Hannah Porter trading as Studio Porter is the data controller and she is responsible for your personal data (referred to as “we”, “us” or “our” in this privacy notice). By providing me with your data, you warrant to me that you are over 13 years of age. 

This privacy notice aims to inform you about how I collect and process any information that I collect from you, or that you provide to me. It covers information that could identify you (“personal information”) and information that could not. In the context of the law and this notice, “process” means collect, store, transfer, use or otherwise act on information. It tells you about your privacy rights and how the law protects you.

I am committed to protecting your privacy and the confidentiality of your personal information. This policy is not just an exercise in complying with the law, but a continuation of my respect for you and your personal information. I undertake to preserve the confidentiality of all information you provide to me, and hope that you reciprocate.

This policy complies with the Data Protection Act 2018 (Act) accordingly incorporating the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

The law requires me to tell you about your rights and our obligations to you in regard to the processing and control of your personal data. We do this now, by requesting that you read the information provided at http://www.knowyourprivacyrights.org

Except as set out below, I do not share, or sell, or disclose to a third party, any information collected through our website. 

Contact Details 

Full name of legal entity: Hannah Porter trading as Studio Porter Email Address: hello@studioporter.com Postal Address: Flat 16a Belmont Avenue, London N13 4HD

It’s very important that the information I hold about you is accurate and up to date. Please let me know if at any time your personal information changes by emailing me at hello@studioporter.com. 

Data I Process 

I may collect, use, store and transfer different kinds of personal data about you. I have collated these into groups as follows:

Identity Data includes information such as first name, last name, title, date of birth, and other identifiers that you may have provided at some time.

Contact Data information includes information such as billing address, delivery address, email address, telephone numbers and any other information you have given to us for the purpose of communication or meeting.

Financial Data includes information such as your bank account and payment card details.

Transaction Data includes details about payments or communications to and from you and information about products and services you have purchased from me. 

Technical Data includes your internet protocol (IP) address, browser type and version, time zone setting and location, browser plug-in types and versions, operating system and platform and other technology on the devices you use to access this website.

Profile Data includes information such as your username and password, purchases or orders made by you, your interests, preferences, feedback and survey responses.

Marketing Data includes your preferences in receiving marketing from us; communication preferences; responses and actions in relation to your use of our services. I may aggregate anonymous data such as statistical or demographic data for any purpose. Anonymous data is data that does not identify you as an individual. Aggregated data may be derived from your personal data but is not considered personal information in law because it does not reveal your identity.

For example, I may aggregate profile data to assess interest in a product or service.

However, if I combine or connect aggregated data with your personal information so that it can identify you in any way, I treat the combined data as personal information and it will be used in accordance with this privacy notice. 

Special Personal Information 

Special personal information is data about your race or ethnicity, religious or philosophical beliefs, sex life, sexual orientation, political opinions, trade union membership, information about your health and genetic and biometric data. It also includes information about criminal convictions and offences.

I may collect the following special personal information about you in order to deliver services related to your wedding or event:

• Sexual orientation

Where I am required to collect personal data by law, or under the terms of the contract between us and you do not provide us with that data when requested, I may not be able to perform the contract (for example, to deliver goods or services to you). If you don’t provide us with the requested data, we may have to cancel a product or service you have ordered but if we do, we will notify you at the time. 

When you create an account on my website, buy a service from me, or otherwise agree to my terms and conditions, a contract is formed between you and I.

In order to carry out our obligations under that contract I must process the information you give me. Some of this information may be personal information.

I may use it in order to:
• Verify your identity for security purposes
• Provide you with our services
• Provide you with suggestions and advice on services and how to obtain the most from using my website

I process this information on the basis there is a contract between us, or that you have requested I use the information before we enter into a legal contract.

I shall continue to process this information until the contract between us ends or is terminated by either party under the terms of the contract. 

Information I process with your consent 

Through certain actions when otherwise there is no contractual relationship between us, such as when you browse my website or ask me to provide you with more information about my services and business, you provide your consent to me to process information that may be personal information.

Wherever possible, I aim to obtain your explicit consent to process this information, for example, by asking you to agree to our use of cookies.

We continue to process your information on this basis until you withdraw your consent or it can be reasonably assumed that your consent no longer exists. You may withdraw your consent at any time by instructing us at hello@studioporter.com. However, if you do so, you may not be able to use our website or our services further. 

Communicating with me 

When you contact me, whether by telephone, through my website or by e-mail, I collect the data you have given to me in order to reply with the information you need.

I record your request and our reply in order to increase the efficiency of my business.

I keep personally identifiable information associated with your message, such as your name and email address so as to be able to track our communications with you to provide a high quality service. 

Cookies 

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer's hard drive by your web browser when you visit any website. They allow information gathered on one web page to be stored until it is needed for use on another, allowing a website to provide you with a personalised experience and the website owner with statistics about how you use the website so that it can be improved.

Some cookies may last for a defined period of time, such as one day or until you close your browser. Others last indefinitely.

Your web browser should allow you to delete any you choose. It also should allow you to prevent or limit their use.

My website uses cookies. They are placed by software that operates on our servers, and by software operated by third parties whose services I use.

When you first visit our website, we ask you whether you wish us to use cookies. If you choose not to accept them, we shall not use them for your visit except to record that you have not consented to their use for any other purpose. 

If you choose not to use cookies or you prevent their use through your browser settings, you may not be able to use all the functionality of our website. 

This website may include links to third-party websites, plug-ins and applications. Clicking on those links or enabling those connections may allow third parties to collect or share data about you. I do not have control over these technologies or the data that these parties obtain. Accordingly, this privacy notice does not cover the information practices of these third parties. When you leave my website, I encourage you to read the privacy notice of every website you visit. 

Data Retention 

I will only retain your personal data for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes I collected it for, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements.

When deciding what the correct time is to keep the data for we look at its amount, nature and sensitivity, potential risk of harm from unauthorised use or disclosure, the processing purposes, if these can be achieved by other means and legal requirements.

For tax purposes the law requires me to keep basic information about our customers (including Contact, Identity, Financial and Transaction Data) for six years after they stop being customers. In some circumstances we may anonymise your personal data for research or statistical purposes in which case I may use this information indefinitely without further notice to you. 

Disclosure of your personal data 

I may have to share your personal data with the parties set out below for the purposes set out above:

• Service providers who provide IT and system administration services
• Professional advisers including lawyers, bankers, auditors and insurers who provide consultancy, banking, legal, insurance and accounting services
• HM Revenue & Customs, regulators and other authorities based in the United Kingdom and other relevant jurisdictions who require reporting of processing activities in certain circumstances
• Third parties to whom we sell, transfer, or merge parts of our business or our assets
• We require all third parties to whom we transfer your data to respect the security of your personal data and to treat it in accordance with the law. We only allow such third parties to process your personal data for specified purposes and in accordance with our instructions 

How I protect your data 

I have put in place appropriate security measures to prevent your personal data from being accidentally lost, used or accessed in an unauthorised way, altered or disclosed. In addition, I limit access to your personal data to those employees, agents, contractors and other third parties who have a business need to know such data. They will only process your personal data on my instruction and are subject to a duty of confidentiality. 

How you can complain 

If you are in any way dissatisfied about how I process your personal information, you have a right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO). This can be done at https://ico.org.uk/make-a- complaint/. I would, however, appreciate the opportunity to talk to you about your concern before you approach the ICO.