Bill of Rights

1. Right to a clean and comfortable environment.

• We will follow the public health and safety requirements outlined by our public health unit, and will hold ourselves to high standards.

• We will not engage in practices that risk a person’s health and safety. 

2. Right to equal treatment and service.

• Regardless of race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, physical ability, age, HIV or STBBI status, class, and all other grounds protected by the Ontario Human Rights Code.

• A commitment to a stigma-free environment that prioritizes ongoing growth and learning.

• The right to transparency in tattoo costs, and to be informed of any changes prior to being tattooed. 

3. Right to respectful communication.

• The right to be referred to by your name and pronouns. 

• The right to choose the topics of discussion that are engaged with during your appointment, or to choose a silent appointment. 

• The right to decline to disclose or discuss any aspect of your personal life. 

4. Right to be in an environment free of hate speech, verbal harassment, & threats to safety.

• A commitment to intervene, address, and end any concerns or actions that may cause harm. 

• A commitment to an accountability process that centres the harmed person, and focuses on moving forward with education and preventative action. 

• A commitment to cultivating a safer space, and not inviting any hate speech or harassment into that space. 

• We reserve the right to refuse service to any person who creates an environment that is hostile, unsafe, or otherwise uncomfortable for employees or other clients in the space. 

5. Right to an artist technically and stylistically suited to your tattoo request, or a reference to same.

• The right to say “no,” for both clients and artists, including the right to say no if we feel that a tattoo may negatively impact a potential client’s health. 

• A commitment to transparency and honesty regarding tattoo expectations and outcomes from clients and artists. 

6. Right to ask clarifying questions and technical questions, and to have them answered with patience and respect.

• The right to be fully and completely informed of all aspects of the tattooing process, and to only be tattooed when giving informed consent. 

7. Right to be asked for approval for final design and changes 

• The right to feel comfortable, safe, and accommodated when asking for those changes, and to be informed of when those changes are not possible. 

8. Right to be asked for consent 

• Throughout your appointment, including to take and post photos, show the tattoo to other individuals in the space. 

• The right to stop an appointment if desired. 

9. Right to request, and be provided with, privacy screens regardless of the placement of your tattoo

10. Right to have your accessibility needs met to the best of our ability

• The right to have any questions about accessibility answered prior to your appointment. 

11. Right to self advocacy 

• A commitment to providing all clients with access to an anonymous feedback form after their appointment, and reviewing these responses monthly, and implementing necessary changes accordingly. 

• The right to access this bill of rights prior to your appointment and throughout your appointment, and to have it included in your booking information and accessible on our website for your reference.

Accountability Process

1. The behaviour or action will be addressed with the parties responsible. This will be done keeping the privacy of the affected person in mind, and with anonymity if requested.

2. The affected person will be centred in this process, and their suggestions for change will be taken into account and implemented wherever possible.

3. A plan of action to either correct the behaviour or action, or prevent the behaviour or action in the future, will be made; this plan will be communicated clearly with the affected person, if desired.

4. All actions taken to remedy the harm will be done with learning and kindness at the forefront, as opposed to punishment.