At Paresh Gandhi Photography, we are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring the security of your personal information. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your data when you visit our website, interact with our services, or engage with us for photography and cinematography needs.

By accessing or using our website and services, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy.

Information We Collect

We collect various types of information to provide and improve our services to you:

Personal Identification Information:

Contact Details: Name, email address, phone number, physical address.

Demographic Information: Wedding date, venue location, preferred services (photography, cinematography, pre-wedding, etc.).

Usage Data:

Information about how you access and use our website, such as your IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URLs, pages viewed, and the dates/times of your visits.

Communication Data:

Records of your correspondence with us, including emails, WhatsApp messages, and phone call notes.

Image Data:

Photographs and videos captured during our photography and cinematography assignments. While these are primarily for artistic and service delivery purposes, they may contain identifiable individuals.

How We Collect Information

We collect information through various methods:

Directly From You: When you fill out contact forms on our website, send us emails, message us on WhatsApp, call us, or provide details during consultations and bookings.

Automatically Through Technology: As you navigate our website, we may use cookies, web beacons, and similar tracking technologies to collect Usage Data.

From Third-Party Platforms: If you contact us through social media platforms (like Instagram, Facebook) or wedding directories, we may receive information from those platforms in accordance with their privacy policies.

How We Use Your Information

We use the collected information for the following purposes:

To Provide and Manage Services:

To respond to your inquiries and provide quotes.

To fulfill our contractual obligations, including scheduling, planning, and executing photography and cinematography assignments.

To deliver your final photos and films.

For Communication:

To communicate with you about your booking, updates, and relevant information.

To send you marketing and promotional materials (with your consent, where required).

For Website Improvement:

To analyze website usage and trends to improve our website's functionality, content, and user experience.

To monitor and prevent technical issues.

For Marketing and Promotion:

To showcase our work on our website, social media, and marketing materials (with explicit consent for identifiable individuals in images).

To personalize our marketing efforts.

For Legal Compliance:

To comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements.

How We Share Your Information

We respect your privacy and only share your information in limited circumstances:

With Your Consent: We will obtain your explicit consent before sharing your identifiable images or personal details for promotional purposes (e.g., sharing your wedding photos on our public portfolio).

Service Providers: We may share your information with trusted third-party service providers who assist us in operating our business (e.g., cloud storage, website hosting, payment processing, album printing, video editors). These providers are contractually obligated to protect your data.

Legal Requirements: We may disclose your information if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g., a court order or government agency).

Business Transfers: In the event of a merger, acquisition, or asset sale, your personal information may be transferred as part of the business assets.

Collaborating Vendors: With your permission, we may share your contact details with other wedding vendors (e.g., planners, decorators) involved in your event for coordination purposes.

Data Security

We implement reasonable security measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your data, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

Your Data Protection Rights

Depending on your location and applicable laws, you may have the following rights regarding your personal data:

Right to Access: Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.

Right to Rectification: Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data.

Right to Erasure: Request deletion of your personal data under certain conditions.

Right to Restrict Processing: Request restriction of processing your data under certain conditions.

Right to Object to Processing: Object to our processing of your personal data under certain conditions.

Right to Data Portability: Request transfer of your data to another organization or directly to you.

Right to Withdraw Consent: Withdraw your consent at any time where we rely on your consent to process your personal data.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details provided below.

Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our website and hold certain information. Cookies are small files stored on your device. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our website.

Links to Other Websites

Our website may contain links to other websites that are not operated by us. If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that third party's site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last Updated" date. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.