Privacy Policy
Last Updated: September 9, 2026
Charlotte Elizabeth Photography (“Charlotte Elizabeth Photography,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the personal information you provide to us. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and protect personal information when you visit our website, submit an inquiry, communicate with us, or use our photography services.
By using our website, you acknowledge the practices described in this Privacy Policy.
1. Information We Collect
We may collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us, including:
* Full name
* Email address
* Phone number
* Mailing or billing address, when necessary
* Photography session or event date
* Event or session location
* Information about your photography needs, preferences, or vision
* Information submitted through contact, inquiry, booking, or lead forms
* Information provided through email, phone, or other communications
* Payment and transaction information when necessary to provide our services
We may also automatically collect limited technical information when you visit our website, including your IP address, browser type, device type, operating system, pages viewed, referring website, and general information about how you interact with our website.
2. How We Use Personal Information
We may use personal information to:
* Respond to inquiries and requests
* Communicate about photography services and availability
* Provide quotes and proposals
* Schedule and manage sessions and events
* Prepare contracts and invoices
* Process payments
* Deliver photographs and galleries
* Provide customer support
* Improve our website, services, and client experience
* Measure website traffic and advertising performance
* Maintain business and accounting records
* Prevent fraud, abuse, or unauthorized activity
* Protect our legal rights and property
* Comply with applicable laws and legal obligations
We do not sell or rent your personal information.
3. Photography and Use of Images
Charlotte Elizabeth Photography creates photographs as part of its photography services. Ownership, copyright, licensing, and permitted uses of photographs are governed by the applicable photography contract and/or written release between Charlotte Elizabeth Photography and the client. Submitting an inquiry or using this website does **not**, by itself, grant Charlotte Elizabeth Photography permission to use your photographs for advertising, social media, portfolio, publication, or other promotional purposes. Any permission to use photographs for promotional purposes will be obtained through the applicable contract or photo/model release.
4. Website Cookies and Tracking Technologies
Our website and third-party services may use cookies, pixels, tags, and similar technologies to operate the website, understand website usage, remember preferences, measure advertising performance, and improve our services. We may use analytics and advertising services, including services provided by Google, that collect information about visitors and interactions with advertisements. You may be able to control or disable cookies through your browser settings. Disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of portions of our website.
5. Google Advertising and Lead Forms
We may advertise our services through platforms such as Google Ads. If you submit information through a Google Ads lead form, information such as your name, email address, phone number, and other information you provide may be transmitted to Charlotte Elizabeth Photography so that we can respond to your inquiry. Google may separately collect and process information in connection with its advertising services according to Google's own privacy policies and terms. We use information received through advertising lead forms to respond to inquiries, communicate about our services, and determine whether our services are appropriate for your needs.
6. Third-Party Service Providers
We may use third-party companies and platforms to operate portions of our business, including services for:
* Website hosting
* Online photography galleries
* Contact and lead forms
* Scheduling
* Email communication
* Payment processing
* Contracts and invoicing
* Analytics
* Advertising and marketing
These third parties may process personal information as necessary to provide their services. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of third-party providers whose services you use or interact with.
7. When We May Disclose Information
We may disclose personal information to trusted service providers who assist us in operating our business and providing our services. We may also disclose information when we believe disclosure is reasonably necessary to:
* Comply with a legal obligation, court order, subpoena, or lawful request
* Protect the rights, safety, or property of Charlotte Elizabeth Photography, our clients, or others
* Detect or prevent fraud, abuse, or security concerns
* Enforce our contracts, policies, or legal rights
* Respond to an emergency or other situation where disclosure is reasonably necessary to protect someone's safety
We do not sell your personal information to third parties.
8. Data Security
We take reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures to protect personal information from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. However, no website, electronic transmission, cloud-storage system, or method of storing information can be guaranteed to be completely secure. You provide information electronically at your own risk.
9. Data Retention
We retain personal information for as long as reasonably necessary for legitimate business purposes, including responding to inquiries, providing services, maintaining contracts and financial records, resolving disputes, enforcing agreements, and complying with legal obligations. When information is no longer reasonably necessary, we may delete or securely dispose of it, subject to applicable legal and business record-keeping requirements.
10. Your Privacy Choices
Depending on applicable law, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information, including the ability to request access to, correction of, or deletion of certain information. You may also request that we stop sending optional marketing communications. To make a privacy-related request, please contact us using the information below. We may need to verify your identity before fulfilling certain requests.
11. Virginia Privacy Rights
Charlotte Elizabeth Photography is based in Virginia. To the extent applicable under Virginia law, we will honor rights provided to individuals regarding the collection and processing of their personal information. Privacy rights and applicable legal requirements may vary depending on the nature of the information collected, the individual's circumstances, and whether the business meets applicable legal thresholds. If you have questions about your privacy rights, please contact us using the information below.
12. Children's Privacy
Our website and services are not directed toward children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 through our website. If you believe that a child has provided personal information to us without appropriate consent, please contact us so that we can take appropriate steps.
13. External Websites
Our website may contain links to websites or services operated by third parties.
Charlotte Elizabeth Photography is not responsible for the privacy practices, content, or security of third-party websites. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of those websites before providing personal information.
14. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect changes to our business, website, technology, services, or applicable legal requirements. When we make changes, we will update the “Last Updated” date at the top of this policy. Your continued use of our website after an updated Privacy Policy is posted constitutes your acknowledgment of the updated policy to the extent permitted by law.
15. Contact Us
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, your personal information, or how your information is handled, please contact:
Charlotte Elizabeth Photography
Email: charlottelizabethphoto@gmail.com
Phone: (510) 282-7163
Location: Virginia, United States