Privacy Policy

Watercolour Mastery is an online learning platform owned and operated by Anne-Marie Bond, providing watercolour mentoring, creative workshops, online courses and private tuition for adult learners.

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

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

Personal Information

• Your name
• Email address
• Telephone number (where provided)
• Billing information
• Country of residence
• Any information you choose to include when contacting us

Course Information

If you enrol on one of our courses, we may also record:

• Course bookings
• Attendance
• Learning progress
• Correspondence relating to your course
• Certificates issued

Payment Information

All payments are processed securely through trusted third-party payment providers, including Stripe. We do not store your credit or debit card details. Please refer to Stripe's own Privacy Policy for information about how they process payment information.

Your information is used to:

• Process course bookings
• Provide access to online mentoring and workshops
• Send confirmation emails
• Communicate important course information
• Respond to enquiries
• Provide customer support
• Issue certificates where applicable
• Improve our services and website
• Comply with legal and accounting obligations

We will only use your information where we have a lawful basis to do so.

If you choose to subscribe to our mailing list, we may occasionally send you:

• Course announcements
• Workshop information
• Special events
• Creative inspiration
• News about Watercolour Mastery

You can unsubscribe at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link contained within any email or by contacting us directly.

Many of our courses are delivered live using Zoom.

When attending a live session:

• Your display name may be visible to other participants.
• Your camera and microphone are entirely under your control unless participation is required during the class.
• Some sessions may be recorded for the benefit of enrolled students.

Recordings are provided solely for students enrolled on the course and must not be downloaded, copied, shared or distributed.

Where replay recordings are provided, access is granted only for the period specified for your course.

Replay videos remain the intellectual property of Anne-Marie Bond and Watercolour Mastery. Students may not copy, record, distribute or reproduce any part of the recordings without prior written permission.

Our website uses cookies to improve your browsing experience and understand how visitors use our website. These cookies help us:

• Remember preferences
• Improve website performance
• Analyse visitor behaviour
• Maintain website security

You can manage or disable cookies through your browser settings. Please also see our separate Cookie Policy.

We do not sell your personal information.

Third-Party Service Providers

To help us deliver our services, we work with trusted third-party providers. Depending on how you interact with our website, these may include services for:

• Secure payment processing
• Website hosting
• Website analytics
• Email communications
• Online meeting and course delivery
• Appointment scheduling (where applicable)

These providers process information only where necessary to deliver their services and are expected to handle your information securely and in accordance with applicable data protection laws.

As our website and services evolve, the third-party providers we use may change. This Privacy Policy will be updated where appropriate to reflect any significant changes.

We take appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your personal information against unauthorised access, misuse, loss or disclosure. While no online system can guarantee complete security, we continually work to protect the information entrusted to us.

We retain personal information only for as long as necessary to:

• Deliver our services
• Meet legal and tax obligations
• Resolve disputes
• Maintain appropriate business records

When information is no longer required, it will be securely deleted.

Under UK GDPR, you have the right to:

• Request access to your personal information
• Request correction of inaccurate information
• Request deletion of your personal information (where legally applicable)
• Restrict or object to processing
• Request a copy of your data
• Withdraw consent for marketing communications

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details above.

Our website may contain links to external websites, including social media platforms and third-party services. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of external websites and encourage you to review their own privacy policies before providing personal information.

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in legislation, technology or our business practices. The latest version will always be published on this website together with the date of the most recent update.

If you have any questions regarding this Privacy Policy or the way your information is handled, please contact: