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Privacy Policy

Last updated: 13/08/2026

The Painting Restorer respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal information.

This Privacy Policy explains what information we may collect when you visit thepaintingrestorer.com, contact us or use our services, how we use that information, and the rights you have in relation to it.

For the purposes of UK data protection law, the data controller is:

BROWN AND BROWN FINE ART SPECIALISTS LIMITED,

FLAT 5, BLOCK C, AVIATOR COURT, YORK, YO30 4UZ


Email: thepaintingrestorer@gmail.com
Telephone: 07951 442803

1. Information We May Collect

We may collect personal information that you provide directly to us, including:

  • Your name
  • Email address
  • Telephone number
  • Postal address
  • Information provided when making an enquiry
  • Details about artwork, paintings or other items you ask us to assess or restore
  • Photographs or other files you send to us
  • Information relating to quotations, bookings or services we provide
  • Correspondence between you and us

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

  • Your IP address
  • Browser type and version
  • Device type
  • Operating system
  • Pages visited
  • Approximate location derived from your IP address
  • How you arrived at and interact with our website

Some of this information may be collected through cookies or analytics services.

2. How We Use Your Information

We may use your personal information to:

  • Respond to enquiries
  • Discuss potential restoration or conservation work
  • Assess items and prepare quotations
  • Arrange appointments or collections
  • Provide services you have requested
  • Communicate with you about ongoing work
  • Maintain business and customer records
  • Process payments and manage invoices
  • Improve our website and services
  • Monitor the performance and security of our website
  • Comply with legal, accounting and regulatory obligations
  • Prevent fraud, misuse or security issues

We will only use personal information where we have a lawful basis for doing so.

3. Our Lawful Bases for Processing

Depending on the circumstances, we may process your personal information because:

Contract – processing is necessary to provide a quotation, take steps at your request before entering into an agreement, or provide services you have asked us to carry out.

Legitimate interests – processing is necessary for the reasonable operation of our business, such as responding to enquiries, maintaining records, improving our services and protecting our website.

Legal obligation – we may need to retain or process certain information to comply with tax, accounting or other legal requirements.

Consent – in some circumstances we may ask for your consent before using your information, for example for certain forms of marketing or optional website technologies.

Where we rely on consent, you may withdraw that consent at any time.

4. Contact Forms and Enquiries

If you contact us through our website, by email, telephone or another method, we may retain the information you provide so that we can respond to your enquiry and maintain a record of our correspondence.

Information submitted through the website may be delivered to us by email and may also be temporarily or permanently stored within the website or its hosting systems.

Please avoid sending sensitive personal information unless it is necessary for your enquiry.

5. Photographs and Information About Artwork

As part of an enquiry or restoration project, you may provide photographs and information relating to paintings, artwork, frames or other objects.

We may retain these materials where reasonably necessary to:

  • Assess your enquiry
  • Prepare a quotation
  • Plan or document restoration work
  • Maintain a record of work carried out
  • Deal with queries relating to completed work

We will not normally publish photographs of privately owned artwork for marketing or promotional purposes without appropriate permission.

6. Cookies

Our website may use cookies and similar technologies.

Cookies are small files or pieces of information stored on your computer, tablet, phone or other device when you visit a website.

Some cookies are necessary for the website to function correctly. Other cookies may be used for purposes such as analytics, preferences, embedded content or measuring website performance.

Where required, we will ask for your permission before placing optional cookies or similar technologies on your device.

You can manage your cookie preferences through the cookie controls provided on the website and through your browser settings.

For further information, please see our Cookie Policy or cookie preference tool, where provided.

7. Website Analytics

We may use analytics services to understand how visitors use our website.

These services may collect information such as pages visited, time spent on the website, approximate geographical location, device information and how visitors reached the website.

Where analytics technologies require consent, they will only be activated after the appropriate consent has been provided.

Analytics information is generally used in aggregated form to help us understand website usage and improve the website and our services.

8. Third-Party Services

We may use trusted third-party companies to help operate our website and business.

These may include providers of:

  • Website hosting
  • Email services
  • Website maintenance and security
  • Analytics
  • Payment processing
  • Accounting or bookkeeping software
  • Cloud storage and backups
  • Appointment or enquiry management services
  • Spam and fraud prevention

These organisations may process personal information on our behalf where necessary to provide their services.

We only aim to use service providers that provide appropriate safeguards for personal information.

9. Embedded Content and External Websites

Pages on this website may include content provided by third parties, such as maps, videos, social media content or other embedded services.

These third parties may collect information about your interaction with their services and may use cookies or similar technologies.

Our website may also contain links to external websites.

We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of third-party websites and recommend reviewing their privacy policies separately.

10. Sharing Your Information

We do not sell your personal information.

We may share personal information where reasonably necessary with trusted service providers who assist us in running our business.

We may also disclose information where:

  • Required by law
  • Required by a court, regulator or public authority
  • Necessary to establish, exercise or defend legal claims
  • Necessary to protect our business, customers or other individuals from fraud or unlawful activity

11. International Data Transfers

Some of the companies or technology providers we use may process or store information outside the United Kingdom.

Where personal information is transferred internationally, we will take reasonable steps to ensure appropriate safeguards are in place in accordance with applicable UK data protection law.

12. How Long We Keep Your Information

We only aim to retain personal information for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected.

The length of time information is retained may depend on the nature of our relationship with you.

For example:

  • General enquiries may be retained for a reasonable period in case you contact us again.
  • Customer and project records may be retained for longer where they form part of the history of restoration work carried out.
  • Invoices and financial records may be retained for the period required by applicable tax and accounting rules.
  • Website security logs and technical information may be retained for shorter periods unless required to investigate a security incident.

When information is no longer required, we will take reasonable steps to securely delete or anonymise it.

13. Keeping Your Information Secure

We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect the personal information we hold against accidental loss, misuse, unauthorised access, alteration or disclosure.

However, no method of transmitting or storing information electronically can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

14. Your Data Protection Rights

Depending on the circumstances and the lawful basis under which your information is processed, you may have rights including the right to:

  • Ask for a copy of the personal information we hold about you
  • Ask us to correct inaccurate or incomplete information
  • Ask us to delete your personal information
  • Ask us to restrict how your information is used
  • Object to certain uses of your information
  • Ask for certain information to be transferred to you or another organisation
  • Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent

Not all of these rights apply in every circumstance.

If you would like to exercise any of your rights, please contact us using the details provided in this Privacy Policy.

We may need to verify your identity before responding to a request.

15. Marketing

We may occasionally contact existing or prospective customers about our services where permitted by law.

Where consent is required for marketing communications, we will obtain it before sending them.

You can ask us to stop sending marketing communications at any time by contacting us or using any unsubscribe option provided.

16. Children’s Information

Our website and services are not specifically intended for children and we do not knowingly seek to collect personal information directly from children through the website.

If we become aware that personal information relating to a child has been provided to us unnecessarily, we will take appropriate steps to manage or remove that information.

17. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes to our website, services, business practices or legal requirements.

The latest version will always be published on this page.

18. Contacting Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or about how we use your personal information, please contact:

BROWN AND BROWN FINE ART SPECIALISTS LIMITED
FLAT 5, BLOCK C, AVIATOR COURT, YORK, YO30 4UZ

Email: thepaintingrestorer@gmail.com
Telephone: 07951 442803

19. Complaints

If you have concerns about how we handle your personal information, please contact us first and we will do our best to resolve the issue.

You also have the right to raise a concern with the UK’s data protection regulator, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO).

Further information about your data protection rights and how to contact the ICO can be found on the Information Commissioner’s Office website.