PRIVACY POLICY

If you have any questions about our privacy policy, please email us at art@sianperrysmith.com or by post to: Sian Perry Smith, Studio 8, First Floor, R Tincknell & Sons, 2 Glastonbury Road, Wells, BA5 1TH.

We take your privacy seriously. This policy explains how we collect and use personal information.

Information Collection and Use

We may collect, store, and use the following kinds of personal information.

  • information you provide to use for addressing an enquiry, including via the ‘contact us’ form on the website, and relating to any transactions carried out between us

  • Information you provide to use in relation to a purchase of artwork

  • information you provide to us, including via the ‘newsletter subscription’ form on this website, for the purpose of subscribing to our newsletter,

  • information provided to us when added to a visitor book for example at an event and exhibition.

  • any other information that you choose to share with us.

  • information about your computer and about your visit to and use of this website, including your IP address, browser, web pages you visited prior to coming to this website, and pages viewed. See ‘do we use cookies’ below.

Do we use cookies?

This website uses cookies and similar technologies, which are small files or pieces of text that are placed on your hard drive by our hosting platform Squarespace. One of the primary uses of cookies is to provide a convenience feature to save you time and securely serve this website to you. For information about viewing the cookies dropped on your device, visit The cookies Squarespace uses.

We use Squarespace Analytics cookies to analyse the use of this website so we may improve the user experience. These analytics and performance cookies are stored on users’ computers only when users acknowledge our cookie banner.

You can choose to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer.

Direct Marketing

You can subscribe to receive news about events, art fairs and artworks, via the website ‘form’ or other contact means. Personal data is inputted into Mailchimp and used to send our newsletter to the email address you provided.

You can unsubscribe from Mailchimp at any time. Follow ‘how to unsubscribe’ details included on each electronic mailing we send you, or by emailing art@sianperrysmith.com. We will action any opt-out request without delay, deleting your formation.

What we do with the information we gather

We use your information to:

  • Provide you with the service and information you have requested.

  • Keep you informed about artwork, exhibitions & events which you have specifically requested.

  • Carry out our obligations arising from any agreements entered into between you and us.

  • Administer our website, analyse web data for understanding how visitors use our site so that improvements can be made, newsletter marketing and research.

  • Comply with legal and regulatory obligations.

Sharing your information

We will never sell or lease your data. We will not use your personal information for any purpose other than those stated above. We will disclose information about you only when required to do so by law.

Your rights

At any time, you have the right under data protection law to ask us for a copy of any information that we hold about you. You have the right to ask us to...

  • rectify/complete personal information you think is inaccurate/incomplete.

  • erase your personal information.

  • restrict the processing of your personal information in certain circumstances.

  • object to the processing of your personal information in certain circumstances.

  • transfer the personal information you gave us to another organisation, or to you, in certain circumstances.

You are not required to pay any charge for exercising your rights. If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you. Please contact us at art@sianperrysmith.com if you wish to make a request or let us know if any of your personal details change.

How long will we keep your information?

We will only keep the information we collect about you for providing direct marketing, and sales services to you and to manage partnerships and the business relationship. We periodically review our files to check that information is accurate, and still required and will delete personal formation when this is no longer the case.

Security of your data

We are committed to ensuring that your information is secure. We undertake reasonable technical and organisational precautions to safeguard your personal information.

Links to Other Sites

Our website may contain links to other sites, including via our social media buttons. While we try to link only to websites that share our high standards and respect for privacy, we are not responsible for the content, security, or privacy practices employed by other websites.

Changes to this policy

Any changes we make to our policy in the future will be posted on this page and, where appropriate, notified to you by e-mail.

How to complain

If you have any concerns about our use of your personal information, you can contact us at art@sianperrysmith.com. You can also complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office if you are unhappy with how we have used your data. The ICO’s address: Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow', Cheshire, SK9 5AF. Helpline number: 0303 123 1113. ICO website: https://www.ico.org.uk