I’m Katie Bowden, a sole trader trading as Katie Bowden Art. I’m a wedding and event artist, offering live canvas paintings, guest illustrations and commissioned pieces across the UK. I’m the person responsible for any personal information you share with me through this website (the data controller). My website address is: https://www.katiebowden.co.uk.
This website is built using Elementor and hosted by Hostinger.
Cupid & Co is a separate business that I run with Lissie. It has its own website and its own arrangements, and this policy covers only Katie Bowden Art.
I collect personal data to:
Respond to enquiries
Confirm bookings and send proposals
Provide my services at your event
Take payments
Improve your experience on my site
Name, email address, phone number
Event date, location, guest numbers
Form responses or messages you send me through this website
I use trusted third-party platforms to look after your data securely:
Dubsado – for form submissions, contracts, proposals, invoicing, and client emails
Google Mail – for my contact form and follow-up emails
Stripe and Klarna – to take payments securely
Hostinger – my hosting provider, where this website is stored
Elementor – used to build and manage this website and its forms
Google Analytics – to see how people use this site, but only if you accept cookies
Instagram, Facebook, TikTok – if you contact me through social media, enter a giveaway, or click through from an ad
I only collect what I need to look after you properly, and I never sell your data or share it for unrelated purposes.
If comments are switched on, I collect the data shown in the comment form, plus your IP address and browser user agent to help detect spam.
A hashed version of your email may be sent to Gravatar to check for a linked profile image. Their privacy policy is here: https://automattic.com/privacy/
If you upload images to this site, please avoid including embedded location data (EXIF GPS), as this can be accessed by others.
I use cookies to improve your browsing experience and to track anonymous site usage. For example:
When you comment or log in
When you accept or decline cookies
When embedded services (like social media) load content
Analytics cookies are only used if you accept them in the cookie banner. You can also manage or disable cookies in your browser settings.
This site may include embedded content (for example Instagram posts or YouTube videos). These behave exactly as if you had visited the other website directly. They may:
Collect data about you
Use cookies
Track your interaction if you’re logged into their platform
I only share your data with the platforms I need to run my work:
Stripe and Klarna, for secure payments
Dubsado, for client bookings and communications
Google, for email and website analytics
Hosting and web tools, such as Hostinger and Elementor
Meta (Facebook/Instagram) and TikTok, if you get in touch with me through those platforms
Enquiry and booking forms: stored in Dubsado for as long as accounting and legal rules require
Comments: kept indefinitely if comments are switched on
Registered users: personal information is stored on your profile and you can view, edit or delete it at any time
You can ask me for a copy of the personal data I hold about you, ask me to correct it, or ask me to delete it. Just email me at katiebowdendesign@gmail.com.
