Last Updated: May 1, 2024
Digital Exhibit ("we," "us," or "our") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website, use our services, or communicate with us.
Please read this Privacy Policy carefully. By accessing or using our services, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by all the terms of this Privacy Policy.
1. Information We Collect
1.1 Personal Information
We may collect personally identifiable information that you voluntarily provide to us when you:
- Register on our website
- Place an order or make a purchase
- Sign up for our newsletter
- Request information or support
- Participate in contests, surveys, or promotions
- Submit a contact form
The personal information we collect may include:
- Name
- Email address
- Mailing address
- Phone number
- Payment information (we do not store complete payment details)
- Social media profile information
1.2 Non-Personal Information
We automatically collect certain non-personal information when you visit our website, including:
- IP address
- Browser type
- Operating system
- Referring website
- Pages viewed and time spent on our website
- Links clicked
- Geographic location (country and city level)
1.3 Photography Services
When you book our photography services, we may collect additional information including:
- Event details (dates, locations, preferences)
- Personal preferences for photographic style and specific shots
- Images and photographs in which you appear
2. How We Use Your Information
We may use the information we collect for various purposes, including to:
- Provide, maintain, and improve our services
- Process transactions and send related information including confirmations and invoices
- Send administrative information, such as updates to our terms, conditions, and policies
- Respond to your comments, questions, and requests
- Deliver photographs and related products you have purchased
- Send you marketing communications about our services, offers, promotions, and events
- Monitor and analyze trends, usage, and activities in connection with our services
- Detect, investigate, and prevent fraudulent transactions and other illegal activities
- Personalize your experience on our website
- Create and maintain a portfolio of our work (with your consent for public display)
3. Information Sharing and Disclosure
We may share your personal information in the following situations:
- Service Providers: We may share your information with third-party vendors, service providers, contractors, or agents who perform services for us or on our behalf, such as payment processing, data analysis, email delivery, hosting services, and customer service.
- Business Transfers: We may share or transfer your information in connection with, or during negotiations of, any merger, sale of company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of our business to another company.
- With Your Consent: We may disclose your personal information for any other purpose with your consent.
- Legal Requirements: We may disclose your information where we are legally required to do so in order to comply with applicable law, governmental requests, a judicial proceeding, court order, or legal process.
4. Your Privacy Rights
Depending on your location, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information:
4.1 For European Economic Area (EEA) Residents
Under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), you have the following rights:
- Right to access your personal data
- Right to rectification of inaccurate personal data
- Right to erasure of your personal data
- Right to restrict processing of your personal data
- Right to data portability
- Right to object to processing of your personal data
- Right to withdraw consent at any time
4.2 For California Residents
Under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), you have the following rights:
- Right to know about personal information collected, disclosed, or sold
- Right to delete personal information
- Right to opt-out of the sale of personal information
- Right to non-discrimination for exercising your privacy rights
4.3 How to Exercise Your Rights
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the information provided in the "Contact Us" section below. We will respond to your request within the time period required by applicable law.
5. Data Security
We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect the security of your personal information. However, please be aware that no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
6. Data Retention
We will retain your personal information only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use your information to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our legal agreements and policies.
For photography services:
- Edited photographs will be retained for a minimum of 60 days after delivery
- Raw/unedited images may be deleted immediately after the delivery of final edited photos
- Contract information will be retained for the period required by applicable tax and business laws
7. Cookies and Tracking Technologies
7.1 What Are Cookies
Cookies are small data files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. Cookies are widely used by website owners to make their websites work, or to work more efficiently, as well as to provide reporting information.
7.2 Types of Cookies We Use
We use the following types of cookies:
- Essential Cookies: These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly and cannot be switched off in our systems. They are usually only set in response to actions made by you which amount to a request for services, such as setting your privacy preferences, logging in, or filling in forms.
- Analytical/Performance Cookies: These cookies allow us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our site. They help us to know which pages are the most and least popular and see how visitors move around the site.
- Functionality Cookies: These cookies enable the website to provide enhanced functionality and personalization. They may be set by us or by third-party providers whose services we have added to our pages.
- Targeting Cookies: These cookies may be set through our site by our advertising partners. They may be used by those companies to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant advertisements on other sites.
7.3 Your Cookie Choices
You can set your browser to refuse all or some browser cookies, or to alert you when websites set or access cookies. If you disable or refuse cookies, please note that some parts of this website may become inaccessible or not function properly.
8. Third-Party Links
Our website may contain links to third-party websites and applications. Clicking on those links or enabling those connections may allow third parties to collect or share data about you. We do not control these third-party websites and are not responsible for their privacy statements. When you leave our website, we encourage you to read the privacy policy of every website you visit.
9. Children's Privacy
Our services are not intended for individuals under the age of 16 without parental consent. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 16. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with personal information without your consent, please contact us so that we can take necessary actions.
For photography services involving minors, we require written consent from a parent or legal guardian before collecting or using any images of children.
10. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last Updated" date at the top of this page. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.
11. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:
