Privacy policy.

Last updated: 21 September 2026

Vanessa Stirling-Hunter Photography respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how I collect, use and protect your information when you visit my website, contact me or enquire about my photography services.

1. Who I am

Vanessa Stirling-Hunter Photography
Glasgow, Scotland
Email: info@vshphotography.com

For the purposes of UK data protection law, I am responsible for how your personal information is collected and used in connection with my photography business.

2. Information I collect

I may collect personal information that you provide to me, including:

  • Your name

  • Email address

  • Telephone number

  • Company or brand name

  • Details about your photography requirements

  • Preferred shoot dates and locations

  • Information included in your enquiries or correspondence

  • Billing and payment information where you book my services

When you visit my website, Squarespace may also collect certain technical information through cookies and similar technologies, such as information about your device, browser and how you interact with the website.

3. How I collect your information

I may collect information when you:

  • Submit an enquiry through my website

  • Contact me by email

  • Contact me by telephone or social media

  • Request a quote or proposal

  • Book my photography services

  • Correspond with me about a project

  • Visit or interact with my website

4. How I use your information

I may use your personal information to:

  • Respond to enquiries

  • Discuss your photography requirements

  • Provide quotes and proposals

  • Arrange and manage bookings

  • Communicate with you about your project

  • Provide photography and retouching services

  • Issue invoices and manage payments

  • Maintain appropriate business and financial records

  • Operate and maintain my website

  • Improve my website and services

  • Comply with legal, tax and accounting requirements

I will only use your personal information where I have a lawful basis to do so.

5. Legal basis for processing your information

Depending on the circumstances, I may process your personal information on the following legal bases:

Contract
Where processing is necessary to provide services you have requested or to take steps before entering into a contract.

Legitimate interests
Where processing is necessary for the reasonable operation and management of my photography business, provided that my interests do not override your rights.

Legal obligation
Where I am required to process or retain information to comply with legal, tax or accounting requirements.

Consent
Where you have given me permission to use your information for a specific purpose.

6. Photography and portfolio use

As a professional photographer, I may use photographs created during commissioned projects for my portfolio, website, social media and other promotional purposes.

Any use of photographs will be subject to the terms agreed with the relevant client and any applicable usage restrictions or permissions.

Where a project involves identifiable individuals, responsibility for obtaining any required model releases or other permissions will depend on the arrangements agreed for that particular project.

7. Who I share your information with

I do not sell or rent your personal information.

Where necessary to operate my business or provide my services, I may share relevant information with trusted third parties, including:

  • Squarespace, which hosts and operates my website

  • Private Email, which provides my business email service

  • Accountants or other professional advisers where necessary

  • Freelancers, retouchers or other creative professionals working on a project, where relevant

  • Payment providers where necessary to process payments

  • Government bodies or authorities where I am legally required to provide information

I only share personal information where there is a legitimate reason to do so and only the information reasonably necessary for that purpose.

8. Cookies

My website is hosted on Squarespace, which uses cookies and similar technologies to operate the website, provide security and, where enabled and consented to, understand how visitors use the website.

Some cookies are necessary for the website to function and cannot be disabled through the cookie preference settings.

Non-essential cookies are restricted until you provide consent through the website's cookie banner. You can choose to accept all cookies, decline non-essential cookies or manage your cookie preferences.

You can change your cookie preferences at any time using the cookie settings available on the website.

9. How long I keep your information

I will only keep personal information for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, including any legal, accounting or contractual requirements.

Information relating to enquiries may be retained for a reasonable period in case you decide to proceed with a booking.

Information relating to completed projects and financial records may be retained for longer where necessary to meet legal or accounting obligations.

When personal information is no longer required, I will take reasonable steps to securely delete or dispose of it.

10. Your rights

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

  • Request access to the personal information I hold about you

  • Ask for inaccurate or incomplete information to be corrected

  • Request deletion of your personal information in certain circumstances

  • Ask me to restrict how your information is processed in certain circumstances

  • Object to certain types of processing

  • Withdraw consent where I am relying on your consent to process your information

If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact me using the email address provided below.

11. Data security

I take reasonable steps to protect your personal information from unauthorised access, loss, misuse or disclosure.

However, no method of transmitting or storing information electronically can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

12. International transfers

Some of the technology and service providers used to operate my website and email services may process personal information outside the UK.

Where personal information is transferred internationally, appropriate safeguards will be used where required under applicable UK data protection law.

13. Third-party websites and social media

My website may contain links to third-party websites or social media platforms.

I am not responsible for the privacy practices, content or security of third-party websites. I recommend reviewing the privacy policies of any third-party websites you visit.

14. Complaints

If you have any concerns about how I have handled your personal information, please contact me first using the details below so that I can try to resolve your concern.

You also have the right to make a complaint to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), the UK's independent supervisory authority for data protection.

Information Commissioner's Office
Website: https://ico.org.uk/

15. Contact

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how I handle your personal information, please contact:

Vanessa Stirling-Hunter Photography
Email: info@vshphotography.com

16. Changes to this Privacy Policy

I may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes to my business, website or legal requirements.

The latest version will always be available on this page, with the date of the latest update shown at the top.