Who we are
Our website address is: https://lisadeighan.com
Lisa Deighan is a surface pattern designer and illustrator based in the UK.
What personal data we collect and why we collect it
Contact forms
When you fill out our contact form, we collect:
- Your name
- Your email address
- Your message content
- The date and time you submitted the form
Why we collect this: To respond to your enquiry about workshops, design services, or other questions.
Legal basis: Your consent (you must actively tick the consent checkbox to submit the form).
How long we keep it: We keep contact form submissions for up to 12 months. If you become a workshop participant or client, we may keep your details longer as part of our business records.
Marketing emails (optional)
If you tick the checkbox saying “I am happy to be sent emails about new workshops and other information”, we will add your email address to our mailing list.
Why we collect this: To send you updates about new workshops, design work, and related news.
Legal basis: Your explicit consent.
How long we keep it: Until you unsubscribe or ask us to remove you.
You can unsubscribe at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link in any email we send you, or by contacting us.
Website analytics
We use Jetpack Stats to understand how visitors use our website. This collects:
- Pages you visit
- How you arrived at our site (search engine, social media, etc.)
- Your approximate location (country/city level, not your exact address)
- Device type (desktop, mobile, tablet)
- Anonymous browser information
Jetpack Stats does not use cookies and does not track you across other websites.
Why we collect this: To improve our website and understand what content is most useful to visitors.
Legal basis: Legitimate interest (understanding how our business website is used).
For more information, see Automattic’s privacy policy.
Cookies
Our website uses minimal cookies:
Essential cookies: WordPress uses a temporary cookie to check if your browser accepts cookies. This contains no personal data and is deleted when you close your browser.
Jetpack Stats: Does not use cookies.
Contact form: May store a temporary cookie if you submit the form, used to prevent spam. This expires within a few hours.
We do not use advertising cookies or tracking cookies.
Who we share your data with
We do not sell or share your personal data with third parties for marketing purposes.
We only share data with:
Spam protection services: Contact form submissions may be checked through automated spam detection.
Email service provider: If you consent to marketing emails, your email address is stored with our email service provider to send newsletters.
Jetpack/Automattic: Anonymous website usage data (see Analytics section above).
Your rights
Under UK GDPR, you have the right to:
- Access your personal data (ask us what data we hold about you)
- Rectification (ask us to correct inaccurate data)
- Erasure (ask us to delete your data)
- Restrict processing (ask us to limit how we use your data)
- Data portability (receive your data in a portable format)
- Object to processing (ask us to stop using your data for certain purposes)
- Withdraw consent (unsubscribe from marketing emails at any time)
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details below.
How we protect your data
We take security seriously:
- Our website uses HTTPS encryption
- Access to contact form data is restricted to authorized personnel only
- We use secure password protection
- Regular security updates are applied
Complaints
If you have concerns about how we handle your data, you can contact us directly (see below).
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO):
- Website: https://ico.org.uk/make-a-complaint/
- Telephone: 0303 123 1113
Contact us
If you have questions about this privacy policy or want to exercise your data rights, please use our contact form.