Privacy Policy

Information We Collect

Personal data: your name, email address and any other details you provide when submitting an enquiry, requesting a quote, or registering for a client gallery.

Usage data: your IP address, browser type and pages visited, collected automatically via analytics tools to help us understand how the site is used and improve your experience.

How We Use Your Information

• To respond to enquiries and quotation requests
• To provide access to client galleries and process orders (prints, digital downloads and similar)
• To contact you regarding your booking, gallery availability or project follow-up
• To improve our website and services using aggregated, anonymised analytics data

Sharing Your Information

We do not sell or rent your personal data to third parties. We may share information with trusted service providers (such as payment processors or hosting platforms) solely to operate our services. These providers are contractually required to protect your data in line with applicable law.

Data Security

We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect your personal data from unauthorised access, alteration, disclosure or destruction. No online transmission can be guaranteed entirely risk-free, but we act promptly to address any incident.

Cookies

This website uses Google Analytics (GA4) to understand how visitors use the site. When you first visit, a banner asks whether you consent to analytics cookies.

• If you accept: GA4 sets cookies to track your visit, including pages viewed, time on site and how you found us. This data helps us improve the site. Your IP address is processed by Google but is not stored in its raw form.
• If you decline: GA4 runs in cookieless mode. No cookies are set and no personal identifiers are collected. We still receive anonymous, aggregated data (such as page view counts) but cannot identify individual visitors or returning sessions.

Your choice is saved in your browser's local storage and remembered on future visits. You can change your preference at any time by clearing your browser's local storage for this site.

We do not use advertising cookies, social media tracking pixels or any other third-party analytics tools.

Your Rights (UK GDPR)

Under UK GDPR, you have the right to:

• Access the personal data we hold about you
• Correction of any inaccurate or incomplete data
• Erasure of your data, subject to any legal obligations we hold
• Withdraw consent at any time where our processing is based on consent
• Object to processing for direct marketing purposes

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at photography@ryanstanikk.co.uk.

Data Retention

We retain personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes outlined above, or as required by law to resolve disputes or comply with legal obligations.

Children's Privacy

We do not knowingly collect personal data from children under 13 without verified parental or guardian consent. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us and we will remove it promptly.

Third-Party Links

This website may contain links to third-party sites (such as social media platforms or client galleries). We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those sites and recommend reviewing their policies before submitting any personal data.

Updates to This Policy

We may update this policy periodically. Changes will be published on this page with an updated date. Continued use of the site after any changes constitutes acceptance of the revised policy.