Privacy Policy

A comprehensive privacy policy is essential for Visual Art Studio to comply with UK data protection laws, including the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018. Below is a detailed privacy policy tailored for Visual Art Studio, ensuring transparency and legal compliance.

Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

Welcome to Visual Art Studio. We are committed to safeguarding the privacy of our website visitors and service users. This policy outlines how we collect, use, disclose, and protect your personal data in accordance with UK data protection laws.

2. Data Controller

The data controller responsible for your personal data is Visual Art Studio, located at [Insert Address], United Kingdom. You can contact us at [Insert Email Address] or [Insert Telephone Number].

3. Data Collection

We may collect and process the following personal data:

• Contact Information: Name, email address, postal address, and telephone number.
• Technical Data: IP address, browser type and version, time zone setting, browser plug-in types and versions, operating system, and platform.
• Usage Data: Information about how you use our website, products, and services.
• Marketing and Communications Data: Your preferences in receiving marketing from us and your communication preferences.

4. Legal Basis for Processing

We process your personal data based on the following legal grounds:

• Consent: Where you have provided explicit consent for us to process your data for specific purposes.
• Contractual Necessity: To perform a contract with you or to take steps at your request before entering into a contract.
• Legal Obligation: To comply with legal and regulatory obligations.
• Legitimate Interests: Where processing is necessary for our legitimate interests or those of a third party, provided your interests and fundamental rights do not override those interests.

5. Use of Personal Data

We use your personal data for the following purposes:

• Service Delivery: To provide and manage our services, including customer support.
• Communication: To communicate with you regarding our services, updates, and promotional offers.
• Website Improvement: To analyse and improve our website, products, and services.
• Legal Compliance: To comply with legal obligations and protect our legal rights.

6. Data Sharing

We may share your personal data with:

• Service Providers: Third-party service providers who assist us in operating our business and providing our services, subject to confidentiality agreements.
• Legal Authorities: Where required by law or to enforce our legal rights.
• Business Transfers: In connection with any merger, sale, or transfer of our business assets.

7. International Data Transfers

Your personal data may be transferred to and processed in countries outside the UK. We ensure that appropriate safeguards are in place to protect your data in accordance with UK data protection laws.

8. Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorised access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction.

9. Data Retention

We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes for which it was collected, including legal, accounting, or reporting requirements.

10. Your Rights

Under UK data protection law, you have the following rights:

• Access: To request access to your personal data.
• Rectification: To request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data.
• Erasure: To request deletion of your personal data, subject to certain conditions.
• Restriction: To request restriction of processing your personal data.
• Data Portability: To request transfer of your data to you or a third party.
• Objection: To object to processing based on legitimate interests or direct marketing.

To exercise these rights, please contact us at [Insert Email Address].

11. Cookies

Our website uses cookies to enhance user experience. For detailed information on the cookies we use and the purposes for which we use them, please refer to our Cookie Policy.

12. Third-Party Links

Our website may contain links to third-party websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of these websites. We encourage you to read their privacy policies.

13. Changes to This Policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page, and where appropriate, notified to you by email.

14. Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns about this privacy policy or our data practices, please contact us at:

• Email: info@visualartstudio.org.uk

15. Complaints

If you are not satisfied with our response to any data protection issues you raise, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), the UK's supervisory authority for data protection issues.

• Website: https://visualartstudio.org.uk