Overview

Effective Date: 16/10/25

Welcome to Laurabodenart.com, owned and operated by Laura Boden. We value your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit or make a purchase from Laurabodenart.com.
This policy explains how your personal data is collected, used, and stored in accordance with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR).
 

1. Who We Are

Laura Boden is an independent artist who operates this website to showcase and sell original artwork and prints. If you have any questions about this policy, you can contact us at:

Email: Lauraboden.art@gmail.com
 

2. What Information We Collect

We may collect and process the following categories of personal data:

a. Personal Information You Provide

• Name

• Email address

• Billing and shipping address

• Phone number (if provided)

• Payment details (handled securely via third-party processors)

b. Automatically Collected Information

When you visit the Website, we automatically collect certain information about your device and interaction, such as:

• IP address

• Browser type

• Device type

• Referring website

• Pages visited and time spent on each page

c. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

See our Cookie Policy below for more details.
 

3. How We Use Your Information

Under UK GDPR, we must have a legal basis to process your personal data. These include:

• Contractual necessity: To process your order and deliver artwork

• Legal obligation: For record-keeping, tax, and accounting purposes

• Legitimate interests: To improve the website and customer service

• Consent: For marketing emails (only with your explicit opt-in)

We use your information for the following purposes:

• To process and fulfil orders

• To send order confirmations and updates

• To respond to inquiries and provide customer support

• To personalise your user experience

• To improve the website and its functionality

• To comply with legal obligations
   

4. How We Share Your Information

We only share your data when necessary and with trusted third parties, including:

• Payment processors (e.g., Stripe, PayPal) for secure transactions

• Shipping providers to deliver your order

• Website hosting and analytics services to maintain and optimise the website

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal data to third parties.
 

5. Payment Processing

Payments made on Laurabodenart.com are processed securely using third-party services (e.g., Stripe, PayPal). These services adhere to industry-standard encryption and security protocols. We do not store or have access to your full credit card information.
All third parties are required to protect your data and only use it in line with UK GDPR.
 

6. Your Data Protection Rights

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights under data protection laws:

• Right to access – You can request a copy of your personal data.

• Right to rectification – You can request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data.

• Right to erasure – You can request deletion of your data (subject to legal exceptions).

• Right to object or restrict processing – You can object to or limit how your data is used.

• Right to data portability – You can request your data in a transferable format.

• Where third-party services (such as payment processors or analytics providers) are based outside the UK, we ensure that appropriate safeguards are in place, such as:

• Use of countries with an adequacy decision

• Standard contractual clauses (SCCs) approved by the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO)
   

7. Data Retention

We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary for the purposes set out in this policy, including to satisfy legal, tax, accounting, or reporting requirements.

Typical retention periods:

• Order records: 6 years (for tax and accounting)

• Marketing data: until you withdraw consent

• Email correspondence: up to 2 years
   

8. Security

We take appropriate measures to protect your data, including the use of SSL encryption on the Website and working only with secure third-party providers.

You have the following rights:

• Right to access – request a copy of your data

• Right to rectification – correct any inaccuracies

• Right to erasure – request deletion of your data

• Right to restrict processing – ask us to limit data use

• Right to object – to processing or direct marketing

• Right to data portability – transfer your data to another provider

To exercise any of your rights, contact: info@laurabodenart.com

If you are unhappy with our response, you can complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO):
📍 Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF
🌐 www.ico.org.uk
 

9. Children’s Privacy

Laurabodenart.com is not intended for children under the age of 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal data from children.
 

10. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically. Any changes will be posted on this page with the updated effective date. Continued use of the Website after changes constitutes your acceptance of the revised policy.
 

Cookie Policy
Overview

Effective Date: 16/10/25

This Cookie Policy explains how Laurabodenart.com uses cookies and similar technologies to recognise you when you visit our Website. It explains what these technologies are and why we use them.
 

What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small data files stored on your device when you visit a website. They help websites remember your actions and preferences over time.
 

Why We Use Cookies

We use cookies for several purposes:

• Essential Cookies: These are necessary for the operation of the Website (e.g., shopping cart functionality).

• Performance Cookies: These collect data on how users interact with the Website to improve its performance.

• Functional Cookies: These remember your preferences (like language or region).

• Analytics Cookies: These help us understand website traffic and usage (e.g., Google Analytics).

• Advertising Cookies: [If applicable] These are used to deliver ads relevant to you (not currently in use on Laurabodenart.com).
   

Managing Cookies

You can control or delete cookies as you wish:

• Most browsers allow you to refuse or accept cookies.

• You can delete all cookies already on your device.

• Disabling cookies may affect your ability to use some features on our Website.

Third-Party Cookies

Some cookies may be set by third-party services that appear on our pages (e.g., social media plugins, analytics tools).

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Contact

If you have questions about this Cookie Policy, please contact us at Lauraboden.art@gmail.com

Thank you for visiting Laurabodenart.com and supporting independent artists!
– Laura Boden​​​​​​​​​​​​