Privacy Policy

Amber Hughes Photography (“I,” “me,” or “my”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the personal information you share when visiting amberhughes.ca or communicating with Amber Hughes Photography.

This Privacy Policy explains what information may be collected through this website, how it is used, and the choices available to you.

Information I Collect

Information You Provide

When you contact Amber Hughes Photography through an inquiry or contact form, subscribe to an email list, or otherwise communicate with me, you may provide personal information such as:

• Your name
• Email address
• Phone number
• Wedding or event date
• Venue or location
• Details about your photography needs
• Any other information you choose to include in your inquiry

Contact and inquiry forms on this website are managed using HighLevel. Information submitted through these forms may be processed and stored through HighLevel in order to respond to inquiries, communicate with prospective and existing clients, and manage client relationships.

Information Collected Automatically

When you visit this website, certain information may be collected automatically through cookies and similar technologies. This can include information such as:

• IP address
• Browser and device type
• Pages visited
• Referring websites or search terms
• Approximate geographic information
• Time spent on the website
• Interactions with pages and links

This information is generally used to understand how visitors find and use the website and to improve its content, performance, and marketing.

Analytics and Advertising

This website uses Google Analytics to better understand website traffic and visitor behaviour. Google Analytics may collect information about your device, browser, interactions with the website, and how you arrived at the website.

Google Search Console is also used to understand how this website appears and performs in Google Search.

This website may also use advertising and tracking technologies, such as the Meta Pixel, to understand the effectiveness of advertising and marketing efforts. These technologies may use cookies or similar tools to collect information about interactions with this website.

You can control or disable cookies through your browser settings. Disabling certain cookies may affect some website functionality.

Email Marketing

You may have the option to subscribe to receive emails from Amber Hughes Photography.

If you choose to subscribe, your contact information may be used to send photography-related news, resources, updates, offers, or other marketing communications.

You can unsubscribe from marketing emails at any time using the unsubscribe link included in those communications.

Submitting a photography inquiry does not automatically mean that you have consented to receive unrelated marketing emails.

How Your Information Is Used

Personal information collected through this website may be used to:

• Respond to inquiries and requests
• Provide information about photography services
• Communicate with prospective and existing clients
• Manage client relationships
• Send marketing communications where consent has been provided
• Understand and improve website performance
• Evaluate marketing and advertising effectiveness
• Maintain the security and functionality of the website
• Comply with applicable legal obligations

I only collect, use, and disclose personal information for purposes that are reasonable and appropriate to operating Amber Hughes Photography.

Sharing of Personal Information

I do not sell or rent your personal information.

Information may be shared with service providers when necessary to operate this website and business. These may include website hosting and technology providers, customer relationship management and form providers such as HighLevel, analytics providers such as Google, and advertising platforms where applicable.

These third-party providers may process information according to their own privacy policies and may process or store information outside of Canada.

Personal information may also be disclosed where required by law or where reasonably necessary to protect my legal rights or the security of the website.

Data Retention

Personal information is retained only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes for which it was collected and to meet applicable business, legal, accounting, or regulatory requirements.

Your Privacy Rights

You may contact me to ask about the personal information I hold about you or to request access to or correction of your personal information, subject to applicable law.

You may also withdraw consent to certain uses of your personal information where consent is the basis for that use, subject to legal or contractual restrictions.

Third-Party Links

This website contains links to third-party websites and social media platforms, including Instagram and Facebook.

Once you leave amberhughes.ca, the privacy practices of those third parties apply. Amber Hughes Photography is not responsible for the privacy practices or content of external websites.

Security

Reasonable measures are taken to protect personal information against unauthorized access, use, disclosure, loss, or misuse. However, no method of transmitting or storing information online can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

Changes to This Policy

This Privacy Policy may be updated periodically to reflect changes to the website, business practices, technology, or applicable privacy requirements. The date at the top of this page will indicate when the policy was most recently updated.

Privacy Contact

For questions about this Privacy Policy, your personal information, or Amber Hughes Photography’s privacy practices, please contact:

Amber Hughes
Amber Hughes Photography
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Email: amber@amberhughes.ca