Privacy Policy
Last updated: August 2026
At April Kinder Art, I respect your privacy and take the protection of your personal information seriously.
This Privacy Policy explains what information may be collected when you visit my website, place an order, commission artwork or contact me, how that information is used, and the choices and rights available to you.
1. Information I May Collect
When you place an order, make an enquiry or otherwise interact with April Kinder Art, I may receive information including:
Your name
Email address
Billing and delivery address
Telephone number, where provided
Details relating to your order or commission
Messages and correspondence you send to me
Photographs you provide as references for commissioned artwork
Information necessary to process and fulfil your order
Payment information is processed through the payment providers available through my website. I do not personally receive or store your full card details.
2. How Your Information Is Used
Your personal information may be used to:
Process and fulfil your order
Create and manage commissioned artwork
Contact you regarding your purchase or commission
Arrange delivery
Respond to questions or enquiries
Provide customer service
Maintain appropriate business and financial records
Comply with legal, tax and regulatory obligations
Protect against fraudulent or unlawful activity
I will only use your personal information where there is an appropriate reason and lawful basis to do so.
3. Commission Reference Photographs
If you order a commissioned portrait, you may provide photographs for me to use as artistic references.
These photographs will be used for the purpose of creating your commissioned artwork and communicating with you about your commission.
Please ensure you have permission to provide any photographs you send to me.
4. Sharing Your Information
I do not sell your personal information.
Your information may be shared with trusted third-party services where necessary to operate my website and fulfil your order. These may include website hosting and ecommerce providers, payment processors, delivery providers and other services used to operate April Kinder Art.
These organisations may process information according to their own privacy policies and applicable data-protection requirements.
5. Squarespace & Payment Processing
This website is operated using Squarespace, which provides website hosting and ecommerce functionality.
Squarespace and any payment providers used at checkout may collect and process certain information necessary to provide their services, operate the website, process transactions, prevent fraud and maintain security.
Their handling of your information is also subject to their respective privacy policies.
6. Cookies & Website Analytics
This website may use cookies and similar technologies to enable website functionality, understand how visitors use the site and improve the browsing experience.
Some cookies are necessary for the website to function, while others may be used for analytics or other optional purposes.
Where required, you will be given appropriate choices regarding non-essential cookies.
7. How Long Information Is Kept
Personal information will only be retained for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected, including fulfilling orders, maintaining appropriate business records and meeting legal, accounting or tax requirements.
Information that is no longer required will be securely deleted or disposed of where appropriate.
8. Marketing Communications
If I offer an email newsletter or other marketing communications, these will only be sent where I have an appropriate legal basis to do so.
Where you have subscribed to marketing emails, you can unsubscribe at any time using the unsubscribe option provided or by contacting me.
9. Your Data Protection Rights
Depending on the circumstances and applicable UK data-protection law, you may have rights relating to your personal information, including the right to:
Request access to personal information held about you
Ask for inaccurate information to be corrected
Request deletion of your information in certain circumstances
Request that the use of your information is restricted in certain circumstances
Object to certain uses of your personal information
Request the transfer of certain information where applicable
Withdraw consent where processing is based on your consent
Not all rights apply in every circumstance.
If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact me using the details provided on my website.
10. Keeping Your Information Secure
I take reasonable steps to protect the personal information provided to April Kinder Art.
However, no method of transmitting or storing information online can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
11. Changes to This Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy may be updated occasionally to reflect changes to my website, business practices or legal requirements.
The latest version will be published on this website with the date it was last updated.
12. Contact
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or how your personal information is handled, please contact me using the contact details provided on my website.
April Kinder Art