Privacy Policy

Company Address: 49 Wolfe Tone Square West, Bray, Co. Wicklow

Katie Kav Photography is a wedding photography business.

At katiekav, accessible from https://katiekav.com/, one of our main priorities is the privacy of our visitors. This Privacy Policy document contains types of information that is collected and recorded by katiekav and how we use it.

If you have additional questions or require more information about our Privacy Policy, do not hesitate to contact us through email at katie@katiekav.com

Katie Kav Photography legal basis for collecting and using the personal information described in this Privacy Policy depends on the Personal Information we collect and the specific context in which we collect the information:

Katie Kav Photography needs to perform a contract with you
You have given Katie Kav Photography permission to do so
Processing your personal information is in Katie Kav Photography legitimate interests
Katie Kav Photography needs to comply with the law

Katie Kav Photography will retain your personal information only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use your information to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our policies.

If you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA), you have certain data protection rights. If you wish to be informed what Personal Information we hold about you and if you want it to be removed from our systems, please contact us.

In certain circumstances, you have the following data protection rights:

The right to access, update or to delete the information we have on you.
The right of rectification.
The right to object.
The right of restriction.
The right to data portability
The right to withdraw consent

Personal data

I will collect your full name, email address, phone number and details of your wedding day in order to furnish you with a quote for wedding photography services. I also need these details should you decide to proceed with the booking. If not, I will delete your information.

Should you proceed with the booking this information will be used to contact you in relation to your wedding i.e. to find out where your wedding is or where the preparation is happening.

I will not share this data with a third party.

As a photographer, a part of my business is sharing photographs on my website and social media. The details/photographs I share will be agreed by you prior to publication and I will look for specific consent to publish content. e.g. Blog posts will include the wedding location, couples names, a story about the couple and their wedding photographs. Surnames will not be published. You may request the post to be removed.

How I collect and keep your personal data

I collect this data through the contact form on my website which is linked to my email which is password protected. I don’t think your email gets stored on my website in any way, but if it does my website is https:// (secure). Photographs are stored in a GDPR compliant online gallery.

Data Retention

My business involves taking photographs. I archive all works for the lifetime of the business. This is to ensure the data is available should a client require further copies. Your personal data is retained for the lifetime of the archive. For tax purposes, I am required to hold business accounts for a period of 5 years after filing. You may request to see that data and I will furnish it as quick as possible. Any data provided it’s not required for a legitimate legal basis, may be removed on request.

Log Files

katiekav follows a standard procedure of using log files. These files log visitors when they visit websites. All hosting companies do this and a part of hosting services’ analytics. The information collected by log files include internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, Internet Service Provider (ISP), date and time stamp, referring/exit pages, and possibly the number of clicks. These are not linked to any information that is personally identifiable. The purpose of the information is for analyzing trends, administering the site, tracking users’ movement on the website, and gathering demographic information.

Cookies and Web Beacons

Like any other website, katiekav uses ‘cookies’. These cookies are used to store information including visitors’ preferences, and the pages on the website that the visitor accessed or visited. The information is used to optimize the users’ experience by customizing our web page content based on visitors’ browser type and/or other information

Blog commenting

If you comment on my blog, it’s public so everyone can see it.

Changes to Privacy

If you comment on my blog, it’s public so everyone can see i

Changes to Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. Ie advise you to review this page periodically for any changes. I will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page. These changes are effective immediately, after they are posted on this page. This privacy policy was created with the GDPR Generator.