Privacy Policy

Privacy Statement

This privacy statement was last updated on 26/01/2026 and applies to visitors to this website and to individuals who contact me regarding conservation services.

In this privacy statement, I explain how personal data is collected, used, and protected when you use this website or contact me.

I am committed to complying with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018. This means that:

• I clearly state the purposes for which personal data is processed.

• I limit the collection of personal data to what is necessary for legitimate purposes.

• I only use personal data for the purposes for which it was provided.

• I take appropriate measures to protect personal data.

• I respect your rights in relation to your personal data.

If you have any questions about this statement or about how your data is handled, you can contact me using the details at the end of this page.

1. Personal data I collect

I may collect and process the following personal data:

• Name

• Email address

• Telephone number

• Any information you choose to include in messages or enquiries

• Information relating to artworks submitted for assessment or quotation

This data is collected when you:

• Contact me by email

• Use a contact form on this website

• Request a quotation or information about services

I do not knowingly collect personal data from children.

2. Purpose of processing

Your personal data is processed for the following purposes:

• To respond to enquiries and requests

• To provide quotations and arrange conservation services

• To communicate about ongoing or proposed work

• To maintain basic records of clients and projects

Your data is not used for automated decision-making or profiling.

3. Legal basis for processing

Personal data is processed on one or more of the following legal bases:

• Your consent, where you have given it

• The performance of a contract or steps taken at your request prior to entering into a contract

• My legitimate interests in running a professional conservation practice, provided these do not override your rights

4. Data retention

Personal data is retained only for as long as necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, including:

• For the duration of any professional relationship

• For a reasonable period afterwards to meet legal, accounting, or professional record-keeping requirements

When data is no longer required, it is securely deleted.

5. Sharing with third parties

Personal data is not sold or shared for marketing purposes.

Data may be shared only where necessary, for example:

• With service providers involved in website hosting or email provision

• Where required by law or a court order

Any third parties are required to handle your data securely and in accordance with data protection law.

6. Cookies

This website uses cookies and similar technologies, which are small files or pieces of text that download to a device when a visitor accesses a website or app. For information about viewing the cookies dropped on your device, visit The cookies Squarespace uses.

These necessary and required cookies are always used, which allow Squarespace, our hosting platform, to securely serve this website to you.

These analytics and performance cookies are used on this website, as described below, only when you acknowledge our cookie banner. This website uses analytics and performance cookies to view site traffic, activity, and other data.

7. Security

Appropriate technical and organisational measures are taken to protect personal data against loss, misuse, unauthorised access, or disclosure.

Access to personal data is limited to the data controller only.

8. Your rights

You have the following rights under data protection law:

• The right to know what personal data is held about you

• The right to access your personal data

• The right to correct inaccurate or incomplete data

• The right to request deletion of your data

• The right to restrict or object to processing

• The right to withdraw consent at any time, where consent is the basis for processing

• The right to request a copy of your data in a portable format

To exercise any of these rights, please contact me using the details below.

9. Visitor Data

When you buy something on this website, we collect personal information from you to fulfill the order. We may collect information like your:

• Billing and shipping address

• Details relating to your purchase (for example, your shirt size)

• Email address

• Name

• Phone number

We share this information with Squarespace, our online store hosting provider, so that they can provide website services to us.

When you make a purchase from us on this website, we use Squarespace Payments as our payment solution. Squarespace Payments is a fully integrated, native payment solution provided to us by our online store service provider Squarespace. Squarespace Payments makes use of the following third party service providers which will also receive your personal information and process it in accordance with their privacy policies:

• Stripe - payment processing services. You can read Stripe’s privacy policy at https://stripe.com/privacy.

• Sift - fraud monitoring and detection services. You can read Sift’s privacy policy at https://sift.com/service-privacy.

As you go through checkout, this site may auto-complete your shipping and billing address by sharing what you type with the Google Places API and returning suggestions to you to improve your checkout experience.

When you submit information to this website via webform, we collect the data requested in the webform in order to track and respond to your submissions. We share this information with Squarespace, our online store hosting provider, so that they can provide website services to us.

10. Article Commenting

This website includes commenting functionality on some pages which enables you to post a comment. This website collects personal data when you post a comment, including:

• Your name (which will be displayed as part of your posted comment)

• Your email address (optional, to let you know if someone replies to your comment)

• Your website URL (optional)

This website includes “likes” functionality on some blog posts which enables you to “like” a post. This website collects personal data when you like a post to try to prevent the same person from liking the same post during the same visit, including:

• Information about your browser, network and device

• Details about the web page or content you shared or proposed to share

• Your IP address

11. Customer Accounts

If you create a customer account on this website, we collect personal information to improve our checkout experience and customer service.

This information may include your:

• Billing and shipping address(es)

• Details about your orders

• Email address

• Name

• Phone number

We share this information with Squarespace, our website hosting provider, so they can provide website services to us.