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Privacy Policy

Introduction

 

This Privacy Policy outlines that Bourne Photographic Studios (" we ", " our " or " the Company ") practices with respect to information collected from users who access our website at www.bournephotographicstudios.com or otherwise share personal information with us (collectively: " Users "). 

 

Grounds for Data Collection

 

Processing of your personal information (i.e. any information which may potentially allow your identification through reasonable means; hereinafter " Personal Information ")  is necessary for the performance of our contractual obligations towards you and providing you with our services, to protect our legitimate interests and for compliance with legal and financial regulatory obligations to which we are subject.

 

When you use the Site, you consent to the collection, storage, use, disclosure and other uses of your Personal Information as described in this Privacy Policy.

 

We encourage our Users to carefully read the Privacy Policy and use it to make informed decisions. 

 

What information do you collect?

 

We collect two types of data and information from Users. 


 

The first type of information is un-identified and non-identifiable information pertaining to a User(s), which may be made available or gathered via your use of the Site (“ Non-personal Information ”). We are not aware of the identity of a User from which the Non-personal Information was collected. Non-personal Information which is being collected may include your aggregated usage information and technical information transmitted by your device, including certain software and hardware information (e.g. the type of browser and operating system your device uses, language preference, access time, etc.) in order to enhance the functionality of our Site. We may also collect information about your activity on the Site (e.g. pages viewed, online browsing, clicks, actions, etc.).


 

The second type of information Personal Information which is individually identifiable information, namely information that identifies an individual or may, with reasonable effort, identify an individual. Such information includes:

 

Device information: We collect personal information from your device. Such information includes geolocation data, IP address, unique identifiers (e.g. MAC address and UUID) and other information which relates to your activity through the Site.

 

Your name and email address when using the get in touch form

Registration information: When you register with our site you will be asked to provide us with certain details such as: full name; email or physical address and other information.

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How do we receive information about you?

 

We receive your personal information from various sources:

 

  • When you voluntarily provide us with your personal details on order to register on our site

  • When you access our site in connection with your use of our services

  • From third party providers, services and public registers ( for example traffic analytic vendors

 

What information do we collect?

 

We do not rent, sell or share users information with third parties, except as described in this privacy policy.

 

We may use information for the following:

 

  • Communicating with you - sending you notices regarding our services, providing you with technical information and responding to any customer service issue you may have

  • To communicate with you and to keep you informed about our latest updates and services

  • To serve you advertisements when you use our site (see more under advertisements)

  • To market our website and services (see more under marketing)

 

 

For statistical and analytical purposes, intended to improve the site in addition to different uses listed above. We may transfer or disclose personal information with our trusted third parties, who may be located in different jurisdictions across the world, for any of the following purposes;

 

  • Hosting and operating our site

  • Providing you with our services, including providing a personal display of our site;

  • Storing and processing such information on our behalf

  • Servicing you with advertisement to assist us in evaluating the success of advertising campaigns and help us retargert any of our users

  • Providing you with marketing offers and promotional materials relating to our site and services

  • Performing research, technical diagnostics or analytics

 

We may also disclose information if we have good reason to believe that disclosure of such information is helpful or reasonably necessary to: (i) comply with any applicable law, regulation, legal process or governmental request; (ii) enforce our policies (including our Agreement), including investigations of potential violations thereof; (iii) investigate, detect, prevent or take action regarding illegal activities or other wrongdoing, suspected fraud or security issues; (iv) to establish or exercise our rights to defend against legal claims; (v) prevent harm to the rights, property or safety of us, our users, yourself or any third party; or (vi) for the purpose of collaborating with law enforcement agencies and/or in case we find it necessary in order to enforce intellectual property or other legal rights.

 

User Rights

 

You may request to;

 

  • Receive confirmation to whether or not personal information concerning you is being processed and access your stored personal information, together with supplementary information .

  • Receive a copy of personal information you directly volunteer to us in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format.

  • Request rectification of your personal information that is on our control

  • Request erasure of your personal information

  • Object to the processing of personal information by us

  • Request to restrict processing of your personal information by us,

  • Lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority.

 

However, please note that these rights are not absolute and may be subject to our own legitimate interests and regulatory requirements. 


 

If you wish to exercise any of the above rights or receive more information, please contact our Data Protection Officer (“DPO”) using the details provided below:

Hanna Williams info@bournephotographicstudios.co.uk

 

Retention

 

We will retain your personal information for as long as necessary to provide our services, and as necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes and enforce our policies. Retention periods will be determined taking into account the type of information that is collected and the purpose for which it is collected, bearing in mind the requirements applicable to the situation and the need to destroy outdated, unused information at the earliest reasonable opportunity. Under applicable regulations, we will keep records containing client personal data, account opening documents, communications and anything else as required by applicable laws and regulations. 


 

We may rectify, replenish or remove incomplete or inaccurate information, at any time and at our own discretion.

 

Cookies

 

We and our trusted partners use cookies and other technologies in our related services, including when you visit our Site or access our services. 


 

A "cookie" is a small piece of information that a website assigns to your device while you are viewing a website. Cookies are very helpful and can be used for various different purposes. These purposes include allowing you to navigate between pages efficiently, enabling automatic activation of certain features, remembering your preferences and making the interaction between you and our services quicker and easier. Cookies are also used to help ensure that the advertisements you see are relevant to you and your interests and to compile statistical data on your use of our services.
 

Third Party collection of information 

 

Our policy only addresses the use and disclosure of information we collect from you. To the extent you disclose your information to other parties or sites throughout the internet, different rules may apply to their use or disclosure of the information you disclose to them. Accordingly, we encourage you to read the terms and conditions and privacy policy of each third party that you choose to disclose information to. 


 

This Privacy Policy does not apply to the practices of companies that we do not own or control, nor to individuals whom we do not employ or manage, including any of the third parties which we may disclose information to as set out in this Privacy Policy. 

 

How do we safeguard your information?

 

We take great care in implementing and maintaining the security of the Site and your information. We employ industry standard procedures and policies to ensure the safety of the information we collect and retain, and prevent unauthorised use of any such information, and we require any third party to comply with similar security requirements, in accordance with this Privacy Policy. Although we take reasonable steps to safeguard information, we cannot be responsible for the acts of those who gain unauthorised access or abuse our Site, and we make no warranty, express, implied or otherwise, that we will prevent such access.

 

Transfer of data outside the EEA

 

Please note that some data recipients may be located outside the EEA. In such cases we will transfer your data only to such countries as approved by the European Commission as providing adequate level of data protection, or enter into legal agreements ensuring an adequate level of data protection.

 

Advertisements

 

We may use third party advertising  to serve advertisements when you access the Site. This technology uses your information with regards to your use of the services to serve advertisements to you (e.g., by placing third-party cookies on your web browser). 


 

You may opt out of many third-party ad networks, including those operated by members of the Network Advertising Initiative ("NAI") and the Digital Advertising Alliance ("DAA"). For more information about this practice by NAI and DAA members, and your choices regarding having this information used by these companies, including how to opt-out of third-party ad networks operated by NAI and DAA members, please visit their respective websites: http://optout.networkadvertising.org/#!/ and http://optout.aboutads.info/#!/.

 

Marketing

 

We may use your Personal Information such as your name, email address, telephone number, etc., ourselves or by using our third-party subcontractors, for the purpose of providing you with promotional materials concerning our services which we believe may interest you.  
 

To respect your right to privacy, within such marketing materials we provide you with the means to opt out of receiving further marketing offers from us. If you unsubscribe, we will remove your email address or telephone number from our marketing distribution lists. 

 

 

Corporate transaction

 

We may share information in the event of a corporate transaction (e.g. sale of a substantial part of our business, merger, consolidation or asset sale). In the event of the above, the transferee or acquiring company will assume the rights and obligations as described in this Privacy Policy.

 

Minors

 

We understand the importance of protecting children’s privacy, especially in an online environment. The Site is not designed for or directed at children. Under no circumstances shall we allow the use of our website by minors without prior consent or authorisation by a parent or legal guardian. We do not knowingly collect Personal Information from minors. If a parent or guardian becomes aware that his or her child has provided us with Personal Information without their consent, he or she should contact us at info@bournephotographicstudios.co.uk

 

Updates or amendments to this Privacy Policy

 

We reserve the right to periodically amend or revise the Privacy Policy; material changes will be effective immediately upon the display of the revised Privacy policy. The last revision will be reflected in the "Last modified" section. Your continued use of the Platform, following the notification of such amendments on our website, constitutes your acknowledgment and consent of such amendments to the Privacy Policy and your agreement to be bound by the terms of such amendments.

 

How to contact us

 

If you have any general questions about the Site or the information we collect about you and how we use it, you can contact us at info@bournephotographicstudios.co.uk

 

 

 

Last modified 16.02.2023

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