Privacy policy

Ultimately your privacy is respected and I am grateful for your interest in and support of my work.

This privacy policy was last updated on 15th March 2024.

Our contact details 

The type of personal information we collect 

When purchasing an edition or signing up to the newsletter through this website, we collect and process the following information:

  • Personal identifiers, contacts and characteristics (for example, name and contact details)

How we get the personal information and why we have it

Most of the personal information we process is provided to us directly by you for one of the following reasons:

  • You purchase an edition through this website
  • You signed up to the newsletter
  • You contacted us by phone or email

We use the information that you have given us in order to:

  • Process and fulfil your purchase
  • Better understand who is interested in the practice
  • Monitor the performance of the website
  • Occasionally inform you of any noteworthy updates

We may share this information with:

  • Royal Mail or courier services such as DPD in order to deliver your purchase
  • The Print Space in order to fulfil the delivery of some editions

Under the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR), the lawful bases we rely on for processing this information are:

  • (a) Your consent. You are able to remove your consent at any time. You can do this by writing to studio@timothy-simmons.com
  • (b) We have a contractual obligation. When purchasing an edition we need to collect and process your personal information in order to fulfil the purchase and delivery.

How we store your personal information 

Your information is securely stored. We keep your contact details and purchase information for our records. If requested, we will securely delete your information from our database.

Your data protection rights

Under data protection law, you have rights including:

  • Your right of access. You have the right to ask us for copies of your personal information.
  • Your right to rectification. You have the right to ask us to rectify personal information you think is inaccurate. You also have the right to ask us to complete information you think is incomplete. 
  • Your right to erasure. You have the right to ask us to erase your personal information in certain circumstances. 
  • Your right to restriction of processing. You have the right to ask us to restrict the processing of your personal information in certain circumstances. 
  • Your right to object to processing. You have the right to object to the processing of your personal information in certain circumstances.
  • Your right to data portability. You have the right to ask that we transfer the personal information you gave us to another organisation, or to you, in certain circumstances.

You are not required to pay any charge for exercising your rights. If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you. Please contact us at studio@timothy-simmons.com if you wish to make a request.

How to complain

If you have any concerns about our use of your personal information, you can make a complaint by writing to studio@timothy-simmons.com

You can also complain to the ICO if you are unhappy with how we have used your data. The ICO’s address: Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF. The ICO helpline number: 0303 123 1113. The ICO website: https://www.ico.org.uk