Privacy Policy

Last updated on June 15, 2023

This privacy notice provides information about how Aiane Karla Photography ("Company," "we," "us," or "our") collects, stores, uses, and shares your information when you use our Services. This includes visiting our website at https://www.aianekarlaphoto.com or any other website associated with us that links to this privacy notice, as well as engaging with us in other ways such as sales, marketing, or events.

By reading this privacy notice, you will gain an understanding of your privacy rights and the choices available to you. If you do not agree with our policies and practices, we kindly ask that you refrain from using our Services. Should you have any further questions or concerns, please feel free to reach out to us at karla@aianekarlaphoto.com.

Privacy Notice

This summary provides an overview of important points from our privacy notice. For more detailed information on each topic, you can click the accompanying link or refer to the table of contents below. To access the table of contents directly, click here.

  1. Personal Information Processing: We process personal information based on your interactions with Aiane Karla Photography and the Services, as well as your choices, preferences, and product usage. Click here for more details.

  2. Sensitive Personal Information: We do not process sensitive personal information.

  3. Third-Party Information: We do not receive information from third parties.

  4. Information Processing: We process your information to deliver, enhance, and manage our Services, communicate with you, ensure security and fraud prevention, and comply with legal requirements. In some cases, we may process your information with your consent. Our processing activities are based on valid legal grounds. Click here for more details.

  5. Sharing Personal Information: We may share information in specific situations and with certain categories of third parties. Click here for more details.

  6. Information Security: We have implemented organizational and technical measures to safeguard your personal information. However, it's important to note that no method of transmission or storage is entirely secure. We cannot guarantee absolute protection against unauthorized access or data breaches. Click here for more details.

  7. Your Rights: Depending on your geographic location, applicable privacy laws may grant you specific rights concerning your personal information. Click here for more details.

  8. Exercising Your Rights: You can exercise your rights by completing our data subject request form or contacting us directly. We will handle your requests in accordance with relevant data protection laws.

To learn more about Aiane Karla Photography’s handling of collected information, please review the full notice by clicking here.

Summary of Key Points

Personal information you disclose to us

In summary: We gather personal information that you provide to us.

We collect personal information that you willingly provide to us when you express interest in obtaining information about us or our products and services. This includes your participation in activities on our services or when you contact us.

Personal Information Provided by You: The personal information we collect depends on how you interact with us and our services, the choices you make, and the products and features you utilize. The personal information we may collect includes:

  • Names

  • Phone numbers

  • Email addresses

  • Mailing addresses

  • Contact preferences

  • Billing addresses

  • Debit/credit card numbers

Sensitive Information: We do not handle sensitive information.

Payment Data: If you make purchases, we may collect data necessary to process your payment, such as your payment instrument number and associated security code. All payment data is securely stored by Square. You can find their privacy notice link(s) here: https://square.com/privacy.

It is important that all personal information you provide to us is truthful, complete, and accurate. If there are any changes to your personal information, please notify us promptly.

INFORMATION AUTOMATICALLY COLLECTED

In summary: When you visit our Services, certain information, such as your IP address and browser/device characteristics, is collected automatically.

We automatically gather specific information when you access, use, or navigate our Services. This information does not disclose your specific identity, such as your name or contact details, but it may include device and usage information. Examples of this information are your IP address, browser and device characteristics, operating system, language preferences, referring URLs, device name, country, location, details about how and when you use our Services, and other technical information. This information is primarily necessary for maintaining the security and functionality of our Services, as well as for our internal analytics and reporting purposes.

Similar to many businesses, we also collect information through cookies and similar technologies.

The information we collect includes:

  • Log and Usage Data: This consists of service-related, diagnostic, usage, and performance information that our servers automatically collect when you access or use our Services. It is recorded in log files and may include your IP address, device information, browser type and settings, as well as information about your activity within the Services (such as timestamps associated with your usage, viewed pages and files, searches, and other actions you take, including feature usage). Device event information (such as system activity, error reports, and hardware settings) may also be included.

  • Device Data: We gather device data, which includes information about the computer, phone, tablet, or other device you use to access our Services. Depending on the device, this data may encompass your IP address (or proxy server), device and application identification numbers, location, browser type, hardware model, Internet service provider and/or mobile carrier, operating system, and system configuration information.

  • Location Data: We collect location data that provides information about your device's location, which can be either precise or imprecise. The amount of information collected depends on the device type and settings you use to access our Services. For instance, we may utilize GPS and other technologies to obtain geolocation data based on your IP address, indicating your current location. You have the option to opt out of allowing us to collect this information by either denying access or disabling the Location setting on your device. However, opting out may restrict your ability to utilize certain aspects of our Services.

1. What information do we collect?

In summary: We process your information to provide, enhance, and manage our Services, communicate with you, ensure security and prevent fraud, and comply with applicable laws. Additionally, we may process your information for other purposes with your consent.

We engage in the processing of your personal information for various purposes, depending on your interactions with our Services, which include:

  • Delivering and facilitating the provision of services to you: We may process your information to fulfill and assist in delivering the services you have requested.

  • Evaluating the effectiveness of our marketing and promotional campaigns: We may process your information to gain insights into how we can provide marketing and promotional campaigns that are most relevant to you.

  • Complying with legal obligations: We may process your information to fulfill our legal obligations, respond to legal requests, and safeguard, establish, or defend our legal rights.

2. How do we process your information?

3. When and with whom do we share your personal information?

In summary: We may disclose information in specific scenarios outlined in this section and/or with the following categories of third parties.

Vendors, Consultants, and Other Service Providers: To carry out necessary tasks, we may share your data with third-party vendors, service providers, contractors, or agents who require access to such information. The categories of third parties we may share personal information with include:

- Payment processors

- Data analytics services

Additionally, we may need to share your personal information in the following circumstances:

Business Transfers: In connection with, or during negotiations of, any merger, sale of company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of our business, we may share or transfer your information to another company.

Use of Google Maps Platform APIs: When we utilize specific Google Maps Platform APIs (such as Google Maps API or Places API), we may share your information with these services. For more information regarding Google's Privacy Policy, please consult this link.

4. Do we use cookies and other tracking technologies?

In summary: We utilize cookies and other tracking technologies to gather and store your information.

To access or store information, we may employ cookies and similar tracking technologies such as web beacons and pixels. Detailed information regarding the usage of these technologies and how you can decline certain cookies is outlined in our Cookie Notice.

5. How long do we keep your information?

In summary: We retain your information for the duration required to fulfill the purposes specified in this privacy notice, unless otherwise mandated by law.

Your personal information will be retained only for as long as necessary to achieve the objectives stated in this privacy notice, unless a longer retention period is necessary or permitted by law (such as for tax, accounting, or legal purposes).

Once we no longer have a legitimate business need to process your personal information, we will either delete or anonymize it. In cases where immediate deletion is not feasible (for instance, if your personal information is stored in backup archives), we will securely store your data and isolate it from any further processing until it can be deleted.

In summary: We prioritize the protection of your personal information by implementing a combination of organizational and technical security measures.

We have taken reasonable and appropriate steps to establish technical and organizational security measures to safeguard the confidentiality and integrity of any personal information we handle. However, despite our diligent efforts to secure your information, it is important to note that no electronic transmission over the Internet or storage technology can guarantee absolute security. Therefore, we cannot assure or guarantee that unauthorized third parties, including hackers or cybercriminals, will not be able to circumvent our security measures and unlawfully collect, access, steal, or modify your information. While we strive to protect your personal information to the best of our ability, the transmission of personal information to and from our Services carries inherent risks. It is advisable to access the Services only within a secure environment.

6. How do we keep your information safe?

7. Do we collect information from minors?

In summary: We place a high priority on protecting your personal information by implementing a combination of organizational and technical security measures.

We have taken reasonable and appropriate measures to establish security protocols, both in terms of technology and organization, to ensure the confidentiality and integrity of any personal information we handle. However, it is important to understand that no method of electronic transmission or storage is completely secure. Despite our best efforts to safeguard your information, we cannot guarantee that unauthorized third parties, including hackers or cybercriminals, will not find ways to bypass our security measures and gain unauthorized access to, collect, steal, or modify your information. While we are dedicated to protecting your personal information to the best of our abilities, please be aware that transmitting personal information to and from our Services carries inherent risks. We strongly recommend accessing our Services only in a secure environment.

In summary: You have the freedom to review, modify, or terminate your account at any time.

If you are located in the EEA or UK and believe that we are unlawfully processing your personal information, you have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection supervisory authority. Contact details for these authorities can be found here: https://ec.europa.eu/justice/data-protection/bodies/authorities/index_en.htm.

For individuals in Switzerland, the contact details of the data protection authorities are available here: https://www.edoeb.admin.ch/edoeb/en/home.html.

Withdrawal of consent: If we are relying on your consent to process your personal information, you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time. You can do so by contacting us using the provided contact details in the section "HOW CAN YOU CONTACT US ABOUT THIS NOTICE?" below.

Please note that withdrawing your consent will not affect the lawfulness of any processing carried out prior to the withdrawal. In addition, in cases where applicable law allows, the withdrawal of consent will not affect the processing of your personal information that is conducted based on other lawful grounds.

Cookies and similar technologies: Most web browsers are set to accept cookies by default. However, you have the option to configure your browser to remove or reject cookies. Keep in mind that disabling or rejecting cookies may impact certain features or services offered through our Services. To opt out of interest-based advertising by advertisers on our Services, you can visit http://www.aboutads.info/choices/.

8. What are your privacy rights?

Many web browsers and certain mobile operating systems and applications offer a Do-Not-Track ("DNT") feature or setting that allows you to express your preference for privacy by indicating that you do not want your online browsing activities to be monitored and collected. However, it is important to note that there is currently no universally accepted technology standard for recognizing and implementing DNT signals. As a result, we do not currently respond to DNT browser signals or any other mechanism that automatically conveys your choice to opt out of online tracking. If a standard for online tracking is established in the future, which we are required to comply with, we will provide you with information about that practice in an updated version of this privacy notice.

9. Controls for do-not-track features

10. Do California residents have specific privacy rights?

In summary: If you are a California resident, you have specific rights concerning access to your personal information.

As a California resident, you have the right, under California Civil Code Section 1798.83, also known as the "Shine The Light" law, to request and receive, once a year and at no cost, information about the categories of personal information (if any) that we have disclosed to third parties for their direct marketing purposes, as well as the names and addresses of those third parties with whom we have shared your personal information during the previous calendar year. If you are a California resident and wish to make such a request, please submit your request in writing to us using the contact details provided below.

If you are under 18 years of age, reside in California, and have a registered account with our Services, you also have the right to request the removal of unwanted data that you have publicly posted on our Services. To request the removal of such data, please contact us using the provided contact information and include the email address associated with your account, along with a statement confirming your California residency. We will take steps to ensure that the data is no longer publicly displayed on our Services. However, please note that the data may not be completely or comprehensively removed from all of our systems, such as backups, for example.

In summary: Yes, we will keep this notice up to date to ensure compliance with applicable laws.

We reserve the right to update this privacy notice periodically. The revised version will be indicated by a revised "Revised" date and will become effective as soon as it is made available. In the event of significant changes to this privacy notice, we may notify you through prominent posting of the changes or by directly sending you a notification. We recommend that you review this privacy notice regularly to stay informed about how we protect your information.

11. Do we make updates to this notice?

12. How can you contact us about this notice?

If you have questions or comments about this notice, you may email us at karla@aianekarlaphoto.com.

Depending on the laws applicable in your country, you may have certain rights regarding the personal information we collect from you. These rights may include the ability to request access to your personal information, make changes to it, or request its deletion. If you would like to exercise these rights and request a review, update, or deletion of your personal information, please click here to access the request form.

13. How can you review, update, or delete the data we collect from you?