Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy for johnhooper.net

Last Updated: July 2026

This privacy policy explains how John Hooper Photography ("we", "our", "us") collects, uses, and protects any personal data that you provide when you use this website (johnhooper.net) or book our photography services.

We are committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected in compliance with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.

1. Who We Are (The Data Controller)

The data controller responsible for your personal information on this website is:

2. Information We Collect

We may collect, store, and process the following categories of personal data:

  • Identity and Contact Data: Your name, email address, and telephone number when you submit an enquiry via our contact details.

  • Session & Order Data: Details of photography bookings, locations, dates, and contract arrangements.

  • Visual Data: Images captured during photographic sessions that may feature identifiable individuals (clients, models, or event guests).

  • Technical & Usage Data: Your IP address, browser type, and information about how you interact with our website (collected via cookies).

3. How We Use Your Data

We will only use your personal data when the law allows us to. Most commonly, we use it under the following lawful bases:

  • Performance of a Contract: To respond to your photography enquiries, fulfill photography bookings, deliver digital or print images, and handle invoicing.

  • Legitimate Interests: To showcase our professional portfolio on our website or social channels, and to ensure the security and smooth performance of johnhooper.net.

  • Consent: Where you have explicitly given us permission (e.g., if we request a specific promotional release for your images, or if you opt into a marketing mailing list).

4. Data Sharing and Third Parties

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal data. To run our photography business effectively, we share necessary data with trusted third-party service providers, which may include:

  • Web hosting and website building platforms.

  • Cloud storage platforms or client gallery delivery tools.

  • Accounting software or professional email clients.

  • Social media platforms (only where explicit portfolio usage consent has been granted).

5. Data Retention

We will only retain your personal data for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes we collected it for, including satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements.

  • Inquiry information is kept for up to 2 years if no booking is made.

  • Client contract and invoicing data is retained for 6 years to satisfy UK tax laws.

  • Photographic images may be archived securely by us indefinitely to provide replacement copies to clients or to maintain our portfolio, subject to your right to object.

6. Your Legal Rights

Under UK data protection laws, you have rights regarding your personal information, including the right to:

  • Access the personal data we hold about you.

  • Correct any inaccurate or incomplete data.

  • Erase your personal data (the "right to be forgotten"), subject to legal holding exemptions.

  • Object to or restrict our processing of your data.

  • Withdraw consent at any time where we rely on consent to process your information.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at work@johnhooper.net. If you are unsatisfied with how we handle your data, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), the UK's supervisory authority for data protection.

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