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Privacy Policy for White Design & Photography

Effective Date: January 1, 2025
1. Introduction

Welcome to White Design & Photography. We are committed to protecting the privacy of our clients and website visitors. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website www.white-designs.com, use our contact forms, 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 site.

2. Information We Collect

We may collect personal information from you in a variety of ways. The information we may collect on the Site includes:
a) Personal Data You Provide to Us: We collect personally identifiable information that you voluntarily provide to us when you fill out a contact form, book a session, subscribe to our newsletter, or otherwise communicate with us. This information may include:
• Contact Information: Your name, email address, phone number, and mailing address.
• Event/Session Details: Information about your photography needs, such as event dates, locations, and names of family members or other participants relevant to the session.
• Communication Data: The content of any messages or inquiries you send to us.
• Payment Data: When you make a purchase, we collect information necessary to process your payment, such as your billing address. We use a third-party payment processor PayPal to handle credit card transactions. We do not store your full credit card information on our servers.
b) Data Collected Automatically: When you visit our website, we may automatically collect certain information about your device and browsing activity. This information may include:
• Log and Usage Data: Your IP address, browser type, operating system, pages viewed, referring URLs, and dates/times of your visits.
• Cookies and Tracking Technologies: We use cookies to help customize the Site and improve your experience. For more information on how we use cookies, please see Section 6 below.
c) Information from Client Galleries: If you are a client, your photos will be hosted in a private, password-protected online gallery. Accessing this gallery may require your name and email address. The photographs themselves, which may contain images of you and others, are also considered personal data.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for the following purposes:
• To Provide Our Services: To communicate with you about your inquiry, book your session, and deliver our photography services as per our contract.
• To Process Payments: To bill you for our services and process transactions.
• To Communicate with You: To respond to your comments and questions, and to send you updates, invoices, and other administrative messages.
• For Marketing: With your explicit consent, we may use your email address to send you newsletters, promotional materials, and information about special offers. You can opt-out of these communications at any time.
• To Improve Our Website: To analyze website usage and trends to improve our website's functionality and user experience.
• To Fulfill Legal Obligations: To comply with applicable laws, tax requirements, and legal processes.

4. How We Share Your Information

We do not sell or rent your personal information to third parties. We may share your information with third parties who perform services for us or on our behalf, including:
• Payment Processors: Such as PayPal to securely process your payments.
• Email Marketing Providers: Such as Knowlegelink to manage our newsletters, only if you have opted-in.
• Website Analytics: Such as Google Analytics to understand our website traffic.
• Legal Requirements: We may disclose your information if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to comply with a legal obligation, protect our rights, or prevent fraud.

5. Data Security

We use administrative, technical, and physical security measures to help protect your personal information. Our website is secured with SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) technology to encrypt data transmitted between your browser and our server. While we have taken reasonable steps to secure the personal information you provide to us, please be aware that no security measures are perfect or impenetrable, and no method of data transmission can be guaranteed against any interception or other type of misuse.



6. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

A cookie is a small text file stored on your computer. We use cookies to:
• Ensure the proper functioning of our website.
• Analyze our website's performance and traffic.
• Remember your preferences for future visits.
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 Site.

7. Your Rights Regarding Your Data

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights concerning your personal data:
• The right to access: You have the right to request copies of your personal data.
• The right to rectification: You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate or complete information you believe is incomplete.


• The right to erasure: You have the right to request that we erase your personal data, under certain conditions.


• The right to object to processing: You have the right to object to our processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
• The right to data portability: You have the right to request that we transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at michelle1128white@gmail.com.

8. Children's Privacy

Our services and website are not directed to individuals under the age of 13 ([or 16 in the EU]). We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If we become aware that a child has provided us with personal information, we will take steps to delete such information.

9. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this 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 "Effective Date" at the top. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.

10. Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:
White Design & Photography, michelle1128white@gamail.com, 731-608-2831

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