INFORMATION WE COLLECT

We collect two types of information from site users: personal data (including names and e-mail addresses); and statistical data (e.g. how many users use the site, and which pages they view).

PERSONAL DATA

This is only captured when you provide it, for example, through the use of our contact form. If you supply us with your contact information (e.g. postal address, email address, telephone number) online, you will only receive the information or services for which you provided those details.

HOSTING

This website is hosted by Squarespace. Squarespace collects personal data when you visit this website, including:

• Information about your browser, network and device

• Web pages you visited prior to coming to this website

• Your IP address

Squarespace needs the data to run this website, and to protect and improve its platform and services. Squarespace analyzes the data in a de-personalized form.

STATISTICAL DATA

We may log your IP address as you browse the site. This is purely for website statistics, recording the users to the site and which pages they visit. This information does not tell us who you are, and we only use this to monitor the effectiveness of the site.

COOKIES

This website uses cookies and similar technologies, which are small files or pieces of text that download to a device when a visitor accesses a website or app. It is possible to switch off cookies by setting your browser preferences. In some cases, turning cookies off may result in a loss of functionality when using our website.

COOKIES we use

For information about viewing the cookies dropped on your device, you can read about the cookies Squarespace uses here.

• These functional and required cookies are always used, which allow Squarespace, our hosting platform, to securely serve this website to you.

• These analytics and performance cookies are used on this site, as described below, only when you acknowledge our cookie banner. We use analytics cookies to view site traffic, activity, and other data.

GOOGLE ANALYTICS

Google Analytics is a service which provides information about how visitors use a website. We use the information gained to provide you with a more effective website. Google is fully GDPR compliant. We have nominated a 38 month period for retaining personal information for legitimate interest.

Our website uses Google Analytics, a web analysis service of Google, Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043 USA, www.google.com (“Google Analytics” or “Google”). Google Analytics employs cookies that are stored to your computer in order to facilitate an analysis of your use of the site. The information generated by these cookies, such as time, place and frequency of your visits to our site, including your IP address, is transmitted to Google’s location in the US and stored there.

Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law or where such third parties process this data on Google’s behalf. Google states that it will in never associate your IP address with other data held by Google.

For the cases in which personal data is transferred to the US, Google has self-certified pursuant to the EU-US Privacy Shield.

SQUARESPACE ANALYTICS

This website collects personal data to power our site analytics, including:

• Information about your browser, network, and device

• Web pages you visited prior to coming to this website

• Your IP address

This information may also include details about your use of this website, including:

• Clicks

• Internal links

• Pages visited

• Scrolling

• Searches

• Timestamps

We share this information with Squarespace, our website analytics provider, to learn about site traffic and activity.

FACEBOOK

Facebook and all of Facebooks products and services (including Facebook Messenger and Instagram) self-certify full compliancy with GDPR.

PHOTOS

With your permission we may also post photos from your session in a variety of places, including:

• our website

• Facebook

• Instagram

• Google Plus

We provide the opportunity for you to opt out of the posting of session photographs across the aforementioned platforms. Should you wish to withdraw your previously given consent, please let us know via email.

DATA PROTECTION

We seek to comply with the UK Data Protection Act 1998. We follow strict security protocols in the storage and disclosure of personal information so as to prevent unauthorised access by third parties.

Contact

If you have any questions with regards to our Privacy Policy, please email info@simplyboudoir.com