Privacy Policy
 

Last updated: 21 August 2026

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Curious Kelp Studio respects your privacy and is committed to handling your personal information responsibly and transparently.

Curious Kelp Studio is an independent science animation studio operated by Biba Burdge.

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If you have any questions about this privacy policy or how your personal information is used, you can contact:

Email: [your Curious Kelp email address]
Contact address: [your business/contact postal address]

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What information I collect

When you contact Curious Kelp Studio through this website, by email or through another professional channel, I may collect information such as:

• your name;

• your email address;

• your organisation or company;

• information you provide about your project, research or enquiry;

• any other information you choose to include in your message.

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The website may also collect limited technical information through cookies and similar technologies. You can manage optional cookies using the cookie settings on this website.

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How your information is used

Your personal information may be used to:

• respond to enquiries;

• discuss potential projects and provide quotations;

• communicate with you about ongoing or prospective work;

• deliver services you have requested;

• maintain appropriate business and financial records;

• operate and improve the Curious Kelp Studio website.

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Information submitted through the contact form will not be added to a marketing mailing list unless you separately choose to sign up for one.

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Lawful basis for using your information

Under UK data protection law, Curious Kelp Studio must have a lawful basis for using personal information.

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For general enquiries, I normally process your information because I have a legitimate interest in responding to people who contact the studio and operating my business.

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Where you contact me about commissioning work, your information may also be processed because it is necessary to take steps at your request before entering into a contract, or to fulfil a contract once we begin working together.

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Where consent is required, for example for certain optional cookies, your information will only be processed with your consent. You can withdraw that consent at any time.

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Who your information may be shared with

I do not sell your personal information.

Your information may be processed by trusted service providers used to operate the business, such as:

• Wix, which hosts this website and its contact forms;

• my business email provider;

• accounting, invoicing or payment providers where required;

• other professional service providers where reasonably necessary to operate the business.

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These providers only receive information where it is necessary for them to provide their services.

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Some technology providers may process information outside the UK. Where this occurs, appropriate safeguards required by applicable data protection law will be used.

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How long your information is kept

General enquiries that do not lead to a project will normally be kept for up to two years after our last communication, unless there is a good reason to keep them for longer.

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Information relating to completed client projects, invoices, contracts and financial records may need to be retained for longer where this is necessary for legal, tax, accounting or business record-keeping purposes.

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Information will not be kept for longer than reasonably necessary.

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Cookies

This website uses cookies and similar technologies.

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Some cookies are necessary for the website to function. Other optional cookies may be used for purposes such as analytics or understanding how visitors use the website.

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Where consent is required, optional cookies will not be used unless you choose to accept them.

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You can change your choices at any time using the Cookie Settings link on the website.

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Your data protection rights

Depending on the circumstances, UK data protection law may give you the right to:

• ask for a copy of the personal information held about you;

• ask for inaccurate information to be corrected;

• ask for your information to be deleted;

• ask for the use of your information to be restricted;

• object to certain uses of your information;

• ask for certain information to be transferred to you or another organisation;

• withdraw consent where consent is the lawful basis being relied upon.

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If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact [your Curious Kelp email address].

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Complaints

If you have concerns about how Curious Kelp Studio uses your personal information, please contact me first so I can try to resolve the issue.

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You also have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), the UK's data protection regulator.

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Changes to this privacy policy

This privacy policy may be updated occasionally to reflect changes to the website, the services Curious Kelp Studio uses or applicable data protection requirements.

The latest version will always be available on this page.