Privacy Policy
Honey + Ginger Photography — Privacy Policy
Honey + Ginger Photography, based in Wooster, Ohio, respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the personal information you share with us.
This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, and share information when you visit our photography website, submit an inquiry, access a client gallery, download photographs, or purchase photography products.
1. Information We Collect
Depending on how you interact with Honey + Ginger Photography, we may collect the following information:
Contact Information: Names, email addresses, phone numbers, and information submitted through our website contact forms.
Session Information: Graduation year, high school, photography preferences, interests, requested session dates, and other information provided during the booking and planning process.
Gallery Information: Information associated with accessing galleries, selecting favorite photographs, leaving notes, and downloading images.
Purchase Information: Information necessary to process photography orders, including purchased products, shipping details, and transaction records.
Technical Information: IP addresses, browser types, device information, cookies, and website usage information collected through our website and gallery service providers.
2. How We Use Your Information
We may use the information collected to:
Respond to photography inquiries and communicate with prospective clients.
Schedule, plan, and provide photography sessions.
Deliver completed photographs through private online galleries.
Manage gallery access, favorites, downloads, and expiration reminders.
Process print and photography product orders.
Provide customer support and respond to questions.
Maintain business records and fulfill applicable legal obligations.
Improve our website, galleries, and overall client experience.
We do not sell your personal information.
3. Client Gallery Privacy
Honey + Ginger Photography uses Pixieset to host and deliver online client galleries.
Client galleries may include photographs of individuals under the age of 18.
Some galleries may be protected by passwords or download PINs to help control access.
Clients are encouraged to keep private gallery information secure and share access only with trusted individuals.
Although reasonable measures are taken to protect client information, no online gallery can be guaranteed completely secure. Individuals with gallery access may be able to save or share photographs.
4. Photography and Image Usage
Photographs created by Honey + Ginger Photography remain subject to applicable copyright laws and the terms of the client's photography agreement.
Client photographs will be used for portfolio displays, website features, social media, advertising, or other promotional purposes only as permitted by the applicable photography agreement, model release, or other authorization.
For photographs involving minors, applicable parent or legal guardian permissions will be respected.
5. Third-Party Services
Honey + Ginger Photography uses third-party services to operate its website, deliver photographs, communicate with clients, and fulfill orders.
These services may include:
Pixieset: Website hosting, client galleries, image delivery, and related photography services.
Professional Printing Partners: Fulfillment and delivery of photography prints and products.
Payment Processing Providers: Secure processing of payments and purchases.
Email and Communication Services: Delivery of inquiries, client communications, and gallery notifications.
Information is shared with service providers only as reasonably necessary for the services they perform or as otherwise described in this policy.
Third-party providers maintain their own privacy policies and data-handling practices.
Pixieset's privacy policy is available at https://pixieset.com/privacy/.
6. Cookies and Website Analytics
Our website and client galleries may use cookies and similar technologies to maintain website functionality, improve the visitor experience, and understand website activity.
Some cookies may be placed by third-party service providers.
Visitors may be able to manage certain cookies through their browser settings or available website privacy controls.
7. Information Security
We take reasonable precautions to protect personal information and use service providers that offer tools for securing client information and online galleries.
However, no method of electronic transmission or storage is completely secure.
8. Information Retention
Personal information, client communications, photographs, and business records may be retained for as long as reasonably necessary to provide services, maintain records, comply with legal obligations, or resolve disputes.
The expiration or removal of an online gallery does not necessarily mean that all associated photographs or business records have been permanently deleted.
9. Privacy of Minors
Honey + Ginger Photography frequently photographs high school seniors, including individuals under the age of 18.
Parents or legal guardians are encouraged to participate in photography bookings, gallery access, and purchasing decisions involving minors.
Our website and galleries are not intended to knowingly collect personal information directly from children under 13 without appropriate parental authorization.
If you believe information about a child has been collected improperly, please contact us.
10. Your Privacy Rights and Choices
You may contact Honey + Ginger Photography to:
Request information about personal information we maintain.
Request corrections to inaccurate personal information.
Request deletion of personal information, subject to applicable legal and business recordkeeping requirements.
Ask questions about gallery privacy or the use of photographs.
Requests will be reviewed and handled in accordance with applicable law.
11. Changes to This Privacy Policy
Honey + Ginger Photography reserves the right to update this Privacy Policy as business practices, technology, or legal requirements change.
Any updates will be reflected in the Privacy Policy published on our website, along with a revised effective date when applicable.