DavidE Photography ([ABN]) is committed to protecting your privacy. This policy explains how we collect, use, store, and disclose personal information in the course of providing photography and videography services. Where the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) applies to us, we comply with the Australian Privacy Principles (APPs). We handle personal information in line with the APPs even where we are not legally required to.

• Contact details: name, phone, email, address.

• Booking details: event date, location, guest or family details, schedule, and requirements.

• Payment information: invoice and payment records. Card details are processed by third-party payment providers, and we do not store full card numbers.

• Images, video, and audio: captured during sessions. These may reveal personal information about you and others, including children, and may incidentally reveal sensitive information such as health, religion, or cultural background.

• Communications: emails, messages, enquiry forms, and feedback.

• Website and online data: IP address, device and browser type, pages visited, and cookies.

• Providing quotes, bookings, and services.

• Producing, editing, and delivering images and video.

• Invoicing and payment.

• Communicating with you about your booking.

• Promoting our business, with consent where required.

• Meeting legal and tax obligations.

• Improving our website and services.

We collect sensitive information only when it is reasonably necessary for the service and with your consent, or where it appears incidentally in images. When photographing children, we rely on the consent of a parent or guardian, who must provide it before the session.

Directly from you through bookings, enquiries, contracts, and sessions. Also automatically through our website and social media accounts, and occasionally from third parties such as a planner, venue, or other event contact who has your details.

We do not sell your personal information. We may disclose it to:

1. online gallery, cloud storage, and backup providers;

2. payment processors and accounting software;

3. assistants, second shooters, editors, and videographers engaged by us, who are required to keep it confidential;

4. website, email, and booking-system providers;

5. professional advisers, regulators, or law enforcement where required by law.

We publish images or video on our website, social media, or marketing materials only as set out in our Copyright Policy and Terms, and with your consent where required.

Some of our service providers (such as cloud storage and gallery platforms) store data outside Australia, including in [countries, e.g. the United States]. We take reasonable steps to ensure these providers handle information securely.

We store information on password-protected devices and secure cloud services, and limit access to people who need it. Delivered images remain available in your online gallery for the period stated in your contract. We keep backup copies for at least 14 days after gallery delivery, after which we may delete them. RAW files may be destroyed after the gallery closes. We may keep selected images, contracts, and financial records longer for portfolio, legal, and tax purposes (financial records for 5 years). When information is no longer needed, we destroy or de-identify it.

You may request access to, or correction of, the personal information we hold about you by contacting us. We will respond within a reasonable time, usually within 30 days. We may need to verify your identity first.

You may ask us to stop using images of you in our marketing at any time. We will remove them from our website and social media within a reasonable time. We cannot recall images already shared by others or printed materials already distributed.

Our website may use cookies and analytics tools to understand how visitors use it. You can disable cookies in your browser settings, though some features may not work as intended. Our site may link to third-party websites, and we are not responsible for their privacy practices.

If a data breach is likely to result in serious harm, we will notify affected individuals and the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) as required by law.

Contact us first at davidephotography26@gmail.com. We will investigate and respond within 30 days. If you are not satisfied, you may complain to the OAIC at oaic.gov.au or on 1300 363 992.

We may update this policy from time to time. The current version is published on our website.

DavidE Photography | davidephotography26@gmail.com