Privacy Policy
Effective from 7th March, 2024
1.0 Introduction
In the digital age, safeguarding personal data is of paramount importance. At sandycowleyphotography.co.uk, we are dedicated to upholding your privacy and protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy is designed to explain how we gather, utilize, disclose, and safeguard your personal data when you access and use our website. Your use of our website implies your consent to the practices detailed herein.
2.0. Website Hosting
We share all information collected with Squarespace, our online hosting provider, so that they can provide website services to us.
3.0. Information We Collect
3.1. Personal Information
We may collect personal information that you willingly provide when utilizing our services, including but not limited to:
Name: To personalise your experience.
Email Address: To communicate with you and send updates.
Postal Address: When necessary for specific services
Phone Number: To contact you, if required.
Any Other Data: You may provide voluntarily, such as preferences or user-generated content.
This information might be collected during account registration, subscription to newsletters, or when you contact us.
Under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the lawful basis we rely on for processing this information’s either your consent, or in relation to the website analytics information, we rely on Article 6(1)(f), which allows us to process personal data when it is necessary for our legitimate interests. In this instance, this is to maintain the integrity of our IT systems and the continuity of our business, You can object to this if you want to. However, there are legitimate reasons why we may refuse your objection, including a strong reason to continue processing your data that overrides your objection. Please note that where we are relying on your consent, you are able to remove your consent at anytime and you can do this by contacting us at sandycowley@icloud.com.
3.2. Automatically Collected Information
When you access our website, certain information is automatically collected, including:
IP Address: For security and analytics.
Browser Type: To optimize your browsing experience.
Operating System: To ensure compatibility.
Referring URLs: To understand how you found our website.
Pages Visited: For site improvement and analytics.
This data helps us enhance our website and improve your user experience. Squarespace (our online hosting provider) analyzes the data in a de-personalized form.
4.0. How We Use Your Information
We employ your data for various purposes, including:
4.1. Providing and Enhancing Services: We use your personal information to deliver the services you request and continually enhance your experience on our website.
4.2. Personalisation: We may personalize your website experience based on the data we collect to make your interactions more relevant and enjoyable.
4.3. Communication: Your contact information allows us to respond to your inquiries, provide updates, and engage with you when necessary.
4.4. Analytics and Security: We monitor and analyze usage patterns to bolster our website’s functionality and security.
4.5 How long we keep your information for: We keep all information in relation to enquiries and feedback for 6 months from the date of your last contact. We will then dispose of it securely.
5.0 Data Security Measures
The security of your data is a top priority. We implement robust security measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. These measures include encryption, access controls, and regular security assessments.
Squarespace website traffic is encrypted via SSL providing a secure end to end connection for visitors. SSL prevents hackers from impersonating our site or stealing personal information that users and customers submit, like an email address or a credit card number. All domains (i.e., sandycowleyphotography.co.uk) connected to Squarespace are automatically protected with SSL certificates.
6.0. Sharing of Information
We do not sell, trade, or transfer your personal information to third parties without your consent. However, we share your data with Squarespace (our online hosting provider) who assists us in operating our website, subject to strict confidentiality agreements.
7.0. Cookies and Tracking Technologies
Like many websites, sandycowleyphotography.co.uk utilizes “cookies” to maintain a record of your visit to our site. A cookie is a small text file that is transferred by a web server and stored on the hard drive of your computer or mobile device. It can only be read by the server that sent it to you. Squarespace (our online hosting provider) uses cookies to help improve the site experience. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies. If you would prefer to prevent your computer from accepting our cookies, you may follow your Internet browser’s steps for doing so. Please note, however, that if you do disable cookies from your browser, you may not be able to access certain sections of the site.
Squarespace (our online hosting provider) uses functional and required cookies on sandycowleyphotography.co.uk. These are necessary cookies to enable visitors to navigate and use key features of our site.
Squarespace also uses performance cookies on sandycowleyphotography.co.uk. These cookies are used to collect data that provides us with information about how you interact with our site.
8.0. Your Rights
8.1. Access: You have the right to access the personal information we hold about you. Feel free to contact us for a copy of your data at sandycowley@icloud.com.
8.2. Correction: If you believe the personal information we hold about you is inaccurate or incomplete, you can request corrections.
8.3. Deletion: You can request the deletion of your personal information.
8.4. Objection: You have the right to object to the processing of your personal information for certain purposes, such as direct marketing.
8.5. Data Portability: You can request your personal information in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format.
9.0. Age of Consent
By using this website, you represent that you are at least the age of majority in your country of residence and you have given us consent to allow any of your minor dependents to use this site
10.0. Changes to this Privacy Policy
We may periodically update this Privacy Policy to reflect changes in our practices or for legal reasons. Significant changes will be communicated by posting the revised Privacy Policy on our website.
11.0. Contact Us
Name: Sandy Cowley
Email; sandycowley@icloud.com
If you have questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us at sandycowley@icloud.com.
This Privacy Policy was last updated on 7th March, 2024.