Privacy Policy

Last updated: [18.01.2025]

1. Introduction

Lloyd Lee Studio (“we”, “us”, “our”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal data. This Privacy Policy explains how personal information is collected, used, and protected when you visit lloydleestudio.com (the “Website”).

This Website is hosted using a third-party platform (Wix). Their infrastructure is used to deliver the Website securely and reliably.

2. Who We Are

Lloyd Lee Studio is a UK-based photography studio.

For the purposes of the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018, we are the data controller.

Contact email: [your contact email]

3. Website Hosting (Wix)

Our Website is hosted by Wix.com Ltd. These providers store data on secure servers and may collect personal and technical information on our behalf in order to operate and maintain the Website.

Data collected through the Website may be processed in the UK, the EU, the United States, or other jurisdictions where these providers operate, subject to appropriate safeguards under data-protection law.

For more information, please refer to:

Wix Privacy Policy

4. Information We Collect

a. Information you provide directly

If you contact us via email or any contact feature enabled on the Website, we may collect:

Name
Email address
Any information you voluntarily include in your message

b. Automatically collected information

Through the hosting platform and standard web technologies, the Website may automatically collect:

IP address
Browser type and version
Device and operating system information
Pages visited and time spent on the Website

This information is collected for security, analytics, and performance purposes only.

5. How We Use Your Information

We use personal data only where necessary and proportionate, including:

Responding to enquiries
Communicating about potential or existing work
Operating, maintaining, and securing the Website
Understanding visitor interactions to improve performance and usability

We do not use personal data for advertising, profiling, or automated decision-making.

6. Legal Basis for Processing

Under UK GDPR, we process personal data on the following lawful bases:

Consent – when you voluntarily contact us
Legitimate interests – to operate and improve the Website and respond to professional enquiries

7. Cookies and Analytics

Wix may place essential and functional cookies on your device to ensure the Website operates correctly.

The Website may also use basic analytics tools provided by the hosting platform to understand aggregated visitor behaviour (e.g. page views and traffic sources). These analytics do not identify you personally.

Where required, cookie consent mechanisms are provided by the hosting platform.

8. Sharing Your Information

We do not sell or rent personal data.

Personal data may be shared only:

With our website hosting provider (Wix), acting as a data processor
Where required by law or regulatory obligation

All third-party processors are required to handle data securely and in compliance with applicable data-protection laws.

9. Third-Party Links (Instagram)

The Website contains links to third-party platforms, including Instagram.

When you follow these links, you leave our Website and your data will be governed by the privacy policies of those third parties. We are not responsible for their content or data-handling practices.

10. Data Retention

We retain personal data only for as long as necessary:

Enquiry correspondence is retained only while relevant for professional communication or record-keeping
Technical and analytics data is retained in anonymised or aggregated form, as determined by the hosting platform

11. Your Rights

Under UK data-protection law, you have the right to:

Access your personal data
Request correction or deletion
Object to or restrict processing
Withdraw consent at any time

To exercise these rights, please contact us using the details above.

12. Children’s Data

This Website is not intended for children under the age of 16, and we do not knowingly collect personal data relating to minors.

13. Data Security

We rely on industry-standard security measures provided by our hosting platform, alongside reasonable organisational safeguards, to protect personal data against unauthorised access, loss, or misuse.

14. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be published on this page with a revised “Last updated” date.

15. Contact

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how your personal data is handled, please contact:
Email: Info@lloydleestudio.com