The controller responsible for the processing of your personal data is:

Absinth Tattoo
Gladstonos 16, Plateia Mavili
Thessaloniki, Greece
Tel: +30 2313 254 337
Email: [email protected]

For any question regarding this Privacy Policy or your personal data, you may contact us using the details above.

Depending on how you interact with us, we may collect:

• your name and contact details, such as email address and telephone number;

• information submitted through our booking or contact forms;

• information about the tattoo you are interested in, such as preferred artist, design, size, placement, style and reference images;

• appointment and consultation information;

• information concerning deposits and payments;

• correspondence with us by email, telephone, social media or other communication channels;

• photographs of tattoos or reference images that you voluntarily provide;

• age or identity verification information where necessary;

• parent or legal guardian details where applicable;

• technical information relating to your visit to our website, such as IP address, browser type, device information and cookie preferences.

If you voluntarily tell us about a medical condition, allergy, illness or other health-related information that may be relevant to your tattoo appointment, this information may constitute special-category personal data.

Please provide health information only where it is relevant to the safe provision of our services.

We may process your personal data in order to:

• respond to your questions and booking requests;

• arrange consultations and tattoo appointments;

• communicate with you about your appointment;

• prepare or discuss tattoo designs;

• manage deposits, payments, cancellations and rescheduling;

• provide tattoo and aftercare services;

• maintain appropriate customer and transaction records;

• verify age where necessary;

• protect the health and safety of clients and artists;

• operate, maintain and secure our website;

• prevent fraud, misuse and security incidents;

• comply with legal, accounting and tax obligations;

• establish, exercise or defend legal claims.

We will not use your personal data for purposes that are incompatible with those described above unless permitted or required by law.

We process your personal data only where we have a valid legal basis under applicable data protection law.

Depending on the situation, this may include:

Contract: to respond to booking requests, arrange consultations and appointments, and provide our tattoo services.

Legal obligation: where we are required to keep or process information by law.

Legitimate interests: to operate and protect our business and website, provide customer support and handle legal claims.

Consent: for optional activities such as newsletters, marketing communications, certain cookies and the publication of identifiable photographs.

Where you provide health or other sensitive information, we process it only where permitted by law and, where required, with your explicit consent.

You may withdraw your consent at any time.

We may ask whether you are comfortable with photographs being taken of completed tattoo work.

Where a photograph identifies or can reasonably identify you and we wish to publish it for promotional purposes, including on our website or social media accounts, we will request your permission where required.

You may refuse without affecting the tattoo service you receive.

If you later withdraw your consent, we will stop future use of the relevant material and, where reasonably possible, remove material under our control. However, content previously shared online may have been copied or redistributed by third parties outside our control.

Tattooing may require us to know limited information relevant to your safety or the safe provision of our services.

If you voluntarily disclose information concerning your health, allergies, illness, medication or other sensitive circumstances, we will limit its use to purposes connected with your appointment, safety, aftercare and any related legal obligations or claims.

We ask that you do not provide medical information that is not relevant to your tattoo appointment.

Where a deposit or payment is required, we may process information necessary to identify the payment and associate it with your appointment.

If payments are processed through a third-party payment provider or financial institution, that provider may process your payment information under its own privacy terms. We do not normally need to receive or store complete payment-card details.

If you choose to subscribe to our newsletter or marketing communications, we may use your email address to send you news, guest artist announcements, updates and occasional offers.

We only send marketing communications where you have given your consent.

You may unsubscribe at any time by using the unsubscribe link included in our emails or by contacting us directly.

Withdrawing your consent will not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out before the withdrawal.

Our website may use cookies and similar technologies.

Cookies that are strictly necessary for the operation, security or functionality of the website may be used without your consent where permitted by law.

Where we use non-essential technologies, such as analytics, advertising or certain third-party integrations, they will be used on the basis of your consent where legally required.

You can manage your choices through the cookie controls made available on the website and through your browser settings.

We may share personal data, where necessary, with trusted third parties that help us operate our business, including:

• website hosting and website platform providers;

• email and communications providers;

• booking or form-management providers;

• IT and technical-support providers;

• payment providers and financial institutions;

• accountants, legal advisers and other professional advisers;

• competent public authorities where disclosure is legally required.

We require service providers acting on our behalf to process personal data appropriately and only for authorised purposes.

We do not sell your personal information.

Some service providers or online platforms that we use may process personal data outside Greece or the European Economic Area.

Where personal data are transferred outside the European Economic Area, we take appropriate steps where required by law, such as relying on an adequacy decision, Standard Contractual Clauses or another recognised transfer mechanism.

We retain personal data only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes for which it was collected.

In determining retention periods, we consider:

• whether a booking or customer relationship remains active;

• the purpose for which the data was collected;

• applicable accounting, tax and legal requirements;

• health and safety considerations;

• potential legal claims;

• whether you have withdrawn consent.

Booking enquiries that do not result in an appointment will generally be deleted or anonymised when they are no longer reasonably required.

Financial and transaction records may be retained for the period required under applicable accounting and tax legislation.

Sensitive information will not be retained longer than reasonably necessary for the relevant purpose unless continued retention is legally required or necessary for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims.

We take reasonable technical and organisational measures designed to protect personal data against unauthorised access, loss, misuse, alteration or disclosure.

However, no website, email service or internet transmission can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

Subject to the conditions provided by applicable data protection law, you may have the right to:

• request access to your personal data;

• request correction of inaccurate or incomplete information;

• request deletion of your personal data;

• request restriction of processing;

• object to certain processing;

• receive certain personal data in a portable format;

• withdraw consent at any time where processing is based on consent;

• lodge a complaint with a competent data protection authority.

To exercise your rights, contact us at [email protected]

We may need to verify your identity before responding to a request.

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Hellenic Data Protection Authority (HDPA).

Our website may contain links to third-party websites or social-media services, including Instagram.

When you follow such a link, the third party may independently collect and process information about you. Their processing is governed by their own privacy policies and is outside our control.

For questions concerning this Privacy Policy or the processing of your personal data, contact:

Absinth Tattoo
Gladstonos 16, Plateia Mavili
Thessaloniki, Greece
Tel: +30 2313 254 337
Email: [email protected]