Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy is designed to help you understand how I collect and use your personal information.
The data I collect and process is usually just your name and email address, which is used to send marketing information and news about me, my work and events.
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How I protect your data
Your privacy is extremely important to me. I’m committed to protecting any personal information you’ve given me, and comply with relevant data protection laws.
This means that:
• I take responsibility for the information I hold about you
• I will protect your privacy as far as possible
• I will not sell your personal information
• Whether you’ve supplied your personal details online, by phone or text, by email or in a letter, I will never use them without a lawful reason to do so.
• I’ll use them for the purposes for which they were initially requested and as fully explained in this Privacy Policy. This explains how your personal data is being managed and safeguarded by me, including:
• what information I collect about you
• how I collect and use this information
• how I safeguard the information you’ve provided
• your rights in relation to the information I hold about you
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This Privacy Policy applies to all the pages on my sites (including websites and social media platforms) and any features of them and any other areas which require registration on my sites. However, it won’t apply to any third-party sites which are linked to or from my sites. I recommend that you read the Privacy Policy of any such sites that you visit as I am not responsible for them. When I refer to my website or sites, I mean any of my websites or applications from which you have accessed this Privacy Policy.
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Third Parties
I use Wix.com to host this website. In accessing my website hosted by Wix.com they will have access to certain information about you. Please refer to Wix.com's Privacy Policy here. I am not responsible for Wix.com's Privacy Policy and any information Wix.com or other third parties obtain and store in using this website.
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I use Yahoo.com for e-mails. By contacting me through e-mail, your data will be collected and stored by Yahoo.com otherwise referred to as 'Oath'. Please read Oath's Privacy Policy here. I am not responsible for any personal Data Oath may access or store for you.
What information is collected
Personal information that I collect may include your name, contact details (phone numbers, email address and addresses). Except where stated otherwise on the site at the time such personal information is submitted, it is only processed for the purposes for which you have submitted it to me.
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How is personal information collected
Your information can be collected by me by contacting me on this website, through a newsletter signup form on this website to which you will have voluntarily subscribed, or through other communications. You choose what personal information to disclose; you may, for example, provide me with your information when you post something on my sites or when you contact me (online or offline).
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What personal information will be used for
Personal information is used for a variety of purposes, which are in my legitimate interests (“Legitimate Interests”), and/or in order to enter into or perform a contract with you (“Contractual”), and/or with your consent (“Consent”), and/or compliance with my legal obligations (“Legal Reasons”).
For example:
• to send you my email newsletter informing you of my latest news, events and work
• to inform you about and provide more information on services offered by me
• to invite you to participate in exhibitions, events and sales
• for marketing for our Business Purposes and/or with your Consent
• for statistical or analytical purposes
• to detect, prevent or investigate security breaches or fraud (“Legal Reasons”)
• to otherwise better meet the needs and preferences of my subscribers
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If you comment on any of my social media platforms, your username will be shown and that site's own cookies and Privacy Policy will apply. I am not be responsible for the use of any personal data those sites may obtain and hold whilst you access websites or social media platforms hosted by other parties. Please refer to the provider's own Privacy Policy when accessing websites or social media platforms. Any personal information that you voluntarily post on public areas of my sites, such as a bulletin board or social media, may be collected and used by others. Please be careful what personal information you disclose in this way, and be aware that I cannot control the actions of other users or the host of the websites or social media platforms.
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I will keep your personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes for which I am processing your personal information unless the law permits or requires longer. For example, I might need to keep your personal data for quality assurance of the service I have provided, or I might need to keep it to defend future legal claims.
Upon receiving a request to opt out of receiving further communications I will delete all your information from my records.
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Email opt-out
I will not send you emails if you have opted out of receiving them. You can unsubscribe to emails by contacting me. Once you have unsubscribed your data will be deleted, but you will be able to resubscribe at any time through contacting me.
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You can ask for a summary of the information I have for you, or ask me to amend any information I hold at any time by contacting me at samcarlinphoto@yahoo.com.
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This Privacy Policy may change from time to time. Please refer back to this page to check for any changes.