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Privacy Notice

At SASH Tailoring Studio, every client relationship is built on trust. This notice explains what personal data we collect, why we need it, and how we protect it.

Who We Are and How to Contact Us

SASH Tailoring Studio Ltd is the data controller responsible for your personal data. We are a company incorporated in England and Wales (Company No. 17118318).

Email: studio@sashtailoring.com

Phone: 020 3916 6050

Post: SASH Tailoring Studio Ltd, 71–75 Shelton Street, Covent Garden, London WC2H 9JQ

What Data We Collect and Why

We collect personal data only for clear, legitimate purposes. For each purpose we have identified the legal basis on which we rely.

To provide our services (lawful basis: contract performance)

When you place an order or engage us for any service, we collect the information we need to carry out that work, including:

  • Your name, contact details (email, phone, postal address)
  • Body measurements, fitting notes, and garment specifications
  • Order details, design briefs, patterns, and technical specifications
  • Payment information — card payments are handled by a third-party payment processor; we never see or store your card details. Bank transfer details are used solely to receive payment.
  • Photographs of garments, fittings, and work in progress relating to your order

Client intake and onboarding (lawful basis: contract performance / legitimate interests)

When you complete our new client intake form, we collect your name, contact details, business information, and payment preferences in order to set up your account on our systems and manage our working relationship.

Financial records (lawful basis: legal obligation)

We are required by HMRC to retain financial records — including invoices and payment records — for a minimum of six years.

Business communications (lawful basis: legitimate interests)

We retain records of correspondence with you (emails, messages, letters) to manage our relationship, handle queries, and resolve any disputes.

Portfolio and promotional use (lawful basis: consent)

We will only photograph, publish, or use images of your designs, garments, or work for any promotional purpose — including our website, portfolio, or social media — with your prior written consent. You may withdraw that consent at any time by contacting us.

How We Use Your Data

We use your personal data only for the purposes for which it was collected. We do not sell your data to any third party, and we do not use it for automated decision-making or profiling.

Who We Share Your Data With

We work with a small number of trusted third-party providers who process data on our behalf. They may only use your data as we instruct and in accordance with applicable data protection law. The categories of provider we use are:

Order management, CRM, and invoicing: we use cloud-based software to manage client records, orders, estimates, and invoices.

Card payment processing: card payments are handled by a third-party payment processor. We never see or store your card details.

Client intake forms: our new client intake form is hosted by a third-party online forms provider. Information you submit is transferred to our order management system.

Website hosting and analytics: our website is hosted by a third-party platform which may collect standard visitor data such as IP addresses and browsing behaviour.

Business email: we use a third-party provider for our business email. Our business email accounts are processed by that provider.

Instant messaging: we may use instant messaging services to communicate with clients, share order updates, and manage projects. Please be aware that messages sent through such services are processed by the relevant platform provider. If you prefer not to use messaging apps, please contact us by email.

We may also share order details and design information with specialist contractors engaged by us to carry out work on your order. They are bound by confidentiality obligations equivalent to our own.

We do not transfer your personal data outside the United Kingdom, except where the platforms and services we use operate internationally, in which case appropriate safeguards apply under UK GDPR.

How Long We Keep Your Data

Client records and order details6 years from the date of the last order or transaction
Financial records (invoices, payments)6 years, as required by HMRC
Body measurements and fitting notesFor the duration of our working relationship and up to 6 years thereafter, unless you request earlier deletion
Correspondence6 years from the date of the communication
Photographs (promotional use)Until consent is withdrawn

After the relevant retention period, personal data is securely deleted or anonymised.

Your Rights

Under UK data protection law, you have the following rights in relation to your personal data:

Right of accessYou may request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
Right to rectificationYou may ask us to correct any inaccurate or incomplete data we hold.
Right to erasureYou may ask us to delete your data where it is no longer necessary. This right does not apply where we are required by law to retain it.
Right to restrictionYou may ask us to restrict how we process your data in certain circumstances.
Right to data portabilityYou may ask us to provide your data in a structured, machine-readable format, or transfer it to another organisation where technically feasible.
Right to objectYou may object to processing based on legitimate interests.

We do not carry out automated decision-making or profiling that has legal or similarly significant effects on you.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at studio@sashtailoring.com. We will respond within one month.

Children and Young People

SASH Tailoring Studio works with design students and emerging talent, some of whom may be under 18. We welcome this — supporting the next generation of designers matters to us.

If you are under 18, we encourage you to make sure a parent or guardian is aware that you are sharing personal information with us, including measurements and design details, before doing so. As we are unable to verify the age of those who contact us online, it is ultimately the responsibility of parents and guardians to supervise young people's online activities.

We will never knowingly use the personal data of a child for marketing purposes.

Cookies

Our website (sashtailoring.com) may use cookies — small text files placed on your device when you visit — to help it function and to understand how it is used. We use cookies for:

  • essential website functionality (required for the site to operate);
  • analytics (to understand how visitors use our site, using anonymised data).

You can control and delete cookies through your browser settings. Disabling cookies may affect some website functionality. Where we use non-essential cookies, we will ask for your consent before placing them.

Security

We take the security of your personal data seriously. Our website uses SSL encryption to protect information transmitted to us online. Data held on third-party platforms (such as our order management system) is subject to those providers' own security standards, which we review when selecting partners. We never store credit or debit card details — these are handled directly by our payment processor.

Changes to This Notice

We may update this Privacy Notice from time to time. The current version is always available at sashtailoring.com/privacy-policy. Where changes are significant, we will take reasonable steps to let you know.

Questions and Complaints

If you have any concern about how we handle your personal data, please contact us first at studio@sashtailoring.com — we will do our best to resolve it promptly.

If you remain dissatisfied, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), the UK's data protection regulator:

Website: ico.org.uk

Helpline: 0303 123 1113

Post: Information Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF

Last updated: 25 September 2026