Privacy Policy
Welcome to the Privacy Policy of CaptureLife Studios, a premier photography studio located in Seattle, Washington. This policy explains how we collect, use, protect, and share your personal data. We are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring the security of your information.
CaptureLife Studios is located at 123 Pike Street, Suite 400, Seattle, WA 98101. Our data protection officer is Elena Petrova, and she can be reached at [email protected] or (206) 555-1212.
By using our services, including visiting our website, booking a photography session, or interacting with us in any way, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with these terms, please do not use our services.
This policy was last updated on October 26, 2025. We may update this policy from time to time, and we will post any changes on our website. We encourage you to review this policy periodically to stay informed about how we are protecting your information.
Data Collection
We collect various types of information to provide and improve our services. This information includes:
- Personal Information: This includes your name, address, email address, phone number, and any other information you provide when booking a session, contacting us, or subscribing to our newsletter.
- Payment Information: When you book a session, we collect payment information such as your credit card details or other payment method information. This information is processed securely by our payment processor and is not stored on our servers.
- Photography Session Information: During photography sessions, we capture images and videos. These images and videos may contain personal information, such as your likeness or the likeness of your family members.
- Website Usage Information: We collect information about how you use our website, including your IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URLs, pages visited, and the dates/times of your visits. We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to collect this information.
- Marketing Information: If you sign up for our newsletter or marketing communications, we collect your email address and preferences for receiving marketing materials.
We collect this information in the following ways:
- Directly from you: When you provide information through our website, booking forms, emails, or phone calls.
- Automatically: Through cookies and similar tracking technologies when you visit our website.
- From third parties: We may receive information from third-party service providers, such as payment processors or marketing platforms.
Data Usage
We use the information we collect for the following purposes:
- Providing Services: To book and manage photography sessions, communicate with you about your bookings, and deliver the services you request.
- Payment Processing: To process payments for our services.
- Marketing Communications: To send you newsletters, promotional offers, and other marketing materials if you have opted in to receive them. You can unsubscribe from these communications at any time.
- Website Improvement: To analyze website usage and improve the functionality and user experience of our website.
- Customer Support: To respond to your inquiries, resolve issues, and provide customer support.
- Legal Compliance: To comply with applicable laws, regulations, and legal processes.
- Protection of Rights: To protect our rights and the rights of our users, including enforcing our terms of service and preventing fraud.
We will only use your personal data for the purposes for which we collected it, unless we reasonably consider that we need to use it for another reason and that reason is compatible with the original purpose. If we need to use your personal data for an unrelated purpose, we will notify you and explain the legal basis which allows us to do so.
Data Security
We take the security of your personal data seriously and implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect it from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. These measures include:
- Encryption: We use encryption to protect sensitive information, such as payment details, during transmission.
- Secure Storage: We store your personal data on secure servers that are protected by firewalls and other security measures.
- Access Controls: We limit access to your personal data to authorized personnel who need it to perform their job duties.
- Regular Security Audits: We conduct regular security audits to identify and address potential vulnerabilities.
- Employee Training: We train our employees on data security best practices.
While we strive to protect your personal data, no method of transmission over the internet or method of electronic storage is completely secure. Therefore, we cannot guarantee absolute security.
In the event of a data breach, we will notify you and the appropriate authorities as required by applicable laws and regulations.
Your Rights
You have certain rights regarding your personal data, including:
- Access: You have the right to request access to the personal data we hold about you.
- Rectification: You have the right to request that we correct any inaccurate or incomplete personal data we hold about you.
- Erasure: You have the right to request that we erase your personal data, subject to certain exceptions.
- Restriction of Processing: You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data in certain circumstances.
- Data Portability: You have the right to request that we provide you with your personal data in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format.
- Objection: You have the right to object to the processing of your personal data for direct marketing purposes.
- Withdrawal of Consent: If we are processing your personal data based on your consent, you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact our data protection officer at [email protected] or (206) 555-1212. We will respond to your request within the timeframes required by applicable laws and regulations.
If you believe that we have not complied with your data protection rights, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the relevant data protection authority. In Washington state, this is the Office of the Attorney General.
Data Retention
We will retain your personal data for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements.
To determine the appropriate retention period for personal data, we consider the amount, nature, and sensitivity of the personal data, the potential risk of harm from unauthorized use or disclosure of your personal data, the purposes for which we process your personal data, and whether we can achieve those purposes through other means, and the applicable legal requirements.
In some circumstances, we may anonymize your personal data (so that it can no longer be associated with you) for research or statistical purposes, in which case we may use this information indefinitely without further notice to you.
Children's Privacy
Our services are not intended for children under the age of 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we become aware that we have collected personal information from a child under 13, we will take steps to delete the information as soon as possible.
If you are a parent or guardian and believe that your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us at [email protected] or (206) 555-1212.