Privacy Policy

Who we are

InkBrief is a UK-based platform that matches people with tattoo artists. For any privacy question or data request, contact us at inkmatch.hello@gmail.com.

What we collect, and why

• Account details (email, display name) when you sign up - to run your account and, if you're an artist, your public profile.
• Brief details (tattoo idea, style, placement, size, location) - to match you with relevant artists. You can submit a brief without an account; it's only tied to you if you're logged in.
• Body photos you upload to preview a tattoo design. This stays on your own device by default and is never sent to our servers unless you explicitly turn on "Sync this photo to your account" in the body-preview tool - off by default, and you can delete anything synced from your account settings at any time.
• Generated tattoo images you choose to save, and your favorites - these are stored against your account so you can find them again, and you can delete any of them individually at any time.
• Consultation request messages you send to an artist (your email + message) - passed to that artist so they can reply to you directly.
• Marketing email signup - only if you explicitly tick the consent checkbox when offered; never collected or used for marketing without that explicit, separate consent.
• Payment information, if you subscribe to Premium - handled entirely by Stripe; we never see or store your card details ourselves.
• Basic usage analytics (pages viewed, features used) via PostHog, to understand what's working - not tied to your name or email.

Who we share data with

We don't sell your data. We use a small number of service providers to run InkBrief, each only for what they need to do their job:

• Supabase - hosts our database and your account.
• Stripe - processes Premium subscription payments.
• Replicate - generates AI tattoo preview images from your brief/photo.
• PostHog - anonymous-style product analytics.
• Your consultation-request messages are shared with the specific artist you message, so they can respond - that's the whole point of sending one.

Your rights, and how to use them

Under UK GDPR, you have the right to access, correct, or delete your personal data at any time.

• Delete individual items - saved images, favorites, and any synced body-preview photos can each be deleted directly from your dashboard.
• Delete your whole account - available in your dashboard under "Privacy & account". This permanently removes your profile, saved briefs, saved images, favorites, synced photos, and (if you're an artist) your portfolio, and cancels any active subscription. This can't be undone.
• Request your data, or ask us anything about it - email inkmatch.hello@gmail.com.

How long we keep data

We keep your data for as long as your account exists, or until you delete the specific item yourself. Anonymous briefs (submitted without an account) aren't tied to any identity we can act on, so there's nothing to look up or delete by request for those.

Cookies & local storage

We use your browser's local storage to remember things like an in-progress brief or your body-preview session, so you don't lose your work on a reload - this stays on your device and we don't read it unless you take an action (like syncing a photo) that sends it to us.