Privacy Policy
This privacy policy explains how npopphotography.com (“we”, “us”, or “our”) collects, uses, and shares your personal data when you visit our website [Your Website URL] (“the Website”) or use our services.
What Information Do We Collect?
We collect the following types of information from you:
Personal information: This includes your name, email address, phone number, and any other information that you provide to us when you contact us, book a session, or sign up for our newsletter.
Payment information: This includes your credit card or debit card details, billing address, and any other information that you provide to us when you make a payment for our services.
Usage information: This includes information about how you use our website or services, such as the pages you view, the links you click, the time you spend, and the device you use.
How Do We Use Your Information?
We use your information for the following purposes:
To provide you with our services, such as taking and delivering photos, responding to your inquiries, and fulfilling your requests.
To communicate with you, such as sending you newsletters, updates, offers, and surveys.
To improve our website and services, such as analyzing user behavior, testing new features, and resolving technical issues.
To protect our website and services, such as detecting and preventing fraud, spam, abuse, and unauthorized access.
To comply with our legal obligations, such as responding to lawful requests from authorities, enforcing our terms and conditions, and defending our rights and interests.
What Is Our Legal Basis for Processing Your Information?
We process your information based on the following legal grounds:
Consent: We ask for your consent before we collect or use your information for certain purposes, such as sending you marketing emails or using cookies on our website. You can withdraw your consent at any time by contacting us or following the instructions in our communications.
Contract: We process your information when it is necessary to perform a contract with you or to take steps at your request before entering into a contract, such as when you book a session or make a payment for our services.
Legitimate interest: We process your information when it is necessary for our legitimate interests or those of a third party, such as improving our website and services, protecting our website and services, or complying with our legal obligations, unless those interests are overridden by your rights and interests.
Who Do We Share Your Information With?
We share your information with the following categories of recipients:
Service providers: We use third-party service providers to help us with various aspects of our website and services, such as hosting, payment processing, analytics, email delivery, and customer support. We only share your information with these service providers to the extent necessary for them to perform their services for us, and we require them to protect your information and comply with applicable privacy laws.
Affiliates: We DO NOT share your information with our affiliates.
Business partners: We may share your information with our business partners, such as other photographers, event organizers, or advertisers, for the purposes of providing you with our services, offering you products or services that may interest you, or enhancing your experience on our website or services.
Other users: We may share your information with other users of our website or services, such as when you upload or share your photos on our website or social media platforms, or when you participate in our online forums or communities.
Public authorities: We may share your information with public authorities, such as law enforcement, courts, or regulators, when we are required or permitted to do so by law, or when we believe that it is necessary to protect our rights and interests or those of others.
How Do We Protect Your Information?
We take appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your information from unauthorized access, use, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. These measures include:
Using encryption, firewalls, and other security technologies to protect your information in transit and at rest.
Limiting access to your information to our employees, service providers, affiliates, and business partners who need it to perform their duties for us, and who are bound by confidentiality obligations and privacy laws.
Implementing policies and procedures to ensure that your information is handled securely and in accordance with this privacy policy and applicable privacy laws.
However, no method of transmission or storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee the absolute security of your information. We encourage you to take steps to protect your information, such as choosing a strong password, keeping your password confidential, and logging out of your account when you are done using our website or services.
How Long Do We Keep Your Information?
We retain your information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which we collected it, or as required or permitted by law. The retention period may vary depending on the type of information, the purpose of processing, and the applicable legal obligations. When we no longer need your information, we will delete it or anonymize it in accordance with our data retention policies and procedures.
What Are Your Rights Regarding Your Information?
Depending on where you live and the applicable privacy laws, you may have certain rights regarding your information, such as:
The right to access your information and receive a copy of it.
The right to rectify your information if it is inaccurate or incomplete.
The right to erase your information or restrict its processing in certain circumstances.
The right to object to the processing of your information for certain purposes, such as direct marketing or profiling.
The right to withdraw your consent to the processing of your information at any time, where consent is the legal basis for processing.
The right to data portability, which means to receive your information in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format, and to transmit it to another controller, where technically feasible.
The right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority if you believe that your privacy rights have been violated.
To exercise your rights, you can contact us using the contact details provided below. We will respond to your request within a reasonable time and in accordance with the applicable privacy laws. We may ask you to verify your identity before we process your request, to ensure the security of your information.
How Do We Use Cookies and Similar Technologies?
We use cookies and similar technologies, such as web beacons, pixels, and tags, to collect and store information about your preferences, behavior, and device when you visit our website or use our services. Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device by a web server. They allow us to recognize you and provide you with a personalized and enhanced experience on our website or services. We use the following types of cookies:
Strictly necessary cookies: These cookies are essential for the operation of our website or services, such as enabling you to log in, make a payment, or use a shopping cart.
Functional cookies: These cookies enable us to provide you with additional features and functionalities on our website or services, such as remembering your preferences, displaying social media buttons, or providing live chat support.
Analytical cookies: These cookies help us to understand how you use our website or services, such as which pages you visit, how long you stay, and what you click. We use this information to improve our website or services, measure their performance, and optimize their effectiveness.
Advertising cookies: These cookies help us to deliver relevant and personalized ads to you on our website or services, or on other websites or platforms that you visit. They also help us to measure the effectiveness of our advertising campaigns and to limit the number of times you see the same ad.
You can manage your cookie preferences by clicking on the “Cookie Settings” button on our website or by changing the settings of your browser.
How Do We Handle Your Image Rights?
We respect your image rights and we only use your photos in accordance with this privacy policy and your consent. We retain the copyrights for all the photos that we take of you or that you upload to our website or share with us through other means, unless you agree to buy the rights from us. You may use the images for personal purposes, but commercial license need to be secured before they can be used for print and marketing purposes.
We may use your photos for the following purposes:
To provide you with our services, such as delivering the photos to you, displaying them on our website or social media platforms, or creating albums or portfolios.
To promote our website and services, such as featuring your photos on our website or social media platforms, or using them in our advertising or marketing materials.
To improve our website and services, such as analyzing user feedback, testing new features, or developing new products or services.
We will not use your photos for any other purposes without your prior consent. You can withdraw your consent at any time by contacting us or following the instructions in our communications.
You have the right to request a copy, deletion, or correction of your photos at any time. You also have the right to buy the rights to your photos from us, if you wish to use them for your own purposes or share them with others for commercial purposes. To exercise your rights, you can contact us using the contact details provided below.
How Can You Contact Us?
If you have any questions or comments about this privacy policy, you may contact us by email at headsots@npopphotography.com