Privacy Policy

Paul Shanley – Fine Art Photography
Website: www.pauluk.net
Last updated: 15 October 2026

1. Introduction

Paul Shanley – Fine Art Photography respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal information.

This Privacy Policy explains how information is collected, used and protected when you visit www.pauluk.net, contact us or purchase fine-art photographic prints.

2. Information We Collect

We may collect the following personal information:

  • Your name and email address when you submit an enquiry through our Contact page.

  • Your name, billing address, delivery address and contact details when you place an order.

  • Details of your purchase and communications relating to your order.

  • Technical information about website visits, including information collected through cookies and website analytics, subject to your cookie preferences.

We do not operate a newsletter or marketing mailing list.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use personal information to:

  • Respond to enquiries.

  • Process and fulfil orders for photographic prints.

  • Arrange printing, packaging and delivery.

  • Provide customer service and resolve any order-related issues.

  • Maintain appropriate business and financial records.

  • Operate, secure and improve the website.

We process personal information where necessary to fulfil a contract, comply with legal obligations, pursue legitimate business interests or, where required, with your consent.

4. Payments and Order Fulfilment

Our website is hosted by Squarespace, which provides our online shop and checkout facilities.

Payments are processed through the payment services enabled on our website. We do not receive or store customers' full payment card details.

Photographic prints are produced through WhiteWall, our professional printing and fulfilment partner. Information necessary to produce and deliver an order may be shared with WhiteWall and relevant delivery companies.

5. Cookies and Analytics

Our website uses essential cookies to support its operation and may use optional cookies to help us understand website usage.

Visitors can accept, decline or manage optional cookies through the cookie banner and subsequently review their choices using the Cookie Preferences control on our website.

Further details about the cookies used by the website should be provided in our cookie information.

6. Sharing and International Transfers

We share personal information only where reasonably necessary to operate the website, process payments, fulfil orders, comply with legal obligations or provide customer support.

Service providers may process information outside the United Kingdom. Where applicable, we rely on appropriate data protection safeguards for international transfers.

We do not sell customers' personal information.

7. How Long We Keep Information

We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this policy.

Order and financial records may be retained for periods required by applicable tax and accounting laws. General enquiries are retained only while reasonably necessary for correspondence and related business purposes.

8. Your Rights

Under applicable UK data protection law, you may have the right to:

  • Request access to personal information held about you.

  • Request correction of inaccurate information.

  • Request deletion of information in certain circumstances.

  • Object to or request restriction of certain processing.

  • Request transfer of eligible personal information.

  • Withdraw consent where processing relies on consent.

You also have the right to raise concerns with the UK Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) at www.ico.org.uk.

9. Contact

For questions about this Privacy Policy or requests concerning your personal information, please use the Contact page at www.pauluk.net.

Data controller: Paul Shanley, United Kingdom.

10. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy to reflect changes to our website, services or legal requirements. The latest version will be published on this page.