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Last updated: 16 October 2026

Inkster Studios Ltd ("we", "us", "our") is committed to protecting your personal data. This policy explains what information we collect through the website at inksterstudios.com, why we collect it, who we share it with, and what rights you have.

1. Who is responsible for your data

Inkster Studios Ltd is the data controller for personal data collected through this website. This means we decide how and why your data is used.

2. What information we collect

We only collect information you choose to give us:

• Enquiry form: your name, email address, phone number (optional), business name (optional) and the message you write.
• Direct contact: anything you send us by email, phone, WhatsApp or social media, including the details you share about your project.
• Client records: if you become a client, the details needed to build, host and manage your website, and to issue invoices and keep accounts.

We do not ask for, and do not knowingly collect, special category data (such as health or religious information) through this website. Please don't include this in your enquiry.

3. How and why we use your information

Purpose	What we use	Legal basis
Replying to your enquiry and arranging a consultation	Name, email, phone, business, message	Steps you asked us to take before entering a contract (UK GDPR Art. 6(1)(b))
Providing and managing your website and hosting	Contact and account details, website content	Performance of a contract (Art. 6(1)(b))
Invoicing, accounts and tax records	Name, business details, billing details	Legal obligation (Art. 6(1)(c)) and legitimate interests (Art. 6(1)(f))
Keeping the website secure and working	Technical data held by our hosting provider	Legitimate interests (Art. 6(1)(f))

We do not use your information for automated decision-making or profiling. We do not sell your data, and we do not use it for third-party marketing.

4. Who we share your information with

We only share information where needed to run the service. These providers process data on our behalf:

• Web3Forms: processes enquiry form submissions and emails them to us.
• Hostinger: hosts this website and its files, and provides our email and DNS services.
• Google (Google Fonts): serves the fonts used on this website. When your browser loads a page, your IP address is sent to Google. See Google's privacy policy at policies.google.com/privacy.
• Meta (WhatsApp) and Instagram: only if you contact us through these platforms, under their own privacy terms.

Where these providers are located outside the UK or EEA, transfers rely on appropriate safeguards, such as the UK Extension to the EU-US Data Privacy Framework or Standard Contractual Clauses, as applicable to each provider.

5. How long we keep your information

• Enquiries from people who do not become clients: 12 months from the date of your enquiry, then deleted.
• Client records: for the length of your contract. Financial records, such as invoices and payment records, are kept for 6 years after the contract ends, as required by law for accounting and tax purposes.
• Correspondence relating to a live project: for as long as the project is active, then as above.

6. Cookies

This website does not use advertising, tracking or analytics cookies. It only uses cookies that are strictly necessary for it to work, such as those set by our hosting provider for security and performance. Google Fonts does not set cookies, but it does receive your IP address as described above. You can clear or block cookies in your browser settings at any time.

7. Keeping your information safe

We use encrypted connections (HTTPS), secure hosting, and limit access to personal data to Max Inkster, who runs the business. No method of transmission over the internet is completely secure, so we cannot guarantee absolute security, but we take reasonable steps to protect your information.

8. Your rights

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

• access the personal data we hold about you
• ask us to correct inaccurate or incomplete data
• ask us to delete your data, where it is no longer needed
• restrict or object to how we use your data
• request your data in a portable format
• withdraw consent, where we rely on consent

To use any of these rights, email maxinksterweb@outlook.com. We will respond within one month. We may need to confirm your identity first.

9. Complaints

If you have a concern, please contact us first so we can try to put it right. You also have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) at ico.org.uk or on 0303 123 1113.

10. Changes to this policy

We may update this policy from time to time. The date at the top shows when it was last changed. The most current version is always the one on this page.

11. Contact us

Questions about this policy or your data? Email maxinksterweb@outlook.com or call 07983 433 691.