Privacy Policy for Joshua Gooding Photography

Last Updated: 01.10.2023

1. Introduction

We are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring that your personal data is handled responsibly and in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and other applicable data protection laws in the UK.

This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your personal information when you visit our website, engage our photography services, or interact with us in any way.

2. Information We Collect

We may collect the following types of personal data:

  • Contact Information: Name, email address, phone number, and postal address.

  • Event Details: Information about your wedding date, location, and photography preferences.

  • Photographs: Images and videos captured during your event.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use your personal information for the following purposes:

  • To provide photography services as requested.

  • To communicate with you regarding your event and our services.

  • To process payments for our services.

  • To improve our services, website, and customer experience.

  • To meet our legal and regulatory obligations.

4. Legal Basis for Processing

We process your personal data on the legal bases of:

  • The necessity to perform a contract with you (e.g., to provide photography services).

  • Compliance with our legal obligations.

  • Your consent, where applicable (e.g., for marketing communications).

5. Data Sharing

We may share your personal information with:

  • Third-party service providers who assist in providing our services (e.g., Pic-Time, Quickbooks, Squarespace, Xodo Sign)

  • Legal or regulatory authorities as required by law.

  • With your explicit consent, for specific purposes (e.g., sharing your wedding photos on our website or social media).

6. Data Security

We take the security of your personal information seriously and implement reasonable safeguards to protect it.

7. Your Rights

You have the following rights concerning your personal data:

  • Access: You can request access to the personal data we hold about you.

  • Rectification: You can request corrections to inaccurate or incomplete data.

  • Erasure: You can request the deletion of your personal data under certain circumstances.

  • Data Portability: You can request a copy of your data in a machine-readable format.

  • Restriction of Processing: You can request restrictions on how we process your data.

  • Object to Processing: You can object to the processing of your data for specific purposes.

8. Cookies and Tracking

Our website doesn’t use cookies or similar tracking technologies.

9. Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or your personal data, please contact us at:

info@joshgooding.co.uk

10. Changes to this Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect changes in our practices or for legal reasons. Any updates will be posted on our website, and the date of the last revision will be indicated at the top.