Privacy Notice

1. Who We Are

In this notice, "Bedazzle Arts", "we", "us", or "our" refers to the joint operations of:

• Bedazzle Projects (Registered Charity in England and Wales No. 1140390)
• Bedazzle Arts Ltd (Private Limited Company Registered in England No. 05813460)

We are committed to protecting the privacy, dignity, and rights of the young people, adults, and families we work with.

2. What Personal Data We Collect

When you submit an enquiry through our contact form, we collect the following information:

• Your Full Name
• Your Email Address
• Your Phone Number (optional)
• The Subject and content of your message

Technical Data: For security and spam prevention, we may record basic technical information such as a hashed version of your IP address, browser/device information and the time of submission.

3. Why We Collect It and Legal Basis

We process this personal data to answer your questions, coordinate admissions, process referrals, and direct your enquiry to the correct department of Bedazzle Arts. The legal basis for processing this information is our legitimate interest in responding to public enquiries and maintaining the security of our website.

4. How Long We Retain Your Data

We retain website contact form enquiries securely for up to two years from our last correspondence, after which the data is deleted. If you or a family member goes on to enrol in our Bespoke Education or BAPAA programmes, your information will be retained longer in accordance with our student records retention schedule.

5. Who Has Access & Data Sharing

Your messages are accessed only by authorised Bedazzle Arts administrative staff and programme coordinators who need to review your enquiry.

We do not sell personal data. We only share information where necessary to respond to your enquiry, provide a service, meet a legal obligation, protect someone’s safety, support safeguarding procedures, or maintain our website/email systems.

6. Marketing and Newsletters

If we enable online newsletter subscriptions or email marketing updates in the future, we will collect your consent separately and explicitly using an opt-in checkbox. You will be able to withdraw your marketing consent at any time by clicking the "unsubscribe" link in any newsletter or emailing us.

7. Your Rights

Under data protection law, you have rights including:

• Access: The right to ask us for copies of your personal information.
• Rectification: The right to ask us to rectify personal information you think is inaccurate or complete information you think is incomplete.
• Erasure: The right to ask us to erase your personal information in certain circumstances.
• Restriction: The right to ask us to restrict the processing of your personal information.
• Object: The right to object to the processing of your personal information.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact our administrative team.

8. Website Analytics

We use privacy-friendly website analytics to understand general patterns such as which pages are visited, how visitors find the site, and which devices are used. This helps us improve the website and make information easier to find.

We do not use analytics to collect the content of contact form messages, student details, tutor/admin activity, uploaded resources, or private portal content.

9. Contact Information

If you have any questions about this privacy notice, data protection, or how we handle your enquiries, please write to:

Data Protection & Administration
Bedazzle Arts
Email: officeadmin@bedazzlearts.org