Privacy Policy for Jonathan Suckling Photography

At www.jonathansuckling.com, accessible from www.jonathansuckling.com, one of our main priorities is the privacy of our visitors. This Privacy Policy document contains types of information that is collected and recorded by www.jonathansuckling.com and how we use it.

If you have additional questions or require more information about our Privacy Policy, do not hesitate to contact us. Our Privacy Policy was generated with the help of GDPR Privacy Policy Generator from GDPRPrivacyPolicy.net

General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

We are a Data Controller of your information.

Jonathan Suckling Photography legal basis for collecting and using the personal information described in this Privacy Policy depends on the Personal Information we collect and the specific context in which we collect the information:

  • Jonathan Suckling Photography needs to perform a contract with you

  • You have given Jonathan Suckling Photography permission to do so

  • Processing your personal information is in Jonathan Suckling Photography legitimate interests

  • Jonathan Suckling Photography needs to comply with the law

Jonathan Suckling Photography will retain your personal information only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use your information to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our policies.

If you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA), you have certain data protection rights. If you wish to be informed what Personal Information we hold about you and if you want it to be removed from our systems, please contact us.

In certain circumstances, you have the following data protection rights:

  • The right to access, update or to delete the information we have on you.

  • The right of rectification.

  • The right to object.

  • The right of restriction.

  • The right to data portability

  • The right to withdraw consent

Log Files

www.jonathansuckling.com follows a standard procedure of using log files. These files log visitors when they visit websites. All hosting companies do this and a part of hosting services' analytics. The information collected by log files include internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, Internet Service Provider (ISP), date and time stamp, referring/exit pages, and possibly the number of clicks. These are not linked to any information that is personally identifiable. The purpose of the information is for analyzing trends, administering the site, tracking users' movement on the website, and gathering demographic information.

Cookies and Web Beacons

Like any other website, www.jonathansuckling.com uses 'cookies'. These cookies are used to store information including visitors' preferences, and the pages on the website that the visitor accessed or visited. The information is used to optimize the users' experience by customizing our web page content based on visitors' browser type and/or other information.

For more general information on cookies, please read "What Are Cookies".

Privacy Policies

You may consult this list to find the Privacy Policy for each of the advertising partners of www.jonathansuckling.com.

Third-party ad servers or ad networks uses technologies like cookies, JavaScript, or Web Beacons that are used in their respective advertisements and links that appear on www.jonathansuckling.com, which are sent directly to users' browser. They automatically receive your IP address when this occurs. These technologies are used to measure the effectiveness of their advertising campaigns and/or to personalize the advertising content that you see on websites that you visit.

Note that www.jonathansuckling.com has no access to or control over these cookies that are used by third-party advertisers.

Third Party Privacy Policies

www.jonathansuckling.com's Privacy Policy does not apply to other advertisers or websites. Thus, we are advising you to consult the respective Privacy Policies of these third-party ad servers for more detailed information. It may include their practices and instructions about how to opt-out of certain options.

You can choose to disable cookies through your individual browser options. To know more detailed information about cookie management with specific web browsers, it can be found at the browsers' respective websites.

Children's Information

Another part of our priority is adding protection for children while using the internet. We encourage parents and guardians to observe, participate in, and/or monitor and guide their online activity.

www.jonathansuckling.com does not knowingly collect any Personal Identifiable Information from children under the age of 13. If you think that your child provided this kind of information on our website, we strongly encourage you to contact us immediately and we will do our best efforts to promptly remove such information from our records.

Online Privacy Policy Only

Our Privacy Policy created at GDPRPrivacyPolicy.net) applies only to our online activities and is valid for visitors to our website with regards to the information that they shared and/or collect in www.jonathansuckling.com. This policy is not applicable to any information collected offline or via channels other than this website.

Consent

By using our website, you hereby consent to our Privacy Policy and agree to its terms.

New Zealand Privacy Addendum

New Zealand Privacy Addendum (Privacy Act 2020)

Who we are
This addendum explains how Jonathan Suckling Photography (“we/us”) handles personal information under New Zealand’s Privacy Act 2020. It applies to visitors and clients in New Zealand and sits alongside our main Privacy Policy.

What we collect

  • Enquiry details (name, email, phone, wedding date/venue, and your message) submitted via our Squarespace forms.

  • Booking/client and billing information when you become a customer.

  • Usage data (pages viewed, device info) via analytics (see “Cookies & analytics”).

Why we collect it
To answer enquiries, provide quotes, deliver and improve our services, run our website, and meet legal/record-keeping obligations.

Overseas processing & disclosures
Our website and analytics/storage/gallery providers may process data on servers outside New Zealand. Where we disclose personal information overseas, we take reasonable steps to ensure safeguards that are comparable to New Zealand’s (Privacy Act IPP 12). Our current vendors include:

  • Squarespace – website hosting & forms

  • Google Analytics (GA4) – website analytics

  • Google Drive – internal document/storage

  • Dropbox – internal file storage/backup

  • Pic-Time – client gallery hosting & delivery

How long we keep it

  • Enquiries/leads (no booking): we keep enquiry details for 5 years (60 months), then delete or anonymise.

  • Clients & financial records: we keep related client/invoice information for 7 years to meet tax record requirements.
    You can ask us to delete your enquiry at any time (unless we need to keep it to meet the above obligations).

Your rights in New Zealand
You can ask for a copy of the personal information we hold about you and ask us to correct it if it’s wrong. Contact jonathan@jonathansuckling.com and we’ll respond in line with the Privacy Act.

Cookies & analytics
We use essential cookies so the site works, and analytics cookies (e.g., Squarespace Analytics, Google Analytics 4) to understand site use. You can manage non-essential cookies any time via our site’s cookie banner.

Data security & breaches
We take reasonable steps to protect personal information. If a privacy breach occurs that is likely to cause serious harm, we’ll notify affected individuals and the Office of the Privacy Commissioner (OPC) as soon as practicable.

Contact us
Questions or requests: jonathan@jonathansuckling.com. If we can’t resolve your concern, you can contact New Zealand’s Office of the Privacy Commissioner.

Effective date: 5 September 2025