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PRIVACY POLICY

Last updated: 27 September 2026

Sam Peterkin Photography respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal information. This privacy policy explains what information may be collected when you use this website, how it is used, and your rights in relation to your personal data.

1. WHO WE ARE

This website is operated by Sam Peterkin Photography.

If you have any questions about this privacy policy or how your information is handled, you can contact:

Email: sam.peterkin@yahoo.com

2. INFORMATION WE COLLECT

When you use this website, we may collect personal information that you choose to provide, including through the contact form.

  • Your name
  • Your email address
  • Your telephone number, if provided
  • The type of photography service you are interested in
  • The contents of your message
  • Any other information you choose to include in your enquiry

You are not required to provide information that is marked as optional on the contact form.

3. HOW WE USE YOUR INFORMATION

Information submitted through this website may be used to:

  • Respond to your enquiry
  • Discuss your photography requirements
  • Provide information about photography services
  • Arrange or discuss bookings
  • Communicate with you about an existing enquiry or booking
  • Keep appropriate records of enquiries and communications

We will not use your information for unrelated purposes without a lawful basis for doing so.

4. CONTACT FORM

The website uses Solspace Freeform within Craft CMS to process contact form submissions.

Information submitted through the contact form is stored within the website's content management system and may also be delivered by email to Sam Peterkin.

The information is used to handle and respond to your enquiry.

5. BOOKING SERVICES

If you choose to book a photography session through the website, booking services may be provided through a third-party booking platform.

The website may use Cal.com to provide online appointment scheduling. When you use the booking service, information you provide may be collected and processed by Cal.com in accordance with its own privacy policy.

This may include your name, email address, booking date and time, booking details and any other information requested as part of the booking process.

6. SHARING YOUR INFORMATION

Your personal information will not be sold or rented to third parties.

Information may be shared with service providers where this is necessary to operate the website or provide services to you. These may include website hosting providers, email providers, contact form software, online booking providers and other technical service providers used to operate the website.

Where third-party services process personal data on our behalf, we aim to use appropriate providers and arrangements to protect that information.

7. LEGAL BASIS FOR PROCESSING

Where UK data protection law applies, personal information will be processed on an appropriate lawful basis. Depending on the circumstances, this may include:

  • Consent — where you voluntarily provide information for a particular purpose.
  • Contract or steps taken at your request — where processing is necessary to provide a service or arrange a booking.
  • Legitimate interests — where processing is necessary for legitimate business purposes and does not override your rights and interests.
  • Legal obligation — where processing is required by law.

8. HOW LONG WE KEEP YOUR INFORMATION

We will retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected, including responding to enquiries, managing bookings, maintaining appropriate business records and meeting legal or accounting requirements.

Retention periods may vary depending on the nature of the information and the reason it was collected.

9. COOKIES AND SIMILAR TECHNOLOGIES

This website may use cookies or similar technologies that are necessary for the website to function correctly.

Third-party services, such as booking, analytics or embedded content, may also place cookies or collect information when used.

Non-essential cookies and similar technologies will only be used where the appropriate consent or other lawful basis is required.

10. ANALYTICS

If analytics services are used on this website, they may collect information about how visitors use the website, such as pages visited, approximate location, device type and interactions with the site.

Any analytics services used will be configured in accordance with applicable data protection requirements.

11. EXTERNAL LINKS

This website may contain links to external websites, including social media platforms and third-party services.

We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of external websites. You should review the privacy policy of any third-party website you visit.

12. YOUR RIGHTS

Under UK data protection law, you may have rights including:

  • The right to request access to your personal information
  • The right to request correction of inaccurate information
  • The right to request deletion of your personal information in certain circumstances
  • The right to restrict processing in certain circumstances
  • The right to object to certain processing
  • The right to data portability in certain circumstances
  • The right to withdraw consent where processing is based on consent

To exercise your rights, or to ask questions about how your information is handled, contact sam.peterkin@yahoo.com.

You also have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) if you believe your personal information has been handled unlawfully.

13. CHILDREN'S PRIVACY

This website is not specifically directed at children. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children through the website without appropriate involvement from a parent or guardian.

14. SECURITY

We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect personal information against unauthorised access, loss, misuse, alteration or disclosure.

However, no internet transmission or electronic storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

15. CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY

This privacy policy may be updated from time to time to reflect changes to the website, services used, legal requirements or how personal information is processed.

The date at the top of this policy indicates when it was last updated.