Privacy Policy
PRIVACY NOTICE
Effective Date: February 19, 2025
Chris RE Photography ("we," "us," or "our") operates the website chrisrephotography.mypixieset.com (the "Website"). This Privacy Policy describes how we collect, use, disclose, and protect your personal information when you use our Website.
1. Personal Information We Collect
In Short: We collect personal information that you provide to us, such as your name, contact information, and property details.
We collect the following categories of personal information:
- Client Information: This includes your name, business name (if applicable), email address, phone number, and property address. We collect this information when you place an order or contact us for services.
- Testimonial Information: If you choose to provide a testimonial, we may collect your name and any other information you choose to share.
- User-to-User Communications: The Website may allow for user-to-user communications (e.g., through a forum or messaging system). We may collect the content of these communications.
2. How We Use Your Information
In Short: We use your information to fulfill orders, communicate with you, improve our services, and comply with legal obligations.
We use your personal information for the following purposes:
- Order Fulfillment: We use your information to process and manage your orders, including scheduling photo shoots, delivering photos, and providing customer support.
- Communication: We use your information to communicate with you about your orders, respond to your inquiries, and provide you with important updates.
- Testimonials: With your consent, we may use your testimonials to promote our services on our Website or other marketing materials.
- Feedback: We may use your information to request feedback on our services and improve our offerings.
- User-to-User Communications: We may use information collected from user-to-user communications to facilitate these interactions and ensure a positive user experience.
- Administrative Information: We may use your information to send you administrative information, such as updates to our terms or this Privacy Policy.
- Service Protection: We may use your information to protect our services, prevent fraud, and address security issues.
- Legal Compliance: We may use your information to comply with applicable laws and regulations, respond to legal requests, and protect our legal rights.
- Delivery Services: We may use your information to deliver photos or other materials to you and facilitate the delivery process.
- Marketing and Promotional Communications: With your consent, we may use your information to send you marketing and promotional emails about our services, special offers, and other updates. You can opt out of receiving these emails at any time.
- Targeted Advertising: We may use your information to deliver targeted advertising to you on our Website or other platforms. This may include using cookies or similar technologies to track your interests and preferences.
3. Information Sharing
In Short: We only share information with your consent, to comply with laws, to provide you with services, to protect your rights, or to fulfill business obligations.
We may disclose your personal information to the following categories of recipients:
- Service Providers: We may share your information with third-party service providers who assist us with payment processing, data storage, email delivery, and other essential functions. We have contracts with these providers requiring them to protect your information.
- Legal Authorities: We may disclose your information to legal authorities if required by law or legal process, such as a court order or subpoena.
- Business Transfers: If we are involved in a merger, acquisition, or sale of all or a portion of our assets, your information may be transferred as part of that transaction.
- Affiliates and Business Partners: We may share your information with our affiliates and business partners for marketing or other business purposes.
- Consent: We may share your information with other third parties with your consent.
4. Legal Basis for Processing
We may process your personal information based on the following legal bases:
- Consent: We may process your information if you have given us your explicit consent.
- Legitimate Interests: We may process your information if it is necessary for our legitimate interests, such as improving our services, preventing fraud, and protecting our legal rights.
- Performance of a Contract: We may process your information if it is necessary to perform a contract with you, such as fulfilling your order.
- Legal Obligations: We may process your information if it is necessary to comply with our legal obligations.
- Vital Interest: We may process your information if it is necessary to protect your vital interests or the vital interests of another person.
5. How Long We Keep Your Information
In Short: We keep your information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy, unless otherwise required by law.
We will only keep your personal information for as long as it is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law (such as tax, accounting, or other legal requirements).
When we have no ongoing legitimate business need to process your personal information, we will either delete or anonymize it, or, if this is not possible (for example, because your personal information has been stored in backup archives), then we will securely store your personal information and isolate it from any further processing until deletion is possible.
6. How We Keep Your Information Safe
In Short: We aim to protect your personal information through a system of organizational and technical security measures.
We have implemented appropriate technical and organizational security measures designed to protect the security of any personal information we process. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is completely secure. While we strive to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
7. Do We Collect Information from Minors?
In Short: We do not knowingly collect information from children under 18 years of age.
We do not knowingly solicit data from or market to children under 18 years of age. By using the Website, you represent that you are at least 18 or that you are the parent or guardian of such a minor and consent to such minor dependent's use of the Website. If we learn that personal information from users less than 18 years of age has been collected, we will deactivate the account and take reasonable measures to promptly delete such data from our records. If you become aware of any data we may have collected from children under age 18, please contact us at chrisre.photography@gmail.com.
8. Your Rights
Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information, such as the right to access, correct, delete, or restrict the processing of your information. You may also have the right to object to the processing of your information or withdraw your consent. To exercise these rights, please contact us at the contact information provided below.
9. Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:
Chris RE Photography chrisre.photography@gmail.com
10. Updates to this Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. If we make any material changes, we will notify you by email or by posting a notice on the Website.