Cookies and Privacy Policy

This privacy policy sets out how Aby Rafter Photography uses and protects any information that you give Aby Rafter Photography when you use this website.

Aby Rafter Photography is committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected. Should Aby Rafter Photography ask you to provide certain information by which you can be identified when using this website, then you can be assured that it will only be used in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

Aby Rafter Photography may change this policy from time to time by updating this page. You should check this Policy from time to time to ensure that you are happy with any changes. This policy is effective from April 2022.

What Aby Rafter Photography collects

Aby Rafter Photography may collect the following information:
● name
● contact information including email address and telephone number
● demographic information such as postcode, preferences and interests
● digital information like browser, search engine and page visits

This includes information when making an enquiry, booking in a project and visiting Aby Rafter Photography website.

What Aby Rafter Photography does with information

Aby Rafter Photography requires this information to understand your needs and provide you with a better service and in particular for the following reasons:
● internal record keeping
● improve Aby Rafter Photography products and services
● periodically send promotional emails about new products, special offers or other information which Aby Rafter Photography thinks you may find interesting using the email address you have provided
● administration purposes including maintaining databases of customers, contacts and partners; performing obligations under the services you have instructed us to undertake; fulfilling orders for goods of services
● internal research and analysis including Aby Rafter Photography capturing data of social media, website and marketing campaigns in order to inform the business and marketing strategy
● market research purposes including Aby Rafter Photography contacting you by email, phone or mail.

How Aby Rafter Photography will use information

Aby Rafter Photography will only ever use your personal data with your consent or where it is necessary to either:
● enter into or perform a contract with you
● comply with a legal duty
● protect your vital interests

In any event, Aby Rafter Photography will only use your information for the purpose(s) it was collected for.

Security

We are committed to ensuring that your information is secure. In order to prevent unauthorised access or disclosure, we have put in place suitable physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online.

How Aby Rafter Photography uses cookies

A cookie is a small file which asks permission to be placed on your computer’s hard drive. Once you agree, the file is added and the cookie helps analyse web traffic or lets you know when you visit a particular site. Cookies allow web applications to respond to you as an individual. The web application can tailor its operations to your needs, likes and dislikes by gathering and remembering information about your preferences.

Aby Rafter Photography uses traffic log cookies to identify which pages are being used. This helps Aby Rafter Photography to analyse data about web page traffic and improve the website in order to tailor it to customer needs. Aby Rafter Photography only use this information for statistical analysis purposes.

Overall, cookies help Aby Rafter Photography provide you with a better website, by enabling us to monitor which pages you find useful and which you do not. A cookie in no way gives Aby Rafter Photography access to your computer or any information about you, other than the data you choose to share with us.

You can choose to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. This may prevent you from taking full advantage of the website.

Links to other websites

Aby Rafter Photography website may contain links to other websites of interest. However, once you have used these links to leave the site, you should note that Aby Rafter Photography does not have any control over that other website. Therefore, Aby Rafter Photography cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which you provide whilst visiting such sites and such sites are not governed by this privacy statement. You should exercise caution and look at the privacy statement applicable to the website in question.

Controlling your personal information

You may choose to restrict the collection or use of your personal information in the following ways:
● whenever you are asked to fill in a form on the website, look for the box that you can click to indicate that you do not want the information to be used for direct marketing purposes
● if you have previously agreed to us using your personal information for direct marketing purposes, you may change your mind at any time by writing to or emailing us at aby@abyrafter.co.uk

Aby Rafter Photography will not sell, distribute or lease your personal information to third parties unless Aby Rafter Photography have your permission or are required by law to do so. Aby Rafter Photography may use your personal information to send you promotional information about third parties which Aby Rafter Photography think you may find interesting.

You may request details of personal information which Aby Rafter Photography holds about you under the Data Protection Act 1998. A small fee will be payable. If you would like a copy of the information held on you please email: aby@abyrafter.co.uk.

If you believe that any information Aby Rafter Photography is holding on you is incorrect or incomplete, please email Aby Rafter Photography as soon as possible, at the above address. Aby Rafter Photography will promptly correct any information found to be incorrect.