Privacy Policy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Privacy Policy

This privacy policy (“Privacy Policy”) applies to personal data that we collect from you as a customer (“you” or “your”). It provides information on what data we collect, why we collect the data, how it is used and the lawful basis on which your personal data is processed, and what your rights are under the applicable data protection and privacy laws, including the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”).


1. WHO ARE WE

We are, Amie Parsons Photography, Unit 31, Step Business Centre, Wortley Road, Deepcar, Sheffield, S36 2UH. We are the data controller responsible for your personal data.


2. WHAT DO WE COLLECT

We collect the following information from you:

 In providing our services we create photographs which may identify you, your family members and other participants and that may be considered personal data.  Our photographs may be produced in print and digital format.  You are responsible for ensuring that all participants in a photograph sessions have been provided with a copy of this privacy policy.

We collect your information when:

You contact me via telephone or email you details will be added to ‘Light Blue’ a management software. This software enables me track your enquires, send contracts and invoices.

If you use our contact form located on our website’s ‘contact us’ page, your message along with your details will be added to ‘Light Blue’. You will only be added to our mailing list if you request to do so.


3. HOW WE USE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

We use your personal information in the following ways:

As used in this Privacy Policy, “legitimate interests” means our interests in conducting and managing our business. When we process your personal data for our legitimate interests, we make sure to consider and balance any potential impact on you, and your rights under data protection laws. Our legitimate interests do not automatically override your interests. We will not use your personal data for activities where our interests are overridden by the impact on you, unless we have your consent or those activities are otherwise required or permitted to by law. You have the right to object at any time to processing of your personal data that is based on our legitimate interests, on grounds relating to your particular situation (for more information on your rights, please see “Your Data Protection Rights” section below).


4. DISCLOSURE OF YOUR INFORMATION

We share your personal data with third parties in the following situations:


5. PAYMENT INFORMATION

Any credit/debit card payments and other payments you make will be processed by our third party payment providers and the payment data you submit will be securely stored and encrypted by our payment service providers using up to date industry standards. Please note that we do not ourselves directly process or store the debit/credit card data that you submit.


6. DATA RETENTION

We will keep your personal data only for as long as is reasonably necessary for the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy, or for the duration required by any legal, regulatory, accounting or reporting requirements, whichever is the longer.

We may retain your personal data and photographs indefinitely, as backups and for portfolio use. This will allow us to provide a better service to you in the event you wish to order any images in the future.

When you consent to receive marketing communications, we will keep your data until you unsubscribe. Upon expiry of the applicable retention period we will securely destroy your personal data in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.


7. YOUR DATA PROTECTION RIGHTS

Certain applicable data protection laws give you specific rights in relation to your personal data. In particular, if the processing of your personal data is subject to the GDPR, you have the following rights in relation to your personal data:

If you wish to exercise any of these rights please contact us as described in the “Contact” section below. We may also need to ask you for further information to verify your identity before we can respond to any request.


8. DATA SECURITY

 We have taken reasonable precautions to prevent the accidental loss, misuse or alteration of your information. Employees and partners may have access to your personal data, they may only process your personal data on our instructions and they must keep it confidential.


9. THIRD PARTY 

We use ‘Light Blue’ a management software to store your data.

We use ‘Online Picture Proof’ to host your online galleries which are used to show you your images, place online orders & to share with family & friends. Your galleries are password protected. We can change your password on request at any time.

Links within our sites to other websites are not covered by this privacy policy. We cannot be responsible for the content and data protection practices of any third party websites.

Links within our sites to other websites are not covered by this privacy policy. We cannot be responsible for the content and data protection practices of any third party websites.


10. COOKIES

A cookie are small files that is placed on your computer when you visit certain websites. If cookies are used they will only be used to assist the purposes set out in this privacy policy, but cookies will not be used if we do not consider them to be necessary.

If you would like to disable cookies on your device, please visit: http://www.aboutcookies.org.uk/managing-cookies

Other information about cookies:

Information Commissioner’s Office Cookie Guidance


11. CONTACT

Questions, comments or requests regarding this Privacy Policy should be addressed to Amie Parsons Photography via email – [email protected] or via post to Amie Parsons Photography, Unit 31, Step Business Centre, Wortley Road, Deepcar, Sheffield, S36 2UH.