Privacy Policy

LoamviewPark Photography ("we," "our," or "us") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website loamviewpark.xyz (the "Website") or engage our photography services.

Please read this Privacy Policy carefully. If you do not agree with the terms of this Privacy Policy, please do not access the Website or use our services.

1. Information We Collect

Personal Data

We may collect personal identification information from you in a variety of ways, including, but not limited to, when you visit our Website, register on the Website, fill out a form, engage our services, and in connection with other activities, services, features, or resources we make available. You may be asked for, as appropriate:

• Name
• Email address
• Phone number
• Mailing address
• Payment information

Photography-Specific Information

As a photography business, we may also collect:

• Photographs and videos in which you appear
• Information about your event or photography needs
• Dates, times, and locations of photography sessions
• Preferences regarding photography style, poses, and editing

Non-Personal Data

We may collect non-personal identification information about users whenever they interact with our Website. Non-personal identification information may include:

• Browser name
• Type of computer or device
• Technical information about users' means of connection to our Website, such as the operating system and the Internet service providers utilized
• Other similar information

2. How We Collect Information

Direct Collection

We collect information directly from you when you:

• Complete forms on our Website
• Sign a photography contract
• Communicate with us via email, phone, or other channels
• Participate in a photography session

Automated Collection

When you visit our Website, we may automatically collect certain information about your device, including information about your web browser, IP address, time zone, and some of the cookies that are installed on your device.

Cookies and Similar Technologies

Our Website uses cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our Website and hold certain information. Cookies are files with small amount of data which may include an anonymous unique identifier.

We use the following types of cookies:

• Essential cookies: Necessary for the Website to function properly.
• Analytical/performance cookies: Allow us to recognize and count the number of visitors and see how visitors move around our Website.
• Functionality cookies: Used to recognize you when you return to our Website.
• Targeting cookies: Record your visit to our Website, the pages you have visited, and the links you have followed.

You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our Website.

3. How We Use Your Information

We may use the information we collect from you for the following purposes:

• To provide and maintain our Website and services
• To personalize your experience with our photography services
• To process payments
• To create and deliver the photography products you have ordered
• To send periodic emails regarding your order or other products and services
• To improve our Website and services
• To respond to customer service requests and support needs
• To administer contests, promotions, surveys, or other Website features
• To protect our rights and comply with our legal obligations
• For portfolio and marketing purposes, subject to the terms of your contract with us

4. Sharing Your Information

We may share your information in the following situations:

• Service Providers: We may share your information with third-party service providers who perform services on our behalf, such as payment processing, data analysis, email delivery, hosting services, customer service, and marketing assistance.
• Business Transfers: We may share or transfer your information in connection with, or during negotiations of, any merger, sale of company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of our business to another company.
• Photography Vendors: We may share your information with photography-specific vendors such as album companies, print labs, or second photographers to fulfill your orders or provide complete photography coverage.
• With Your Consent: We may disclose your information for any other purpose with your consent.
• Legal Requirements: We may disclose your information where we are legally required to do so in order to comply with applicable law, governmental requests, a judicial proceeding, court order, or legal process.

Portfolio and Marketing Usage

As a photography business, we may use photographs and videos created during our services for our portfolio, social media, blog posts, contests, advertising, website, or other marketing purposes. The specific rights granted to us for such usage will be outlined in your photography contract. If you wish to restrict the use of your images, please discuss this with us before signing the contract.

5. Data Retention

We will retain your personal information only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use your information to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our policies.

For client photographs and digital files, our retention practices are as follows:

• Delivered final images will be kept for a minimum of one year after delivery.
• Raw, unedited files may be deleted immediately after the final images have been delivered and accepted.
• While we maintain backup systems, we cannot guarantee the long-term availability of your images beyond the stated retention period. We strongly recommend that clients backup their delivered images.

6. Data Security

We have implemented appropriate technical and organizational security measures designed to protect the security of any personal information we process. However, despite our safeguards and efforts to secure your information, no electronic transmission over the Internet or information storage technology can be guaranteed to be 100% secure.

Our image backup systems include:

• Multiple local backups of client images
• Cloud-based backup systems
• Secure storage of physical media (if applicable)

7. Your Privacy Rights

GDPR Rights (For EEA Residents)

If you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA), you have certain data protection rights. We aim to take reasonable steps to allow you to correct, amend, delete, or limit the use of your personal information.

You have the following rights:

• The right to access, update, or delete the information we have on you
• The right of rectification - the right to have your information corrected if it is inaccurate or incomplete
• The right to object to our processing of your personal information
• The right of restriction - the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal information
• The right to data portability - the right to be provided with a copy of your personal information in a structured, machine-readable format
• The right to withdraw consent - the right to withdraw your consent at any time where we relied on your consent to process your personal information

CCPA Rights (For California Residents)

If you are a California resident, you have specific rights regarding your personal information under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA).

You have the right to:

• Request disclosure of the categories and specific pieces of personal information we have collected about you
• Request deletion of your personal information
• Opt-out of the sale of your personal information
• Not be discriminated against for exercising your CCPA rights

How to Exercise Your Rights

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the contact information provided below. We will respond to your request within a reasonable timeframe.

8. Third-Party Websites

Our Website may contain links to other websites that are not operated by us. If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that third party's site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit.

We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services.

Social Media Features

Our Website may include social media features, such as the Facebook Like button, Instagram feeds, or interactive mini-programs that run on our Website. These features may collect your IP address, which page you are visiting on our Website, and may set a cookie to enable the feature to function properly. Social media features are either hosted by a third party or hosted directly on our Website. Your interactions with these features are governed by the privacy policy of the company providing them.

9. Children's Privacy

Our Website is not intended for children under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 16. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us so that we can take necessary actions.

For family photography sessions where children are subjects, we require parental/guardian consent before collecting and processing any images or information related to the children.

10. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last Updated" date at the top of this Privacy Policy.

You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.