Introduction

At Angelic Photo, your privacy and the protection of your personal data is of utmost importance. In compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018, we are committed to safeguarding your privacy and ensuring transparency about how your personal information is collected, used, and stored. This policy outlines your rights, how we handle your data, and our practices for ensuring its security.

1. Data We Collect

We collect personal data that is essential for providing our photography services and ensuring a smooth client experience. This may include:

• Full name(s)
• Contact information (email address, phone number, postal address)
• Event details (date, time, location)
• Payment information (where applicable)
• Images and videos captured as part of our photography services
• Any correspondence or communication with us.

2. How We Use Your Data

We collect and use your personal data for the following purposes:

• To provide and deliver our photography services
• To process and manage your booking or contract
• To communicate with you about your event, including sending invoices, updates, or necessary information
• To store and deliver the photographs and videos from your event
• For internal record keeping and business administration
• For promotional purposes (only with your explicit consent).

3. Legal Basis for Processing

We rely on the following legal grounds for processing your personal data:

• Contractual necessity: We require certain data to fulfil the services you have contracted us for.
• Consent: Where we wish to use your images for promotional purposes (e.g., sharing on our website or social media), we will request your explicit consent.
• Legitimate interests: In certain cases, we may process data to improve our services, manage our business, or protect against potential risks.

4. Sharing Your Data

We will not share your personal data with third parties unless required to fulfil our services or as legally required. In cases where we use third-party services (e.g., for photo editing, printing, or album creation), we ensure that those third parties are GDPR-compliant and that your data remains secure.

5. Data Security

We take appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your personal data from unauthorised access, loss, or misuse. This includes secure storage solutions for digital files, encryption where necessary, and limiting access to your data to only those who need it for service delivery.

6. Data Retention

We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes outlined in this policy, or as required by law. We store your images and related data for a minimum period of one year after delivery, allowing you time to collect your media. After this period, images may be archived securely or deleted.

7. Your Rights

Under GDPR, you have the following rights:

• Right to access: You can request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
• Right to rectification: You can request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data.
• Right to erasure: In certain circumstances, you can request the deletion of your personal data.
• Right to restrict processing: You can request that we limit how your data is used.
• Right to data portability: You can request your data in a structured format for transfer to another service provider.
• Right to object: You can object to the processing of your data under certain conditions.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at contact@angelicphoto.co.uk.

8. Consent Withdrawal

Where we rely on your consent for data processing (e.g., for promotional use of images), you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time. Please contact us at contact@angelicphoto.co.uk to manage your preferences.

9. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or legal obligations. We encourage you to review this policy regularly to stay informed.

10. Contact Us

If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or how we handle your data, please get in touch:

Angelic Photo
Email: contact@angelicphoto.co.uk
Phone: 0116 444 3113

This Privacy Policy was last updated on 12/02/24.