Your Privacy and Sam Gaetz Photography (collectively and individually referred to as “Gaetz Photography”, “we”, “our”, or “us”).
We are Sam Gaetz Photography, and we are based in Toronto, Canada. We are committed to protecting your privacy and respect and uphold your rights when you use this Site. This Privacy Policy applies to the products and / or services, we provide on our Site www.gaetzphotography.com (“Site”) and our social media channels and explains how we collect, hold, use and disclose data and comply with applicable laws and constitutes part of our Website Terms & Conditions. This Privacy Policy does not cover information that you submit on other websites, even if we communicate with you on those sites. For example, if you post something on Instagram, Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter, or YouTube, that information is governed by the privacy policies on those websites, and is not governed by this Privacy Policy.
You can contact us for privacy related questions by emailing us at info@gaetzphotography.com OR completing this form Here
We will only use your personal information in compliance with applicable privacy laws including, to the extent applicable, with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and any replacement legislation or regulation or guidelines and standards governing the use, storage or transmission of personal data.
If you are a customer or just a visitor on our Site, this Privacy Policy will apply to you.
As we are the providers of the products and services on this Site, we determine how and why your data is processed. We do not sell or rent your details to any third parties. We are committed to protecting your privacy and we want you to know exactly what information is collected and how we use it.
Please read this Privacy Policy and the Website Terms & Conditions.
If you provide us with any data relating to a third party, you confirm that you have the right to authorise us to process that data on your behalf in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
From the moment you visit our Site, we are collecting data, sometimes you might provide this data by completing a form or sending us an email, otherwise we might collect the data automatically. We may also collect data when:
You interact with us on social media
You accept our cookies and other tracking technologies on any device you use to interact with us
You voluntarily submit your data to us for any reason
Contact details (name, address, email)
Financial Information (bank details when you become our customer)
Data about the products or services you purchase
Data that identifies you (your IP address, login, browser type, time zone, browser plug ins, geolocation, what operating system and version)
Data on how you use our Site (URL clicks, products and services views, how long you are on our pages and other actions)
Under data laws, we are only allowed to use your data for specific reasons and where we have the legal basis to do so.
We will use your data for the purposes it was collected and related purposes including:
To run our Site
provide you with products, information and services
Customer support
Improve our Site
Make your experience on our Site more efficient and enjoyable
Market research e.g. we may contact you for feedback about our products and services
Provide you with information about events, other products or services or opportunities that may be of interest
Marketing (with your consent)
Monitor your compliance with our Website Terms and Conditions
We may disclose your data for the purposes it was collected and also:
As required by law subject to our obligations
With your consent
Within our business
Send you marketing material (with your consent)
You can choose not to provide us with any personal data. However if you do this, we will not be able to provide you with any products or services, however, you can continue to use our Site and browse the pages of our Site.
Our Site uses cookies and similar technologies to provide certain functionality to our Site. You can turn off cookies by activating the setting in your browser that allows you to do this. You can also delete cookies through your browser settings. If you do decide to turn off cookies, you can continue to use the Site, however, certain services may not work as effectively.
We will always let you know before we collect any data from you what the intended use is and if we intend to use it for marketing and if third parties are involved we will obtain your consent (which you can withdraw at any time). You can change your mind about marketing material by opting out by (a) completing the contact us form on our contact page or by unsubscribing within the email if you have previously subscribed to our newsletter.
You can exercise your rights at any time by contacting us via the contact us page on our Site – Here or email us at info@gaetzphotography.com
We will provide you with the information within 30 days of your request, unless doing so would adversely affect the rights and freedoms of others (e.g. another person’s confidentiality or intellectual property rights). We will tell you if we can’t comply with your request and why.
You can contact us to ask us to correct any information we hold about you, that you believe is inaccurate.
We may use your data to determine what products and services are relevant to you (e.g. tailoring our emails based on your behaviour). Otherwise, the only circumstances in which we will use this data is to provide our products and services to you.
You have the right to request for your data to be erased. This means we have to delete all information that we hold about you, except to the extent of any information we are required to hold due to our legal obligations.
If you have any complaints regarding how your data is handled, please contact us via our contact us page: Here or via email infor@gaetzphotography.com. If you are not satisfied with our response to your complaint you may seek a review by contacting the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner.
We realise that our customers trust us to protect their data and whilst we cannot guarantee the security of any information you transmit to us, or receive from us, we take that task seriously and maintain reasonable and appropriate physical, electronic and procedural safeguards to help protect your data. This includes the following:
Password access to accounts
Storing electronic data with reputable third party storage providers who have appropriate security protections
Limit access to personal information to individuals who need to know.
We use service providers based around the world. Consequently, your data may be processed in countries outside of Canada. If we transfer personal data outside of Canada, we will ensure that your privacy rights are adequately protected by ensuring these service providers have the same or similar measures in place to protect data shared.
We will keep your data for as long as we need it and this period will also depend on your interactions with us. If you have made a purchase with us, we will keep a record of your purchase for the period necessary for invoicing and tax purposes. When we no longer need to keep your information, we will delete it.
We share data with third parties in the following circumstances:
Our suppliers and service providers working for us
Our professional and legal advisors
Law enforcement or other government authorities
Where we have your consent to do so or otherwise where we are legally permitted to do so.
By using this site, you warrant that you are at least the age of majority in your Province of residence. Our Site should not be used by anyone under the age of majority and we do not knowingly collect data from anyone under the age of majority.
We use cookies, this helps us improve the products and services we provide.
Unfortunately they are not the edible kind! “Cookies” are data files that are placed on your device or computer and often include an anonymous unique identifier. Cookies can also be used to analyse traffic and for advertising and marketing purposes. They do not harm your systems and the HELP function in your browser will tell you how to restrict or block the cookies. For more information about cookies, and how to disable cookies, visit http://www.allaboutcookies.org. If you use browser settings to block all cookies, you may not be able to access all or parts of our Site.
This Privacy Policy and your use of this Site is governed in all respects by the laws of the Province of Ontario, Canada.
If you are reading this, well done! You got to the end of this Privacy Policy kudos to you.
Please make sure to check in on our Privacy Policy periodically, as we may update this Privacy Policy from time to time in order to reflect, for example, changes to our practices or for other operational, legal or regulatory reasons. We will always ensure that the current date of the Privacy Policy also known as the “Effective Date” is prominently displayed at the very top of this Privacy Policy so you know it’s the latest version.