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Last updated: 9th October 2026

1. Who we are

This website, www.larta.net, is run by LARTA Ltd ("LARTA", "we", "us"). We organise the London Antique Rug & Textile Art Fair and its online exhibition, LARTA Online.

We are the data controller for the personal data described here. Our contact details:

This policy covers visitors to our website, people who join our mailing list or buy tickets, and exhibiting dealers who use the Dealer Area.

2. The personal data we collect

WhoWhat we collectHow we get it
Mailing list subscribersEmail address, first and last name, sign-up date, email opens and clicksSign-up forms on our homepage and Visitor Info page
Ticket buyersName, email, ticket type, order detailsEventbrite, which handles payment; we never see your card details
People who contact usName, email, phone and your messageEmail, phone or social media
Exhibiting dealersContact name, business name, address, phone, mobile, email, website, Instagram handle, profile image, login username and password (stored encrypted), stock listings and pricesThe Dealer Area and our admin team
Website visitorsIP address, browser and device type, pages viewed, cookie identifiersCookies and server logs (see the Cookie Policy below)

Dealer business details you choose to publish (name, address, phone, email, website, social links, photos and items) appear publicly on the Exhibitors and LARTA Online pages while you are exhibiting.

We do not knowingly collect data from children under 13, and we do not collect special category data.

3. How we use your data and our lawful basis

PurposeLawful basis (UK GDPR Art. 6)
Sending our newsletter, fair dates and ticket offersConsent. Unsubscribe any time with the link in every email
Issuing tickets and managing entryContract
Replying to enquiriesLegitimate interests (answering people who contact us)
Running dealer accounts and publishing exhibitor profiles and itemsContract with the exhibiting dealer
Keeping the site secure, preventing spam and fixing faultsLegitimate interests
Measuring site use with analytics cookiesConsent, given through our cookie banner
Keeping financial and tax recordsLegal obligation

We do not sell your data. We do not make decisions about you by automated means alone.

4. Who we share data with

We share data only with service providers who process it on our behalf under contract:

ProviderServiceLocation
SiteGroundWebsite hostingUK / EU data centres
Mailchimp (Intuit)Mailing list and email deliveryUSA
EventbriteTicket sales and paymentUSA / EU
GoogleMaps on Visitor Info, web fonts and AnalyticsUSA
Instagram / Facebook (Meta)Links to our social pages and pixelUSA

We may also disclose data if the law requires it, or to protect our rights.

International transfers. Some providers store data in the USA. We rely on the UK–US Data Bridge where the provider is certified, or on the ICO's International Data Transfer Addendum to standard contractual clauses.

5. How long we keep it

DataKept for
Mailing listUntil you unsubscribe; inactive contacts removed after 3 years
Ticket orders6 years, for tax records
EnquiriesUp to 2 years after our last contact
Dealer accounts and listingsWhile you exhibit, then 2 years; deleted sooner on request
Server logsUp to 7 days

6. Security

The site runs over HTTPS. Passwords are stored encrypted, and Dealer Area access is limited to each dealer's own profile. Admin access is restricted to named staff and our web developer. No system is completely secure, so please keep your login details private.

7. Your rights

Under UK data protection law, you can ask us to:

  • give you a copy of the data we hold about you
  • correct data that is wrong or incomplete
  • delete your data
  • restrict or object to how we use it, including direct marketing
  • transfer your data to another organisation
  • withdraw consent at any time, without affecting earlier processing

Email info@larta.net to make a request. It is free, and we will reply within one month.

8. Complaints

Please contact us first so we can try to put things right. You can also complain to the Information Commissioner's Office at ico.org.uk/make-a-complaint or on 0303 123 1113.

9. Changes to this policy

We may update this policy. The latest version will always be on this page, with the date it was last updated.