Privacy Policy

1. Who I am

I am an independent creative practitioner working at the intersection of ritual craft, animist practice, and material exploration.

This website exists to share my work, offer information about projects, and, where relevant, enable contact or purchases.

2. What personal data I collect

I may collect and process the following personal data:

  • Name

  • Address and location

  • Email address

  • Any information you choose to send via contact forms or email

  • Website usage data (such as pages visited and time spent on site)

  • Technical data such as IP address, browser type, and device information - This data is anonymised.

  • Cookie and analytics data

I do not intentionally collect any sensitive personal data unless you choose to share it with me.

3. How your data is collected

Your data may be collected when you:

  • Fill in a contact form

  • Subscribe to a newsletter (if available)

  • Send an email directly

  • Browse the website (via cookies and analytics tools)

  • Make a purchase

This website may use third-party services such as analytics providers, email platforms, payment processors, or embedded social media content.

4. Why I collect your data

Under UK GDPR, I only process personal data when I have a lawful basis to do so. These include:

  • Consent – for example, if you sign up to a mailing list

  • Contract – if you purchase something or commission work

  • Legitimate interest – such as understanding how the website is used, improving services, or responding to enquiries

  • Legal obligation – for example, keeping financial records where required

5. How I use your data

Your information may be used to:

  • Respond to messages or enquiries

  • Provide services or fulfil orders

  • Send occasional updates (if you have opted in)

  • Improve the website and understand how it is used

  • Maintain basic administrative and legal records

I do not sell or trade personal data. We will notify you of any data breaches from squarespace or any other third party hosting platforms that we use.

6. Cookies and analytics

This website may use cookies to:

  • Understand how visitors use the site

  • Improve performance and content

  • Remember basic preferences (if applicable) and if the option to save data has been selected

Cookies may be set by services such as website hosting platforms or analytics tools.

You can control or disable cookies through your browser settings. When required, a cookie consent banner will be used to allow you to accept or reject non-essential cookies, this may affect the user experience.

All personal information is handle in accordance to UK GDPR.

7. Third-party services

I may use trusted third-party providers to operate this website, such as:

  • Website hosting services

  • Email or newsletter platforms

  • Payment processors (if applicable)

  • Analytics tools

  • Embedded content (e.g. Instagram, video platforms)

These providers only process your personal data to the extent necessary to provide their services to us and are required to do so in accordance with applicable data protection laws.

Some of these providers may store data outside the UK. When this happens, appropriate safeguards are used to ensure your data is protected by the relevant parties.

8. How long I keep your data

I only retain personal data for as long as necessary:

  • Contact enquiries: typically up to 12 months

  • Newsletter data: until you unsubscribe

  • Customer or transaction records: up to 6 years (for tax/legal purposes)

  • Analytics data: as per provider settings (anonymised or time-limited)

9. Your rights

Under UK GDPR, you have the right to:

  • Access the personal data I hold about you

  • Request correction of inaccurate data

  • Request deletion of your data

  • Object to or restrict processing

  • Withdraw consent at any time (for example, unsubscribing from emails)

  • Request transfer of your data to another provider

  • Requests will be responded to in accordance with UK GDPR, normally within one month of receipt. Where permitted by law, we may request proof of identity before processing your request.

To exercise any of these rights, contact me at: ofsoilandspirits@gmail.com

10. Data security

The hosting provider takes reasonable steps to protect your data from loss, misuse, or unauthorised access. This includes using secure platforms and limiting access to personal information where possible.

However, no method of transmission over the internet is completely secure.

If you are under 13, please only share personal information with this website if you have permission from a parent or guardian.

We will notify you of any data breaches from squarespace or any other third party hosting platforms that we use.

11. External links

This website may contain links to other websites. I am not responsible for the privacy practices or content of external sites.

12. Changes to this policy

I may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The most recent version will always be available on this page.

13. Contact

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how your data is handled, you can contact:

Jack Antony
ofsoil&spirits@gmail.com

14.Compaints

Data Protection Complaints Procedure

Of Soil And Spirits Last reviewed: 19/06/2026

About this procedure

This procedure explains how to make a complaint about the way OF SOIL AND SPIRITS has handled your personal data, and how we will deal with it. It reflects the right, in force from 19 June 2026, to bring a data protection complaint directly to us before raising it with the Information Commissioner's Office.

A complaint is any concern you have that we may have handled your personal data in a way that breaks data protection law. You do not need to use any particular wording or quote any legislation. If you tell us you are unhappy with how we have used your information, we will treat that as a complaint.

How to make a complaint

You can make a complaint using whichever of these methods suits you best. You do not have to use a particular one.

  • By email to: ofsoilandspirits@gmail.com

  • By phone on: 07376600004

If you raise a concern with us through social media or in conversation, that still counts as a complaint and we will act on it. Where it makes sense, we may ask you for a private contact method, such as an email address, so we can deal with your complaint properly and keep your information secure.

If we are not sure whether you are making a data protection complaint, we will ask you to confirm, rather than assume one way or the other.

In the situation where a third party is involved, we require the customer to contact us directly so we can resolve the complaint in compliance with UK GDPR.

What we need to investigate your complaint

To look into your complaint properly, it helps if you can give us:

  • Your name and a way to contact you.

  • A description of what happened and why you think your personal data was handled incorrectly.

  • The dates or rough timeframe of the events, if you know them.

  • Any reference numbers, emails, letters, screenshots or other documents that relate to your complaint.

  • What outcome you are hoping for.

If we need more information to investigate, we will ask you for it as soon as we can. We will only ask for what we genuinely need to look into your concern.

Proof of identity

In most cases we will not need to confirm your identity, especially where we already know who you are or have enough information to be confident. We will not ask for ID unnecessarily.

Where we do have a genuine doubt about who you are, we may ask you to confirm your identity before we share any personal information or act on the complaint. We will ask for this as early as possible so it does not hold things up. Where ID is needed, we accept:

  • A copy of a current passport or photocard driving licence, and

  • A recent document showing your name and address, such as a utility bill, bank statement or council tax letter dated within the last [three] months.

We will only ask for the minimum needed to be satisfied of your identity.

Complaining on behalf of someone else

You can make a complaint for another person, for example as a family member, friend, solicitor or other representative. Before we share any of that person's information or act on the complaint, we will need to be satisfied that you are authorised to act for them. We accept:

  • A signed letter of authority from the person you are acting for, confirming they are happy for you to make the complaint and for us to deal with you about it, or

  • A Lasting or Enduring Power of Attorney, or other legal authority, where the person cannot give authority themselves, or

  • For a child, evidence of parental responsibility where the child is too young to act for themselves.

We may also need to confirm the identity of the person you are acting for, and your own identity, in the same way set out above.

What happens after you complain

We acknowledge your complaint. We will confirm we have received your complaint within 30 days. This 30-day period starts the day after we receive it. Acknowledging your complaint is not the same as resolving it; it simply confirms that we have it and are looking into it. Where we can, we will reply using the same method you used to contact us.

We investigate. We begin looking into your complaint without undue delay rather than waiting out the 30 days. We gather the relevant facts, make any enquiries we need to, and consider all the circumstances. We may come back to you for clarification or further detail.

We keep you informed. While we investigate, we will keep you updated on progress. This may include giving you a point of contact, telling you when you can expect a response, and explaining the reasons for any delay.

We explain the outcome. Once we have finished, we will tell you the outcome without unjustifiable delay. We will explain what we have done to resolve your complaint, any action we have taken as a result, and, where we believe we have acted in line with data protection law, our reasons for that. We will give you enough information to understand our decision. If a complaint is straightforward and we can resolve it within the first 30 days, we may give you the outcome at the same time as acknowledging it, rather than separately.

We keep records. We keep a record of your complaint, including when we received it, our acknowledgement, the relevant correspondence and conversations, the outcome, and any action taken. We keep these records only for as long as we need them.

If you are not happy with the outcome

If you are unhappy with how we have dealt with your complaint, please tell us and we will see whether we can explain our decision further or look at it again.

You also have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner's Office at any time. You do not have to wait for us to finish. You can contact them at:

Information Commissioner's Office Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF Helpline: 0303 123 1113 www.ico.org.uk