The Company
PRIVACY POLICY
THE PROTECTION OF PERSONAL INFORMATION ACT
CUSTOMER PRIVACY POLICY
This Notice explains how we obtain, use and disclose your personal information, in accordance with the requirements of the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA).
At LAFRIQUE Photography and Studios and on this website www.lafriquephotography.co.za we are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring that your personal information is collected and used properly, lawfully, and transparently.
Who we are
LAFRIQUE PHOTOGRAPHY AND STUDIOS
CIPC REGISTRATION REFERENCE NUMBER : ( 1340400DN )
Our website address is: https://lafriquephotography.com
Our online store address is: https://lafriquestudios.co.za/
Secure Checkout:
LAFRIQUE Photography and Studios uses extended validation SSL certificates on our stores, which is verified by an internationally trusted party.
LAFRIQUE Photography and Studios payment provider, PayFast, NETCASH, and PAYFLEX also uses extended validation SSL.
What personal data we collect and why we collect it
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
LAFRIQUE PHOTOGRAPHY AND STUDIOS Privacy Policy
At www.lafriquephotography.com, accessible at LAFRIQUE – Unique gallery art, frames and Print studio, and creative photography one of our main priorities is the privacy of our visitors. This Privacy Policy document is designed to help you understand how we collect, use and safeguard the information you provide to us.
1. Agreement
By accessing our online store website, you accept our Privacy Policy and agree to its TERMS AND CONDITIONS.
2. Information collected
Information collected automatically
By visiting our Website, our servers automatically collect information provided by your browser. This data may include information such as [E.g. IP address, browser type and version, language preferences, referring/exit pages and URLs, the time and date of access, etc] and other non-personal information.
Information you provide us by registering for an account
To become a subscriber to the Service you will need to create a personal profile by registering with the Service. To register you will need to enter your email address and create a username and a password. By registering, you are authorizing us to collect, store and use your email address in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
Privacy of children
The Website does not knowingly collect or solicit information from anyone under the age of 13, or allow anyone under the age of 13 to sign up for the Service. In the event that we learn that we have gathered personal information from anyone under the age of 13 without the consent of a parent or guardian, we will delete that information as soon as possible. If you have reason to believe we have collected such information, please contact us at support@lafriquestudios.co.za
3. Use and sharing of information
We do not sell, trade, rent or otherwise share for marketing purposes your Personal Information with third parties without your consent, except as otherwise stated in this Privacy Policy. We do share Personal Information with vendors who are performing services for the Company.
We may share Personal Information with outside parties if we have a good-faith belief that access, use, preservation or disclosure of the information is reasonably necessary to meet any applicable legal process or enforceable governmental request.
In general, we use Non-Personal Information to help us improve the Service and customize the user experience. We also aggregate Non-Personal Information in order to track trends and analyze use patterns on the Site. This Privacy Policy does not limit in any way our use or disclosure of Non-Personal Information and we reserve the right to use and disclose such Non-Personal Information to our partners, advertisers and other third parties at our discretion.
In the event we undergo a business transaction, your Personal Information may be among the assets transferred. You acknowledge and agree that such transfers may occur and are permitted by this Privacy Policy and that any acquirer of our assets may continue to process your Personal Information as set forth in this Privacy Policy. We recommend that you check the Website periodically to stay updated on how your information is used.
This information is only used with our trusted third-party gateway payment vendors, such as
Paypal
Payflex
Payfast
NOTE: No payment or confidential payment details are stored on our website nor do LAFRIQUE Studios have any access to such information.
4. Protection measures
We implement security measures designed to protect your information from unauthorized access. Your account is protected by your account password. We further protect your information from potential security breaches by implementing certain technological security measures thru our cloud servers. However, these measures do not guarantee that your information will not be accessed, disclosed, altered or destroyed by a breach of such firewalls and secure server software. By using our Service, you acknowledge that you understand and agree to assume these risks.
User rights regarding the use of personal information
You have the right at any time to prevent us from contacting you for marketing purposes. When we send promotional communication to a user, the user can opt out of further promotional communications by following the unsubscribe instructions provided in each promotional email.
Link to other Websites
As part of the Service, we may provide links to other websites or applications that are not owned or controlled by us. Please be aware that we are not responsible for the privacy practices employed by those websites or the information or content they contain. This Privacy Policy applies solely to information collected by us through the Site and the Service. We encourage you to read the privacy terms of other websites before proceeding to use them.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Media
If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
Cookies
If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Who do we share your data with
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
How long we retain your data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
What rights you have over your data
If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Your rights: Access to information
You have the right to request a copy of the personal information we hold about you. To do this, simply contact us at the numbers/addresses as provided on our website and specify what information you require. We will need a copy of your ID document to confirm your identity before providing details of your personal information.
Please note that any such access request may be subject to payment of a legally allowable fee.
Correction of your information
You have the right to ask us to update, correct or delete your personal information. We will require a copy of your ID document to confirm your identity before making changes to personal information we may hold about you. We would appreciate it if you would keep your personal information accurate.
7. Contact
In case of any questions or concerns regarding this Policy or the practices of this Website, we encourage you to contact us at:
LAFRIQUE PHOTOGRAPHY AND STUDIOS
+27 (0) 798355129
INFO(AT) LAFRIQUEPHOTOGRAPHY.COM
Last updated on 24/6/2024