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We know that you care about your personal data and how it is used, and we want you to be able to trust that Silhouette Photography uses your personal data carefully. This Privacy Notice will help you understand what personal data we collect, why we collect it and what we do with it.

This is our online and in studio privacy policy, which applies only to information collected and information collected offline. This policy does not cover any Digital Media (Photos & Videos) of any client/model. Digital media content is only shared with a signed model release.

The information we collect

We collect the following kinds of information from people visiting the studio:

• Names, addresses, contact details and personal information required for your photography session 

• Email address when opting in to recieve information, news and booking offers on our mailing list

• Bank details for standing orders 

We collect the following kinds of information from people visiting this website:

• Email enquiries via this website

• Site usage information, using cookies and page tagging techniques

• Personal information you give us to enable us to reply to your enquiries

• Personal information you provide when completing online forms

How we use your information

Information collected by Silhouette Photography is used to:

• Improve the content and design of the website

• To personalise your experience

• To improve customer service

• To book your session or other event

• To administer a contest, promotion, survey or other site feature

• If you have ‘opted in’ to be contacted via the site

• Contact visitors with relevant and useful information relating to their specific interest

• Contact visitors to keep them up to date with Silhouette Photography business news and relevant industry news (visitors can opt out at any time).

We will never share your information with other organisations for marketing, market research or commercial purposes. We do not pass on your personal information to any other website or offline business.

Do we use cookies?

Yes, cookies are small files that a site or its service provider transfers to your computer’s hard drive through your Web browser (if you allow) that enables the sites or service providers’ systems to recognise your browser and capture and remember certain information.

We use cookies to help us remember and compile aggregate data about site traffic and site interaction so that we can offer better site experiences and tools in the future.

If you prefer, you can choose to have your computer warn you each time a cookie is being sent, or you can choose to turn off all cookies via your browser settings. Like most websites, if you turn your cookies off, some of our services may not function properly.

Do we disclose any information to outside parties?

We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer to outside parties your personally identifiable information. This does not include trusted third parties who assist us in operating our website, conducting our business, or servicing you, so long as those parties agree to keep this information confidential. We may also release your information when we believe release is appropriate to comply with the law, enforce our site policies, or protect ours or others rights, property, or safety. However, non-personally identifiable visitor information may be provided to other parties for marketing, advertising, or other uses.

Third party links

Occasionally, at our discretion, we may include or offer third party products or services on our website. These third party sites have separate and independent privacy policies. We therefore have no responsibility or liability for the content and activities of these linked sites. Nonetheless, we seek to protect the integrity of our site and welcome any feedback about these sites.

Online and in studio privacy policy

Your consent

By using our site and services, you consent to our privacy policy.

Changes to our privacy policy

If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post those changes on this page, send an email notifying you of any changes, and/or update the Privacy Policy modification date below.

Data protection notice

Under the General Data Protection Regulation, we must protect any information collected from you. We use information technology tools and encryption software to protect your data, and keep strict security standards to prevent any unauthorised access to it.

Access to your information

All personal information received is treated confidentially. By submitting personal information you agree to us processing your personal information, including sensitive personal information, for the purposes outlined below.

Personal data will be available to selected employees, contractors and service providers who are associated with Silhouette Photography in order for them to complete their responsibilities. Where we use the services of other organisations, they are contractually obliged to process your data securely and confidentially under our direction.

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