Who we are
Our website address is: https://richardhill.co.uk. Richard Hill Studio is a professional portrait photography studio based in North Texas. We are committed to protecting your personal information and being completely transparent about how we use it. This privacy policy explains what information we collect, why we collect it, and how we look after it.
If you have any questions about this policy or how we handle your data, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with us directly at studio@therichardhill.com.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Media
If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
Cookies
If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.
Our website may use cookies to improve your browsing experience. Cookies are small text files stored on your device that help us understand how people use our website so we can make it better. You can choose to disable cookies through your browser settings at any time, though this may affect how some parts of our website function.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
What Information We Collect
When you fill in an enquiry or booking form on our website, we may collect the following personal information:
- Your full name
- Your email address
- Your contact telephone number
- Any additional information you choose to share with us about your portrait session
We only ever collect the information we genuinely need in order to get in touch with you and discuss your session. Nothing more.
Why We Collect Your Information
We collect your personal information for the following reasons:
- To respond to your enquiry about a portrait session
- To discuss and plan your session with you
- To send you any relevant information about your booking
- To follow up after your session regarding your portrait order
- To occasionally send you information about upcoming sessions, offers, or news from Richard Hill Studio — but only if you have given us permission to do so
We will never use your information for any purpose other than those listed above.
Who we share your data with
We do not sell, trade, rent, or share your personal information with any third parties for marketing purposes. Ever. Your details are yours and yours alone.
In some circumstances we may need to share limited information with trusted third party service providers who help us run our business – for example, our website platform or email service provider. These providers are carefully selected and are required to handle your data securely and in accordance with applicable data protection laws.
How We Store Your Information
We take the security of your personal information seriously. Your details are stored securely and are only accessible to members of the Richard Hill Studio team. We do not store your information on any unsecured or publicly accessible systems.
We will only keep your information for as long as is necessary – typically for the duration of your relationship with us as a client, plus a reasonable period afterwards for administrative purposes.
How long we retain your data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
What rights you have over your data
If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes. You are always in control of your personal information. You have the right to:
- Request a copy of the personal information we hold about you
- Ask us to correct any information that is inaccurate or out of date
- Ask us to delete your personal information at any time
- Withdraw your consent to receive marketing communications from us at any time
To exercise any of these rights, simply get in touch with us and we will respond promptly.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this privacy policy from time to time to reflect changes in the way we work or changes in data protection law. When we do, we will update the date at the top of this page. We encourage you to check back periodically to stay informed about how we are protecting your information.
