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Events Photo Team Photography Privacy Policy

Last updated: 12/02/2024

This privacy policy applies to Events Photo Team and the handling of your photographs. This policy covers the collection, processing, and other use of personal data under the Data Protection Act 1998 (“DPA”) and the General Data Protection Regulations (“GDPR”).

For the purpose of the DPA and GDPR, we are the data controller, and any enquiry regarding the collection or processing of your data should be addressed to Consent at our address: Unit 6 Coronation Road, Ellesemere Port, CH65 9AB or email: consent@eventsphototeam.com.

By having your photo taken, you consent to this. We are registered with the Information Commissioner’s Office for this purpose.

The Type of Information We Collect

We currently collect and process the following information:

• Photographs and videos of you;
• Your contact details for postage purposes, including name, postal address, email address, and phone number;
• Your payment card details when you make a purchase or place an order;
• Information related to your order such as items purchased, dates of orders, and delivery information.

How We Get the Personal Information and Why We Have It

Most of the personal information we process is provided to us directly by you for one of the following reasons:

• Having a photo or video taken at one of our venues;
• When purchasing a product;
• When ordering a product that needs to be shipped to your postal address;

We use the information and data you have given us to fulfil print orders, track order history, and resolve customer queries, complaints, and re-orders.

We may share this information with third parties or use it for marketing and/or research purposes. Under the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR), the lawful bases we rely on for processing this information are:

• Your consent. You will be asked to fill out a Photo Consent Form before we share any photos or videos with third parties or use them for marketing purposes. You can remove your consent at any time. You can do this by contacting consent@eventsphototeam.com or call our Head Office at 0151 239 0162.

How We Store Your Personal Information

Your photos are retained and securely stored on our encrypted servers.

• Unpurchased photos will be securely stored for 30 days before being automatically electronically deleted.
• Purchased photos will be securely stored and added to your account for 90 days.

We do not retain photos longer than the stated periods unless you provide explicit written consent for them to be used for Marketing Purposes or shared with our Business Partners or third-party companies.

Your Data Protection Rights

Under data protection law, you have rights, including:

• Your right of access – You have the right to ask us for copies of your personal information.
• Your right to rectification – You have the right to ask us to rectify personal information you think is inaccurate or incomplete.
• Your right to erasure – You have the right to ask us to erase your personal information in certain circumstances.
• Your right to restriction of processing – You have the right to ask us to restrict the processing of your personal information in certain circumstances.
• Your right to object to processing – You have the right to object to the processing of your personal information in certain circumstances.
• Your right to data portability – You have the right to ask that we transfer the personal information you gave us to another organisation, or to you, in certain circumstances.

You are not required to pay any charge for exercising your rights. If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you.

Please contact us at consent@eventsphototeam.com, call our Head Office on 0151 239 0162, or write to:

How to Complain

If you have any concerns about our use of your personal information, you can make a complaint to us at the above address or via email at info@eventsphototeam.com.

You can also complain to the ICO if you are unhappy with how we have used your data.

The ICO’s address:

Helpline number: 0303 123 1113

ICO website: https://www.ico.org.uk