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Aussie Imagery Collective ("we," "us," or "our") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and disclose your personal information when you use our site and photography services. This policy applies to all users of our online platform and clients engaging with our photography services.

1. Information We Collect

We collect the following types of information:

**Personal Information:** This includes information you provide to us directly, such as your name, postal address, and phone number. We collect this information when you book a photography session, create an account on our site, subscribe to our newsletter, or contact us with inquiries.
**Payment Information:** When you make a purchase through our service, we collect payment information necessary to process your transaction, such as your credit card details or other payment method information.
**Photographs and Related Data:** As a photography service, we collect and process photographs taken during our sessions, which may include images of you or your products. We may also collect associated metadata, such as date, time, and location.
**Usage Data:** We collect information about how you use our site, such as the pages you visit, the links you click, and the searches you conduct. This data is collected through cookies and similar technologies.
**Technical Data:** We collect technical information about your device and internet connection, such as your IP address, browser type, operating system, and device identifiers.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use your information for the following purposes:

**Providing Services:** To provide you with our photography services, including scheduling sessions, taking and editing photographs, and delivering digital and printed images.
**Processing Payments:** To process your payments for our services.
**Communicating with You:** To respond to your inquiries, provide customer support, and send you updates about our services and promotions (where permitted by law).
**Improving Our Services:** To analyze how you use our site and services, and to improve their functionality and user experience.
**Marketing:** To send you marketing communications about our services, events, and special offers. You can opt-out of receiving these communications at any time.
**Legal Compliance:** To comply with applicable laws and regulations, and to respond to legal requests.
**Security:** To protect the security and integrity of our site and services.

3. How We Share Your Information

We may share your information with the following categories of recipients:

**Service Providers:** We share information with third-party service providers who assist us with payment processing, data storage, website hosting, email delivery, and other services. These service providers are contractually obligated to protect your information.
**Business Partners:** We may share information with our business partners to offer you products or services that may be of interest to you.
**Legal Authorities:** We may disclose your information to legal authorities if required by law or legal process.
**Other Users (with your consent):** We may share photographs or testimonials with other users or on our marketing materials with your explicit consent.
**Sale of Business:** In the event that we sell or transfer all or a portion of our business assets, your information may be transferred to the buyer.

4. Legal Basis for Processing

Our legal basis for processing your personal information depends on the purpose for which we process it. We generally rely on the following legal bases:

**Contract:** Processing is necessary to perform our contract with you (e.g., providing photography services).
**Consent:** You have given us your consent to process your personal information for a specific purpose (e.g., marketing). You have the right to withdraw your consent at any time.
**Legitimate Interests:** Processing is necessary for our legitimate interests, such as improving our services, preventing fraud, and protecting our business.
**Legal Obligation:** Processing is necessary to comply with a legal obligation.

5. Data Security

We take reasonable measures to protect your information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. These measures include:

Using encryption to protect sensitive information transmitted online.
Storing your information on secure servers.
Limiting access to your information to authorized personnel.
Regularly reviewing our security procedures.

However, no method of transmission over the internet or method of electronic storage is perfectly secure. Therefore, we cannot guarantee the absolute security of your information.

6. Data Retention

We retain your personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law. We will securely delete or anonymize your information when it is no longer needed.

Specifically regarding photographs, we retain images according to our standard business practices and any agreements made with you, the client. You may request deletion of your photos, subject to any legal or contractual obligations.

7. Your Rights

Under applicable data protection laws, you have the following rights:

**Access:** You have the right to access your personal information that we hold.
**Rectification:** You have the right to have your personal information corrected if it is inaccurate or incomplete.
**Erasure:** You have the right to have your personal information deleted, under certain circumstances.
**Restriction of Processing:** You have the right to restrict the processing of your personal information, under certain circumstances.
**Data Portability:** You have the right to receive your personal information in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format, and to transmit it to another controller.
**Objection:** You have the right to object to the processing of your personal information, under certain circumstances.
**Right to Withdraw Consent:** If we are processing your personal information based on your consent, you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time.
**Right to lodge a complaint:** You have the right to lodge a complaint with a data protection authority.

To exercise your rights, please contact us at the address below. We will respond to your request within the timeframes required by applicable law.

8. International Data Transfers

Your personal information may be transferred to, and processed in, countries outside of your country of residence, including Australia, which may have data protection laws that are different from the laws in your country. We will take appropriate safeguards to ensure that your information is protected in accordance with this Privacy Policy and applicable data protection laws.

9. Cookies and Similar Technologies

We use cookies and similar technologies to collect information about your use of our site. Cookies are small data files that are stored on your device. You can control the use of cookies through your browser settings. However, disabling cookies may affect your ability to use certain features of our site.

10. Third-Party Websites

Our site may contain links to third-party websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of these websites. We encourage you to read the privacy policies of each website you visit.

11. Children's Privacy

Our services are not intended for children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you are a parent or guardian and believe that your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us at the address below, and we will take steps to delete the information.

12. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will post any changes on our site and update the "Last Updated" date below. Your continued use of our site and services after the changes are posted constitutes your acceptance of the revised Privacy Policy.

13. Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please contact us at:

Aussie Imagery Collective 27 Banksia Avenue, Unit 3, Sydney, New South Wales, 2000 Австралия Phone: +61 2 9123 4567