Privacy Policy - Portraits By Z | Boudoir & Maternity Photography

Privacy Policy

AZRA’S VOYAGE, LLC, DBA “PORTRAITS BY Z” “we” or “us”) is sensitive to concerns that personal information collected from its customers (“you” or “your”) be handled respectfully and appropriately. This Privacy Policy (the “Policy”) discloses the privacy practices for the Site and applies solely to information collected by the website www.portraitsbyz.com including any related domains and subdomains (the “Site”). This Policy is intended to notify you of the following:

  • What personally identifiable information the Site collects from you through the Site, how it is used and with whom it may be shared?
  • What choices are available to you regarding the use of your data?
  • The security procedures in place to protect against the misuse of your information.
  • How you can correct any inaccuracies in the information?

What Information Is Collected?

Internet Traffic Data

Internet traffic data includes but is not limited to internet service provider information, collection of IP addresses, entry and exit pages, various operating systems, and other such information. We collect no personally identifying information through this process, and it is used to help analyze user traffic with respect to various services available through the Site to allow for a more customized and enjoyable user experience.

Cookies

We use “cookies” on this Site. A cookie is a piece of data stored on a site visitor’s hard drive to help us improve your access to our site and identify repeat visitors to our site. For instance, when we use a cookie to identify you, you do not have to log in a password more than once, thereby saving time and improving efficiency while on our site. Cookies can also enable us to track and target the interests of our users to enhance the experience on our site. Usage of a cookie is in no way linked to any personally identifiable information on our Site.

Personal Information

The Site must collect some information from you (“Identifier Information”) to allow you to use and access services, products, and materials. Identifier Information is only collected by your personally providing such information to the Site via e-mail, by phone, or otherwise through the Site’s website pursuant to making a purchase or requesting service.

Testimonials

The Site may display personal testimonials of yours from time to time received via email or as otherwise received from you by the Site. By accepting the Terms of Use, which incorporate this Privacy Policy that you may access here, you give the Site specific consent to use such a personal testimonial. If you would like the Site to remove your testimonial or customer review at any time, please simply contact us at the information included within this Policy., and we will promptly do so.

Information Collection, Use, and Sharing

We are the sole owners of the information collected on the Site. We only have access to/collect information that you voluntarily give us via email or another direct contact from you. We will not sell, rent, or otherwise share this information with any other individual or business entity, except as reasonably necessary to provide products, materials, or services to you.

We will use your information to respond to you, and will not share your information with any third party outside of our organization, other than as necessary to fulfill your request, e.g. to ship an order.

Unless you ask us not to, we may contact you via email in the future to tell you about specials, new products or services, or changes to this privacy policy.

Your Access to and Control Over Information

You may opt out of any future contacts from us or request that we discontinue sending of emails and other communications any time at any time by contacting us at the information included within this Policy.

Security

We take precautions to protect your information. When you submit sensitive information via the Site, your information is protected both online and offline.

Wherever we collect sensitive information, that information is encrypted and transmitted to us by secure servers. We have included common indications of such secured features when appropriate such as a closed lock icon at the bottom of your web browser.

While we use encryption to protect sensitive information transmitted online, we also protect your information offline. Only employees who need the information to perform a specific job (for example, billing or customer service) are granted access to personally identifiable information. The computers/servers in which we store personally identifiable information are kept in a secure environment.

Registration

In order to use these Sites, a user may complete the registration form. During registration, a user is required to give certain information (such as name and email address). This information is used to contact you about the products/services on our site in which you have expressed interest. At your option, you may also provide demographic information (such as gender or age) about yourself, but it is not required.

Orders

We may request information from you on our order form. To buy from us, you must provide contact information (such as your name and shipping address) and financial information (like credit card number, and expiration date). This information is used for billing purposes and to fill your orders. If we have trouble processing an order, we will use this information to contact you.

Third Parties

Please be aware that some of our business partners may use cookies or other methods of tracking and targeting use on our site (advertisers, for example). However, we have no access to or control over these cookies and this Privacy Policy does not extend to such third parties. Please be aware that we are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of such other Sites. We encourage our users to be aware when they leave our site and to read the privacy statements of any other site that collects Identifier Information.

Surveys & Contests

From time to time our site requests information via surveys or contests. Participation in these surveys or contests is completely voluntary and you may choose whether or not to participate and therefore whether or not to disclose information sought by such surveys or contests. Information requested may include contact information (such as name and shipping address), and demographic information (such as zip code, and age level). Contact information will be used to notify the winners and award prizes. Survey information will be used for purposes of monitoring or improving the use and satisfaction of this site.

Updates

Our Privacy Policy may change from time to time and all updates will be posted on this page.

If have any questions about this Privacy Policy, you may contact us via email at zeynep@portraitsbyz.com AZRA’S VOYAGE, LLC, DBA “PORTRAITS BY Z”.

Additional Disclosures for California Residents

These additional disclosures for California residents apply only to individuals who reside in California. The California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (“CCPA”) provides additional rights to know, delete and opt out, and requires business collecting or disclosing Personal Information to provide notice of rights California residents have and can exercise.

California Notice of Collection. We have collected some or all information corresponding to the following categories of information enumerated in the CCPA.

  • Identifiers, which may include name, address, email address, account name, Social Security Number, IP address – and an ID number assigned to your account.
  • Customer records, which may include phone number, billing address, credit or debit card information, employment or education information.
  • Demographic information, which may include age or gender. This category includes pieces of Personal Information that also qualify as protected classification characteristics under other pre-existing California or federal laws.
  • Analytics and Advertising, which may include purchases and engagement with the Services.
  • Internet activity, which may include history of visiting and interacting with our Service, browser type, browser language and other information collected automatically.
  • Geolocation data, which may include location enabled services such as WiFi and GPS.
  • Inferences, which may include information about your interests and preferences.

For more information on what we collect, including the sources we receive information from, review the section on information collection. We collect and use these categories of Personal Information for the business purposes described in the section on information collection, including to provide and manage our Services.

Portraits By Z does not generally sell information as the term “sell” is traditionally understood. However, to the extent “sale” under the CCPA is interpreted to include advertising technology activities such as those disclosed in the Use of Information section as a “sale,” we will comply with applicable law as to such activity.

Portraits By Z discloses the following categories of information for commercial purposes:

  • • Commercial Information;
  • • Demographic Data;
  • • Location Data;
  • • Identifiers;
  • • Inferences; and
  • • Internet activity.

We use and partner with different types of entities to assist with our daily operations and manage our Service. Please review the section on information sharing for more detail about the parties we share information with.

Right to Know and Delete. If you are a California resident, you have the right to know certain information about our data practices in the preceding 12 months. In particular, you have the right to request the following from us:

  • • The categories of Personal Information we have collected about you;
  • • The categories of sources from which the Personal Information was collected;
  • • The categories of Personal Information about you we disclosed for a business purpose or sold;
  • • The categories of third parties to whom the Personal Information was disclosed for a business person or sold;
  • • The business or commercial purpose for collecting or selling the Personal Information; and
  • • The specific pieces of Personal Information we have collected about you.

In addition, you have the right to delete the Personal Information we have collected from you. However, this is not an absolute right and Portraits By Z may have legal grounds for keeping such data.

To exercise any of these rights, please submit a request at zeynep@portraitsbyz.com. In the request, please specify which right you are seeking to exercise and the scope of the request. We will confirm receipt of your request within 14 days. We may require specific information from you to help us verify your identity and process your request. If we are unable to verify your identity, we may deny your requests to know or delete.

Authorized Agent. You can designate an authorized agent to submit requests on your behalf. However, we will require written proof of the agent’s permission to do so and verify your identity directly.

Right to Non-Discrimination. You have the right to non-discriminatory treatment by us, should you exercise any of your rights.Shine the Light. Customers who are residents of California may request info: a list of the categories of Personal Information disclosed by us to third parties during the immediately preceding calendar year for those third parties’ own direct marketing purposes, and (ii) a list of the categories of third parties to whom we disclosed such information. To exercise a request, please contact us at zeynep@portraitsbyz.com. Requests must include “California Shine the Light Request” in the first line of the description and include your name, street address, city, state, and ZIP code. We may require additional information from you to allow us to verify your identity and are only required to respond to requests once during any calendar year. Please note that Portraits By Z is not required to respond to requests made by means other than through the provided email address or mail address.