Privacy Policy

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Effective Date: August 14, 2025
Last Updated: August 14, 2025

Stephen Nelson Photography (“we,” “our,” or “us”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the personal information you share with us. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your information when you visit our website or interact with our services.

We may collect the following types of information:

• Personal Information: Name, email address, phone number, mailing address, and any other information you provide when contacting us, booking a session, or filling out a form.
   
• Event Details: Dates, locations, and other details related to your photography session or event.
   
• Client Images: Photographs, video files, and related media taken during your session or event.
   
• Technical Information: IP address, browser type, pages visited, and other analytics data collected through cookies or similar tracking technologies.
   

We use your information to:

• Respond to inquiries and provide photography services.
   
• Communicate with you regarding bookings, sessions, and orders.
   
• Send invoices, contracts, and payment confirmations.
   
• Edit, process, and deliver client images.
   
• Improve our website and services.
   
• Send occasional promotional offers or updates (only if you opt in).
   

We take the privacy and security of your photographs seriously.

• Storage: All client images are stored on secure, password-protected systems. Backups may be stored on encrypted drives or secure cloud storage.
   
• Access: Only Stephen Nelson Photography and authorized service providers (such as professional print labs, gallery hosting platforms, or design contractors) will have access to your images.
   
• Online Galleries: If images are delivered via an online gallery, access is controlled by password or secure link. It is the client’s responsibility to share that access only with intended recipients.
   
• Public Use: Client images may be used for portfolio, website, or social media purposes only with the client’s consent, as outlined in the photography agreement or model release form.
   
• Retention: Edited images are generally stored for a minimum of 12 months after delivery. Unedited files may be deleted after final delivery unless otherwise agreed in writing.
   

We do not sell or rent your personal information or images. We may share data only in the following situations:

• With service providers (such as payment processors, gallery hosting platforms, or delivery services) who assist in operating our business.
   
• To comply with legal obligations or protect our rights.
   

Our website may use cookies to enhance your browsing experience, track usage patterns, and improve site performance. You can disable cookies in your browser settings, but some site features may not work as intended.

We implement reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect both your personal information and your photographs from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure.

Depending on your location, you may have the right to:

• Access the personal information and images we hold about you.
   
• Request corrections or updates to your information.
   
• Request deletion of your personal information or images (subject to contractual and legal obligations).
   

To exercise these rights, please contact us at:
📧 stephen@driftingglass.com
📞 689-777-8967

Our website may contain links to third-party websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those sites.

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The updated version will be posted on this page with the “Last Updated” date revised accordingly.