Thank you for visiting eSCAPEstock Privacy page, below is some pretty dry material so grab yourself a tall glass of water and get comfortable. This page outlines my privacy policy regarding how I collect and use information from my eSCAPEstock website.
This privacy policy
Sets out how eSCAPEstock, stores, uses and discloses your personal information.
eSCAPEstock Photography & GDPR
eSCAPEstock welcomes the European Union's (EU) General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) as an important step forward in streamlining data protection requirements across the EU. eSCAPEstock will comply with applicable GDPR regulations as a data processor when they take effect on 25th May 2018. eSCAPEstock will fully comply with GDPR in the collection of information regarding visitors to this eSCAPEstock.eSCAPEstock processes Personal Data both as a Processor and as a Controller as defined in the GDPR.
Collection of personal information
eSCAPEstock will, where it is reasonable or practicable to do so, collect personal information directly from an individual using a number of different methods, including collection via eSCAPEstock's website, email marketing and associated landing pages and electronic transmission (e.g. email).eSCAPEstock will only collect personal information that is necessary to promote its business, to provide its services or to conduct its activities (Primary Purpose of Collection). These activities include:
To provide services to clients
To receive products and services from service providers and contractors
To maintain and promote relationships with clients, service providers and contractors
To provide clients and prospective clients with information on my services
To complete internal administration functions (e.g. invoicing clients).
The type of personal information collected may include names, date of birth, postal address, email addresses, and phone numbers.
Use of personal information
eSCAPEstock will use the personal information it collects in a variety of ways in providing the service and operation of my business, including the following:OperationsI use the information – other than Client Data – to operate, maintain, enhance and provide all the features of my services, to provide the services and information requested, to respond to feedback, suggestions, comments and questions and to provide support to users of my services. I process Client Data solely in accordance with the directions provided by the applicable Client.ImprovementsI use the information – other than Client Data – to understand and analyse usage trends and preferences of my visitors, to improve services to my clients, to develop new services, features and functionality.CommunicationsI may use a visitor email address or other information – other than Client Data – to contact that visitor for administrative purposes such as customer service, addressing intellectual property infringement, rights of privacy violations or defamation issues related to the Client Data or Personal Data posted on the Service; or with updates on promotions and offers relating to my services. Where I use personal information to market my services to clients and prospective clients, recipients can contact me at any time if they no longer wish to receive this marketing information. Alternatively, individuals will be given the opportunity to ‘opt out‘ from receiving marketing communications from me by clicking on an unsubscribe link at the end of the email.
Access, data quality and correction
eSCAPEstock will provide access to personal information about an individual upon request by that individual (although there are some exceptions to granting access e.g. where providing access would be unlawful under the Australian Privacy Act 1988). If eSCAPEstock denies access to an individual’s personal information, it will provide reasons in writing or mail.The procedure for gaining access is as follows:
An individual will need to make a request for access in writing
An individual must provide sufficient details of the information requested
eSCAPEstock will need to verify the identity of that individual
eSCAPEstock will respond to a request as soon as reasonably practicable but by no later than 30 days of receipt of the request
eSCAPEstock will deliver the requested information by email.
eSCAPEstock will take all reasonable measures to ensure that the personal information it holds is accurate, complete and up to date. Please contact me if your information has changed or you believe that the information I have about you is not accurate, complete or up to date.
Disclosure of personal information
eSCAPEstock will not disclose personal information to any other third party.
Information Security
eSCAPEstock has in place generally accepted standards of technological security for the purpose of protecting personal information from misuse, loss, corruption or destruction. Only I have access to client's personal information.Where personal information I hold is identified as no longer needed for any purpose for which the information may be used or disclosed under the Privacy Act, I will take reasonable steps to destroy such information.
ONLINE PRIVACY MATTERS - Cookies
For statistical purposes, I may collect information through the use of ‘cookies’ on website activity (including the number of users who visit my website, date and time of your visit to the Website, the pages accessed and any information downloaded, navigation patterns, the country and systems through which users have accessed the website).Cookies are data that a website transfers to an individual’s hard drive for record-keeping purposes. Cookies can facilitate a user’s ongoing access to and use of a website and may be necessary to access features such as online transactions.While I take great care to protect your personal information and use stringent data transmission encryption, unfortunately, no data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. Accordingly, I cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information that you send to me or receive from me online. This is particularly true for information you send to me via email. I have no way of protecting that information until it reaches me. Once I receive your transmission, I use my best efforts to ensure its security in my possession.The eSCAPEstock website may contain third-party plug-ins and/or links to other sites. I'm not responsible for the content of, or the privacy practices or policies of, those third-parties.
My eSCAPEstock website
I takes great care to protect the personal information received via eSCAPEstock e.g. electronic security systems in place.
Changes to eSCAPEstock's Privacy Policy
eSCAPEstock may amend this privacy policy from time to time by posting an updated version on this website. While very dry in nature, I encourage you to visit me website periodically in order to remain up to date.Any amended privacy policy will supersede this version and will apply between us whether or not I have given you specific notice of any change.
What to do if you have a question or an issue about this privacy policy
Please do not hesitate to contact me at any time to:
Request access to information that I have about you
Correct any information that I have about you
Delete information I have about you
If you have any other questions related to privacy or of course, if you'd just like to say hi.
