Who I am
Laura Hotz Photography is run by Laura Hotz, a photographer based in Weybridge, Surrey. I'm responsible for the personal information you share with me. You can contact me at laurahotz@hotmail.com or on 07990 554050.
What information I collect
- Enquiries: your name, email address, the type of shoot, preferred date and location, and anything you tell me in your message.
- Messages: anything you send me by email, WhatsApp or Instagram.
- Bookings: the details needed to arrange and carry out your shoot and to send your photographs.
- Photographs: the images I take of you and your family during your shoot.
How I use it
- To reply to your enquiry and arrange your photo shoot.
- To carry out your shoot, edit your photographs and deliver your gallery.
- To keep records I'm required to keep for accounting and tax purposes.
I use your information because it's needed to respond to you and provide the service you've asked for, or because I have a legal obligation to keep certain records. I never sell your information or use it for unrelated marketing.
Your photographs
I will only share photographs of you or your children on my website or social media with your permission. You can change your mind at any time by letting me know.
Who else handles your information
I use a small number of trusted services to run my business:
- FormSubmit, which delivers enquiry form messages to my email inbox.
- Microsoft Outlook (Hotmail), for email.
- WhatsApp, if you choose to message me there.
- Pixieset, to deliver your private online gallery.
- Cloudflare, which hosts this website.
Some of these services may store information outside the UK. Where they do, they're required to protect it to an appropriate standard.
How long I keep it
I keep enquiry details only for as long as needed to respond and arrange your booking. Booking and financial records are kept for as long as the law requires.
Cookies
This website doesn't use advertising or tracking cookies. The website host may use essential cookies to keep the site secure.
Your rights
You can ask to see the information I hold about you, ask me to correct or delete it, or object to how I use it. Just email laurahotz@hotmail.com.
If you're unhappy with how I've handled your information, you can complain to the Information Commissioner's Office at ico.org.uk.