Privacy Policy

Who I am

Raffaella Illustration is a small independent illustration business based in the United Kingdom. I am the data controller for this website, which means I am responsible for deciding how personal information collected through it is handled.

You can contact me about anything on this page at raffaella.illustration@gmail.com.

The short version

This is a simple portfolio website. It has no user accounts, contact form, newsletter, comments, checkout or advertising.

The website does not use cookies, and I do not use analytics, tracking or advertising tools.

My web-hosting provider may process basic technical information needed to deliver and secure the website. If you email me, I will also receive the information you choose to include in your message so that I can respond to you.

Information collected automatically when you visit

This website is hosted by Vercel.

When you visit the website, Vercel may process basic technical information associated with your request, such as your IP address, browser or device information, the pages or files requested, and the date and time of the request.

This processing is necessary for purposes such as delivering the website, maintaining its security and preventing misuse.

I do not use this technical information to identify individual visitors, build visitor profiles or track people across websites.

My lawful basis for this processing is legitimate interests under UK data protection law — specifically, my legitimate interest in operating and securing this website.

Vercel processes information in accordance with its own privacy and data-processing terms. You can read Vercel's privacy notice at:

https://vercel.com/legal/privacy-policy

Cookies

This website does not currently use cookies.

It also does not use local storage, tracking pixels, analytics tools, advertising networks or other tracking technologies.

For that reason, this website does not currently display a cookie consent banner.

If I add technology in the future that changes this, I will update this Privacy Policy and request consent where required.

If you email me

There is no contact form on this website. If you would like to get in touch, you can email me directly.

When you email me, I receive the information you choose to include — usually your name, email address and the content of your message.

I use this information to reply to you and deal with your enquiry, commission or question.

My lawful basis will generally be my legitimate interest in responding to people who contact me. Where your enquiry relates to a possible commission or other agreement, I may also process your information in order to take steps at your request before entering into a contract.

My email is provided through Google (Gmail), so messages you send me are stored and processed using Google's services.

Links to other websites

This website contains links to:

• my Etsy shop, PawsPrintDesign
• my Instagram account, @raffaella.illustration
• my LinkedIn profile

These are ordinary external links. The website does not embed content from these services or load their tracking technologies while you browse this site.

If you choose to follow one of these links, you will leave this website. Etsy, Instagram (Meta) and LinkedIn each have their own privacy practices, cookies and terms, and this Privacy Policy does not apply to those websites.

You may wish to read their privacy policies to understand how they handle your information.

Purchases through Etsy

Purchases are not made through this website.

All sales take place through my PawsPrintDesign shop on Etsy.

When you make a purchase through Etsy, Etsy handles the checkout and payment process and processes your personal information under its own privacy policy.

As the seller, I may receive information from Etsy that is necessary to process and fulfil your order. Any information received in connection with an Etsy order is handled for the purposes of managing and fulfilling that order and meeting any applicable legal or accounting obligations.

Where your information may be processed

Some of the service providers used in connection with this website and my email, including Vercel and Google, operate internationally. This means that personal information may sometimes be processed outside the United Kingdom.

Where international transfers of personal information take place, they are subject to the protections and safeguards required by applicable UK data protection law.

Your rights

Under UK data protection law, you have rights over your personal information.

Depending on the circumstances and the type of processing involved, these may include the right to:

• be informed about how your personal information is used
• ask for access to the personal information I hold about you
• ask for inaccurate information to be corrected
• ask for your information to be erased in certain circumstances
• ask for the use of your information to be restricted in certain circumstances
• object to certain uses of your personal information

Because I rely on legitimate interests for some processing, you have the right to object to that processing. If you object, I will consider your request in accordance with applicable data protection law.

To exercise your rights, email me at:

raffaella.illustration@gmail.com

There is normally no charge for exercising your data-protection rights, and I will respond within the time required by law.

Because this website does not have user accounts, a contact form or visitor profiles, the personal information I am most likely to hold directly about you is information contained in emails you have sent me or information relating to an Etsy order.

Complaints

If you are unhappy with how I have handled your personal information, you are welcome to contact me first so that I can try to resolve the issue.

You also have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), the UK's data protection regulator.

Telephone: 0303 123 1113

https://ico.org.uk/

Changes to this policy

If I change this website in a way that affects how personal information is collected or used — for example by adding analytics, a contact form, a newsletter or other services — I will review and update this Privacy Policy.

The "Last updated" date at the top of this page will show when the policy was most recently revised.

Contact

Raffaella Illustration

United Kingdom