Privacy Policy · Terms & Conditions · Cookie Settings
Last updated: 20 July 2026
Tove Lué Art Studio respects your privacy and handles personal information with care. This Privacy & Cookies Policy explains how personal information is collected and used when you visit this website, submit an enquiry or subscribe to studio updates.
Who is responsible for your personal information?
This website is operated by:
Tove Lué Art Studio
Artist: Sterre Haenbeukers
Haarlem, the Netherlands
Email: sterre@tovelue.com
Tove Lué Art Studio is responsible for the processing of personal information collected through this website.
Personal information you share with Tove Lué Art Studio
Tove Lué Art Studio may collect personal information when you:
submit an artwork enquiry through the contact form;
enquire about an available artwork or commissioned piece;
subscribe to studio updates;
contact the studio directly.
This information may include your name, email address, selected interests and any details you choose to include in your message.
Please do not include sensitive personal information in the contact form unless it is necessary for your enquiry.
How your personal information is used
Your personal information may be used to:
respond to questions and artwork enquiries;
discuss available artworks or private commissions;
communicate about an enquiry or possible collaboration;
send studio updates when you have subscribed;
operate, protect and improve this website;
comply with legal or administrative obligations.
Personal information will not be sold or used for unrelated marketing purposes.
Legal basis for processing
Personal information is processed on one or more of the following grounds:
Your consent, for example when you subscribe to studio updates or accept analytics cookies.
Taking steps at your request before entering into an agreement, for example when you enquire about an artwork or commission.
Legitimate interests, such as responding to enquiries, maintaining communication and operating and protecting the website.
Legal obligations, where information must be retained or disclosed under applicable law.
You may withdraw your consent at any time. Withdrawing consent does not affect processing that took place before consent was withdrawn.
Artwork enquiries and contact forms
When you submit an enquiry through the website, the information entered in the form is collected so that Tove Lué Art Studio can review and respond to your request.
Form submissions may be processed through Squarespace, the website hosting provider, and delivered to the email account connected to the website.
Submitting an enquiry does not create an obligation to purchase an artwork or enter into a commission agreement.
Studio updates and newsletter
When you subscribe to studio updates, your name and email address may be used to send occasional information about:
new artworks;
upcoming collections;
available works;
studio news and selected updates.
These messages are only sent when you have actively subscribed.
You can unsubscribe at any time by selecting the unsubscribe link included in each email. After unsubscribing, your details will be removed from the active mailing list unless they must be retained for legal or administrative reasons.
Where Squarespace Email Campaigns is used, Squarespace processes the contact information required to send these emails on behalf of Tove Lué Art Studio. Squarespace provides specific privacy-policy wording for forms, analytics and email campaigns.
Website hosting and service providers
This website is hosted by Squarespace.
When you visit the website, Squarespace may process information such as:
your IP address;
your browser, network and device information;
pages visited before and during your visit;
clicks, scrolling and other website activity;
dates and times of website visits.
This information is used to securely provide, protect and maintain the website and, where permitted, to understand website activity.
Squarespace may store and process information outside the European Economic Area, including in the United States. Squarespace states that its platform data is stored in data centres in the United States and uses geographically distributed content-delivery networks.
Personal information may also be shared with professional or technical service providers where this is necessary to operate the website, manage communications or comply with legal obligations. These providers may only process information for the relevant purpose.
Cookies
Cookies are small files or pieces of text stored on a device when someone visits a website.
This website may use the following types of cookies:
Necessary cookies
Necessary cookies are required to operate and secure the website. They support essential functions and cannot be disabled through the website’s cookie settings.
Analytics and performance cookies
Analytics and performance cookies help provide information about how visitors use the website, such as which pages are visited and how visitors navigate the site.
These cookies are only used after you have provided consent through the cookie banner, where consent is required.
Squarespace uses analytics and performance cookies to measure matters such as traffic sources, visitor sessions and website activity. These cookies can be restricted until a visitor accepts them.
Third-party cookies
Connected or embedded services may place their own cookies. This can include social-media content, videos, maps or external analytics tools.
Where consent is required, non-essential third-party services should only be activated after the relevant cookie category has been accepted.
Managing your cookie preferences
You can accept, decline or manage non-essential cookies through the cookie banner.
You can change or withdraw your preferences at any time by selecting Cookie Settings in the website footer.
You can also remove or block cookies through your browser settings. Disabling cookies may affect how certain parts of the website function.
How long personal information is retained
Personal information is kept only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected.
As a general guideline:
contact-form submissions and artwork enquiries may be retained for up to two years after the last communication;
newsletter information is retained until you unsubscribe;
information connected to an agreement or legal obligation may be retained for the period required by applicable law;
cookie retention periods vary depending on the cookie and your selected preferences.
Information may be deleted earlier when it is no longer needed.
Your privacy rights
Depending on the circumstances, you may have the right to:
request access to your personal information;
request correction of inaccurate or incomplete information;
request deletion of your information;
request restriction of certain processing;
object to certain uses of your information;
withdraw previously given consent;
request the transfer of information where applicable;
submit a complaint to a data-protection authority.
These rights are provided under the GDPR, subject to applicable conditions and exceptions.
To exercise your rights or ask a privacy-related question, contact sterre@tovelue.com
You also have the right to submit a complaint to the Dutch Data Protection Authority, the Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens.
Automated decision-making
Tove Lué Art Studio does not use personal information collected through this website to make decisions based solely on automated processing that produce legal or similarly significant effects.
Links to other websites
This website may contain links to external websites or social-media platforms.
Tove Lué Art Studio is not responsible for the privacy practices or content of external websites. Visitors are advised to review the privacy policy of any external service they use.
Changes to this policy
This Privacy & Cookies Policy may be updated when the website, services, connected tools or applicable legal requirements change.
The latest version will always be published on this page, together with the date of the most recent update.
Contact
For questions about this policy or the processing of your personal information, contact:
Tove Lué Art Studio
Sterre Haenbeukers
Haarlem, the Netherlands
sterre@tovelue.com