Privacy Policy for Jonny Gios Photography

Effective date: October 2025
Website: https://jgios.com
Business name: Jonny Gios Photography

1. Introduction

Jonny Gios Photography (“we”, “our”, or “us”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal data. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your information when you visit our website jgios.com, make an enquiry, or use our photography services.

We comply fully with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.

 

2. Information We Collect

We may collect and process the following information:

a. Information you provide directly

  • Name, email address, phone number, and postal address (for enquiries or bookings)

  • Details about your photography requirements

  • Payment information

  • Any other information you provide voluntarily (e.g. through contact forms or emails)

b. Information collected automatically

When you visit our website, we may collect:

  • IP address and browser type

  • Pages visited and time spent on the site

  • Cookies and similar tracking technologies (see Section 6)

3. How We Use Your Information

We use your personal data to:

  • Respond to your enquiries and manage bookings

  • Provide photography services as agreed

  • Process payments and issue invoices

  • Maintain business records and comply with legal obligations

  • Send updates, offers, or newsletters (only if you’ve opted in)

  • Improve our website and user experience

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to third parties.

 

4. Legal Basis for Processing

We process personal data under the following legal bases:

  • Contractual necessity – to fulfil our agreement with you

  • Consent – when you opt in to receive marketing communications

  • Legitimate interests – to manage and improve our services

  • Legal obligation – to meet record-keeping or tax requirement

5. Data Retention

We keep your personal data only as long as necessary:

  • Client and booking data: retained for up to 7 years for business and legal purposes

  • Marketing data: retained until you unsubscribe or request deletion

After this period, data will be securely deleted or anonymised.

6. Cookies

Our website uses cookies to enhance user experience and analyse site traffic.
You can control or disable cookies through your browser settings. For more details, please refer to our Cookie Policy (or include cookie details here if you prefer a combined notice).

7. Sharing of Information

We may share data only when necessary with:

  • Payment processors or website hosting providers

  • Professional advisers (e.g. accountants)

  • Legal authorities if required by law

All third parties are required to keep your data secure and process it only according to our instructions.

 

8. Your Data Protection Rights

Under UK GDPR, you have the right to:

  • Access the personal data we hold about you

  • Request correction or deletion of your data

  • Object to or restrict certain processing activities

  • Withdraw consent (where applicable)

  • Lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO)

For more information or to exercise your rights, please contact us (see Section 10).

 

9. Security of Your Data

We use appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your information against loss, misuse, and unauthorised access.

 

10. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your data, please contact:

Jonny Gios Photography
Email: jgios@me.com
Website: https://jgios.com
Location: Kendal, United Kingdom

If you are not satisfied with our response, you have the right to contact the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO)via www.ico.org.uk.

 

11. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in legal requirements or our practices. Any updates will be posted on this page with a revised “Effective Date.”