Regina Arts
Operated by LINGUOCOMMERCE LTD (Company No. 15566248)
Registered office: Unit 13 Freeland Park, Wareham Road, Lytchett Matravers, Poole, England, BH16 6FA
Website: https://regina-arts.com
Email: info@regina-arts.com
Effective Date: 16 September 2025
1. Who We Are
Regina Arts is a trading name operated by LINGUOCOMMERCE LTD, a private limited company registered in England and Wales (Company No. 15566248).
We act as the data controller of your personal data under the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.
Our website address is: https://regina-arts.com
2. What Personal Data We Collect and Why
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help with spam detection.
An anonymized string created from your email address (hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/.
After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Media
If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
Cookies
- If you leave a comment, you may opt-in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies. These are for your convenience and last for one year.
- If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. It contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
- When you log in, we set cookies to save your login information and screen display choices. Login cookies last two days, screen options cookies one year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out, login cookies will be removed.
- If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved indicating the post ID. It expires after one day.
Embedded Content from Other Websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content behaves exactly as if you visited the other website. These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content.
3. Who We Share Your Data With
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
We do not sell or rent your data to third parties.
4. How Long We Retain Your Data
- If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely.
- For users that register on our website (if any), we store the personal information they provide in their user profile. Users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
- We retain personal data only as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes for which it was collected, or as required by law.
5. Your Rights Under UK GDPR
You have the following rights regarding your personal data:
- Right to access – Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
- Right to rectification – Request correction of any inaccurate or incomplete data.
- Right to erasure – Request deletion of your personal data (where legally permissible).
- Right to restrict processing – Request the restriction of our processing of your personal data.
- Right to data portability – Request transfer of your data to another organisation.
- Right to object – Object to processing based on legitimate interests.
To exercise these rights, contact us at info@regina-arts.com.
We will respond within one month as required by law.
6. Lawful Basis for Processing
We process your personal data on the following lawful bases under UK GDPR:
- Your consent (e.g. when you submit forms or sign up to newsletters)
- Contractual necessity (to provide the services or deliver purchased artworks)
- Legitimate interests (to operate our website and improve user experience)
- Legal obligation (to comply with applicable laws and regulations)
7. How We Protect Your Data
We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to secure your personal data, including SSL encryption, secure servers, and restricted staff access.
However, please note that no method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure.
8. Where Your Data Is Sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service and may be processed on servers located outside the UK.
Where data is transferred internationally, we ensure that appropriate safeguards are in place in accordance with UK GDPR requirements.
9. Contact Information
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or the way we handle your data, please contact:
Data Controller:
LINGUOCOMMERCE LTD
Email: info@regina-arts.com
Registered office: Unit 13 Freeland Park, Wareham Road, Lytchett Matravers, Poole, England, BH16 6FA
If you are not satisfied with our response, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO): https://www.ico.org.uk