Privacy Policy
Last Updated: May 2026 This Privacy Policy describes how Shadowscape Artworx, operating in the UK, collects, uses, and protects your information when you visit my art portfolio website and use my associated Etsy store.
1. Information I Collect Depending on how you interact with my website and shop, I may collect the following personal data:
- Directly from you: When you contact me (e.g., your name, email address, and message content).
- Via Etsy: When you purchase artwork from my Etsy store, Etsy provides me with your name, shipping address, email address, and order details to fulfill your order.
- Automatically: Technical data regarding your visit (e.g., your IP address, browser type, and pages visited via website analytics).
2. Why I Collect Your Data & Lawful BasisI only use your personal information when the law allows me to. I use your data for:
- Fulfilling orders: To process and deliver your artwork and communicate with you about your purchase (UK GDPR lawful basis: Contractual necessity).
- Customer inquiries: To answer your questions or process custom art requests (Lawful basis: Legitimate interests / Consent).
- Marketing: To send you news or updates about my art only if you have explicitly subscribed to my mailing list (Lawful basis: Consent).
3. Sharing and Third PartiesI respect your privacy and do not sell your personal data. I only share your information with essential third parties:
- Etsy: Purchases made on my Etsy store are governed by the Etsy Privacy Policy.
- Delivery Services: I share your name and delivery address with trusted couriers (e.g., Royal Mail or Parcelforce) solely to get your art to your door.
- Service Providers: Etsy +
4. Data RetentionI will only retain your personal data for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes I collected it for, including for legal, accounting, or reporting requirements (typically 4–7 years).
5. Your Data Protection RightsUnder UK data protection law, you have several rights regarding your personal information, including:
- Right to access: You can ask me for copies of your personal data.
- Right to rectification: You can ask me to correct information you think is inaccurate.
- Right to erasure: You can ask me to delete or remove your personal data.
- Right to withdraw consent: You can unsubscribe from my marketing emails at any time.
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6. Contact Me If you have any questions about this privacy policy, wish to exercise your rights, or have a complaint, please contact me at:
If you feel I have not handled your data properly, you can also complain directly to the UK's data protection regulator, the ICO (Information Commissioner's Office). Information Commissioner's Office