Privacy Policy

Effective Date: October 19, 2026

Welcome to My Art Uplifts! We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, and disclose your personal information when you visit our website, book tickets, or organise a mobile art workshop with us in Nottinghamshire, the East Midlands, or across the UK.

1. Important Information and Who We Are

Data Controller

My Art Uplifts is the data controller and is responsible for your personal data. If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or wish to exercise your legal rights, please contact us using the details below:

2. The Data We Collect About You

We may collect, use, store, and transfer different kinds of personal data about you, which we have grouped together as follows:

  • Identity Data: Includes first name, last name, username, or similar identifier.

  • Contact Data: Includes billing address, delivery/venue address, email address, and telephone numbers.

  • Financial Data: Includes payment card details and bank account information (processed securely via our third-party payment gateways; we do not store raw financial data).

  • Transaction Data: Includes details about payments to and from you and other details of products, event tickets, or private workshop services you have purchased from us.

  • Technical & Usage Data: Includes information about how you use our website, products, and services, your IP address, browser type, and operating system.

  • Marketing and Communications Data: Includes your preferences in receiving marketing/newsletters from us and your communication preferences.

  • Media Data: Photographs or videos captured during our public, private, or corporate workshops for promotional purposes (where you have not opted out).

3. How We Collect Your Personal Data

We use different methods to collect data from and about you, including:

  • Direct Interactions: You give us your Identity, Contact, and Financial Data by filling in forms on our website, subscribing to our email newsletter, requesting a bespoke corporate proposal, or communicating with us by email or phone.

  • Automated Technologies: As you interact with our website, we may automatically collect Technical Data about your equipment, browsing actions, and patterns via cookies.

  • On-Site Photography: During our events, our team or contracted artists may take photographs or video footage of the workshop environment.

4. How We Use Your Personal Data

We will only use your personal data when the law allows us to. Most commonly, we use your data in the following circumstances:

  • To Perform a Contract: To process your ticket purchase, secure your holding deposit, and fulfill your private or corporate mobile workshop booking.

  • Legitimate Interests: To run our business smoothly, ensure the safety and security of our events, and use event photography on our website or social media channels to promote our services (subject to your right to opt out).

  • Consent: When you explicitly opt-in to receive our email newsletter or marketing updates. You can withdraw your consent at any time.

5. Photography and Promotional Media

As outlined in our Terms and Conditions, our team may capture photos and videos during workshops to use on our website, social media profiles, and marketing materials.

  • Your Control: If you or any of your guests do not wish to appear in any promotional imagery, you may inform our artists on the day of the event or contact us via email in advance. We will ensure you are excluded from shots or that your image is obscured before publishing.

6. Data Sharing and Third Parties

We do not sell your personal data. We may share your personal data with trusted third-party service providers who help us operate, including:

  • Payment Gateways: Secure third-party processors used to handle ticket transactions and event invoices.

  • Email Marketing Platforms: Platforms used to safely store your contact data and deploy our newsletters (e.g., Mailchimp).

  • Venue Partners: In instances where we collaborate with local venues to host public workshops, relevant booking details may be shared to ensure a smooth event execution.

All third-party processors are required to respect the security of your personal data and treat it in accordance with UK data laws.

7. Data Security

We have put in place appropriate security measures to prevent your personal data from being accidentally lost, used, or accessed in an unauthorized way. We limit access to your personal data to those employees, artists, and contractors who have a legitimate business need to know.

8. Data Retention

We will only retain your personal data for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes we collected it for, including satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements (such as retaining financial transaction information for UK tax purposes).

9. Your Legal Rights

Under UK data protection laws, you have specific rights regarding your personal data, including the right to:

  • Access the personal data we hold about you.

  • Correct any inaccurate or incomplete data.

  • Erasure of your personal data (the "right to be forgotten"), subject to legal retention obligations.

  • Object to or Restrict the processing of your data, including your photo being used for marketing.

  • Withdraw Consent at any time for direct marketing or newsletters.

If you wish to exercise any of these rights, please email us directly at myartuplifts@gmail.com

10. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We keep our Privacy Policy under regular review. Any updates or modifications will be posted directly to this page and take effect immediately.