Privacy & Data Protection Policy
This Privacy Policy describes how Yvonne King Art collects, uses, and discloses your personal information when you visit, use our services, or make a purchase from www.yvonnekingart.com
1. Data Controller
For the purpose of Irish and EU data protection law, the Data Controller is:
Name: Yvonne King Art
Address : Roundstone,
Co. Galway, Ireland.
Email: kingsgallery@hotmail.com
2. Personal Information We Collect
We collect information directly from you when you use our Site. This includes:
Contact Information: Name, email address, phone number, and shipping/billing addresses.
Order Information: Details of the artworks purchased, payment information (processed via secure third parties e.g. Stripe or PayPal), and transaction history.
Communication Data: Information you provide when contacting us via email or contact forms.
Technical Data: IP address, browser type, and usage data collected via cookies.
3. Legal Basis for Processing
Under the GDPR, we rely on the following legal bases to process your data:
Contractual Necessity: To process and deliver your orders.
Consent: When you sign up for our newsletter (which you can withdraw at any time).
Legal Obligation: To comply with Irish tax and accounting laws (e.g., Revenue requirements).
Legitimate Interests: To improve our services and protect our website from fraud.
4. How We Use Your Information
To fulfill and ship orders for artwork or commissions.
To communicate with you regarding your order or inquiries.
To send marketing updates (only if you have opted in).
To manage website security and prevent fraudulent transactions.
5. Data Sharing and Transfers
We do not sell your personal data. We only share data with trusted service providers to run our business:
Shipping Providers: (e.g., An Post, DHL, DPD) to deliver your art.
Payment Processors: To securely handle payments.
Website Hosting: To maintain the Site.
International Transfers: This may occur through use of cloud solutions for web hosting, email hosting or proprietary software solutions delivered to us through the Cloud. We don’t authorise any third party to use your personal data for their own purposes. By submitting your data, you agree to this transfer, storing and processing. While we endeavour at all times to protect your personal data, we cannot guarantee the security of your personal data transmitted to us. Any transmission of data is at your own risk. Please be assured we use appropriate security measures to keep your information safe and secure from unauthorised access.
6. Data Retention
We keep your personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, typically 6 years for financial records to comply with Irish Revenue Commissioner requirements.
7. Your Rights
Under Irish law, you have the following rights:
Access: The right to request a copy of the data we hold about you.
Correction: The right to fix inaccurate data.
Erasure: The right to ask us to delete your data.
Object/Restrict: The right to stop or limit certain processing.
Portability: The right to receive your data in a structured format.
To exercise these rights, please contact us at kingsgallery@hotmail.com
8. Cookies
Our website uses cookies to enhance your browsing experience. You can manage your preferences through your browser settings or our cookie banner.
9. Complaints
If you have concerns about how we handle your data, we ask that you contact us first. However, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Data Protection Commission (DPC) of Ireland.
10. Changes to this Policy
Changes may need to be made to this policy from time to time, sometimes due to changes in the law. We reserve the right to do this at our discretion. You may read these changes in this section and by continuing to use our site or provide data after these modifications, you accept and agree to this updated policy.
Also, Please Note
Digital Age of Consent:
We do not knowingly collect data from children under 16 without parental consent, as per Irish law.