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Data controller
The data controller responsible for personal data processed through this website is Katy Webb Photography, a professional photography business based in France.
Katy Webb Photography
France
Email: katywebbphotography@gmail.com
If you have any questions about how your personal data is handled, or wish to exercise your data protection rights, you can contact Katy Webb Photography using the email address above.
Personal information collected
Katy Webb Photography only collects personal information that is reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy.
Depending on how you interact with the website, this may include:
- Your name
- Your email address
- Your wedding date
- Your wedding location or proposed venue
- Details about your photography requirements
- Information contained in your enquiry or correspondence
- Any other information you voluntarily provide
The website does not intentionally request sensitive personal data through its enquiry process. Visitors should avoid providing sensitive or unnecessary personal information when making an enquiry.
How information is collected
Personal information may be provided directly by you when you contact Katy Webb Photography, submit an enquiry or otherwise communicate with the business through the website.
Technical information may also be processed automatically when you access the website as part of the normal operation, security and delivery of the website.
How your information is used
Personal information may be used for the following purposes:
- Responding to photography enquiries
- Communicating with prospective and existing clients
- Discussing wedding dates, venues and photography requirements
- Preparing and providing photography services
- Managing the client relationship
- Fulfilling contractual or pre-contractual obligations
- Maintaining appropriate business and legal records
- Protecting the security and integrity of the website
- Complying with applicable legal obligations
Personal information is not sold to third parties and is not used for unrelated marketing purposes.
Legal basis for processing
Personal data is processed on an appropriate legal basis under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and applicable French data protection law.
Depending on the circumstances, this may include:
- Pre-contractual measures: where processing is necessary to respond to an enquiry or take steps at your request before entering into a photography contract.
- Contract: where processing is necessary to provide photography services under an agreement with you.
- Legal obligation: where processing is necessary for Katy Webb Photography to comply with a legal or regulatory requirement.
- Legitimate interests: where appropriate and permitted by law, for purposes such as protecting the website, maintaining business records and managing legitimate business communications.
The applicable legal basis depends on the specific purpose for which personal data is processed. A legal basis must be appropriate to the particular processing activity. citeturn0search2turn0search6
Data minimisation
Katy Webb Photography seeks to collect only information that is relevant and reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it is requested.
You are not required to provide information that is not necessary for your enquiry or the provision of photography services.
Who may receive your information
Personal information is not sold or rented to third parties.
Where necessary for the operation of the website or the provision of services, personal information may be processed by trusted technical or professional service providers acting on behalf of Katy Webb Photography.
These may include website hosting, infrastructure, content management, email and other services necessary to operate the website or conduct the photography business.
Service providers are only permitted to process personal data where necessary for the relevant service and in accordance with applicable data protection requirements.
Website hosting and technical services
The website is hosted using Vercel and uses Sanity as its content management system for website content.
These services may process technical information or other information necessary to host, secure, deliver and manage the website.
Katy Webb Photography does not use Google Analytics or another analytics platform on this website at this time.
International data transfers
Some third-party technology or service providers used to operate websites may process information in countries outside the European Economic Area.
Where personal data is transferred outside the European Economic Area, Katy Webb Photography will take appropriate steps to ensure that the transfer is carried out in accordance with applicable data protection law and that appropriate safeguards are in place where required.
How long information is retained
Personal information is not retained indefinitely.
Enquiry information is retained for as long as reasonably necessary to respond to the enquiry, manage communications and, where applicable, establish or perform a photography contract.
Information relating to an existing or previous client may be retained for longer where reasonably necessary to fulfil contractual obligations, maintain appropriate business records, establish or defend legal claims, or comply with legal and accounting requirements.
Retention periods are determined according to the purpose for which the information was collected and applicable legal requirements. Personal data should not be kept for longer than necessary for its purpose. citeturn0search3
Data security
Katy Webb Photography takes reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect personal information against unauthorised access, accidental loss, destruction, alteration or disclosure.
However, no method of transmitting or storing information online can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
Cookies and analytics
Katy Webb Photography does not currently use Google Analytics, advertising cookies or other non-essential analytics or tracking technologies on this website.
The website may use technical mechanisms that are strictly necessary for the operation, security and delivery of the website. These technical mechanisms are not used to build advertising profiles or track visitors for marketing purposes.
If analytics, advertising technologies or other non-essential tracking technologies are introduced in the future, this Privacy Policy will be updated and any legally required consent mechanism will be implemented before such technologies are used.
Children's privacy
This website is intended for adults seeking professional photography services. Katy Webb Photography does not knowingly collect personal information from children through the website.
Your data protection rights
Subject to the conditions and limitations provided by applicable law, you may have the right to:
- Request access to your personal data
- Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete information
- Request deletion of your personal data
- Request restriction of processing in appropriate circumstances
- Object to certain processing activities
- Request data portability where the legal requirements are met
- Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent
These rights are not absolute and may be subject to legal conditions or exceptions. For example, certain information may need to be retained where Katy Webb Photography is legally required to do so.
Exercising your rights
To exercise your data protection rights, please contact Katy Webb Photography at:
katywebbphotography@gmail.com
To help protect personal information, Katy Webb Photography may request reasonable information necessary to verify the identity of the person making a request.
Requests will be handled within the applicable legal time limits.
Complaints
If you believe that your personal data has not been handled in accordance with applicable data protection law, you may first contact Katy Webb Photography so that the matter can be reviewed.
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the French data protection authority, the Commission Nationale de l'Informatique et des Libertés (CNIL), where applicable.
Changes to this Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy may be updated from time to time to reflect changes to the website, photography services, technology, applicable law or the way personal information is processed.
Any updated version will be published on this page.
Contact
For privacy or data protection enquiries, please contact:
Katy Webb Photography
France
katywebbphotography@gmail.com
Last updated
This Privacy Policy was last updated on 14 August 2026.