Effective July 27, 2026

TattWise Privacy Policy

This policy explains how TattWise collects, uses, shares, and retains information when you use our website and marketplace.

Information we collect

We collect account details such as name, screen name, email, phone, role, ZIP code, optional street address, authentication records, and legal acceptance records. Artist and studio accounts may provide business contact information, licensing details, portfolios, links, studio addresses, and professional information. We also collect projects, bids, messages, reviews, affiliations, design requests, cancellations, reports, notification preferences, and technical security logs.

Location information

ZIP codes support general area searches. If you provide an exact address, TattWise may convert it into geographic coordinates to calculate distance. Customer street addresses and stored coordinates are not displayed publicly. Exact coordinates are returned only as calculated distance results. When you choose Use My Location, we use a rounded device location only for the current browsing session to improve nearby results; it does not overwrite your profile location or create a location history. We may also use an approximate location supplied by our hosting provider from your network connection as a temporary nearby-results fallback.

How we use information

We use information to create accounts, operate listings and bidding, rank and filter results, enable matched communications, send important notifications, prevent fraud and duplicate accounts, enforce limits, moderate content, resolve disputes, maintain reputation history, improve the service, and comply with law.

Google Photos import

If a photo selected from your device is not fully available, you may choose “Get Photo from Google Photos.” This optional feature uses Google Photos Picker only to let you select the specific image or images you choose. TattWise does not browse or enumerate your Google Photos library.

TattWise accesses and uses Google Photos data only to complete the image import that you explicitly initiate. We retrieve a selected image solely to add it to the Tattoo Request, profile, portfolio, studio, design, or other TattWise location you chose.

Google authorization tokens and temporary Google media URLs are used only for that import and are not stored as TattWise media records. The imported image itself is stored and handled under the normal media and privacy rules that apply to the TattWise location where you upload it.

Artist license verification

Artists may voluntarily submit a professional tattoo or body-art license and the front of a government-issued photo ID for TattWise license verification. This information is used only to compare the submitted identity and professional license, help prevent impersonation, support marketplace trust features, and maintain verification and renewal history.

We do not require the back of an ID, a barcode, a Social Security number, a residential address, or a date of birth for this process. Artists may cover information that is not needed, as long as their name, photograph, and issuing state remain visible for verification.

Verification-document images are restricted to the submitting Artist and authorized TattWise personnel. TattWise retains those images only as long as needed for review, resubmission support, security, and applicable legal obligations, and then deletes them. We may retain limited structured verification information, such as license state, expiration date, verification status, review dates, and verification history, to operate the marketplace and manage renewals.

A License Verified badge means TattWise manually verified submitted license and identity information. It is not an endorsement of an Artist’s skill, quality, insurance, background, or safety, and Artists without a badge may continue using TattWise normally.

How information is shared

Artist and studio business profiles are public. Customer projects show a screen name and project details, not the customer's legal name or direct contact information. A selected artist may receive the matched customer details needed to continue the project. We share data with hosting, database, email, security, analytics, and other processors acting for TattWise; with authorities when legally required; and in a business transfer. We do not sell private customer contact details.

Email choices

Important service emails include bids, nearby project alerts, studio affiliation activity, unread messages, and account notices. Settings may allow you to reduce optional notifications. Marketing messages include an unsubscribe method; unsubscribing from marketing does not stop essential account or transaction emails.

Retention and safety

We retain information as long as reasonably needed for the service, legal compliance, fraud prevention, dispute resolution, and enforcement. Closing an account does not necessarily erase reviews, completed transaction history, disciplinary records, or identifiers needed to prevent ban evasion. We use reasonable safeguards, but no online system is completely secure.

Your choices

You may update profile and notification settings in your account. Depending on applicable law, you may request access, correction, or deletion of eligible personal information by contacting support@tattwise.com. We may verify your identity and retain information where legally permitted or required. See our Data Deletion Instructions for account-closure help.

Age restriction and changes

TattWise is for adults age 18 or older and is not directed to children. We may update this policy and will announce material changes through the service or by email. Privacy questions may be sent to support@tattwise.com.