Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy may be revised from time to time. We therefore recommend that you review our Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes are effective once posted.
Spring Up Gallery is the data controller of any personal information you provide to us. In relation to your privacy, we make the following commitments:
We will keep your personal information secure and confidential.
You decide how we communicate with you.
You may change your mind at any time about how, or whether, we communicate with you.
You have the right to request a copy of the personal information we hold about you.
We will ensure our artists understand how to handle your information in line with your preferences and our obligations under data protection laws.
We will never sell your information to, or swap your information with, a third party.
Where we need to use trusted partners to undertake processing on our behalf, for example the processing of email communications or credit card transactions, we will only use companies who we believe are compliant with data protection laws.
Squarespace:
SpringUp Gallery’s website is hosted on Squarespace and uses their on line e-commerce platform. Your data is stored through the Squarespace application and their Privacy Policy can be found here https://squarespace.com/privacy/
Payments:
Purchases are processed via Squarespace using third party services Stripe or Paypal. Data is only stored for the time necessary to complete your transaction and then it is deleted. Please refer to the Stripe or Paypal privacy policies for further information.
https://www.paypal.com/uk/webapps/mpp/ua/privacy-full
What personal information do we collect and how do we collect it?
This Privacy Policy refers to any personal information collected by Spring Up Gallery via the following routes:
our website
our email provider
We collect only as much personal information as Spring Up Gallery needs and depending on the manner in which that information is collected, may include the following:
General
First and last names
Telephone number
Email address
Postal address
What your interests are in Spring Up Gallery.
Your card details if making a payment by credit or debit card ( see above for details and links to Stripe and Paypal policies)
Sensitive personal information
We do not collect any sensitive personal information unless you choose to provide that information, or we have a legitimate reason for doing so.
How do we use your personal information?
We use the personal information we collect from you only for the purpose for which you have given permission, which may include:
Delivering marketing and events communications at your request, for example via newsletter.
Responding to any enquiry about Spring Up Gallery.
To fulfil purchases made by you from Spring Up Gallery.
To invite voluntary participation in research or surveys.
To analyse and improve our work processes, services, activities, products, information and website.
What legal basis do we have for processing your personal information?
Spring Up Gallery operates on the basis of legitimate interest. That is, we believe that in providing us with your personal information, you have indicated to us that you are interested in the operations of Spring Up Gallery and its aims. In support of those aims you give your consent to us keeping in touch with you in the manner in which you have indicated.
When do we share personal information?
Other than when required to do so to comply with any legal obligations, for example fraud prevention, your personal information will only be shared, when strictly necessary:
between Spring Up Gallery and artists in order to fulfil any purchases or requests of art work.
to provide you with information, products or services that you have requested
How do we secure personal information?
The security of your personal information is a priority for Spring Up Gallery. In order to prevent any unauthorised access, we have implemented all necessary electronic safeguards and suitable physical measures to protect the personal information we collect. We also rely on the security of trusted third parties to keep your personal information safe when you provide that information through our website, email facility or social media sites.
We also ensure that any artists who might handle your personal information understand how to keep that information secure and confidential.
With regard to any payment for goods and services by way of credit or debit cards, these are secured by our card payment provider.
These measures are reviewed regularly as part of our management procedures to ensure we remain vigilant and effective in our secure handling of your personal information.
Use of cookies and other technologies
Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer when you visit Spring Up Gallery website. Cookies store information such as your language setting, the duration of your visit to our website or the information you enter there.
There are different types of cookies. Session cookies are temporary cookies that are stored in the user’s Internet browser until the browser window is closed and the session cookies are deleted. Permanent or persistent cookies are used for repeated visits and stored in the user’s browser for a predefined time. First-party cookies are set by the website the user visits. Only this website may read information from cookies. Third-party cookies are set by organisations that are not operators of the website that the user visits. These cookies are used by marketing companies, for example.
Spring Up Gallery’s website provider Squarespace, uses cookies and tracking technologies (see explanation below) and full details can be found at: https://www.squarespace.com/cookie-policy
First party cookies
Used to provide basic functionality of our Service, including for authentication and security purposes, configuration, and support.
Third party cookies
Used to enable certain analytics and tracking tools, as well as interest based advertising and chat functionality.
Session cookies
Used to enable certain analytics and tracking tools, interest based advertising, as well as for app configuration, monitoring tools, to pin user session to a specific server, and to prevent cross site request forgery.
Persistent cookies
Provides functionality of first party cookies and third party cookies across sessions.
You can control the use of certain cookies at the individual browser level or in your operating system preferences. If you opt-out of such cookies, you may still use the Service, but your ability to use some features or areas of the Service may be limited.
If you wish to contact us
If your interests in Spring Up Gallery change and you wish to modify the way we contact you, alter the information we hold about you, or withdraw your consent to us contacting you, you need simply contact us by email using the subject heading ‘Data Protection’ and we will take the necessary action, and update our records, within thirty (30) days.
If you have any comments, queries or a complaint about how we manage your personal information, you may contact us via the methods below.
Email:
hello@springupgallery.co.uk