Bethany Studios ("we", "us", "our") respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal information.
This Privacy Policy explains how Bethany Studios collects, uses, stores and protects your personal information when you contact us, enquire about our photography services, book a session, use our website or otherwise interact with our business.
By using our website or providing your personal information to us, you acknowledge that you have read this Privacy Policy.
Bethany Studios is a photography business providing professional photography services.
Business name: Bethany Studios
Owner: [Your Full Name]
Business address: [Your Business Address]
Email: [Your Business Email Address]
Telephone: [Your Phone Number]
Website: [Your Website Address]
For questions about this Privacy Policy or how we use your personal information, please contact us using the details above.
Depending on how you interact with Bethany Studios, we may collect some or all of the following information:
Where applicable, we may collect information relating to payments, invoices and transactions.
We do not normally store your full payment card details. Payments may be processed through third-party payment providers, whose own privacy policies will also apply.
As a photography business, we will collect and create photographs and other visual content as part of providing our services.
Photographs may contain identifiable individuals and therefore may constitute personal data.
Where appropriate, we will discuss with you whether photographs may be used for our portfolio, website, social media, advertising or other promotional purposes.
When you visit our website, certain technical information may be collected automatically, such as:
The information collected will depend on the cookies, analytics and other technologies used on our website.
We may collect personal information when you:
We may also receive information from another person when they make a booking on your behalf, for example when a client books photography for an event involving other people.
Where we receive personal information from another source, we will provide appropriate privacy information where required by law.
We use personal information for purposes including:
We will only use your personal information for purposes that are lawful, fair and transparent. The ICO recommends that privacy notices explain both the purpose of processing and the relevant lawful basis.
Depending on the circumstances, we may rely on one or more of the following lawful bases under applicable UK data-protection law:
We may process your information where it is necessary to enter into or perform a contract with you, such as managing a photography booking or delivering your photographs.
We may process your information where necessary to comply with a legal obligation, such as maintaining appropriate financial and accounting records.
We may process information where it is reasonably necessary for our legitimate business interests, provided those interests are not overridden by your rights and interests.
Examples may include managing enquiries, maintaining business records, preventing fraud and improving our services.
Where required, we may ask for your consent before using your information for a particular purpose.
For example, we may ask for your consent to use certain photographs for promotional purposes where consent is the appropriate lawful basis.
Where processing is based on consent, you can withdraw that consent at any time.
Your privacy is important to us.
We may wish to use photographs taken by Bethany Studios for purposes such as:
Where appropriate, we will obtain your permission before using photographs containing you or other identifiable individuals for promotional purposes.
If you have previously given permission and would like to withdraw it, please contact us.
Please note that withdrawing consent does not affect processing that took place before your consent was withdrawn.
We may share personal information with trusted third parties where this is necessary to operate our business or provide our services.
These may include:
We will only share information where there is a lawful reason to do so and will take reasonable steps to ensure that information is handled appropriately.
We do not sell your personal information to third parties.
Some of the technology and service providers we use may process information outside the UK.
Where personal information is transferred outside the UK, we will take appropriate steps to ensure that the transfer is lawful and that appropriate safeguards are in place where required.
We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect personal information against:
These measures may include password protection, secure cloud storage, access controls, device security and appropriate backup procedures.
However, no method of storing or transmitting information over the internet can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
We only keep personal information for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, including fulfilling our legal, accounting and contractual obligations.
Different information may therefore be retained for different periods.
For example:
We periodically review the information we hold and securely delete or anonymise information that we no longer need.
Depending on the circumstances, you may have rights in relation to your personal information, including the right to:
These rights are subject to certain legal exceptions and conditions.
If you would like to exercise one of your rights, please contact us using the details in this Privacy Policy.
The ICO confirms that individuals have rights relating to access, correction, deletion, restriction, objection and other forms of control over their personal information.
If you have agreed to receive marketing communications from Bethany Studios, we may contact you about:
You can unsubscribe from marketing communications at any time by contacting us or using the unsubscribe option where one is provided.
We will not use your personal information for direct marketing where we are not legally permitted to do so.
Our website may use cookies and similar technologies.
Cookies may be used for purposes such as:
Where cookies are not strictly necessary, we will provide appropriate information and, where required, obtain your consent before using them.
The ICO advises that website visitors should be told about cookies and that non-essential cookies generally require user agreement.
You can manage cookies through your browser settings and, where provided, our website cookie preferences.
Our website or communications may contain links to third-party websites, including social media platforms.
We are not responsible for the privacy practices, content or security of third-party websites.
We recommend reviewing the privacy policies of any third-party websites you visit.
Our services may involve photography of children where a parent or legal guardian has arranged or consented to the photography.
Where appropriate, we will seek permission from a parent or legal guardian before photographing or using photographs of children for promotional purposes.
We do not knowingly collect personal information from children for unrelated purposes without appropriate consent or lawful basis.
If we become aware of a personal-data breach, we will assess the incident and take appropriate steps to contain, investigate and resolve it.
Where legally required, we may notify affected individuals and/or the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO).
The ICO advises organisations to act quickly when a personal-data breach occurs and notes that certain breaches may need to be reported within 72 hours.
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in:
When we make changes, we will update the "Last updated" date at the top of this page.
We recommend checking this page periodically to stay informed about how we protect your information.
If you have concerns about how Bethany Studios has handled your personal information, please contact us first so that we have an opportunity to resolve your concerns.
You also have the right to complain to the UK's data-protection regulator:
Information Commissioner's Office (ICO)
You can find information about making a complaint through the ICO website.
The ICO recommends that privacy notices explain people's right to complain and how they can raise concerns.
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, your personal information or how Bethany Studios uses your information, please contact:
Bethany Studios
Email: bethany@bethanystudios.co.uk
Telephone: 07963 353390
Address: 158 Infimary Road, S6 3DH, Sheffield
We aim to respond to legitimate privacy requests within the applicable legal timeframe.
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