Privacy Policy

What data do I collect?

  • When you visit this website (the Site), certain information is collected - about your device, including information about your web browser, IP address, time zone, and some of the cookies that are installed on your device. Additionally, as you browse the Site, information is collected about the individual web pages or products that you view, which websites or search terms referred you to the Site, and information about how you interact with the Site.

When is your data collected?

  • When you register online or place an order for any of our products or services.

  • When voluntarily complete a customer survey or provide feedback on the Site or via email.

  • When you use or view the Site via your browser’s cookies.

  • When you sign up to my mailing list.

How will your data be used?

  • To process your order and manage your account.

  • If you subscribe to my mailing list, your data will be used to send you relevant emails.

How is your data stored?

Your data will be securely stored for a period according to legislation. Once this time period has expired, your data will be deleted.

Marketing

If you have agreed to receive marketing, you will periodically receive emails containing information about products and services of mine that I think you might like, as well as other information that I think may be of interest to yourself.

If you no longer wish to be contacted for marketing purposes, you can unsubscribe at any time.

Sharing your personal information

I share your personal information with third parties where necessary. For example, I use Squarespace to run my website and e-commerce store, Mailchimp to manage my mailing list, and Royal Mail to ship your orders. You can read more about these companies’ privacy policies on their websites.

Finally, I may also share your personal information to comply with applicable laws and regulations, to respond to a subpoena, search warrant or other lawful request for information, or to otherwise protect my rights.

What are your data protection rights?

The right to access – You have the right to request copies of your personal data.

The right to rectification – You have the right to request that I correct any information you believe is inaccurate.

The right to erasure – You have the right to request that I erase your personal data, under certain conditions.

The right to restrict processing – You have the right to request that I restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.

The right to object to processing – You have the right to object to the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.

The right to data portability – You have the right to request that I transfer the data that I have collected to another organisation, or directly to you, under certain conditions.

If you make a request, I will respond to you within one month. If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please email me at lucywatsonart@outlook.com.

Cookies

Cookies are text files placed on your computer to collect standard Internet log information and visitor behaviour information. When you visit the Site, information may automatically be collected from you through cookies or similar technology.

Cookies are used in a range of ways to improve your experience on the Site, including:

  • Keeping you signed in

  • Understanding how you use the Site

  • Improving your experience of using the Site.

What types of cookies are used?

  • Functionality – These cookies are used so that the Site recognises you and remembers your previously selected preferences. These could include what language you prefer and location you are in. A mix of first-party and third-party cookies are used.

  • Advertising – These cookies are used to collect information about your visit to the Site, the content you viewed, the links you followed and information about your browser, device, and your IP address. I will sometimes share some limited aspects of this data with third parties for advertising purposes. I may also share online data collected through cookies with advertising partners. This means that, when you visit another website, you may be shown advertising based on your browsing patterns on this Site.

How to manage cookies

You can set your browser not to accept cookies, and you can remove cookies from your browser if you wish. However, in a few cases, some features of the Site may not function as a result of cookies being turned off.

Privacy policies of other websites

This privacy policy applies only to this website, so if you click on a link to another website, you should read their privacy policy.

Changes to this privacy policy

I keep this privacy policy under regular review and any updates will be posted on this page. This privacy policy was last updated on 6th March 2022.

How to contact me

If you have any questions about this privacy policy, please do not hesitate to email me at lucywatsonart@outlook.com or send me a message via the form on the ‘Contact’ page of this website.