers. An uploader’s declaration does not transfer another person’s rights to Atlas. Public file credits are shown to visitors; the file-rights explanation is available only to the contributor and reviewing editor. State the licence or permission basis without uploading private agreements or unnecessary contact details. A file offered on request still needs a lawful sharing basis. Editing rights or credit information invalidates its old access version and requires a fresh project submission.
11. Reports and reasoned decisions
Use the reporting page or email contact for unlawful content, privacy, copyright or attribution concerns. Give the exact content link or record reference, an explanation and a reply address where possible; confirm that your notice is accurate and complete to the best of your knowledge. Reports are assessed case by case. Measures may include requesting corrections, temporarily restricting access or removing content. Editorial decisions must identify the relevant content, reason and measure; urgent action can precede a response where legally necessary. Contributors can read publication decisions in My projects and request an explanation or reconsideration by email. Reporters should receive acknowledgement and the result through the supplied contact. Where relevant, available statutory complaint and court remedies remain unaffected. This process is not a promise to validate every underlying invoice, right or legal issue.
12. Service changes, ending use and responsibility
You may stop using Atlas, withdraw publications and request account deletion. Atlas may restrict an account for unlawful use, serious or repeated breaches, or concrete security risks; measures should be proportionate and explained, with a route to request review. Material service or terms changes are communicated before they take effect where reasonably possible. A new use of content is not authorised by silence or by a change to this page. If the service is discontinued, users should receive reasonable notice and an opportunity to export unless urgent legal or security duties prevent this. Statutory consumer rights remain unaffected, including where applicable to a free digital service.
Atlas provides documentation and research tools, not commissioned architectural, valuation, tax or legal advice. User reports, comparisons and AI outputs can be incomplete or inaccurate and must not replace project-specific professional assessment. These descriptions do not exclude mandatory statutory liability. Liability for intent, gross negligence, culpable injury to life, body or health and other liability that cannot lawfully be limited remains unaffected.