Effective Date: February 17, 2024
StephenTroutner.com (“we” or “us”) is committed to protecting the privacy of individuals who visit our website and use our services. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your personal information.
- Information We Collect:
– Personal Information: We may collect personal information such as your name, email address, postal address, phone number, and any other information you provide to us voluntarily.
– Automatically Collected Information: When you visit our website, we may automatically collect certain information about your device, including your IP address, browser type, referring website, pages you viewed, and the dates and times of your visit.
– Types of Personal Information Collected: We collect names, email addresses, phone numbers, and postal addresses from visitors to our website or clients.
- Methods of Collection:
– We collect personal information through contact forms on our website, email inquiries, phone, and text communication.
- Purpose of Collection:
– We may use the information we collect to:
– Provide and maintain our services.
– Respond to your inquiries and communicate with you.
– Customize and improve our website and services.
– Send you promotional materials and updates about our services.
– Protect against unauthorized or illegal activities.
– We collect personal information for communication with clients, providing services, and marketing purposes.
- Sharing of Information:
– We may share your personal information with third-party service providers who assist us in operating our website and providing our services.
– We may also disclose your information in response to legal obligations, to protect our rights and property, or to enforce our policies.
– Use of name and contact information may be shared for the purpose of providing photography services.
- Use of Cookies:
– We use cookies and similar technologies to collect information and enhance your experience on our website. You can adjust your browser settings to refuse cookies, but this may limit your ability to access certain features of our website.
– We use cookies for analytics and advertising purposes.
- Data Security Measures:
– We take reasonable measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. However, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
– We utilize SSL encryption to ensure the security of the personal information we collect.
- Compliance with Laws and Regulations:
– We comply with applicable laws and regulations regarding the collection and handling of personal information, including the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and Nevada privacy law.
- Children’s Privacy:
– Our website is not directed to children under the age of 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe we have inadvertently collected information from a child, please contact us immediately.
– We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 13.
- Changes to this Policy:
– We reserve the right to update or change this Privacy Policy at any time. Any changes will be effective immediately upon posting on our website. Your continued use of our website after the posting of changes constitutes your acceptance of such changes.
– We notify clients with ongoing projects of changes via email.
- Contact Us:
– If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please contact us at iam@stephentroutner.com.
By using our website and services, you consent to the terms of this Privacy Policy.