Privacy Policy

THRONE ART (“THRONE”, “we”, “us”) is a tattoo and piercing studio at 16 St Giles Street, Northampton, UK. We are the data controller for the personal data described in this policy.

ICO registration: [to be confirmed]. Contact details are in the final section.

Depending on how you interact with us, we may process:

• Identity & contact details · name, email, phone.
• Booking details · preferred artist, style, size, placement, budget band, dates.
• Reference material you upload · images and descriptions of your design.
• Payment data · deposit transactions (processed by our payment provider; we do not store full card details).
• Communications · messages, consultation notes, and review responses.
• Technical data · device and usage data needed to operate the booking system.

Some information you share may reveal or imply special-category data under UK GDPR · for example, placement near or references to medical conditions, scarring, pregnancy, or photographs of your body. We only process this where strictly necessary to deliver the service safely and where we have a lawful basis to do so.

We rely on your explicit consent for this data and you can withdraw it at any time. Withdrawal does not affect processing carried out before withdrawal.

We use your data to:

• Respond to enquiries and arrange consultations.
• Plan and deliver your tattoo or piercing safely.
• Take and manage deposits and appointments.
• Send service messages and, where you have agreed, review requests.
• Keep records we are legally required to keep.

We rely on the following lawful bases under UK GDPR:

• Contract · to take a booking and provide the service.
• Consent · for special-category data and optional marketing.
• Legitimate interests · to run and secure our studio and systems.
• Legal obligation · to meet record-keeping and safety duties.

We do not sell your data. We share it with service providers (processors) who help us run the studio, under contract and only as needed:

• CRM & pipeline management
• Email delivery
• Payment processing
• SMS / messaging for appointment and review messages
• Hosting & file storage

We keep personal data only as long as necessary for the purposes above and to meet legal requirements, then delete or anonymise it.

Some providers may process data outside the UK. Where they do, we rely on appropriate safeguards such as UK adequacy regulations or the International Data Transfer Agreement.

You have rights to access, rectify, erase, restrict, and object to processing, and to data portability. Where we rely on consent, you can withdraw it at any time.

To exercise any right, contact us using the details below.

Email: [hello@throne.tattoo] · Post: THRONE ART, 16 St Giles Street, Northampton, UK.

If you are unhappy with how we handle your data you can complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) at ico.org.uk.