Our website address is: https://www.katiebowden.co.uk. We are Katie Bowden Art — a luxury live wedding and event painting service, offering bespoke canvas pieces and guest illustrations across the UK.
This website is built using Elementor and hosted on SiteGround.
We collect personal data to:
Respond to enquiries
Confirm bookings and send proposals
Provide event services
Process payments
Improve your experience on our site
Name, email address, phone number
Event date, location, guest numbers
Form responses or messages submitted via our website
We use trusted third-party platforms to securely handle your data:
Dubsado – for form submissions, contracts, proposals, invoicing, and client emails
Google Mail – for one contact form and follow-up communication
Stripe – to securely process payments
SiteGround – our hosting provider, where the site’s backend is stored
Elementor – used to build and manage the visual content and forms on our website
Instagram, Facebook, TikTok – if you contact us via social media, enter a giveaway, or click through ads
We only collect what we need to serve you effectively and do not sell or share your data for unrelated purposes.
If comments are enabled, we collect the data shown in the form, your IP address, and browser user agent to 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 the site, avoid including embedded location data (EXIF GPS), as this can be accessed by others.
We use cookies to improve your browsing experience and track anonymous site usage. For example:
When you comment or log in
When you accept or reject cookies
When embedded services (like social media) load content
You can manage or disable cookies in your browser settings.
Our site may include embedded content (e.g. Instagram posts, YouTube videos). These behave exactly as if you visited the source site directly. They may:
Collect data about you
Use cookies
Track your interaction if you’re logged into their platform
We only share your data with platforms essential to our service delivery:
Stripe, for secure payments
Dubsado, for client bookings and communications
Google, for email communications
Hosting and web tools, such as SiteGround and Elementor
Meta (Facebook/Instagram) and TikTok, if you engage with us through those platforms
Enquiry and booking forms: stored in Dubsado in accordance with accounting and legal requirements
Comments: retained indefinitely if enabled
Registered users: can view, edit, or delete their own profile data anytime (except usernames)
You have the right to:
Access a copy of your personal data
Request corrections or deletion
Withdraw consent
Request that your data be sent to you
Lodge a complaint with the ICO
To request access or changes to your data, please email: hello@katiebowden.co.uk
We use secure, GDPR-compliant systems and take every reasonable step to protect your information. Only authorised personnel can access your data.
Form submissions: sent securely to Dubsado or Google Mail
Payments: processed via Stripe
Comments (if used): may be filtered through an automated spam detection service
