Key details

This privacy policy describes how Gemma Suckley Photography protects and makes use of the information given.

If you are asked to provide information, it will only be used in the ways described in this privacy policy.

This policy will be updated as necessary to reflect best practice in data management, security and control and to ensure compliance with any changes or amendments made to the Data Protection Act 1998.

Introduction

Gemma Suckley photography needs to collect and use certain types of information about the Individuals or service users who come into contact with Gemma Suckley Photography in order to carry on work. This personal information must be collected and dealt with appropriately whether collected on paper, stored in a computer database, or recorded on other material and there are safeguards to ensure this under the Data Protection Act 1998.

What data Gemma Suckley Photography gathers?

Gemma Suckley Photography may collect the following information:

Name 

Contact information including email address

Demographic information, such as postcode

Website usage data

Photographs (when carrying out work)

Other information relevant to client enquiries

How Gemma Suckley Photography use this data

Collecting this data helps Gemma Suckley Photography understand what you are looking at from the company.

Specifically, data may be used:

For internal record

To contact you in response to a specific enquiry.

To send you promotional information about products or offers

To fulfil the job Gemma Suckley Photography was booked for

To demonstrate or showcase work carried out 

Specifically, the Principles require that personal information:

Shall be processed fairly and lawfully and, in particular, shall not be processed unless specific conditions are met,

Shall be obtained only for one or more of the purposes specified in the Act, and shall not be processed in any manner incompatible with that purpose or those purposes,

Shall be adequate, relevant and not excessive in relation to those purpose(s)

Shall be accurate and, where necessary, kept up to date,

Shall not be kept for longer than is necessary

Shall be processed in accordance with the rights of data subjects under the Act,

Shall be kept secure by the Data Controller who takes appropriate technical and other measures to prevent unauthorised or unlawful processing or accidental loss or destruction of, or damage to, personal information,

Shall not be transferred to a country or territory outside the European Economic Area unless that country or territory ensures an adequate level of protection for the rights and freedoms of Individuals/Service Users in relation to the processing of personal information.

Client and wedding guest in photos

Wedding clients and guests are photographed within GDPR legislation on the basis of 'legitimate interests'. The taking of photographs when viewed as a form of processing personal data is necessary for the legitimate interests of Gemma Suckley Photography as a photography business; unless there is a good reason to protect a given individual’s personal data which overrides those legitimate interests.

Given the disproportionate effort involved in provide privacy policy information to wedding guests, all wedding clients are requested in their contract to direct their wedding guests to read this privacy policy in advance of the event.

Photography may be used on social media and blogged in order to showcase work and enable you to see previews before delivery of the end product.

Photography may be used In print for promotion material e.g. brochures

Photography may be passed onto other wedding venues that you have supplied.

Under no circumstance will full names or any other personal data be made public  

What is cookies?

A cookie is a small file placed on your computer's hard drive. It enables our website to identify your computer as you view different pages on our website.

We cookies are used:

Analyse our web traffic using an analytics package. Aggregated usage data helps us improve the website structure, design, content and functions.

Identify whether you are signed in to our website. A cookie allows us to check whether you are signed in to the site.

Test content on our website. For example, 50% of our users might see one piece of content, the other 50% a different piece of content.

Store information about your preferences. The website can then present you with information you will find more relevant and interesting.

To recognise when you return to our website. We may show your relevant content, or provide functionality you used previously.

Cookies do not provide us with access to your computer or any information about you, other than that which you choose to share with us. 

However, please note that doing this may affect how our website functions. Some pages and services may become unavailable to you.

Cookies do not provide us with access to your computer or any information about you, other than that which you choose to share with us.

Controlling cookies

You can use your web browser’s cookie settings to determine how our website uses cookies. If you do not want our website to store cookies on your computer or device, you should set your web browser to refuse cookies.

However, please note that doing this may affect how our website functions. Some pages and services may become unavailable to you.

Controlling information about you

You must opt-in to receive marketing communications from me by email (blogs)

You must opt-in in order for me to share photography in relation to your booking

Any personal information held about you is stored and processed under the data protection policy, in line with the Data Protection Act 1998.

Security

Gemma Suckley Photography will always hold your information securely.

To prevent unauthorised disclosure or access to your information, I have implemented strong physical and electronic security safeguards.

It the responsibility of Gemma Suckley Photography to ensure all personal data is non-recoverable from any computer systems previously used with the organisation, which has been passed on/sold to a third party.

In case of any queries or questions in relation to this policy please contact the Gemma Suckley Photography:

19 Campbell Street, Cross Hill, BD20 8AR