This Privacy Policy explains how Shutter Essence handles personal data in connection with its website and small event photography services. It follows the data lifecycle from collection through use, sharing, retention, and deletion.
This introduction summarizes the subjects addressed in the policy and points to related internal guidance.
Data handling overview
This section outlines the categories of personal information we may process, where that information comes from, the types of cookies used on the site, and the controls available to you.
Depending on how you interact with Shutter Essence, we may process your name, email address, phone number if you provide it, inquiry message, shoot requirements, preferred date and session details, and limited technical data such as server request metadata and browser or device information.
We receive personal data from contact form submissions, email, phone calls, and booking-related communications. We also collect certain technical information automatically when the website is accessed, including data needed for security, delivery, and basic site operation.
We use cookies that support essential site operation and remember privacy preferences. We do not confirm the use of analytics or marketing cookies on this website.
You can manage cookies through your browser settings and, where available, adjust privacy preferences on the site. If you block essential cookies, some parts of the website may not function as intended.
We use personal data to respond to enquiries, review event details, prepare quotes, confirm bookings and access arrangements, manage communication, deliver the private gallery, maintain website security, and support technical operation. We may also use data to keep records, handle disputes, and meet legal or accounting obligations.
We may share personal data with trusted service providers that help us operate the website, process communications, support technical delivery, or store business records. These parties are expected to use the data only for the services they perform for us and to handle it with appropriate confidentiality.
We may disclose personal data to public authorities, courts, or other parties where required to comply with legal obligations, enforce our rights, respond to lawful requests, or protect the security and integrity of the website and our records.
Subject to applicable law, you may request access to your personal data, ask for correction of inaccurate information, object to certain processing, or request deletion where the data is no longer needed or where another lawful basis does not require retention. We may need to verify your identity before acting on a request.
To make a privacy request, provide enough detail for us to identify the relevant data and understand the action you want us to take. We may ask for additional information to confirm identity, protect against misuse, and determine whether the request can be completed in full or in part.
We retain personal data for the period needed to respond to enquiries, manage bookings, provide the agreed service, maintain business records, resolve disputes, and meet legal or accounting obligations. When data is no longer needed for those purposes, we delete it or de-identify it where appropriate.
If we make material changes, we will update the policy on the website and may use reasonable notice where the change affects how personal data is handled. The version in force is the one published at the time you use the site.
