Privacy Policy oLD

Hi there! Alex here (the owner of Pretty Cosy Chai, also called Pretty Cosy Chai Studio sometimes). Data privacy matters a great deal to me when I’m online. So, I’d like to take a moment to tell you how your data is handled when you interact with this website.

ABOUT PRETTY COSY CHAI

Pretty Cosy Chai is my art and design business.

This website is the home for my art & design business, a place where I:

Share my creative journey
Share the art I make
Promote my art and products
Discuss various things relevant to artistic journey

As an artist/designer, I sell my art exclusively on print-on-demand and digital marketplaces online. This means all aspects of ecommerce are taken care of by other merchants for me to two exceptions: design production & marketing. This website is the heart of my business marketing.

DEFINITIONS

PERSONAL DATA

Personal data, in the context of this privacy policy, means any personal data that makes it possible for others to identify you. These include such things as your name, your IP address and your email address.

DATA CONTROLLER

I, Alex, is the data controller here, meaning the party who decides what data is needed therefore processed, the basis for data processing and how long data is retained.

DATA PROCESSING

Data processing here means data collection, use, processing, analysis and storing.

THIS WEBSITE

To run this website, I use the following service providers:

WordPress.com | Website hosting & security
Fastmail | Email Provider

If you choose to interact with this website, you’d typically do so in 3 ways:

Browse & interact with the website
Browse, read & comment on blog posts
Contact me directly via email

Please note that, as you interact with this website and its blog, some of your personal data is being processed by WordPress.com, in accordance with its privacy policy, and myself in the ways set out in this privacy policy. WordPress.com processes your data on my behalf.

DEFINITION

Personal data, in the context of this privacy policy, means any personal data that make it possible for others to identify you. These include such things as your name, your IP address and your email address.

At any point in time, in accordance with GDPR, the new data protection law, you have a right to:

Enquire into what data is being used
Enquire into why your data is being used
Enquire into who is using your data
Enquire into how your data is being used
Enquire into how long your data is being used for
Request that your data be deleted from where they are stored (this won’t cost you a thing; it’s a legal requirement under the GDPR)

To enquire into how we use your data or send a deletion request, please drop me a line at prettycosychaistudio(at)veryfast(dot)biz and I’ll be more than happy to answer your questions and/or action your deletion request.

Please note that the above email is only given for GDPR compliance purposes

WEBSITE HOSTING & SECURITY

TO RUN AND MANAGE THIS WEBSITE, I USE THE FOLLOWING SERVICE PROVIDERS:

WordPress.com – website provider

WordPress.com operates under its own privacy and cookie policy: WordPress.com – Privacy Policy

Note: WordPress.com is a trading name of Automattic and Gravatar is a service offered by Automattic.

THIRD PARTY SERVICE PROVIDERS

I do NOT, at this stage, use anything else on this blog, meaning no plugins, google analytics, email building list service such as Mailchimp, ads or other third-party service providers.

YOUR DATA & THIS WEBSITE

When you visit this website, you can interact with it the following ways:

Browse & interact with the website

WHAT DATA IS COLLECTED

Type of Activity	Unidentifiable Data Collected	Legal Basis for Data Collection
Browsing	1. Country 2. Device Type 3. Town	1.To allow the business to be discovered 2. To allow you to read our blog and gain value from out content

I do NOT:

Run ads on this blog
Use your unidentifiable data in anyway

SECURITY

This website is hosted and operated by WordPress.com, meaning security is solely the responsibility of WordPress.com.

In addition, I also follow good practices in terms of account security when using WordPress.com.

Like I said above, if you’re no longer happy with you personal data ending up with me and being used the ways described above, drop me an email to request that your data be deleted from my mailbox or WordPress.com website and I’ll action your request upon receipt.

I’m reachable at prettycosychaistudio(at)veryfast(dot)biz.

ENQUIRING INTO HOW YOUR DATA IS USED AS YOU INTERACT WITH THIS BLOG

Contact me at prettycosychaistudio(at)veryfast(dot)biz if you wish to enquire about the data (what data is being used by who, where, how, for how long and why).

POLICY UPDATE

I may update this privacy policy as needed in the future. I recommend you visit it regularly to ensure you are up-to-date with its latest version.

Last updated: Aug 2025

Under the GDPR, the new data protection law, you have the following rights:

Your right of access – You have the right to ask us for copies of your personal information
Your right to rectification – You have the right to ask us to rectify information you think is inaccurate. You also have the right to ask us to complete information you think is incomplete
Your right to erasure – You have the right to ask us to erase your personal information in certain circumstances
Your right to restriction of processing –You have the right to ask us to restrict the processing of your information in certain circumstances
Your right to object to processing –You have the the right to object to the processing of your personal data in certain circumstances
Your right to data portability –You have the right to ask that we transfer the information you gave us to another organisation, or to you, in certain circumstances

You are not required to pay any charges for exercising your rights. If you make a request, I have one month to respond to you.

INFORMATION COMMISSIONER’S OFFICE

You can also contact the Information Commissioner’s Office at Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF or by phone on 0303 123 1113.

IMPORTANT NOTE

The email provided in this privacy policy is only provided for GDPR related queries in compliance with the law. Emails sent for non GDPR reasons may not receive a response.