This Privacy Policy explains how Abspokephoto ("we", "us", or "our") collects, uses, and protects information about artists and visitors who use this website, book shoots, or join the Artist Monthly Content Subscription (collectively, the "Services").

1. Information We Collect

We may collect the following types of information:

• Contact details – such as your name, email address, phone number, and social handles when you submit a form or book a session.
• Booking and project information – such as preferred shoot dates, locations, creative references, and details about your music and brand.
• Payment information – processed securely by third‑party providers (for example, Square). We do not store your full card details on our own servers.
• Communications – including emails, SMS messages, and other messages between you and our team.
• Usage and device data – such as IP address, browser type, pages viewed, and referring URLs, collected through logs or analytics tools to help us understand how people use the site.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect in order to:

• Respond to inquiries and manage bookings and subscriptions.
• Plan, produce, and deliver content from your shoots.
• Send you operational messages (for example, confirmations, reminders, and updates about your project).
• Send marketing communications (such as SMS or email) where you have given consent or where permitted by law.
• Improve our Services, website design, and overall client experience.
• Comply with legal obligations and enforce our Terms & Conditions.

3. SMS & Email Communications

If you check the SMS opt‑in box or otherwise provide consent, you agree that we may send you text messages about bookings, releases, promotions, and other updates at the phone number you provided. Message and data rates may apply. You can opt out at any time by replying STOP to an SMS we send or by contacting us. You may also unsubscribe from marketing emails by using the unsubscribe link in the email.

4. Legal Bases (Where Applicable)

Where data protection laws require a legal basis (for example, in the EU/UK), we rely on one or more of the following: your consent; performance of a contract (providing booked services); compliance with legal obligations; and our legitimate interests in running and improving our business.

5. How We Share Information

We do not sell your personal information. We may share it with trusted third parties who help us operate the Services, such as:

• Payment processors (for example, Square) to handle secure payments.
• CRM, booking, and automation platforms (for example, marketing and SMS tools) to manage communication and scheduling.
• Cloud storage and file‑delivery services used to deliver your finished content.
• Professional advisors (such as legal or accounting) where necessary, and authorities where required by law.

6. Data Retention

We keep your information only as long as needed for the purposes described above, including maintaining client records, complying with legal obligations, resolving disputes, and enforcing agreements. We may keep certain project files or edited content for longer so that we can provide you with replacements or reference past work.

7. Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have rights to access, correct, or delete your personal information, to object to or restrict certain processing, or to request a copy of your data in a portable format. To exercise these rights, contact us using the details on our main site or checkout page. We may need to verify your identity before responding.

8. Cookies & Similar Technologies

Our site may use cookies or similar technologies to keep the site secure, remember preferences, and understand how visitors use our pages. You can usually control cookies through your browser settings, though disabling them may impact certain features.

9. Security

We use reasonable technical and organizational measures to help protect your information from unauthorized access, loss, or misuse. No system is perfectly secure, so we cannot guarantee absolute security, but we work to keep your data as safe as reasonably possible.

10. International Transfers

Our Services may be operated from the United States, and some of our service providers may be located in other countries. By using the Services, you understand that your information may be transferred to and processed in locations that may have different data‑protection rules than your home country.

11. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in how we operate or legal requirements. When we do, we will update the "last updated" date below. If we make material changes, we may provide additional notice (for example, on this page or by email).

12. Contact

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your information, please reach out using the contact information available on our main website or checkout page.

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