Privacy Policy

This Policy explains when and why I collect personal information about people who visit my website, how I use it and keep it secure. The Policy may change from time to time, and by using my website, you’re agreeing to be bound by this Policy.

Who is collecting the information and what type of information is collected?

Photography By BA is the controller of any data that passes through this website. 

Directly: The direct information I collect is when you make an enquiry, purchase products or purchase a photographic service. This will be your name, address, phone number and details about your event.

Third Party: If you purchase a product from me using an online payment method, your card information is not held by me but it is collected by a third party payment processor (stripe.com) who specialise in the secure online capture and processing of credit/debit card transactions.

How is your information used?

I will use any information that you provide to:

Carry out any obligations arising from any contracts entered into by you and me

Seek your views or comments on the services I provide

Notify you of any changes to my services.

I will hold your personal information on my systems for as long as is necessary for the relevant activity, or as long as is set out in any relevant contract you hold with me. Information collected via your photography contract will be kept on file for a minimum of 5 years.

Clients and guests captured in photos

A photograph may occasionally constitute a form of personal data where they can be processed to allow “the unique identification or authentication of a natural person”. I will never photograph an individual as a means of unique identification or authentication unless consensually contracted to do so. Guests/attendees at events appear in photos taken by Photography By BA as a part of the visual recording of the event in photos.

Clients and guests/attendees are photographed within the parameters of photograghing on the basis of ‘legitimate interests’. The taking of photographs of guests/attendees when viewed as a form of processing personal data is necessary for the legitimate interests of Photography By BA as a photography business unless there is a good reason to protect a given individual’s personal data which overrides those legitimate interests.

Photography By BA providing privacy policy information to all event guests at the event would require unimaginable effort. Clients are therefore requested to direct their guests/attendees to read this privacy policy in advance of the event and to advise them to contact me in advance with any concerns around the processing of their personal data, namely being photographed and those photographs potentially published on my website or my social media accounts.

Display and publishing of pictures

I may display any photographs to promote my business on any form of social media, in advertising, brochures, magazine articles and other such material, providing that the images used are used lawfully and without damage to Photography By BA's client(s). The rights of the people captured in these photographs are protected by Photography By BA as detailed in my privacy policy.

Security Precautions

When you provide any personal information, I take steps to ensure that it’s treated securely to protect the loss, misuse or alteration of any information.

Any information provided over the internet can never be guaranteed 100% secure. As a result, while I strive to protect your personal information, I cannot guarantee the security of any information you transmit to me, and you do so at your own risk.

Once I receive your information, I make our best effort to ensure its security, and where I have given you a password which enables you to access my website galleries, you are responsible for sharing this password. My client galleries are hosted by pixieset.com and you can view their Privacy Policy here To visit Photography By BA client gallery you may be required to enter your first name and email address. This personal data (email address) will be stored within Pixieset’s system, on their servers and will be used to email you only with information relevant to the client gallery you have accessed.

Only I will have access to your personal data (email address) stored on Pixieset’s system on behalf of Photography By BA. It will not be used for any other marketing purposes and will not be passed onto any third parties. Pixieset’s technical support team will have the means to access to your personal data (email address) but will never access or share this data other than by request from me. If you wish to request for your personal data (email address) to be deleted from Pixieset’s servers, please contact me in writing or by email (details see below).

Any sensitive information such as credit or debit card details is encrypted and protected by the third party (stripe.com) responsible to taking payments.

Review of this Policy & Access to your Information

Policy updated August 2022. If you are concerned about or would like to review any information I have collected about you, please email or call or text:

Email: photographybyba91@gmail.com 

Phone: 6063057223