We have updated our privacy policy, today 23rd May 2018. Where our former privacy policy does not contradict our updated privacy policy then our former privacy policy still applies.

UPDATED PRIVACY POLICY:

It is Lawrence Dyer Art’s policy to respect your privacy regarding any information we may collect from you or which you may provide to us, in the circumstances set out below. Accordingly, we have developed this privacy policy in order for you to understand how we collect, use, communicate, disclose, safeguard and otherwise make use of your personally identifiable information (“Personal Data”).

We will only collect and use your Personal Data where:

  • we have lawful grounds to do so, including to comply with our legal obligations;
  • we are performing a contract with you for our services; and
  • we have legitimate interests in using your Personal Data and your interests and fundamental 
rights do not override those interests. 
For the purposes of the EU General Data Protection Regulation ((EU) 2016/679) (“GDPR”), we, Lawrence Dyer Art, are the “data controller”. If you have any questions about this policy or about how we use your Personal Data, please contact us via our contact details at the end of this policy. 
This policy is effective as of 23rd May 2018. We review our privacy practices on an ongoing basis, and as such we may change this privacy policy from time to time. Please check this page frequently to ensure you are familiar with its current content.
  1. Personal Data we collect via our website LawrenceDyer.co.uk (the “Website”) 

Personal Data that you provide to us 

We only collect Personal Data where you choose to interact with us on the Website in the following ways:

  • Signing up to Lawrence Dyer’s newsletter to receive news, information, availability of specific artworks, instructional information and education.

Types of data we collect: email address, first name, last name. Our mailing list provider, MailChimp, also allows us to see whether you’ve opened specific newsletters and other details such as your country location, and type of Internet browser and operating system. (You may unsubscribe from our newsletter/mailing list at any time by clicking the link at the bottom of any newsletter/email we send or writing to us to request removal from the list).

  • Buying Art from our website

Types of data we collect: email address, first name, last name, mailing address, payment method choice (payment details are held by our payment processor, not by us). Information submitted this way is not used for marketing purposes.

  • Using the Contact Form or other form on the website or emailing us directly

Types of data we collect: email address, name, subject, any personal data you provide us in the free text box on the form or the body of the email. Information submitted this way is not used for marketing purposes.

  • Leaving comments on the website

Types of data we collect: the data shown in the comments form (typically name and email), and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection. Information submitted this way is not used for marketing purposes.

An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

  • Social Media 

We are on social media sites including Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Any personal information you give us there, such as if you’re ordering art and contact us via Facebook messenger, will be kept securely, but records of such personal data you provide us may remain in our social media accounts.

  • Embedded content from other websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracing your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

Data that we collect automatically 

We automatically collect certain information when you visit our Website – such as the type of browser and operating system you are using, the domain name of your Internet service provider, and geographic location/country. We do not link this information with any Personal Data.

We may also collect data automatically through our use of cookies on the Website. If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year. Please see our cookie policy cookie policy link to find out about the types of cookies we set and why, and how you can adjust your settings to disable cookies.

MailChimp tells us when our newsletters are opened, which links you’ve clicked on within the newsletter, and the country you are in.

  1. Use of your Personal Data 

We will only use your Personal Data when the law allows us to. Most commonly, we use your Personal Data to:

  • process and manage your use of our website;
  • respond to your questions, comments, and requests;
  • where you have opted-in to receive marketing/newsletters/emails/updates/offers from us, deliver communications that are relevant to your preferences / may be of interest to you; these emails may use geographic information to tailor the updates to your location;
  • Process and manage our accounts, records, and administration;
  • process and manage invoices and payments for sales, and to keep subsequent records and accounts needed for such business (such as for tax records);
  • improve our services and Website through analysis of information.

 

  1. Sharing of your Personal Data 

We take your privacy seriously and will not share with, rent, sell, or give away your Personal Data to third-party marketers or other individuals.

 

We only share Personal Data as necessary with third parties who provide services or functions on our behalf (such as MailChimp, the platform we use to store and process data in order to send newsletters/emails, PayPal, for creating and sending invoices, UpdraftPlus, who backup our website database, Google Drive, where we store the website database backups, and our email providers, Aol Mail,  Outlook Email, G-Mail, and Yahoo Mail which we use for any email correspondence; contact form enquiries are also directed through out email providers. Also Jetpack which collects stats and backsup the site; and Hostgator which hosts the site on their servers) and who require the information to provide those specific services to us. These accounts are all either password-protected or are only accessible via logging in to this WordPress site’s admin platform. Please note that we have appropriate data privacy safeguards in place with third parties with whom we share Personal Data as described above and who are providing services or functions on our behalf.

  1. Keeping your Personal Data secure 

We have implemented security policies and technical measures to safeguard the Personal Data we collect. We maintain physical, electronic and procedural safeguards that comply with applicable law, including the GDPR, to safeguard Personal Data from accidental loss, destruction or damage and unauthorised access, use and disclosure.

We use a password-protected MailChimp account for our Marketing Automation platform for Lawrence Dyer’s newsletter.

Personal Data (such as email addresses, names, and addresses where provided) may also be stored on password-protected email accounts; for example, if you have emailed us for any reason (for example, to order a signed print or to enquire about a commission or just to say hello) or used the contact form on our site, a record of your enquiry or order may be recorded in our email account. We use Aol Mail,  Outlook Email, G-Mail, and Yahoo Mail.

Our website database (which may include personal information entered on the website, such as if you leave a comment) is backed up by Updraft Plus and Jetpack which work via plugins to this WordPress website. This back up can only be performed by website admins and is password protected. The backup files for the database are stored in a password protected account at Jetpack and on the server we use for this website at hostgator.com.

All social media accounts are password protected; if you contact us via social media and give us personal data through a social media site, this data may remain in our social media accounts.

Invoices and payments are managed through PayPal and as such personal data such as email addresses, payment amounts, and names will be stored within our password-protected PayPal account on these invoices. (Payment details are held by our payment processor, not by us.)

Sometimes email addresses may be collected face to face with the person’s consent, for example if you buy artwork and are happy to give your email address. Such email addresses may be stored temporarily in a hand-written form in a physical folder of written records with email addresses/mailing addresses/names/personal data, This is kept securely in a locked domestic building.

Any physical print-outs of data will be so kept securely or destroyed after use.

  1. Retention periods for use of your Personal Data 

We will use and store your Personal Data only for as long as necessary, bearing in mind the uses of your Personal Data as described in this privacy policy and otherwise as communicated to you. We review the Personal Data we hold at regular intervals and delete permanently or anonymise any Personal Data which is no longer necessary.

Some data may need to be kept for longer, such as when it applies to staff admin, accounts, and invoices and records needed for tax purposes.

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.

  1. Children 

This Website and our services are aimed at adults, and we do not knowingly collect any Personal Data relating to children aged under 15 years old. If you are under the age of 15, please do not provide us with any of your Personal Data, including your email address.

  1. Access to and control over your Personal Data 

You have legal rights under applicable law in relation to your Personal Data. You can ask the following questions, or take the following actions, at any time by contacting us via email at Lawrence@LawrenceDyer.com

  • see what Personal Data we hold about you (if any), including why we are holding it and who it could be disclosed to;
  • ask us to change/correct your Personal Data;
  • ask us to delete your Personal Data;
  • object to the processing of your Personal Data;
  • ask us to restrict the processing of your Personal Data;
  • withdraw any consents you have given us to the processing of your Personal Data; and
  • express any concerns you have about third parties’ use of your Personal Data.

Please note: data needed for tax purposes, such as invoices and payment amounts, may need to be retained.

  1. Change of purpose 

We will only use your Personal Data for the purposes for which we collected it, unless we reasonably consider that we need to use it for another reason and that reason is compatible with the original purpose. If you wish to have an explanation as to how the processing for the new purpose is compatible with the original purpose, please contact us. 
If we need to use your Personal Data for an unrelated purpose, we will notify you and we will explain the legal basis which allows us to do so.

  1. Contact Us 

Our full details are:

Lawrence Dyer, Christine Dyer

Green Lane Farm

West Chilla

Beaworthy

Devon EX21 5XQ

Email for Privacy Questions:  Lawredyer [@] aol.com Remove square brackets and spaces before use – they are there to foil spambots.

 

 

Former Privacy Policy up until the updated version above of 23rd May 2018:

1. This privacy policy sets out how LawrenceDyer.co.uk uses and protects information that you give when you use this website.

2. We are committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected at all times. Any information that you provide will be handled in accordance with this privacy policy.

3. We may change this policy from time to time by updating this page and so you should check it regularly to ensure that you are happy with any changes.

4. Data we collect about you

We may collect the following information about you:

i) Your Name ii) Company Name iii) Telephone Number iv) Email Address v) Any postal addresses that you provide

This information will be taken from you at the time that you make a purchase through our online store, or make contact with us through the contact us page on our online profile or make contact offline.

5. How we handle your data

We use this information for the following reasons:

i) Process any orders you make through our ecommerce platform

ii) Improve our products and services

iii) For marketing our products and services to you

iv) To keep you up to date with our activities

v) For market research

6. We are committed to ensuring that the data you provide is handled securely and have put in place suitable physical, electronic and managerial processes to safeguard your information.

7. Cookies

Cookies are small files which are placed on your computer’s hard drive. Cookies help this website to analyse traffic and visitors and help our site respond to you as an individual.

We use traffic log cookies to identify which pages are being used on our site and analyse visitor behaviour through statistics.

8. Links to other websites

You may encounter a link to an external website page whilst visiting our online store or profile on this website. If the link is to a website that is operated by a third party you should know that we have no control over that website and as such cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of your data or information you provide whilst visiting the third party site.

9. Controlling your information

You may request details of personal information that we hold about you under the Data Protection Act 1998. A small fee will be payable. If you would like a copy of the information held on you please contact us.

If you believe that any information we hold about you is incorrect or incomplete then please write to or email us as soon as possible and we will promptly correct any information found to be incorrect.