Privacy Policy

Effective Date: [26/02/2025]

At James Goodall Photography I am committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring that your personal information is handled in a safe and responsible manner. This Privacy Policy outlines how I collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website. I comply with applicable data protection laws, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

1. Information We Collect

Personal Data: When you interact with our website (for example, by filling out a contact form, signing up for a newsletter, or making an inquiry), we may collect personal information such as your name, email address, phone number, and any other information you voluntarily provide.
Usage Data: We automatically collect certain information about your interaction with our website, including your IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URLs, and pages visited. This data helps us understand how our site is used and improve your experience.
Cookies and Tracking Technologies: We use cookies and similar technologies to enhance your user experience, analyze website usage, and assist in our marketing efforts. For detailed information on our use of cookies, please see Section 9 below.

2. How We Use Your Data

To Provide and Improve Our Services: We use your information to respond to your inquiries, deliver our services, and improve the content and functionality of our website.
Communication: Your contact details may be used to send you updates, newsletters, or other communications related to our services. You have the right to opt out of receiving such communications at any time.
Analytics and Research: Usage data helps us understand user behavior, diagnose problems with our server, and improve our website’s performance and user experience.
Legal and Regulatory Compliance: We process your personal data to comply with legal obligations and to protect our rights.

3. Legal Basis for Processing (GDPR)

If you are located in the European Economic Area (EEA), our processing of your personal data is based on the following legal grounds:

Consent: Where you have provided explicit consent for us to process your personal data.
Contractual Necessity: To fulfill our obligations under any contracts you have entered into with us.
Legal Obligation: To comply with legal obligations imposed upon us.
Legitimate Interests: For purposes of legitimate interests, such as improving our services and ensuring the security of our website, provided that such interests are not overridden by your fundamental rights and freedoms.

4. Sharing and Disclosure of Your Information

Service Providers: We may share your information with trusted third-party service providers who assist us in operating our website, conducting our business, or servicing you (e.g., website hosting, data analysis, email delivery). These third parties are obligated to protect your data and use it only for the purposes for which we disclose it to them.
Legal Requirements: We may disclose your information if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities.
Business Transfers: In the event of a merger, acquisition, or sale of all or part of our business, your personal data may be transferred as part of that transaction. We will notify you of any such changes where feasible.

5. Data Retention and Security

Retention Period: We will retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, comply with legal obligations, or resolve disputes.
Security Measures: We implement a variety of technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. However, no data transmission over the internet or method of electronic storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

6. Your Rights Under GDPR

If you are located in the EEA, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:

Access: The right to request copies of your personal data.
Rectification: The right to have inaccurate or incomplete data corrected.
Erasure: The right to request the deletion of your personal data under certain conditions.
Restriction of Processing: The right to request that we restrict the processing of your data.
Data Portability: The right to receive your data in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format.
Objection: The right to object to the processing of your personal data for marketing or other purposes.
Withdrawal of Consent: Where processing is based on your consent, you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of processing before the withdrawal.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details provided in Section 11.

7. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to:

Enhance your user experience.
Analyze website traffic and usage patterns.
Tailor our marketing efforts.

You can control or disable cookies through your browser settings. However, please note that doing so may affect the functionality of our website.

8. International Data Transfers

Your personal data may be transferred to, and maintained on, computers located outside of your state, province, country, or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ from those in your jurisdiction. When transferring data internationally, we take appropriate measures to ensure that your data remains protected in accordance with this Privacy Policy and applicable laws.

9. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated “Effective Date.” We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically to stay informed about how we are protecting your information.

10. Contact Us

If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us at:

Email: jamesgoodallphotography@outlook.com