Privacy Policy

Last updated: January 2025

KAT V Photography ("we", "us", or "our") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website.

1. Information We Collect

Personal Information

When you contact us through our website, we collect:

  • First and last name
  • Email address
  • Phone number (optional)
  • Budget information
  • Project details and messages
  • Date and time of form submission

Automatically Collected Information

When you visit our website, we may automatically collect:

  • IP address and browser type
  • Pages visited and time spent on pages
  • Referring website and search terms
  • Cookie data and device information

2. Legal Basis for Processing

We process your personal data based on:

  • Consent: When you submit our contact form or accept cookies
  • Legitimate Interest: To respond to your inquiries and improve our services
  • Contract Performance: When necessary to provide requested services

3. How We Use Your Information

We use collected information to:

  • Respond to your inquiries and provide customer service
  • Process your project requests and bookings
  • Send administrative information and updates
  • Analyze website usage and improve our services
  • Comply with legal obligations

4. Data Storage and Security

Your data is stored securely and we implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect it. Contact form submissions are stored in our email system and may be retained for business purposes.

5. Data Retention

We retain your personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this policy:

  • Contact form data: Retained for up to 2 years or until project completion
  • Analytics data: Aggregated and anonymized after 26 months (Google Analytics standard)
  • Cookie consent records: Retained for 1 year

6. Third-Party Service Providers

We use the following third-party services that may process your data:

Google Analytics & Google reCAPTCHA: For website analytics and spam prevention
Hotjar: For user behavior analytics (only with consent)
Vercel: For website hosting and performance monitoring
Email Service (Gmail/Nodemailer): For processing contact form submissions
Cloudinary: For image hosting and optimization

7. Cookies

We use cookies to enhance your browsing experience. You can manage your cookie preferences through our cookie consent banner. For more details, see our Cookie Policy.

8. Your Rights (GDPR)

Under GDPR, you have the following rights:

  • Right to Access: Request a copy of your personal data
  • Right to Rectification: Request correction of inaccurate data
  • Right to Erasure: Request deletion of your personal data
  • Right to Restrict Processing: Request limitation of data processing
  • Right to Data Portability: Receive your data in a structured format
  • Right to Object: Object to processing of your personal data
  • Right to Withdraw Consent: Withdraw consent at any time

9. International Data Transfers

Some of our service providers are based outside the European Economic Area. We ensure appropriate safeguards are in place for such transfers.

10. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The updated version will be indicated by an updated "Last Updated" date.

11. Contact Us

For any questions about this Privacy Policy or to exercise your rights, please contact us at:

Email: katv.photography@gmail.com

Address: Lisbon, Portugal