Background
Welcome to the official website for Merlin Tattooing, based in Dover Kent.
Merlin Tattooing was opened in 1991 by Nick Taylor, Nick ran the studio until 2001 when he unfortunately passed away, Nick’s apprentice Sean Sparks continued to run and ultimately brought the studio in 2006.
Since then the studio has gone from strength to strength, welcoming new artists and enjoying massive changes in the industry.
Merlin Tattooing is now one of the oldest running and most popular tattoo studios in the Kent area, with a large and varied client base.
Merlin Tattooing was situated at 34 London Road for over 20 years, and has since moved to 47 High Street, Dover. We regularly welcome guest artists from all older the world.
Meet the Team
Sean Sparks
Sean Sparks.
Sean started tattooing as an apprentice under Nick Taylor in 1998, after studying art at collage. He has now been tattooing for over 20 years. Since starting out he has seen massive changes in the tattoo industry, going from clients choosing designs off the rack to now, where he designs every tattoo he does.
Sean regularly works at tattoo conventions the uk and abroad, and works away doing guest spots at other studios.
Sean enjoys doing all styles of work, and as he has worked in the tattoo industry for so many years can do any style of tattooing, ranging from portraits and realism, traditional, full colour work and everything in between.
Opening Hours
Tuesday to Saturday 11am til 6pm
Sun - Mon appointment only.
Gift Voucher Terms And Conditions
All our usual terms and conditions and policies apply to Gift Certificates (also referred to as Gift Vouchers.). These terms and conditions will also apply to the purchase and redemption of our Gift Certificates. The use of gift vouchers fall under the following terms and conditions:
Gift Certificates are non transferable.
Gift Certificates ordered via our online service will be delivered automatically by electronic means to the email address you specify at the time of order. Our Gift Certificates include unique numbers and configurable patterns.
When ordering a Gift Certificate, you should ensure to enter the recipient’s email address correctly. We cannot be held responsible if the address is entered incorrectly and someone other than the intended recipient uses the Gift Certificate.
All Gift Certificates are dated and expire 12 months from the date of issue. (all gift certificates purchased during covid closures will be extended for however long we have to remain closed)
Gift Certificates cannot be exchanged for cash.
We are not responsible if a Gift Certificate is lost, stolen, destroyed or used without permission and no replacement will be provided in these circumstances.
Questions, comments and requests regarding Gift Voucher Terms and Conditions are welcomed, please contact us.
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Privacy Policy of
Merlintattooing
4 Park Place
CT161DF
Privacy Policy
Effective date: September 26, 2019
merlintattooing.co.uk ("us", "we", or "our") operates the http://www.merlintattooing.co.uk website (hereinafter referred to as the "Service").
This page informs you of our policies regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of personal data when you use our Service and the choices you have associated with that data. Our Privacy Policy for merlintattooing.co.uk is created with the help of the PrivacyPolicies.com Privacy Policy Generator.
We use your data to provide and improve the Service. By using the Service, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy. Unless otherwise defined in this Privacy Policy, the terms used in this Privacy Policy have the same meanings as in our Terms and Conditions, accessible from http://www.merlintattooing.co.uk
Information Collection And Use
We collect several different types of information for various purposes to provide and improve our Service to you.
Types of Data Collected
Personal Data
While using our Service, we may will you to provide us with certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify you ("Personal Data"). Personally identifiable information may include, but is not limited to:
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First name and last name
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Address, State, Province, ZIP/Postal code, City
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Date of birth
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Brief medical history
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Cookies and Usage Data
Usage Data
We may also collect information on how the Service is accessed and used ("Usage Data"). This Usage Data may include information such as your computer's Internet Protocol address (e.g. IP address), browser type, browser version, the pages of our Service that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages, unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data.
Tracking & Cookies Data
We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on our Service and hold certain information.
Cookies are files with small amount of data which may include an anonymous unique identifier. Cookies are sent to your browser from a website and stored on your device. Tracking technologies also used are beacons, tags, and scripts to collect and track information and to improve and analyze our Service.
You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our Service. You can learn more how to manage cookies in the Browser Cookies Guide.
Examples of Cookies we use:
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Session Cookies. We use Session Cookies to operate our Service.
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Preference Cookies. We use Preference Cookies to remember your preferences and various settings.
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Security Cookies. We use Security Cookies for security purposes.
Use of Data
merlintattooing.co.uk uses the collected data for various purposes:
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To provide and maintain the Service
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To notify you about changes to our Service
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To allow you to participate in interactive features of our Service when you choose to do so
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To provide customer care and support
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To provide analysis or valuable information so that we can improve the Service
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To monitor the usage of the Service
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To detect, prevent and address technical issues
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So we are aware of any thing that could impact the tattoo or you having the tattoo
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To prove you are the person filling in the consent form
Transfer Of Data
Your information, including Personal Data, may be transferred to — and maintained on — computers located outside of your state, province, country or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ than those from your jurisdiction.
If you are located outside United Kingdom and choose to provide information to us, please note that if we transfer the data, including Personal Data, to United Kingdom and process it there.
Your consent to this Privacy Policy followed by your submission of such information represents your agreement to that transfer.
merlintattooing.co.uk will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy and no transfer of your Personal Data will take place to an organisation or a country unless there are adequate controls in place including the security of your data and other personal information.
Disclosure Of Data
Legal Requirements
merlintattooing.co.uk may disclose your Personal Data in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to:
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To comply with a legal obligation
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To protect and defend the rights or property of merlintattooing.co.uk
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To prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the Service
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To protect the personal safety of users of the Service or the public
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To protect against legal liability
Security Of Data
The security of your data is important to us, but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Data, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
Service Providers
We may employ third party companies and individuals to facilitate our Service ("Service Providers"), to provide the Service on our behalf, to perform Service-related services or to assist us in analysing how our Service is used.
These third parties have access to your Personal Data only to perform these tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.
Links To Other Sites
Our Service may contain links to other sites that are not operated by us. If you click on a third party link, you will be directed to that third party's site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit.
We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies or practices of any third party sites or services.
Children's Privacy
Our Service does not address anyone under the age of 18 ("Children").
We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 18. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your Child has provided us with Personal Data, please contact us.
Changes To This Privacy Policy
We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page.
We will let you know via email and/or a prominent notice on our Service, prior to the change becoming effective and update the "effective date" at the top of this Privacy Policy.
You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us:
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By email: merlintattooing@yahoo.co.uk