Privacy Policy
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Company: Paul Bowskill – Millframe Fine Art Ltd (“we”, “us”, “our”)
We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data. This privacy policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your information in accordance with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR), the Data Protection Act 2018, and other applicable laws.
1. Information We Collect
When you use our website, we may collect the following personal data:
Contact details: name, email address, and phone number (provided via contact or enquiry forms).
Uploaded files: images of artworks or objects you wish to sell.
Website usage data: collected via cookies (see Section 6).
2. How We Use Your Information
We process your personal data for the following purposes:
To respond to your enquiries.
To assess objects submitted for valuation or sale.
To maintain records of communication.
To improve our website and services.
To comply with legal and regulatory obligations.
We will not use your information for unrelated purposes without your consent.
3. Lawful Basis for Processing
Under UK GDPR, we rely on the following lawful bases:
Consent – when you submit data via forms or accept cookies.
Contract – when processing is necessary to evaluate or enter into an agreement with you (e.g., sale of artwork).
Legal obligation – where processing is required to comply with the law.
Legitimate interests – for improving services and preventing fraud.
4. Data Sharing and Disclosure
We will never sell your personal data. We may share your information with:
Professional advisers (e.g., accountants, legal advisers).
Service providers who help operate our website and IT systems.
Regulatory or legal authorities when required by law.
All third parties are required to keep your data secure and use it only for the purposes we specify.
5. Data Storage and Retention
Your data is stored securely within the UK or EEA.
We will keep your personal data only as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes for which it was collected, and to meet any legal or regulatory requirements.
Uploaded images will be retained only for as long as required to assess and respond to your enquiry.
6. Cookies
Our website uses cookies to:
Improve functionality and user experience.
Collect anonymous analytical data about site usage.
When you first visit our site, you will be asked to accept or manage cookies. You can adjust your browser settings at any time to block or delete cookies.
7. Your Rights
Under UK GDPR, you have the following rights:
Right of access – to request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
Right to rectification – to correct inaccurate or incomplete data.
Right to erasure – to request deletion of your data, subject to legal obligations.
Right to restrict processing – to limit how we use your data.
Right to data portability – to receive your data in a commonly used format.
Right to object – to object to certain processing activities, including marketing.
Right to withdraw consent – where processing is based on consent.
You may exercise your rights by contacting us (see Section 9).
8. Data Security
We take appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your personal data against loss, misuse, unauthorised access, disclosure, alteration, and destruction.
9. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this privacy policy or wish to exercise your rights, please contact:
Paul Bowskill – Millframe Fine Art Ltd
Email: paulbowskill@aol.com
Phone: 07813039415
10. Complaints
If you are unhappy with how we handle your personal data, please contact us first. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), the UK’s supervisory authority for data protection:
https://ico.org.uk