Privacy Policy

Last updated: 24 June 2026

This Privacy Policy explains how Art of Publishing Limited collects, uses and protects your personal information when you visit our website, contact us, subscribe to our mailing list or buy from us.

In this policy, “we”, “us” and “our” means Art of Publishing Limited, a company registered in England and Wales under company number 9389925, with registered office at TC BSG Valentine, Lynton House, 7-12 Tavistock Square, London, United Kingdom, WC1H 9BQ.

For privacy enquiries, contact us at:

Email: info@artofpublishing.net
Postal address: 20 Marsden Street, London, NW5 3HD

1. Information we collect

We may collect the following information:

Information you provide to us

This may include:

  • your name;

  • email address;

  • billing address;

  • delivery address;

  • phone number;

  • order details;

  • payment and transaction information;

  • newsletter preferences;

  • messages you send to us;

  • information you provide when joining a waiting list, project-specific mailing list or general mailing list.

We do not store your full card details. Payments are processed by our payment providers.

Information collected automatically

When you use our website, we may collect technical information such as:

  • IP address;

  • browser type and version;

  • device information;

  • pages visited;

  • links clicked;

  • referring website;

  • date and time of visits;

  • approximate location based on IP address;

  • cookie and analytics information.

Our website is hosted on Squarespace, which may collect visitor data needed to run, protect and improve the website. Squarespace explains that its sites use visitor data to operate correctly, and that ecommerce sites may provide order information to Squarespace and connected payment/shipping providers.

2. How we use your information

We use your information to:

  • process and fulfil orders;

  • take payment;

  • arrange delivery;

  • provide order updates;

  • respond to enquiries;

  • manage returns, refunds and customer service;

  • maintain customer records;

  • comply with accounting, tax and legal obligations;

  • prevent fraud and protect our website;

  • improve our website and customer experience;

  • send marketing emails where you have signed up or where we are otherwise allowed to do so;

  • manage project-specific mailing lists, waiting lists, updates and product drops.

3. Our lawful bases for using your information

We use your personal information under the following lawful bases:

Contract

We use your information to process and deliver orders, communicate with you about purchases, and provide customer service.

Legal obligation

We may need to keep records for tax, accounting, VAT, company law and consumer law purposes.

Legitimate interests

We may use information where it is necessary for our legitimate business interests, provided those interests do not override your rights. This may include:

  • responding to enquiries;

  • improving our website;

  • keeping business records;

  • preventing fraud;

  • managing customer relationships;

  • understanding how our website is used;

  • promoting similar products or projects to existing customers where permitted.

Consent

We rely on consent for certain activities, including:

  • sending email marketing where consent is required;

  • placing non-essential cookies where consent is required;

  • adding you to specific mailing lists or waiting lists where you have opted in.

You can withdraw consent at any time.

4. Email marketing and mailing lists

You may sign up to receive updates from us, including general Art of Publishing news, product drops, project-specific updates and waiting list communications.

We may operate separate mailing lists for different projects. For example, if you join a project-specific waiting list, we may use that list to send updates about that project and closely related Art of Publishing news.

You can unsubscribe at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link in our emails or contacting us directly.

5. Who we share your information with

We only share personal information where necessary. This may include sharing information with:

  • Squarespace, our website and ecommerce platform;

  • payment processors, such as Squarespace Payments, Stripe, PayPal or similar providers;

  • shipping platforms and couriers, including services used to arrange domestic and international delivery;

  • fulfilment, packing or warehousing partners;

  • email marketing providers;

  • analytics providers;

  • IT, hosting and security providers;

  • professional advisers, including accountants, lawyers and insurers;

  • HMRC, regulators, law enforcement or other authorities where required.

We do not sell your personal information.

6. International transfers

Some of our service providers may process personal information outside the UK. Where this happens, we take steps to ensure appropriate safeguards are in place, such as contractual protections or other lawful transfer mechanisms.

7. How long we keep your information

We keep personal information only for as long as necessary.

As a guide:

  • order and transaction records may usually be kept for up to six years for tax, accounting and legal purposes;

  • customer service correspondence may be kept for as long as needed to deal with the enquiry and any follow-up issues;

  • mailing list data is kept until you unsubscribe or we no longer need the list;

  • cookie and analytics data is kept according to the settings of the relevant platform or provider.

8. Your rights

Under data protection law, you may have rights including the right to:

  • access your personal information;

  • correct inaccurate information;

  • request deletion of your information;

  • restrict or object to certain processing;

  • request transfer of your information;

  • withdraw consent where we rely on consent;

  • complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office.

To exercise your rights, contact us at [insert email].

You can also complain to the UK Information Commissioner’s Office at ico.org.uk if you are unhappy with how we handle your personal information.

9. Cookies

Our website uses cookies and similar technologies. Please see our Cookie Policy below for more information.

10. Changes to this policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The latest version will always be published on this page.