At Arts Interface, we’re as committed to protecting your personal data as we are to bringing you rigorous, engaging art history writing. This Privacy Policy explains what personal data we collect when you visit our website, subscribe, or purchase an issue, how we use and protect it, and the rights you have. This policy applies to all readers, subscribers, and website visitors, and is designed to comply with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.

Who We Are

Arts Interface is a quarterly art history magazine, published in print and digital formats, offering exhibition reviews, artist spotlights, and in-depth features. We are the data controller for the personal data described in this policy. If you have any questions about this policy or your personal data, please contact us using the details at the bottom of this page.

Information We Collect

Depending on how you interact with us, we may collect the following:

Subscription and order information

  • Name, email address, and postal address (for print subscribers and shipping)
  • Payment information, processed securely when you purchase a single issue or subscription
  • Subscription type and history, including single issues, digital, or print

Student discount verification

  • Your academic email address, used solely to verify eligibility for a student discount at checkout

Trial and account information

  • Email address and account details, if you sign up for our 14-day digital trial or create an online account
  • Reading preferences and archive access history, to improve your experience

Website and communication data

  • Technical information such as IP address, browser type, and pages visited, collected through cookies and similar technologies (see the Cookies section below)
  • Information submitted through our contact form or customer service correspondence
  • Marketing preferences, if you subscribe to our newsletter or promotional emails

How We Use Your Information

We use your personal data to:

  • Process and fulfil your subscription, single-issue purchase, or trial sign-up
  • Deliver print issues to your address or provide access to digital content
  • Verify eligibility for student discounts
  • Process payments and send order confirmations or receipts
  • Send you marketing communications about new issues or offers, if you’ve opted in, which you can unsubscribe from at any time
  • Respond to customer service enquiries
  • Improve our website, content, and overall reader experience
  • Meet legal and accounting obligations

Legal Basis for Processing

Under UK GDPR, we rely on the following legal bases to process your personal data: performance of a contract (fulfilling your subscription or order), your consent (for marketing communications and non-essential cookies), our legitimate interests (such as improving our services and preventing fraud), and compliance with legal obligations.

Sharing Your Information

We do not sell your personal data. We may share it only where necessary to operate our business, including with:

  • Payment processors, to securely handle transactions
  • Printing and distribution partners, to fulfil and deliver print subscriptions
  • Independent stockists, only where necessary for wholesale order fulfilment (stockists do not receive individual reader data)
  • Email and marketing service providers, if you’ve subscribed to our communications
  • Our website and e-commerce platform providers
  • Regulatory or government authorities, where required by law

If we transfer any personal data outside the UK or European Economic Area, we ensure appropriate safeguards are in place, such as UK International Data Transfer Agreements or adequacy decisions.

Data Retention

We retain personal data only as long as necessary for the purposes described in this policy, including for the duration of your subscription and any period required for accounting, tax, or legal record-keeping. Marketing data is retained until you unsubscribe or request deletion.

How We Protect Your Information

We use appropriate technical and organisational measures designed to protect your personal data against unauthorised access, loss, misuse, or disclosure. Our checkout process is encrypted, and payment information is handled by secure, PCI-compliant payment providers.

Cookies and Website Tracking

Our website uses cookies and similar technologies to ensure the site functions properly, remember your preferences, and understand how visitors use our site, including for analytics. Where required, we will ask for your consent before using non-essential cookies. You can manage or withdraw consent at any time through our cookie settings or your browser preferences.

Your Rights

Under UK GDPR, you have the right to:

  • Access the personal data we hold about you
  • Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data
  • Request deletion of your personal data, subject to legal retention requirements
  • Object to or restrict certain processing of your data
  • Request a copy of your data in a portable format
  • Withdraw consent at any time, where consent is the basis for processing
  • Unsubscribe from marketing emails at any time, using the link in any email or by contacting us directly

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details below. We will respond within one month, as required by law. If you are not satisfied with our response, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) at ico.org.uk.

International Readers

We ship internationally and offer worldwide digital access. If you are located outside the UK, your personal data will be processed in accordance with this policy and applicable UK data protection law, and, where relevant, the data protection law of your own country.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or applicable law. The most current version will always be posted on this page, along with the date of the last update.

Contact Us

If you have questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or your personal data, please reach out to us.

Arts Interface Email: [email protected]

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