PRIVACY POLICY & COOKIE POLICY

INTRODUCTION

THE FREELANCER Photography respects the privacies of the clients it serves. This Privacy Policy is specifically designed to explain to the best of my abilities how I manage your personal information you consent to me when you access my website, purchase any of my products or services, correspond with me – such as email, or social media outlets – as well as describing your own rights in regard to your information I collect.

The Privacy Policy also explains to the best of my abilities the exact means of communication and the reasons for communication between THE FREELANCER Photography and its clients.

Typical correspondence is necessary for my bookings and services as a mutual contractual agreement between myself and the client is required. I may contact you to notify or resolve any issues, concerns, or disputes that may arise with your account. I may contact you to collect payments owed. I may contact you to send business updates regarding new products and services, or to benefit company/client relations. I may contact you if needed to enforce my Privacy Policy, any applicable national laws, and any agreements I may have with you. I may contact you via email, telephone, or text messages.

The Privacy Policy also explains to the best of my abilities how your information is shared with third-party services utilized by THE FREELANCER Photography and legal enforcement agencies according to local laws and regulations. My company utilizes PIXIESET.com, a third-party service that is a website provider specifically for photographers. The PIXIESET.com platform provides me with all the necessary tools to facilitate any requirements necessitated with a photographic business, such as an online storefront and gallery to sell my services and products to you. Your data may be stored on PIXIESET.com’s databases and applications, which is safely secured on firewall-protected servers.

All direct payment processors offered through PIXIESET.com and used by my company adhere to the standards set by PCI-DSS as managed by PCI Security Standards Council – a joint effort between brands like Visa, MasterCard, American Express, and Discover. PCI-DSS requirements ensure business-standard secure handling of sensitive credit card information by my store and my service providers.

Please read the Privacy Policy very carefully. I have the right to modify the Policy at any time, so I encourage you to please review the Policy frequently when you visit my website to be up to date on any future amends to the Policy. By continuing to use my website or mobile applications after any revision to the Policy is published, you accept any changes to the Policy without any specific notice to said changes. Any changes to the Policy will become effective immediately upon publication, and I will notify any changes to the Policy through the date stamped at the top and bottom of the Policy.

I receive, collect, and store a variety of information through a variety of ways. I will state here the general uses and purposes of collecting your personal information, then specify the various types of data further in the Policy below, as well as how I or a third-party I utilize uses said data. I collect both personal and non-personal (non-identifiable to any specific individual) information to provide for and operate my services as a whole.

The most standard personal information is given and usually necessary as part of typical correspondence with me in regard to photo bookings and services. This information may include your name, email address, home address, or phone number. Purchasing any products or services necessitates personally identifiable information to be given, such as payment details and credit card information. Correspondence with me through email or social media outlets is also subject to collection of data. By using my website, you have deemed yourself to have accepted the Privacy Policy, which means consenting to your data being received, collected, stored, and shared by THE FREELANCER Photography and any third-party processors as necessary for my and your legitimate business interests.

Data is also automatically collected simply through visiting my website. Data may include your IP address used to connect your device to the Internet, device and connection information and your past purchases. I may use software to quantify, measure and collect client session information, such as page interactions and user preferences to better understand how clients utilize my website. Data such as comments, posts, quotes/reviews are also collected. Data may be used to provide my clients with customer and technical support, or newsletter emails regarding future business services or updates.

THIRD PARTY PROCESSING

For the most part, I do not process your information in-house, but rather give it to third-party processors. I may share this information with third-parties as necessary to serve our legitimate business interests. THE FREELANCER Photography utilizes PIXIESET.com – a third-party website hosting provider – as a storefront for my products and services, as well as PayPal and Stripe – third-party payment processors. A third-party payment processor handles the entire transaction from the start upon entering your payment information to remit/remission of the funds to me and my business. I do not have the capability to perform these functions in house, so it is necessary to use a third-party in this situation. This information may be additionally used to enter into contractual obligations, correspondence with you, delivering said goods or services, and marketing additional goods and service to you through promotional materials. I do not authorize them to use or disclose your personal data unless it is absolutely necessary and directly affiliated with my services or products. I may not always disclose these third-parties unless required by law.

TYPES OF INFORMATION WE USE

PERSONAL DATA:

Personal data is information indefinable to you specifically – such as your name, age, gender, telephone, and email and shipping address. This is voluntarily provided in typical correspondence upon booking a service with me. You may also provide this when contacting me for any questions, concerns, or issues. Providing this information is entirely voluntary, and are under no requirement to provide said information, but declining to do so may prevent you from accessing certain services and products.

DERIVATIVE DATA:

Derivative data is data automatically collected through visiting my website. This includes your IP address, specific dates/times you accessed my website, either through desktop or mobile applications, and the specific pages you visited. If you use my website via a mobile device, I may collect information about the device, such as the model and manufacturer and device ID. Derivative data may also include data collected by third-party service providers I use for the purpose of our legitimate business practices, which may include cookies, log data, or web beacons, and do not generally identify any specific individual.

FINANCIAL DATA:

Financial data is data specifically related to banking and payment methods such as credit cards. I collect financial data in order to process and facilitate purchasing, ordering, or returning products and services from my website. Most financial information is transferred to my third-party website host provider PIXIESET.com, which in turn hosts my third-party payment processors, Stripe and PayPal. I recommend you review these processors’ Privacy Policies to ascertain how they handle your financial data.

SOCIAL NETWORKING DATA:

Social networking data is data specific to social networking outlets. This includes your name, social networking user handle, location, email address, age, gender, profile picture, and any other public information you voluntarily post on your profile. If you interact with others, be it on my website or mobile application, or on a social media network, users may have access to some of your data. This includes your name, profile picture, prior posts/comments/likes, etc. If you post anything online, your posts may be viewed by others. I may distribute your comments on or outside of the website. If you do not want me to have access to this information, please go to that specific social networking site to change your privacy settings or file a request to have your data amended or removed.

HOW THE INFORMATION IS USED

Your information as a whole allows me to offer you products and services, customize client/user interaction with my business/website, and to fulfill my contractual and legal obligations to you, and to serve our respective, legitimate business interests with one another.

GROUNDS FOR USING AND PROCESSING YOUR INFORMATION

The legal grounds for the disclosure of your information is your consent to the Privacy Policy, which you agreed to upon visiting my website, as well as my own right to protect and promote my business and its legitimate business practices, or as required or in compliance with the law and regarding any legal obligations. This includes a subpoena, or as necessary to protect the privacy rights, properties, and safety of others to prevent fraud or credit risks. I may use your information to protect my company if there are any violations of the Privacy Policy, acquiring insurance coverages, as well as using your information to exercise or defend myself against legal claims. The information I collect allows me to offer goods and services for sale, and to operate as an effective business. The information I collect allows me to enter into a contract to fulfil contractual obligations to a client. You may withdraw your consent to my collection of data at any time, but this may stop you from

fully accessing certain aspects or services from my website. If you would like to withdraw your consent, you may email me at contact@thefreelancerphoto.com to invoke your right to do so.

BUSINESS TRANSFERS

In the event my company undergoes a major business change – which includes but is not limited to any mergers, acquisitions, bankruptcies, reorganizations – transference and sharing of data is necessary as part of that business change, which may include your data. This additionally means that your data may be acquired by a third-party in this scenario. You understand that such business transfers may occur and that your personal information can continue to be stored, used, or processed as otherwise set forth in this Privacy Policy.

EXTERNAL HYPERLINKS

I may include hyperlinks in my website to redirect you to a different webpage, or to a different website, or third-party service not controlled by me. I use extra precaution in including hyperlinks to outside sources, but exercise caution when clicking on any links. I do not regularly monitor the websites, nor am I bound by any third-party websites’ Privacy Policies you access via a hyperlink, nor are they bound by mine. Read the Privacy Policies of those third-party websites before interacting/making any purchases through them, as they may collect different information differently as well as updating their Privacy Policy without prior notice. I am not held liable for any damages or losses suffered by using these hyperlinks.

THE FREELANCER PHOTO PRIVACY POLICY LAST UPDATED ON MAY 11th, 2026

TRACKING FILES

The Privacy Policy also details how I track and use personal information across my website/webpages through cookies and similar types of tracking files, and my purposes for doing so.

TYPES OF TRACKING FILES

LOG FILES:

Log files are simply used to log visitors to my website. Log files are an industry standard for hosting services – for example, the hosting service I use, PIXIESET.com – and are a normal part of analytics. The information contained in logfiles are derivative data, and are not linked to anything personally identifiable. I use log files so I can best understand how users navigate my website(s) or webpage(s), general analysis of user trends and general overall administration of my website. Logfiles contain information such as IP addresses, browser types, Internet Service Providers (ISP), date and time stamps.

COOKIES:

Cookies are small text files sent by your computer to me to store certain information which allow me to verify your identity, to determine if you are currently logged onto my website, general security and general user personalization. This means this information is not specific enough to individually identify you, but unique enough to allow me to conduct analysis on website trends to improve my website, based on how a user utilizes it, and customize your interaction with my website. I detail the types of cookie files I may use on my website below.

TYPES OF COOKIE FILES

ESSENTIAL COOKIES:

Essential cookies help me run my website more efficiently, smoothly, and quickly, improving the overall quality of life and the user’s experience.

FUNCTIONALITY COOKIES:

Functionality cookies are cookies that allow the website to remember your specific preferences from earlier visits, such as login information, so you do not have to input the same information multiple times in one session.

SOCIAL MEDIA COOKIES:

Social media cookies are cookies that allow me to record when a user has engaged with a social media outlet while visiting my website. For example, I may record that a user has “liked” a certain aspect of my website. The social media application may also share data with me that you have specifically consented for it to share. If you wish to change your social media sharing settings, please visit the privacy settings of that respective social media network.

PIXEL TAGS:

Pixel tags are small graphic files that allow me to monitor the use of my website. These pixel tags may collect your IP address and the browser type used to access the website.

EMAIL CONFIRMATIONS:

I may receive email confirmations when you open an email from me, which allows me to determine if users are responding favorably to email correspondence and how to further improve those client

relations/communications.

OTHER TECHNOLOGIES:

Other data tools may be used to collect comparable information for security reasons, fraud detections and similar purposes – as well as to give me information about your use of my website to further improve my website and service offerings to you.

DATA RETENTION

I retain personal information as long as necessary to conduct our legitimate business purposes, to comply with any legal obligations, or until you ask me to delete your data. I, and any third-party service providers or third-party analytics companies, will retain personal information as needed for internal website analysis. This data is usually retained for a shorter period of time than personal data unless said data is necessary to improve the security of my website or services, or if I am legally obligated to retain the data for longer periods of time. I will retain certain personal indefinitely for the purposes of maintaining your account, unless you delete your account. Data that I gather for a specific purpose – general website analysis or law enforcement assistance – will be kept until it is no longer necessary for that specific purpose. Data no longer needed by me for any reasons listed above in this paragraph will be permanently deleted.

IN-HOUSE PROCESSING OF DATA

I may from time to time process your data internally. The legal basis for this processing is your consent, my need to conduct our legitimate business interests, and to comply with legal/contractual obligations. My reasonings for processing your data in-house is to fulfill those obligations, fulfill contractual agreements, keeping records of our transactions and interactions, to obtain professional advice, and to protect the rights and interests of my company, my companies, yourself, and any third-parties.

Data specifically identifiable such as your name, address, email address, payment information, and telephone number may be processed in-house. Data related to any personal profile such as a social media account such as your name, address, profile picture, interests and hobbies, biography information, may be processed in-house. This type of data is voluntarily posted from the user on their own social media account.

Data you provide me in the course of using my services, making any inquiry regarding my website or offerings, data related to your transactions with me, including any purchasing of my goods or services, including contact details and payment information, data you submit to me via correspondence through email, data you post on my website, such as comments or responses to blog posts or to others, data you provide me when you subscribe to my emails or newsletters, including email address and contact information. Data about your usage of my website, such as your IP address, geographical information, and how long you accessed my website and what you viewed. Any other data identified in this Policy, for the purpose of complying with my legal obligations or to protect the vital interests of you or any other natural person.

YOUR RIGHT TO YOUR DATA

This Privacy Policy notes that you have the right to change or delete any or all of your personal data that I have collected or will collect. This means you have the right to revoke your consent of me collecting your data, now and in the future, as well as the right to revoke your consent of me collecting and housing data already collected from you. If you wish to invoke these rights, I will certainly honor your request to delete your data without undue delay. You may contact me at TheFreelancerPhotography@gmail.com.

The only exception to this is data I may have retained access to as required by law, or needed as part of any legal process or court order/claims. Honoring your request to alter your data in any way may affect what services and products you can access, if any. I also have the right to request that you provide me with proof of your identity before we take any action regarding your data for the security of all parties involved.

You also have the right to restrict the processing of your data. This could mean, for example, that I continue to store your data, but will not pass it on to any third-party processors without your consent. However, note that the main storefront of THE FREELANCER Photography is housed on a third-party website hosting service, PIXIESET.com. I will not pass it on without your consent, or as necessary to comply with any legal obligations, or to protect the rights of my business or of others, yourself included.

You also have the right to request that I prove to you what data I process and store about you, and for what purposes. I also show you whether I process your data or deliver your data to third-party processors and for what purposes. If you would like, I will supply you with copies of your personal data free of charge unless doing so affects any legal obligations or infringe on the rights of others.

I may use your information to send you emails after purchasing a product or booking service for self-promotional or marketing means. I additionally may use third-party marketing communications. If you wish to no longer receive emails or similar correspondence from me, feel free to contact me at TheFreelancerPhotography@gmail.com to invoke this right.

I cannot control the data collection and Privacy Policies of the third-party service providers I use. If you wish to access or delete any information from any of those third-party service providers, you must contact them at their appropriate channels directly. You may request from me a list of all third-party service providers to whom I have transmitted your data.

SECURITY OF YOUR DATA

I take all reasonable steps to ensure the protection of your personal data to keep it secure. I use recognized and reputable online secure payment systems and carry out accepted standards of security to protect against personal data loss or misuse. However, I cannot guarantee complete and total security of any information you transmit to me. No security measure is completely foolproof and no method of data transmission can be guaranteed against interception or misuse. By consent to this Privacy Policy, you acknowledge that your personal data may be available, via the internet, around the world. I cannot prevent the use or misuse of your data by other parties. I will notify you promptly of any known breach of my security systems or your data which might expose you to serious risk.

SENSITIVE DATA

I request that you do not submit any sensitive data to me. This includes social security number, health or genetic information, or information related to any criminal history, ethnic origin, or religious beliefs. If you do send me this information, then by doing so you are consenting to my use, storage, and processing of this information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

EU RESIDENTS

If you are an EU resident, you have the right to complain to a supervising authority if you believe I am misusing your data or have violated any of your rights given to you by this Privacy Policy or any applicable law. You may do so in the EU member state in which you reside, or have your place of business or in which the alleged infringement took place. If you are located outside the EU, you may have rights under privacy laws in the jurisdiction where you live. THE FREELANCER Photography is currently based in the state of South Carolina, U.S.A., where privacy laws differ.