Privacy policy.
PRIVACY POLICY
This privacy policy.
This privacy policy is for the website www.lukewhittemorephotography.co.uk and presented by Luke Whittemore. This governs the privacy of its users who choose to use it.
This policy sets out different areas where user privacy is concerned and outlines the obligations & requirements of the users, the website and website owners. Furthermore the way this website processes, stores and protects user data and information will also be detailed within this policy.
The website.
The website www.lukewhittemorephotography.co.uk and its owners take a proactive approach to user privacy and ensure necessary steps are taken to protect the privacy of its users throughout their visiting experience. This website complies to all UK national laws and requirements for user privacy.
The information contained in this website is for general information and for the purpose of informing customers about their purchase process. The information is provided by Luke Whittemore Photography and we endeavour to keep all information up to date and correct. However, we reserve the right to revoke information upon our discretion. We make no representations or warranties of any kind, expressed or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability, suitability or availability regarding the website or the information, products, services, or related graphics contained on the website for any purpose. Any reliance you place on such information is therefore strictly at your own risk.
Through this website we present the ability for you to link to other websites which are not under the control of Luke Whittemore Photography. We have no control over the nature, content and availability of external sites linked to through www.lukewhittemorephotography.co.uk. The inclusion of any links does not necessarily imply a recommendation or endorse any views expressed within them.
Online dispute resolution.
Online dispute resolution is an alternative dispute resolution (ADR) procedure conducted online. If you have a dispute, please go to The ODR Platform portal.
The ODR Platform provides a portal for consumers to submit a complaint to a relevant, registered ADR provider with the aim of resolving the dispute. It offers a translation function to help facilitate cross-border disputes. This platform was created as a way to settle disputes out of court in a simple, fast and low-cost way.
Contact & communication.
Users contacting www.lukewhittemorephotography.co.uk and/or its owner do so at their own discretion and provide any such personal details requested at their own risk. Your personal information is kept private and stored securely until a time it is no longer required or has no use, as detailed in the Data Protection Act 1998. Every effort has been made to ensure a safe and secure form to email submission process but advise users using such form to email processes that they do so at their own risk.
This website and its owners use any information submitted to provide you with free products/services, information about products/service, and newsletters with relevant information. This includes using your details to subscribe you to any email newsletter program the website operates but only if this was made clear to you and your express permission was granted when submitting any form to email process. Or whereby you the consumer have previously purchased from or enquired about purchasing from the company a product or service that the email newsletter relates to. This is by no means an entire list of your user rights in regard to receiving email marketing material. Your details are not passed on to any third parties.
If you would like to remove your information after having contacted Luke Whittemore Photography in this way, please contact me directly on lukewphotographer@gmail.com and I will remove your information within 30 days honouring the right to be forgotten under the GDPR.
Email newsletter.
www.lukewhittemorephotography.co.uk operates an email newsletter program, used to inform subscribers about products and services supplied by this website, and blog posts/news/articles that may be relevant. Users can subscribe through an online automated process should they wish to do so but do so at their own discretion. Some subscriptions may be manually processed through prior written agreement with the user.
Subscriptions are taken in compliance with GDPR and on the lawful basis of consent, which will be digitally recorded by Mailchimp.
Email marketing campaigns published by this website or its owner may contain tracking facilities within the actual email. Subscriber activity is tracked and stored in a database for future analysis and evaluation. Such tracked activity includes; the opening of emails, forwarding of emails, the clicking of links within the email content, times, dates and frequency of activity.
This information is used to refine future email campaigns and supply the user with more relevant content based around their activity.
In compliance with UK Spam Laws and the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003 subscribers are given the opportunity to un-subscribe at any time through an automated system. This process is detailed at the footer of each email campaign.
If you would like to remove your information after having signed up to Luke Whittemore Photography mailing list, please use the un-subscribe function mentioned in the paragraph above, or contact me directly on lukewphotographer@gmail.com and I will remove your information within 30 days honouring the right to be forgotten under the GDPR.
External links.
Although this website only looks to include quality, safe and relevant external links, users are advised adopt a policy of caution before clicking any external web links mentioned throughout this website. (External links are clickable text / banner / image links to other websites, similar to; www.websitename.co.uk.)
The owners of this website cannot guarantee or verify the contents of any externally linked website despite their best efforts. Users should therefore note they click on external links at their own risk and this website and its owners cannot be held liable for any damages or implications caused by visiting any external links mentioned.
Adverts and sponsored links.
This website may contain sponsored links and adverts. These will typically be served through our advertising partners, to whom may have detailed privacy policies relating directly to the adverts they serve.
Clicking on any such adverts will send you to the advertisers website through a referral program which may use cookies and will track the number of referrals sent from this website. This may include the use of cookies which may in turn be saved on your computers hard drive. Users should therefore note they click on sponsored external links at their own risk and this website and its owners cannot be held liable for any damages or implications caused by visiting any external links mentioned.
Social media platforms.
Communication, engagement and actions taken through external social media platforms that this website and its owners participate on are custom to the terms and conditions as well as the privacy policies held with each social media platform respectively.
Users are advised to use social media platforms wisely and communicate / engage upon them with due care and caution in regard to their own privacy and personal details. This website nor its owners will ever ask for personal or sensitive information through social media platforms and encourage users wishing to discuss sensitive details to contact them through primary communication channels such as by telephone or email.
This website may use social sharing buttons which help share web content directly from web pages to the social media platform in question. Users are advised before using such social sharing buttons that they do so at their own discretion and note that the social media platform may track and save your request to share a web page respectively through your social media platform account.
Shortened links in social media.
This website and its owners through their social media platform accounts may share web links to relevant web pages. By default some social media platforms shorten lengthy urls [web addresses].
Users are advised to take caution and good judgement before clicking any shortened urls published on social media platforms by this website and its owners. Despite the best efforts to ensure only genuine urls are published many social media platforms are prone to spam and hacking and therefore this website and its owners cannot be held liable for any damages or implications caused by visiting any shortened links.
Resources & further information.
Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003
Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003 - The Guide
Twitter Privacy Policy
Facebook Privacy Policy
Google Privacy Policy
Mailchimp Privacy Policy
About Luke Whittemore Photography
Luke Whittemore Photography is a sole trader business owned and managed by Luke Whittemore. The registered business address is 5 Brookfield Avenue, Hucknall, Nottingham, NG15 6FD
TERMS AND CONDITIONS.
Complaints.
I aim to deal with any complaints in a fair and timely manner. Any complaints should be addressed in writing to the company via the website contact form.
Indemnity
Customers and other users of this website agree to indemnify the company against any claims, direct, indirect or consequential damage, loss or expense that may be caused as a direct or indirect result of the use of this website and any information or computer software contained therein or by your access to other websites as a result of links from this site. We make every effort to ensure that this website does not contain any computer viruses but cannot guarantee this or warrant that it is virus-free.
Law.
All disputes arising out of, or in connection with, any contact between the company and the buyer shall be governed by English Law and the buyer accepts the jurisdiction of the English courts.
Gift Vouchers
Gift vouchers will be confirmed via the email address provided at the time of purchase. a physical voucher with a unique voucher code will be posted to the address provided within 7 days of purchase.
Address - Please ensure you enter the correct address for the recipient of the voucher, I cannot be held responsible for a voucher delivered to an incorrect address.
Duration - Gift Vouchers are valid for 24 Months from the date of purchase and cannot be redeemed after the expiry date.
Use of Multiple Vouchers - Multiple vouchers can be used to make up the total cost of goods or services. Please note that if a voucher amount falls over the total cost of the services, change or a refund cannot be issued.
Voucher Redemption - Services are to be redeemed within the time frame of a valid voucher by pre-booking a date that is mutually agreed by the client and provider (Luke Whittemore Photography). Redemption instructions will be provided with the voucher. Voucher can only be redeemed by the person named as the recipient.
Transfers - Gift Vouchers are non-transferrable and cannot be exchanged for equivalent cash value.
Cancellations - In the unlikely event that a service is cancelled by Luke Whittemore Photography, a new date is to be mutually agreed by both parties.
Responsibility - Luke Whittemore Photography cannot be held responsible if a gift voucher is lost, damaged or destroyed. No replacement can be provided in these circumstances.