OUR PRIVACY POLICY

The Guide To Wedding Photography and SB Media Ltd take your privacy very seriously. This privacy policy has been prepared in the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), promoting fairness and transparency for all individuals and their personal data. This privacy policy applies to all data we process, and by using The Guide To Wedding Photography and SB Media Ltd, you consent to our collection and use of such data.
1. Data collected

As a controller of various data, we collect to deliver our services, and we will manage your personal data transparently, fairly and securely.

We may ask you to provide us with the following data –

  • First and Last Name
  • Address and Postcode
  • Contact Telephone Number
  • Email

Obviously, being a photographic business, we also create and manage images as per our contractual agreement(s).

We use the above data to contact you about the products you have purchased and have the full information to deliver our services. We may also contact you to make you aware of other products and services provided by ourselves that may be of interest to you, including future guides and photography workshops.

We collect this data on the following lawful basis to fulfill the services that you have purchased, to promote further services that we offer that may be of interest.

When you visit our website, the host company will provide you with relevant information regarding how they collect Cookies. For this, they will ask you for your consent. These are small pieces of data that websites send to a user’s computer and are stored on the user’s web browser. They are designed to enable the website to remember information, such as what a user might have put in a shopping cart.

2. Who do we share Personal Data with?

We share personal data with the following third parties:

  • Our Accountant
  • Email Providers
  • Our associated companies
  • Users of our photographic guide called Steve Barber Media Ltd

There are also certain situations in which we may share access to your personal data without your explicit consent; for example, if required by law, to protect an individual or to comply with any valid legal process, government request, rule or regulation.

3. Why do we share your Personal Data?

We share your data to:

  • Our Accountant so that they can carry out required legal accountancy services
  • Postal services
  • Email Provider so that we can contact you when we need to do.
  • Our associated companies so that we can manage different parts of our business effectively.
  • Users of our photographic guide called Steve Barber Media Ltd – our guide may include one or more of your images.
4. How do we keep your personal data secure?

We keep your data secure.

  • We store paper copies of your contact details securely in a locked building.
  • All computers that are used to communicate with you and to deliver your products.

In the unlikely event of a criminal breach of our security, we will inform the relevant regulatory body within 72 hours. If involved in your personal data in the breach, we would also inform you.

5. Changes to the privacy policy and control

We may change this privacy policy from time to time. When we do, we will let you know by changing the date on this policy, notifying customers of only significant changes. By continuing to access or use our services after those changes become effective, you agree to be bound by the revised privacy policy.

6. You have the following rights –

  • the right to be informed about the collection and use of your personal data
  • the right of access to your personal data and any supplementary information
  • the right to have any errors in your personal data rectified
  • the right to have your personal data erased
  • the right to block or suppressing the processing of your personal data
  • the right to move, copy or transfer your personal data from one IT environment to another
  • the right to object to the processing of your personal data in certain circumstances, and
  • rights related to automated decision-making (i.e. where no humans are involved) and
  • profiling (i.e. where certain personal data is processed to evaluate an individual).

We also give you the option to manage your data via contacting us by email.

While we do not hold personal data any longer than we need to. The duration will depend on your relationship with us, and whether it is ongoing. We may keep some of your personal data for:

  • A copy of your order details for up to 7 years after our working agreement with you has finished for Tax legislation purposes.
  • Copies of email communication for up to a period of 7 years to enable us to answer any queries that you may have.