Privacy Policy for Shade Made Photography and Studio

Effective Date: January 1, 2025

Shade Made Photography and Studio ("we," "us," or "our"), owned by Shade Made Creative, LLC, is committed to protecting your privacy and personal data. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, and safeguard your information when you visit www.shademadestudio.com ("the Site").

Information We Collect

1.1 Device Information:

When you visit the Site, we automatically collect certain information about your device, such as your web browser type, IP address, time zone, cookies installed on your device, the web pages you visit, referral websites or search terms, and how you interact with the Site.

1.2 Personal Information:

We may also collect information you voluntarily provide to us, such as your full name, email address, phone number, mailing address, organization or business name, and payment details (when applicable).

Purpose of Data Collection

We collect your information to provide and maintain our services, process transactions and fulfill agreements, communicate with you regarding inquiries, services, and updates, improve and personalize your user experience, and monitor website usage and identify potential abuse.

Data Usage and Limitations

We only process minimal personal data necessary to operate and maintain the Site. Automatically collected data is used primarily for analytics and site security purposes. We do not use this information to personally identify individual users.

You can browse the Site anonymously. However, certain features such as contact forms or newsletter sign-up may require you to provide personal data.

Data Rights (EU Residents)

If you are located in the European Economic Area (EEA), you have the right to be informed, the right of access, the right to rectification, the right to erasure, the right to restrict processing, the right to data portability, the right to object, and rights related to automated decision-making and profiling.

To exercise any of these rights, please email us at contact@shademadestudio.com.

Please note that your information may be processed or transferred outside the EEA, including to the United States and Canada.

Third-Party Links

Our Site may contain links to other websites not operated by us. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of third-party sites. Please review their policies individually.

Data Security

We implement reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. However, no online platform can guarantee 100% security.

Legal Disclosures

We may disclose your personal data if legally required or in good faith belief that such action is necessary to comply with legal obligations, protect and defend our rights or property, prevent fraud or abuse, or ensure the safety of users or the public.

If you have questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or wish to exercise your data rights, please contact us at:

Email: contact@shademadestudio.com

We reserve the right to update this Privacy Policy as needed. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated effective date.