At SmoothVector Photography, we respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your information when you visit our website or use our services.
We may collect the following types of personal information:
When you visit our website, we may automatically collect certain information about your device and usage patterns, including:
We use the information we collect for various purposes, including:
We process your personal information based on one or more of the following legal grounds:
We may share your personal information with:
We require all third parties to respect the security of your personal data and to treat it in accordance with the law. We do not allow our third-party service providers to use your personal data for their own purposes and only permit them to process your personal data for specified purposes and in accordance with our instructions.
We have implemented appropriate security measures to prevent your personal data from being accidentally lost, used, or accessed in an unauthorized way, altered, or disclosed. These measures include:
Despite our best efforts, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
Depending on your location, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information, including:
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the information provided in the "Contact Us" section below. We may need to request specific information from you to help us confirm your identity and ensure your right to access your personal data. This is a security measure to ensure that personal data is not disclosed to any person who has no right to receive it.
We will retain your personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which we collected it, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements.
In determining the appropriate retention period for personal data, we consider the amount, nature, and sensitivity of the personal data, the potential risk of harm from unauthorized use or disclosure, the purposes for which we process the data, and whether we can achieve those purposes through other means.
For clients who have purchased our photography services, we typically retain personal information for up to 7 years after our last interaction to comply with tax and accounting regulations. For prospective clients who have inquired about our services but have not made a purchase, we typically retain personal information for up to 2 years.
Photographs and finished products delivered to clients are archived indefinitely as part of our portfolio unless specifically requested otherwise.
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and provide information to the website owners.
Our website uses the following types of cookies:
Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can usually find these settings in the "Options" or "Preferences" menu of your browser. You can also set your browser to refuse all or some browser cookies or to alert you when websites set or access cookies.
Please note that disabling certain cookies may limit the functionality of our website.
Some cookies are placed by third-party services that appear on our pages. These include:
These third parties may use cookies, web beacons, and similar technologies to collect information about your use of our website and other websites. This information may be used to provide measurement services and target advertisements.
Our website and services are not intended for children under 16 years of age, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 16. If you are a parent or guardian and believe that your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us so that we can delete the information.
For photography services involving children, we obtain consent from a parent or guardian before collecting any personal information or creating photographs.
We primarily store and process your data within the United Kingdom and the European Economic Area (EEA). However, some of our service providers may be based outside of these regions, which means your personal data may be transferred to and processed in countries that may not provide the same level of data protection.
Whenever we transfer your personal data outside the UK or EEA, we ensure a similar degree of protection is afforded to it by implementing appropriate safeguards, such as using standard contractual clauses approved by the European Commission or UK authorities.
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. The updated version will be indicated by an updated "Last Updated" date, and the updated version will be effective as soon as it is accessible.
We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically to stay informed about how we are protecting your information.
If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us at:
SmoothVector Photography
22 Harris Drive South
Aiden, IP19 0NS
United Kingdom
Email: [email protected]
Phone: +44 850 890 7991
If you are located in the European Union and believe we are processing your personal data unlawfully, you have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection supervisory authority.