Privacy policy.

Steve J. Giardini Photography

Giardini Photography, LLC

steve@giardiniphotography.com

Privacy Policy Statement

Giardini Photography, LLC and its afflicted companies (collectively referred to as “Company”, “we”, or “us”) respect your privacy. This Policy describes how we collect information from and about you and what we do with the information so that you may decide whether or not to provide information to us. By accessing our website or purchasing our product or services, you agree to this Privacy Statement in addition to any other agreements we might have with you. Giardini Photography, LLC Privacy Statement does not govern the practices of entities that our Company does not control, entities that do not own or control our company, or people that our Company does not employ or manage. This Privacy Statement incorporates the Privacy Shield Statement, as is listed below.

Collection of your Personal Information

The information we collect may include your personal information, such as your name, contact information, IP address, product and service selections, and other things that identify you. We collect personal information from you at certain points, including but not limited to the following:

  • when we correspond with you as a customer or prospective customer;

  • when you visit our website;

  • when you register as an end-user of our services and an account is created for you;

  • when you contact us for help;

  • when you attend our customer classes, workshops, tours, conferences, or webinars; and

  • when the site sends us error reports or application analytics data.

Our Use of Your Personal Information

Our Company may use the information that we collect about you to;

  • deliver the products and services that you have requested;

  • provide you with customer support;

  • perform research and analysis about your use of, or interest in, our products, services, or content, or products, services, or content offered by others;

  • communicate with you by e-mail, postal mail, telephone, and/or mobile devices about products or services that may be of interest to you either from us or other third parties;

  • develop and display content and advertising tailored to your interests on our site and other websites;

  • verify your eligibility and deliver prizes in connection with promotions, contests, and sweepstakes;

  • enforce our terms and conditions;

  • manage our business;

  • transfer personal information to third parties for any legally permissible purpose in our sole discretion.

Disclosure of your Personal Information to Third Parties

We may share your personal information with third parties in the following ways;

  • we may provide your information to our agents, vendors, or service providers who perform functions on our behalf or help us provide and support our Services. For example, if it is necessary to provide you with something you have requested. Examples of our Vendors and Service Providers include payment processors, hosting services and content delivery services such as Mailchimp, Google, etc.

  • Third-party contractors may have access to our databases. Usually, these contractors sign a standard confidentiality agreement;

  • we may share your data with any parent company, subsidiaries, joint ventures, or other entities under common control. We expect these other entities will honor this Privacy Statement;

  • as required by law enforcement, government officials, or third parties pursuant to a subpoena, court order, or legal process or requirement applicable to our Company; or when we believe, in our sole discretion, that the disclosure of personal information is necessary to prevent physical harm or financial loss, to report suspected illegal activity or to investigate violations of our agreements or Company policies; and

  • sometimes, we share your information with our third-party Service Providers,

  • we may occasionally offer surveys, contests, sweepstakes, or other promotions on our Website or through social media (collectively “Our Promotions”). Participants in our Promotions is completely voluntary. Information requested for entry may include personal contact information such as email, name, phone number, address, or similar details. We use the you provide to administer Our Promotions. Unless prohibited by the Promotion’s rules or law, we may also use the information provided to communicate with you or other people you select about our Product or Services. We may share this information with our affiliates and other organizations or Service Providers in line with this policy and the rules posted for the Promotion.

  • other third parties with your consent to do so.

Public Information

  • We have public blogs on our Website. Any information you include in a comment on our blog may be read, collected, and used by anyone. If your Personal Information appears on our blogs and you want it removed, contact us at steve@giardiniphotography.com or click Contacts Us on our web page.

  • Social media platforms and widgets. Our Websites include social media features, these features may collect information about your IP address and which pages you are visiting on our Website, and they may set a cookie to make sure the feature functions properly. Social media features and widgets are hosted by a third party or hosted directly on our Website. We also maintain a presence on social media platforms. Any information, communications, or materials you submit to us via social media platforms is done at your own risk without any expectations of privacy. We cannot control the actions of other users of these platforms or the platforms themselves.

Our Security Measures to Protect Your Personal Information

Our Company uses industry-standard technologies when transferring and receiving data exchanged between our Company and other companies to help ensure its security. This site has security measures in place to help protect information under our control from the risk of accidental or unlawful destruction or accidental loss, alteration, or unauthorized disclosure or access. However, “perfect security” does not exist on the Internet. Also, if this website contains links to other sites, our Company is not responsible for the security practices or content.

Our Use of Cookies, Web Beacons, Web Analytics Services and Links

  • Cookies are text files we place in your computer’s browser to store your preferences. Cookies, by themselves, do not tell us your email address or other personally identifiable information unless you provide this information by, for example, registering at one of our sites. However, once you furnish the site with personal information, this information may be linked to the data stored in the cookie. We use cookies to allow you to log in to your account and also for us to understand site usage and to improve the content and offerings on our sites. We also may use cookies to offer you products, programs, or services. You have many choices with regard to the management of cookies on your computer. All major browsers allow you to block or delete cookies from your system. To learn more about your ability to manage cookies, please consult the privacy features in your browser.

  • Web Beacons. Our Company and third parties may also use “web beacons” or “clear gifs” codes to collect anonymous and aggregate advertising metrics, such as counting page views, promotion views, or advertising responses. These “web beacons” may deliver cookies that conform to our Company’s cookie requirements.

  • Web Analytics Services. We use Google Analytics, a service for the marketing analysis of the site provided by Google, Inc. Google Analytics uses cookies to see how our site can improve your experience. Google’s ability to use and share information collected by Google Analytics about your visits to the site is restricted by the Google Analytics Terms of Use available at http://www.google.com/analytics/terms/us.html and the Google Privacy Policy available at http://www.google.com/policies/provacy/. You can prevent Google Analytics from recognizing you on return visits to the site by disabling cookies in your browser. If you prefer not to have data reported by Google Analytics, you can install Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on available at http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout. We may create links to other websites. We will make a reasonable effort to link only to sites that meet similar standards for maintaining each individual’s right to privacy. However, many other sites not associated with or authorized by our Company may have links leading to our sites. Our Company cannot control these links, and we are not responsible for any content on these sites. Since this website does not control the privacy policies of third parties, you are subject to the privacy practices of that third party. We encourage you to ask questions before disclosing personal information to others.

  • Our Company websites may use third parties to present or serve the advertisements that you may see at its web pages and to conduct research about the advertisements and web usage. This Privacy Statement does not cover any use of information that such third parties may have collected from you or the methods used by the third parties to collect that information.

Our Retention of Your Personal Information

We will retain any personal information only as long as is necessary to fulfill the business purpose it was collected. We will also retain and use your personal information for as long as necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements. 

Your Right to Opt-Out or Unsubscribe from Communications

If you do not want to receive communication from us in the future, please let us know by emailing us at steve@giardiniphotography.com or by visiting our website and UNSUBSCRIBING.

Merchants and Partners

Currently (2021), Giardini Photography does not do business outside the United States and Canada. However, Giardini Photography, LLC does do business with vendors who may procure materials or supplies for products sold to Giardini Photography, LLC in the EU/EEA (European Union/European Economic Area) or Switzerland. While Giardini Photography, LLC is performing actions to be complaint with GDPR. Each EU/EEA and Switzerland merchant is ultimately responsible for ensuring that their business complies with the laws of the jurisdictions in which they operate or have buyers. Using Giardini Photography does not guarantee that a merchant or partner complies with GDPR.

Merchants and Partners Access to and Updating or Deletion of your Personal Information

The GDPR also gives certain rights to identified or identifiable persons (data subjects), including Giardini Photography, LLC merchants. These include the right to request at no cost;

  • Deletion of personal data

  • Correction of their data

  • Access to their data

  • An export of their data

Buyers

The GDPR also gives certain rights to identified or identifiable persons (data subjects), including Giardini Photography, LLC merchants. These include the right to request as no cost;

  • Deletion of personal data

  • Correction of their data

  • Access to their data

  • An export of their data

COPPA (Children Online Privacy Protection Act)

When it comes to collecting personal information from children under the age of 13, the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) puts parents in control. The Federal Trade Commission and the United States Consumer Protection Agency enforce the COPPA Rule, which spells out what operators of websites and online services must do to protect children’s privacy and safety online.

We do not specifically market to children under 13 years old.

Changes to our Privacy Statement

Our Company may amend this Privacy Statement at any time by posting a new version. You are responsible for reviewing this Privacy Statement periodically as your continued use of this website represents your agreement with the then-current Privacy Statement.
Contacting Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Statement, the practices or concerns of this site, or feel that the site is not following its said policy, please contact steve@giardiniphotography.com.