Privacy Policy for IDB Photography

 

Effective Date: September 19, 2026
Business Name: IDB Photography ("we", "us", or "our")
Website: [www.idbphotography.co.uk]
Contact Email: [idbphotosevenoaks@yahoo.com]

 

At IDB Photography, we respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data. This privacy policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your information when you visit our website or use our photography services, in compliance with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.

 1. Information We Collect

We may collect, use, and store different kinds of personal data about you, which we have grouped as follows:

  • Identity Data: First name, last name.

  • Contact Data: Email address, telephone number, postal address, and delivery address.

  • Transaction Data: Details about payments to and from you, and other details of products and services you have purchased from us.

  • Technical Data: Internet Protocol (IP) address, browser type and version, time zone setting, browser plug-in types and versions, operating system, and platform on our website.

  • Visual Data: Photographs and videos captured during booked sessions or events.

2. How We Collect Your Data

We collect data through direct interactions when you fill out a contact form, book a session, purchase prints, correspond with us by email or phone, or subscribe to our mailing list. We may also collect automated technical data via cookies and analytics providers.

 3. How We Use Your Legal Basis for Processing

We will only use your personal data when the law allows us to. Most commonly, we will use your personal data under the following legal bases:

  • Performance of a Contract: Where we need to perform the photography contract we are about to enter into or have entered into with you.

  • Legitimate Interests: Where it is necessary for our legitimate interests (such as business administration or improving our services), provided your fundamental rights do not override those interests.

  • Consent: Where you have explicitly given us permission to use your images for marketing or promotional purposes (such as social media or our portfolio website).

4. Data Sharing and Security

We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal data to third parties. We may share your data with trusted third-party service providers (such as online gallery hosts, printing labs, or payment processors) strictly required to deliver our services. All electronic data is stored on secure, password-protected systems.

 5. Your Legal Rights

Under UK data protection law, you have rights including:

  • Right of access: You can ask us for copies of your personal data.

  • Right to rectification: You can ask us to correct inaccurate data.

  • Right to erasure: You can ask us to delete your personal data under certain conditions.

  • Right to withdraw consent: Where we rely on consent to process your data, you can withdraw it at any time.