Privacy Policy
Effective Date: 28 June 2026
Joseph McCarthy. Film & Photo. ("I", "me", "my") is committed to protecting your privacy and handling your personal information responsibly.
This Privacy Policy explains what information I collect, why I collect it, how it is used, and your rights under the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR).
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Who I Am
Joseph McCarthy. Film & Photo.
For any questions regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact:
Email: [JJPMC97@gmail.com]
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Information I Collect
Depending on how you interact with my website or services, I may collect:
- Your name
- Email address
- Telephone number
- Wedding date
- Venue information
- Details submitted through my enquiry form
- Communications between us
- Images and video created as part of your booking
My website may also automatically collect:
- IP address
- Browser type
- Device information
- Pages visited
- General website usage information through cookies and analytics
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## How Your Information Is Used
Your information is used to:
- Respond to enquiries
- Provide quotations
- Manage bookings
- Deliver photography and videography services
- Send contracts and invoices
- Communicate before and after your wedding
- Improve my website and customer experience
- Comply with legal and accounting obligations
I only collect information necessary for these purposes.
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## Legal Basis for Processing
Under UK GDPR, I process personal information because:
- It is necessary to fulfil a contract with you.
- You have given consent by submitting an enquiry.
- I have legitimate business interests in operating my business.
- I am legally required to retain certain records for tax and accounting purposes.
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## Wedding Photography & Videography
As part of providing my services, I will capture photographs and video containing you, your guests and your wedding.
These images and films form part of the contracted service.
Where agreed within your contract, selected images or films may also be used in my portfolio, on my website or on social media. If you request that your wedding remains private, I will always respect those wishes where agreed.
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## Third-Party Services
This website is built and hosted using Squarespace, which may collect technical information necessary to operate the website securely and reliably.
This website also uses Google Analytics to help understand how visitors use the site. Google Analytics collects anonymous information such as pages visited, time spent on the website and general usage patterns. This information does not personally identify you and helps improve the website and user experience.
For more information, please refer to:
- Squarespace Privacy Policy: https://www.squarespace.com/privacy
- Google Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy
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## Sharing Your Information
I do not sell your personal information.
Your information may be shared only where necessary with trusted service providers, including:
- Squarespace (website hosting and forms)
- Google Analytics (website analytics)
- Secure cloud storage providers
- Payment processors
- Accounting software
These providers only process information as necessary to help deliver my services.
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## Data Security
I take appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your personal information against unauthorised access, loss, misuse or disclosure.
While every reasonable effort is made to safeguard your data, no method of internet transmission or electronic storage can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
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## How Long Information Is Kept
Personal information is retained only for as long as necessary.
This may include:
- Client records for legal and tax purposes.
- Wedding photographs and films for archive and backup purposes.
- Enquiries for a reasonable period after initial contact.
Information is securely deleted when it is no longer required.
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## Cookies
This website uses cookies to:
- Ensure the website functions correctly.
- Analyse website traffic through Google Analytics.
- Improve your browsing experience.
You can control or disable cookies through your web browser settings.
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## Your Rights
Under UK GDPR, you have the right to:
- Request access to your personal information.
- Request correction of inaccurate information.
- Request deletion where applicable.
- Restrict or object to certain processing.
- Withdraw consent where consent is relied upon.
- Request transfer of your personal data where applicable.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact me using the details above.
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## Complaints
If you believe your personal information has not been handled correctly, you have the right to make a complaint to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO).
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## Changes to This Policy
This Privacy Policy may be updated from time to time to reflect changes in legal requirements or business practices.
The latest version will always be available on this website.