Cookie Policy
Effective Date: 9 July 2026
1. Purpose
This Cookie Policy explains how helenrea.art ("we", "our", "us") uses cookies and similar technologies when you access or use this Website.
We are committed to protecting your privacy and processing personal data lawfully, fairly and transparently in accordance with:
- the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR);
- the EU General Data Protection Regulation (EU GDPR), where applicable;
- the Data Protection Act 2018 (United Kingdom);
- the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003 (PECR);
- the Gibraltar Data Protection Act 2004 (as amended); and
- the Gibraltar Communications (Personal Data and Privacy) Regulations.
This Website uses only first-party cookies under the control of helenrea.art. We do not use third-party advertising, marketing, or behavioural tracking cookies.
2. What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files stored on your computer, tablet, mobile telephone or other device when you visit a website.
Cookies enable a website to recognise your device, maintain certain information about your visit and assist in improving the functionality, security and performance of the Website.
Cookies may be:
- Session Cookies, which are automatically deleted when you close your browser; or
- Persistent Cookies, which remain on your device until they expire or are deleted.
3. Cookies We Use
The cookies used by helenrea.art are first-party cookies and are used solely for the operation and improvement of this Website.
Subject to your consent where required by law, cookies may be used to collect information including:
- pages viewed;
- duration of page visits;
- visitor navigation paths;
- interactions with menus, buttons, links and other website elements;
- browser type, operating system and device characteristics;
- anonymous session identifiers;
- website performance and usability metrics.
This information enables us to:
- understand how visitors use the Website;
- identify areas for improvement;
- improve accessibility and user experience;
- maintain the performance and security of the Website; and
- develop and enhance Website content.
Analytics information is used solely for our own internal purposes and is not used for advertising or marketing.
4. First-Party Cookies Only
All cookies placed by this Website are first-party cookies under the control of helenrea.art.
We do not:
- use third-party analytics providers;
- use advertising networks;
- use behavioural advertising cookies;
- permit third parties to place tracking cookies through this Website;
- sell, rent or licence cookie-derived information to third parties.
Where third-party service providers host or maintain our Website infrastructure, they act only on our documented instructions and, where personal data is processed, only as data processors in accordance with applicable data protection legislation.
5. Personal Data
Information collected through cookies may constitute personal data where it relates to an identified or identifiable natural person.
Where cookie information constitutes personal data, it is processed in accordance with the principles of the UK GDPR and, where applicable, the EU GDPR, including:
- lawfulness, fairness and transparency;
- purpose limitation;
- data minimisation;
- accuracy;
- storage limitation;
- integrity and confidentiality; and
- accountability.
We do not use cookies to identify individual visitors or create personal profiles.
Where reasonably practicable, analytics information is aggregated or anonymised.
6. Legal Basis
Under PECR and the equivalent Gibraltar legislation, cookies that are not strictly necessary for the operation of the Website require your consent before they are placed on your device.
Accordingly:
- strictly necessary cookies may be used without consent where permitted by law;
- analytics cookies are used only after you have provided your consent through our Cookie Consent Banner.
You may withdraw or amend your consent at any time through our Cookie Preferences or by deleting cookies using your browser settings.
Withdrawal of consent will not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out before consent was withdrawn.
7. Cookie Retention
Session cookies are deleted automatically when your browsing session ends.
Persistent cookies remain only for the period necessary to fulfil their purpose or until deleted by you.
Analytics information obtained through cookies is retained only for as long as reasonably necessary to analyse Website performance, after which it is securely deleted or irreversibly anonymised.
8. Managing Cookies
You may control or delete cookies through your browser settings.
Most browsers allow you to:
- view stored cookies;
- delete individual or all cookies;
- block cookies entirely;
- block cookies from specific websites;
- receive notifications before cookies are stored.
Please note that disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality or performance of the Website.
9. International Data Transfers
Cookie information collected through this Website is not transferred to third parties for commercial purposes.
Where personal data is processed outside the United Kingdom, Gibraltar or the European Economic Area, we will ensure that appropriate safeguards are in place in accordance with applicable data protection legislation.
10. Your Rights
Where personal data is processed through cookies, you may have rights under applicable data protection legislation, including the right to:
- be informed about the processing of your personal data;
- request access to your personal data;
- request rectification of inaccurate personal data;
- request erasure of personal data where applicable;
- request restriction of processing;
- object to processing where permitted by law;
- request data portability where applicable; and
- withdraw consent at any time where processing is based upon consent.
These rights are subject to applicable legal limitations and exemptions.
11. Changes to this Policy
We may amend this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in legislation, regulatory guidance or the operation of this Website.
The latest version will always be published on this page together with the date of the most recent revision.
12. Contact
If you have any questions regarding this Cookie Policy or our use of cookies, please contact us using the contact form or email directly to helen@helenrea.art published on the Contact page of this Website.
If you believe that your personal data has been processed unlawfully, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority, including:
- the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) in the United Kingdom; or
- the Gibraltar Regulatory Authority acting in its capacity as Gibraltar's data protection supervisory authority,
without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedy available to you.
Note: We do remind anyone reading this that unless information is provided directly via contact forms, email or direct telecommunications, no personally identifiable information of an individual is known to helenrea.art or it's supporting services.