
Privacy Policy
A legal disclaimer
**Privacy Policy for Rounak Agarwal Photography**
At Rounak Agarwal Photography, we are committed to safeguarding your privacy. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, disclose, and protect your personal information. By engaging with our services, you consent to the practices described in this policy.
**Information We Collect:**
We may collect various types of personal information to provide our photography services effectively. This may include:
1. **Contact Information:** Name, email address, phone number, and postal address.
2. **Photography Preferences:** Your photography preferences and requirements.
3. **Payment Information:** Billing details and payment method information.
4. **Photographs:** Photographs taken during sessions or events.
**How We Use Your Information:**
We use your personal information for the following purposes:
1. **Service Provision:** To provide you with our photography services as per your requirements.
2. **Communication:** To communicate with you regarding bookings, inquiries, and updates related to our services.
3. **Payment Processing:** To process payments for our services.
4. **Marketing:** With your consent, to send promotional offers, newsletters, and marketing communications.
5. **Improvement:** To improve our services, website, and customer experience.
6. **Legal Compliance:** To comply with legal obligations and enforce our policies.
**Data Sharing and Disclosure:**
We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal information to third parties for marketing purposes. However, we may share your information with:
1. **Service Providers:** Third-party service providers who assist us in delivering our services, such as payment processors and website hosting services.
2. **Legal Compliance:** When required by law or to protect our rights, property, or safety, we may disclose your information to law enforcement authorities or other government agencies.
**Data Security:**
We implement appropriate security measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. However, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
**Your Rights:**
You have the following rights regarding your personal information:
1. **Access:** You can request access to the personal information we hold about you.
2. **Correction:** You can request corrections to inaccurate or incomplete personal information.
3. **Deletion:** You can request the deletion of your personal information, subject to certain legal obligations.
4. **Opt-Out:** You can opt-out of receiving marketing communications from us at any time.
**Data Retention:**
We retain your personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law.
**Children’s Privacy:**
Our services are not directed to individuals under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you become aware that a child under 13 has provided us with personal information, please contact us, and we will take steps to delete such information.
**Changes to This Privacy Policy:**
We reserve the right to update or modify this Privacy Policy at any time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page.
Last Updated: [23-05-2024]
Privacy Policy - the basics
Having said that, a privacy policy is a statement that discloses some or all of the ways a website collects, uses, discloses, processes, and manages the data of its visitors and customers. It usually also includes a statement regarding the website’s commitment to protecting its visitors’ or customers’ privacy, and an explanation about the different mechanisms the website is implementing in order to protect privacy.
Different jurisdictions have different legal obligations of what must be included in a Privacy Policy. You are responsible to make sure you are following the relevant legislation to your activities and location.
What to include in the Privacy Policy
Generally speaking, a Privacy Policy often addresses these types of issues: the types of information the website is collecting and the manner in which it collects the data; an explanation about why is the website collecting these types of information; what are the website’s practices on sharing the information with third parties; ways in which your visitors an customers can exercise their rights according to the relevant privacy legislation; the specific practices regarding minors’ data collection; and much much more.
To learn more about this, check out our article “Creating a Privacy Policy”.