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What does a tattoo studio's website in Catalonia have to comply with?
What any website needs, plus what Decree 90/2008 asks of tattoo, micropigmentation and piercing studios in Catalonia: your council licence details in the legal notice, the information before the tattoo explained in writing, a booking form that collects no health data and a clear note of what a minor needs to get tattooed. The consent form, with the ID number and health details, is signed at the studio and kept for three years.
The legal notice
The LSSI, the Spanish e-commerce law, asks for your name, tax number, address and email. And since a studio needs prior health authorisation from the council (article 14 of the decree), it also asks for the details of that authorisation and the body that supervises it, which is your council.
The information before, on the website too
The decree requires giving in writing, before starting, what will be done, the prior recommendations, the risks, the aftercare for healing, whether it is reversible, the contraindications and the materials (article 5.2). It is handed over at the studio, but having it on the website helps: clients arrive knowing it, and it answers what people search for before booking.
The booking form
- To ask for an appointment or a quote, a name, a way to get in touch, the idea and the body area are enough. Allergies or illnesses are health data: ask about them at the studio, with the consent form, not in the web form.
- If the form lets people upload reference photos or photos of the area, have them emailed to you rather than stored on the website.
- Minors: the decree requires their written consent and a letter from their parents or guardians confirming their maturity; from 16 that letter is no longer needed (article 6.2). Say so on the website so nobody turns up without it.
The consent form and the ink batch
- Consent is signed before starting and in writing, with the content of annex 1: the studio's and the artist's details, the person's details and age, the procedure, the risks, the aftercare, the contraindications, advice to see a doctor if there are complications, the date, the signature and the ID number.
- It is kept for three years, on paper or in a computer file (article 7). If it is digital, the app should sign a data processing agreement with you: it holds ID numbers and health data.
- The product and batch used on each person must be recorded and also kept for three years (article 10.3).
Conventions and guest spots
Tattooing outside your studio, at a fair, a convention or an event, needs prior permission from the council where it takes place (article 4.3). If you announce it on your website, have the permit applied for already.
What I do
The websites I build come with the legal notice and privacy policy, a form that stores neither messages nor photos and no tracking cookies. From €890 + VAT, at a fixed price agreed before starting.
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This is a practical explanation of Decree 90/2008, which applies in Catalonia; other regions have their own rules. It is not legal advice: when in doubt, ask your council.
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