PRIVACY POLICY

DAMIAN REID PHOTOGRAPHY WEBSITE

THIS PRIVACY POLICY

We know how important privacy is to people and we respect that. Unlike many other businesses, we do not provide your personal information to any third parties for the purpose of direct marketing. This privacy policy sets out how we will treat your personal information.

WHAT INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT?

Damian Reid Photography may collect the following kinds of information:

  1. Information relating to any transactions carried out between you and us on or in relation to this website, including information relating to any purchases you make of our goods or services.
  2. Information about your computer and about your visits to and use of this website such as your IP address, geographical location, browser type and version, operating system, referral source, length of visit, page views, website navigation;
  3. Information that you provide to us for the purpose of registering with us.
  4. Information that you provide to us for the purpose of subscribing to our website services, email notifications and/or newsletters.
  5. We store this information in our database. We do not share the personal details with anyone else unless required by law. If we ever decided to share your information with a third party we will notify you.
  6. Any other information that you choose to send to us.

COOKIES

We use ‘cookies’ when you visit our website. Cookies are pieces of data created when you visit many websites, and contain a unique, anonymous number. They are stored in the cookie directory of your computer’s hard drive.

By using cookies we will be able to see how our website is being used. This means we'll be able to identify the most popular areas of our website and make it easier for you to access them. Cookies help us to be more efficient as we can learn what information is important to our customers and visitors and what isn't.

Cookies let us know when you return to our website and what pages or services you use when you're there. They are not used to store or collect any personal information. They only tell us that someone with your unique cookie has returned to our website.

A cookie consists of information sent by a web server to a web browser, and stored by the browser. The information is then sent back to the server each time the browser requests a page from the server. This enables the web server to identify and track the web browser.

We may use ‘session’ and ‘persistent’ cookies on the website. Session cookies will be deleted from your computer when you close your browser.  Persistent cookies will remain stored on your computer until deleted, or until they reach a specified expiry date. These enable our website to recognise you when you visit.

We use Google Analytics to analyse the use of this website.  Google Analytics generates statistical and other information about website use by means of cookies, which are stored on users' computers.  The information generated relating to our website is used to create reports about the use of the website. Google will store this information.  Google's privacy policy is available at: http://www.google.com/privacypolicy.html.]

Most browsers allow you to reject all cookies, whilst some browsers allow you to reject just third party cookies.  For example, in Internet Explorer you can refuse all cookies by clicking “Tools”, “Internet Options”, “Privacy”, and selecting “Block all cookies” using the sliding selector.  Blocking all cookies will, however, have a negative impact upon the usability of many websites, including this one.

No personally identifying information from you will be collected by use of these cookies.

USING AND SHARING INFORMATION

Personal information submitted to Damian Reid Photography via this website will be used for the purposes specified in this privacy policy or in relevant parts of our website.

We may use your personal information to:

  1. Administer the website.
  2. Improve your browsing experience by personalising the website.
  3. Enable your use of the services available on the website.
  4. Send to you goods purchased via the website, and supply to you services purchased via the website.
  5. Send statements and invoices to you, and collect payments from you.
  6. Send you general non-marketing communications.
  7. Send you email notifications which you have specifically requested.
  8. Send to you our newsletter and other marketing communications relating to only our business (Damian Reid Photography) which we think may be of interest to you by post or, where you have specifically agreed to or requested this, by email or similar technology (you can inform us at any time if you no longer require marketing communications)
  9. Deal with enquiries and complaints made by or about you relating to the website.

Where you submit personal information for publication on our website, we will publish and otherwise use that information in accordance with the license you grant to us.

We will not without your express consent provide your personal information to any third parties for the purpose of direct marketing.

All our website financial transactions are handled through our payment services provider, PayPal. You can view the PayPal privacy policy at www.paypal.com or www.paypal.co.uk   We will share information with PayPal only to the extent necessary for the purposes of processing payments you make via our website and dealing with complaints and queries relating to such payments.

DISCLOSURES

We may disclose information about you to any employees, agents, subcontractors of Damian Reid Photography insofar as reasonably necessary for the purposes as set out in this privacy policy. For example, if a courier were used to deliver your order, it would of course be necessary to disclose your delivery name and address to the company employed to do this.  

In addition, we may disclose your personal information:

  1. To the extent that we are required to do so by law.
  2. In connection with any legal proceedings or prospective legal proceedings.
  3. In order to establish, exercise or defend the legal rights of Damian Reid Photography. This may include providing information to others for the purposes of fraud prevention, illegal activities and reducing credit risk.
  4. To the purchaser (or prospective purchaser) of any business or asset which we are (or are contemplating) selling.
  5. To any person who we reasonably believe may legally apply to a court or other competent authority for disclosure of that personal information where, in our reasonable opinion, such court or authority would be reasonably likely to order disclosure of that personal information.

Except as provided in this privacy policy, we will not provide your information to third parties.

UK AND INTERNATIONAL INFORMATION TRANSFERS

If you submit personal information for publication on our website, it may be published on the internet and may be available, via the internet, around the world. We cannot prevent the use or misuse of such information by others.

When submitting information to Damian Reid Photography for publication on our website, you expressly agree to such transfer of personal information.

SECURITY OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

We will take reasonable technical and organisational precautions to prevent the loss, misuse or alteration of your personal information.

All electronic transactions you make to or receive from our payment services provider, PayPal will be encrypted using SSL technology.

POLICY AMENDMENTS

We may update this privacy policy from time-to-time by posting a new version on our website. You should check this page occasionally to ensure you are happy with any changes. 

We may also notify you of changes to our privacy policy by email.

YOUR RIGHTS

You may instruct us to provide you with any personal information we hold about you.  Provision of such information will be subject to:

  1. The payment of a fee (currently fixed at £10.00); and
  2. The supply of appropriate evidence of your identity.

We may withhold such personal information to the extent permitted by law.

You may instruct us not to process your personal information for marketing communications from Damian Reid Photography by email at any time. 

THIRD PARTY WEBSITES

The website contains links to other websites. Damian Reid Photography is not responsible for the privacy policies or practices of third party websites.

UPDATING INFORMATION

Please let us know if the personal information which we hold about you needs to be corrected or updated.

CONTACT

If you have any questions about this privacy policy or believe that the treatment of your personal information by Damian Reid Photography is not in accordance with this Privacy Policy, please write to us by email to info@damianreid.com

DATA CONTROLLER

The data controller responsible in respect of the information collected on this website is Damian Reid Photography.

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