Our Privacy Policy: How We Handle Your Data
We believe that transparency in our creative practice extends beyond the canvas and into how we handle the information of visitors to our painter portfolio. Just as every brushstroke in The Dark Don’t Hide It series carries intention, so does our approach to safeguarding your privacy. This policy outlines exactly what happens to your data when you explore our work, inquire about commissions, or simply browse through our collection of original paintings.
What Personal Data We Collect
We only gather information you willingly provide through our contact form, such as your name and email address, when inquiring about commissions or purchasing original works from The Dark Don’t Hide It series. We do not sell artwork directly through the site, so we never store financial data. Our approach is deliberately minimal because we respect the trust you place in us when reaching out to discuss a potential piece for your collection.
Information You Give Us Directly
When you complete our contact form, we receive the details you choose to share. This typically includes your name, email address, and any message you write about your interest in commissioning a painting or acquiring an existing work. We treat every enquiry with the same care we give to preparing a gallery canvas, and we never supplement this information with data from external sources.
Data We Never Collect Without Consent
We do not collect sensitive personal information, browsing habits across other websites, or location data beyond what is strictly necessary for basic site functionality. There are no hidden forms, no automatic profiling, and no passive collection of personal identifiers on this portfolio. If we ever introduce a feature that requires additional data, we will ask for your explicit consent first.
Our Use of Cookies and Similar Tracking
This is a portfolio site, so we keep tracking minimal. We may use a single session cookie to remember display preferences, but we do not drop marketing pixels or build shadow profiles for retargeting ads across the United Kingdom. Your visit to our online gallery should feel like stepping into a quiet exhibition space, not a marketplace that follows you home.
Essential Session Cookies Only
A session cookie might temporarily store your preference for how images are displayed or whether you have acknowledged our cookie notice. This type of cookie expires when you close your browser and contains no personally identifiable information. We consider these essential for providing a smooth browsing experience while you view paintings from The Dark Don’t Hide It and other collections.
Why We Avoid Persistent Tracking
Persistent cookies and tracking scripts have no place on an artist’s portfolio. We refuse to participate in the surveillance advertising networks that dominate much of the web. Our commitment to privacy means you can explore Lauren Boilini’s paintings without worrying about your activity being recorded, analysed, or sold to third parties anywhere in the United Kingdom or beyond.
Analytics and Performance Monitoring
To understand how collectors find The Dark Don’t Hide It, we might use a privacy-focused analytics tool. We configure it to anonymise IP addresses and respect ‘Do Not Track’ signals, ensuring we never identify individual visitors. The goal is simply to know which paintings resonate most and how people discover the portfolio, nothing more invasive than that.
Anonymised Traffic Insights
Any analytics we implement strip away identifying details before data reaches our dashboard. We see aggregate patterns such as which pages receive the most visits or which countries our audience comes from, but we cannot trace any action back to a specific person. This approach honours both our curiosity as artists and your right to browse anonymously.
Respecting Your Browser Settings
If your browser sends a ‘Do Not Track’ signal, our site automatically honours that preference. We do not override or ignore these settings in pursuit of deeper insights. Your comfort matters more to us than any metric, and we believe that respecting the technical choices you make on your device is a fundamental part of ethical data handling.
Third-Party Services We Rely On
Our website might use a service like Vimeo to host video previews of our painting process or a privacy-compliant email provider for newsletter sign-ups. We vet all partners strictly and do not allow them to resell your data. Every third party we work with undergoes careful scrutiny to ensure their privacy standards align with our own.
Embedded Content from Video Platforms
When we embed a video showcasing the creation of a piece from The Dark Don’t Hide It series, the hosting platform may set its own session cookies or collect anonymised viewing statistics. We choose platforms like Vimeo specifically because they offer privacy-forward embedding options that limit data collection and respect viewer anonymity far more than alternatives.
Email Communication Services
If you subscribe to occasional updates about new paintings or exhibitions, your email address is stored securely with a provider that complies with United Kingdom data protection standards. You can unsubscribe at any time with a single click, and we never share our mailing list with anyone else.
Your Rights Under UK GDPR
Under the UK General Data Protection Regulation and the Data Protection Act 2018, you hold absolute rights over your information. We commit to honouring access, rectification, and erasure requests within the statutory one-month period. These are not abstract legal concepts to us; they are principles we genuinely believe in and have built into how we operate this portfolio.
Right to Access and Data Portability
You can ask us at any time what personal data we hold about you, and we will provide a complete response within thirty days. If you would like that information in a structured, machine-readable format to transfer elsewhere, we are happy to accommodate that request. Most interactions with our site generate very little data, so responses are typically straightforward.
Right to Erasure (The Right to be Forgotten)
If you no longer wish for us to retain your contact details or correspondence, simply ask us to delete them. We will erase everything we hold, subject only to any legal obligations that require us to maintain records for a specific period. This right applies equally whether you made a casual enquiry or commissioned a full painting from The Dark Don’t Hide It.
How Long We Keep Your Data
We do not hoard information. Inquiry emails about our painter portfolio are typically archived after a project completes, and we delete inactive contacts after 24 months unless a longer retention is required by English law. Our studio operates on the principle that data should have a purpose and an expiration date.
Retention Period for Correspondence
Email conversations about commissions remain active while a project is underway. Once a painting is complete and delivered, we archive the correspondence for reference in case you wish to commission further work. After two years of inactivity, those records are scheduled for permanent deletion from our systems.
Secure Data Deletion Practices
When the retention period expires, we delete your data thoroughly and permanently. We do not keep backup copies that outlast the deletion schedule, and we verify that our email and storage providers carry out deletion requests completely. Your information does not linger in forgotten corners of our digital studio.
Contacting the Data Controller
Lauren Boilini acts as the data controller for this portfolio. You can exercise your rights or raise concerns directly with our team before escalating any complaint to the Information Commissioner’s Office. We prefer to resolve any questions personally and promptly, so please reach out to us first if something concerns you.
How to Reach Our Team
For any privacy-related matters, including access requests, deletion demands, or general questions about how we handle data, email us directly at [email protected]. We read every message that arrives and will acknowledge your request quickly, typically within a few working days.
Your Right to Complain to the ICO
If you believe we have not adequately addressed your concerns, you retain the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office, the United Kingdom’s independent authority for upholding information rights. We hope it never comes to that, but we fully support your ability to seek external oversight.
We close by reiterating that your privacy is just as vital to us as the integrity of the paint on our canvases, and we will update this page promptly if our processes change. Thank you for trusting Lauren Boilini with your information while you explore The Dark Don’t Hide It and the rest of our painter portfolio. We consider that trust a privilege and treat it accordingly.