Photography by Sean Ponder, Privacy Policy
Photography by Sean Ponder provides information and activities relating to Photography by Sean Ponder or the Team at Photography by Sean Ponder on the PhotographybySeanPonder.com website (the “Website”). Our Website contains information about Photography by Sean Ponder and the Team's activities, photographs, videos, products and links to other Photography by Sean Ponder sites. The on-line safety and privacy of our users is very important to us.
Thus, we have implemented this Privacy Policy, which sets forth how Photography by Sean Ponder uses and protects any information that you give the Team at Photography by Sean Ponder when you use this Website. This Privacy Policy governs the personally identifiable information collected by this Website and source only, and does not govern the personally identifiable information collected by any other source by any other means.
Photography by Sean Ponder is committed to working to ensure that your privacy is protected. Should we ask you to provide certain information by which you can be identified when using this website, then you can be assured that it will only be used in accordance with this privacy statement.
Photography by Sean Ponder may change this policy from time to time by updating this page. This Privacy Policy was last updated on September 16, 2014 and is effectively immediately.
General Statement Regarding our Privacy Policy
Photography by Sean Ponder has adopted this Privacy Policy so that you are aware of the type of information collected, how information is collected, with whom information is shared, how we seek to protect the information and how you can modify, delete, access and gain knowledge regarding the information collected.
What we may collect
We may collect the following information:
- name and job title;
- contact information including email address;
- demographic information such as postcode, preferences and interests; and
- other information relevant to customer surveys and/or offers.
What we do with the information we gather
When you visit and interact with us through our Website, you provide information to us. Some of this information is provided to us automatically including when you access the Website (date and time), the domain and host from which you access the internet, the internet address you are using when accessing the Website and the information you are accessing when you are visiting our Website. We collect this information to understand your needs and provide you with a better service, and in particular, for the following reasons:
- Internal record keeping.
- We may use the information to improve our products and services.
- We may periodically send promotional email about new products, special offers or other information which we think you may find interesting using the email address which you have provided.
- We may contact you by email, phone, fax or mail. We may use the information to customize the website according to your interests.
We may use this information for any lawful purpose and by using this Website, you consent to such use.
Shared User Content on the Website
We enjoy sharing your stories, photographs and other User Content on our Website. We also enjoy sharing with you our photographs and stories on our Website. When you send us this type of information, we may post it on our Website. We also post many of our own stories and photographs on our Website. When we post either your stories or photographs or our stories or photographs, and such includes the images of a child (person under the age of 18), we will only display the child’s first name and age and will not display last names or physical or electronic mail addresses of the child. Further, we will not post or use any of the material you send us without first obtaining acceptance by the user, or if a child (person under the age of 18), the child’s parent or legal guardian. Finally, any information sent to us including stories or photographs will not be returned to the consumer or user.
Security
We are committed to working to ensure that your information is secure. In order to prevent unauthorized access or disclosure, we have put in place reasonable physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the consumer’s personal information we collect online. Although the consumers' personal information that we collect is safeguarded, it is possible that someone may intercept, access or obtain your communications or personal information. You should take reasonable steps to protect your communications and/or personal information including closing your browser upon completion of your activities on our Website. If we determine that there has been a breach of security of our Website that results in the unauthorized disclosure to a third party of your personal information, we will contact you by electronic mail, if possible, and/or post general information about such on our Website.
How we use “Cookies” and/or Other Technologies
A cookie is a small file that asks permission to be placed on your computer’s hard drive. Once you agree, the file is added and the cookie helps analyse web traffic or lets you know when you visit a particular site. Cookies allow web applications to respond to you as an individual. The web application can tailor its operations to your needs, likes and dislikes by gathering and remembering information about your preferences.
We may use cookies and/or other technologies to identify which pages of our Website our customers are using. This helps us analyze data about web page traffic and improve our Website in order to tailor it to customer needs. We only use this information for statistical analysis purposes. Overall, cookies help us provide you with a better website, by enabling us to monitor which pages you find useful and which you do not. A cookie in no way gives us access to your computer or any information about you, other than the data you choose to share with us.
You can choose to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. This may prevent you from taking full advantage of our Website.
Links to other websites
Our website may contain links to other websites of interest. However, once you have used these links to leave our site, you should note that we do not have any control over that other website. Therefore, we have no responsibility or liability for these third party websites including their policies or actions. You should exercise caution and review the privacy statement applicable to the website in question.
Legal Process and Disclosure of the Consumer’s Personal Information
Photography by Sean Ponder may disclose your personal information when required to by law or if we have a good faith belief that such action is necessary to investigate or protect the rights or safety of Photography by Sean Ponder or any other person or entity, or to prevent or take action relating to any alleged or actual illegal activity or breach of this Privacy Policy or any other Term or Condition of this Website.
Governing Law
This Privacy Policy is governed by the laws of the State of Tennessee, without regard to its conflict of law provisions. Any dispute arising from or relating to this Privacy Policy shall be submitted to binding arbitration in the State of Tennessee within one (1) year from the date the cause of action arose, or if multiple causes of action, one (1) year from the date the first cause of action arose. Arbitration shall be conducted in accordance with and under the rules of the American Arbitration Association. The prevailing party in an arbitration proceeding shall be entitled to an award of its attorney’s fees. If any portion of this Privacy Policy shall be deemed unenforceable, unlawful or void under the law by a court of competent jurisdiction, then that portion of the Privacy Policy shall be deemed unenforceable or invalid only and the remaining portions of the Privacy Policy shall remain unaffected.
Questions about this Privacy Policy
If you have any questions about the Team at Photography by Sean Ponder’s Privacy Policy, please contact us by e-mail at PhotographybySeanPonder@ymail.com.