Privacy Policy and Cookies Usage

Introduction

Website must have a cookie notice and every business must protect and handle data according to the law. We must also tell you about what how we do this. It makes very boring reading but I urge you to read through it.

I do look after your data in the same way I expect mine to be protected. I never share your information with other individuals or businesses, unless you ask me to. For example, you may ask me to share your email address with others on a course with you.

I don’t like spam, so I don’t send marketing emails unless you have asked me to let you know about something specific. For example, you may have been on a Basic Course and have asked me to tell you about further training, so I may do so.

I may need to share your data with an organisation that has commissioned me. For example, when a school asks me to photograph its students I will need to share those photographs with the school and with the top class photographic printing laboratory I use.

Privacy Statement: How I use Cookies

My compliance with Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations and how I use cookies and look after your data.

Cookies are very small text files that are stored on your computer when you visit websites. I use cookies to help identify your computer so I can tailor your user experience, track shopping basket contents and remember where you are in the order process.

This is also how sites remember you and allow you to interact with social media. You can disable any cookies stored on your computer, but that may stop my website from functioning properly.

I don’t and can’t identify your personal information in this way. I don’t even know who you are unless you actively tell me who you are by, for example, leaving a comment on my blog.

The following is strictly necessary in the operation of our website.

This Website Will:

Remember what is in your shopping basket

Remember where you are in the order process

Remember that you are logged in and that your session is secure. You need to be logged in to complete an order.

The following are not Strictly Necessary, but are required to provide you with the best user experience and also to tell me which pages all my readers find most interesting (anonymously).

Functional Cookies:

This Website will track the pages you visit on my site via Google Analytics. This helps me to identify which of my pages are more popular and how effective my marketing and advertising is. (If an advert creates lots of visits, I know it has been successful.

Targeting Cookies

This Website Will: Allow you to share pages with social networks such as Facebook, make comments on my blog and allow you to share pages via other social media (If available)

This website will not share any personal information with third parties.

I am registered with the Information Commissioners Office my ICO registration page

Data Protection Policy

Nature of work – photography, related arts and training.

The following is a broad description of the way this organisation/data controller processes personal information. To understand how your own personal information is processed you may need to refer to any personal communications you have received, check any privacy notices the organisation has provided or contact the organisation to ask about your personal circumstances.

Reasons/purposes for processing information

We process personal information to enable us to promote our goods and services, to maintain our accounts and records and to support and manage our staff. Type/classes of information processed We process information relevant to the above reasons/purposes. This may include:
.. personal details
.. family, lifestyle and social circumstances
.. financial details
.. employment and education details
.. goods or services provided
.. Photographs
We also process sensitive classes of information that may include:
.. physical or mental health details
.. racial or ethnic origin
.. religious or other beliefs of a similar nature
.. trade union membership

Whose information is

We process personal information about our:
.. employees
.. customers and clients
.. suppliers and services providers
.. advisers, consultants and other professional experts
.. complainants and enquirers

Who the information may be shared with

We sometimes need to share the personal information we process with the individual themself and also with other organisations. Where this is necessary we are required to comply with all aspects of the Data Protection Act (DPA). What follows is a description of the types of organisations we may need to share some of the personal information we process with for one or more reasons. Where necessary or required we share information with:

.. family, associates and representatives of the person whose personal data we are processing
.. employment and recruitment agencies
.. current, past and prospective employers
.. educators and examining bodies
.. central government
.. credit reference agencies
.. suppliers and service providers
.. debt collection and tracing agencies
.. financial organisations

Transfers

It may sometimes be necessary to transfer personal information overseas. When this is needed information is only shared within the European Economic Area (EEA). Any transfers made will be in full compliance with all aspects of the data protection act.

If you want to learn more about how I protect your data, or any of my services, please contact me.