1 The IATTDA is committed to protecting your privacy and maintaining the security of any personal information received from you. We strictly adhere to the requirements of the data protection legislation in the UK.

The purpose of this statement is to explain to you what personal information we collect and how we may use it.

2 i ARTISTS: When you join THE IATTDA as an artist we ask you for your full name, contact details, postal address, phone number, date of birth, and method of payment.

2 ii CUSTOMERS: When you order, we need to know your full name, contact details, postal address and method of payment. This allows us to process and fulfil your order. You have the option to withhold personal information that is not required for the order process.

3 We use your personal information in the following ways:

3 i ARTISTS: To be able to contact regarding services, exhibitions and art fair opportunities, offers and to take and make payments linked to membership payment, exhibition and art fair exhibition payments, and artwork sales.

3 ii CUSTOMERS: To be able to contact regarding services and sales through The IATTDA.

4 We do not sell, rent or exchange your personal information with any third party for commercial reasons.

5 We follow strict security procedures in the storage and disclosure of information which you have given us, to prevent unauthorised access in accordance with the UK data protection legislation.

We use a technology called "cookies" as part of a normal business procedure to track patterns of behaviour of visitors to our site. A cookie is an element of data that our Website sends to your browser which is then stored on your system. You can set your browser to prevent this happening. Any information collected in this way can be used to identify you unless you change your browser settings.

6 We will not transfer your information outside the EEA (European Economic Area) without first obtaining your consent.

7 If you have any questions about privacy please contact us by post: IATTDA, Flat 8 Greenwood, 47 Wayland Close, Bracknell, Berkshire, RG12 9LA, UK.