GDPR – York Photo Studio Privacy Policy:

In May 2018, the EU law on data protection changed. To be in line with these changes, we would like to make sure you know where you stand on data protection as photographic images have been identified as a form of personal data.

What data do we hold?

For photographers, as a general principle we do not hold any text based personal data, all communications are made via Social Media unless you have specifically requested contact by email. If we do hold your email address for this purpose then we will never pass it on to any 3rd party organisations.

As a model or other person being photographed, I understand that images taken have been identified as personal data. At the time of any photoshoot, you will be asked to provide information to identify you, and to sign a Model Release Form. We will never pass this information on to any 3rd party organisations without your express permission.

What do we do with the data we hold?

If you have provided your email address, then we will use this occasionally to send details of events being run at the studio.

If we have photographed you, any Model Release Forms signed by both parties will be held as a record of the agreement made for that photo-shoot. If we are supplying images for publication then we may need to share the Release Form with the publication involved, in order to prove that we have copyright.

If we have taken images of you, then those images are stored electronically at the studio, and may be uploaded (subject to agreement) to online platforms such as Flickr, DropBox, PurplePort, FaceBook, Instagram etc. If you have any objection to images being used in this way, please note this on the Model Release Form before signing.

You can have your text-based data removed by contacting the studio by email at info@yorkphotostudio.co.uk.

If you have previously agreed to have your images taken, then you also agreed at the time for your images to be retained. If you would like your images to be deleted, then this can be arranged by mutual agreement.