Privacy Policy

 

We take data privacy seriously. This privacy policy explains who we are, how we collect, share and use Personal Information, and how you can exercise your privacy rights. We recommend that you read this privacy policy in full to ensure you are fully informed. 

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Key Terms:

1. "us, we, our(s)" means Dave Cox Photography.

2. "you" and "your" means, depending on the context, either a customer or a visitor.

   1. "Customer" means, depending on the context, any person who has bought a product or service from us either online or otherwise

   2. "Visitor" means, depending on the context, any person who visits our website, offices, or otherwise engages with us at our events or in connection with our marketing activities.

3. "Terms" has the meaning given to it in our Standard Terms of Use.

4. "Personal Information" means any information that identifies or can be used to identify an individual directly or indirectly. Examples of Personal Information include, but are not limited to, first and last name, date of birth, email address, gender, occupation, or other demographic information.

5. “Service” has the meaning given to it in our Standard Terms of Use.

6. "Fulfilment Partners" has the meaning given to it in our Standard Terms of Use.

7. "Distribution List" is a list of Contacts that we use for communication purposes (for example marketing or service announcements).

 

Who we are and how to contact us:

Name: Dave Cox Photography 

Address: C/O Bank House, Market Square, Congleton, Chesire, CW12 1ET

E-mail: dave@davecox.photography

 

The type of personal information we collect:

We currently collect and process the following information:

• Personal identifiers, including name, address & contact details

 

How we get the personal information and why we have it:

The Personal Information that we collect depends on the context of your interactions with us. Nonetheless, it broadly falls into the following categories:

• to fulfil orders for customers

• to respond to form submissions or enquiries from customers or visitors

• to improve our services through the use of cookies for customers and visitors

We do not buy, sell or otherwise benefit from personal information and your personal information is not shared by us for any other reason.

 

Under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the lawful bases we rely on for processing your personal information are: 

(a) Your consent. You are able to remove your consent at any time. You can do this by contacting gdpr@davecox.photography, or by adjusting your cookie setting for our website

(b) We have a contractual obligation.

(c) We have a legal obligation.

 

How we store your and dispose of personal information:

Your personal information is securely stored electronically. We keep records of visitors, from general enquiries for 12 months, and those of customers for a long as required to satisfy our legal obligations, such as warranties and tax compliance. If you subscribe to a Distribution List, you will remain on that list until you choose to unsubscribe using the unsubscribe link at the footer of every mailshot. We dispose of your information by electronic deletion.

 

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. You also have the right to ask us to complete information you think is 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 gdpr@davecox.photography if you wish to make a subject access request.

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How to complain:

If you have any concerns about our use of your personal information, you can make a complaint to us at

gdpr@davecox.photography

 

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

The ICO’s address:            

Information Commissioner’s Office

Wycliffe House

Water Lane

Wilmslow

Cheshire

SK9 5AF

 

Helpline number: 0303 123 1113

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