Welcome to our website! We value your privacy and want you to feel safe when you visit our website. This privacy policy explains how we collect, use, store and protect your personal information in accordance with applicable data protection legislation.

We may collect the following types of personal information from you when you use our website or contact us:

• Contact information: Name, email address, phone number.

• Booking information: Details related to your photo shoot, such as location, date, and specific requests.

• Payment Information: When purchasing services, we may collect payment information as necessary to process payments (note that payment details are handled via secure third-party providers and are not stored on our website).

• Photographic images: Images that you have approved for us to use on our website or in our marketing materials.

• Technical information: IP addresses, browser type and operating system, as well as information about how you navigate and interact with our website.

We use your personal data for the following purposes:

• To provide our services: Manage bookings, communicate with you about your requests and assignments.

• For marketing and newsletters: Send information about our services, offers or other relevant news if you have agreed to receive marketing materials.

• To improve our website and our services: Analyze visitor statistics and user behavior to improve your experience on our website.

• For legal and security purposes: Comply with legal obligations and protect our website and our users against fraud and abuse.

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to improve your experience on our website. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device when you visit our website. They help us understand how the website is used and improve the user experience.

Types of cookies we use:

• Necessary cookies: These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly and cannot be turned off in our systems.

• Analysis cookies: We use these to analyze how visitors interact with the website and to improve functionality.

• Marketing cookies: These cookies are used to provide you with more relevant advertising and marketing.

You can manage your cookie settings at any time through your browser settings.

We do not share your personal data with third parties, except in the following cases:

• Service Providers: We may share information with trusted service providers who help us operate our business (e.g., payment processors, email services).

• Legal Requirements: If we are required to disclose your personal data by law or in response to valid requests from public authorities.

We take appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorized access, loss or alteration. We regularly review our security procedures and update them to ensure that your data is protected.​

Under applicable data protection laws, you have the following rights:

• Right of access: You have the right to request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.

• Right to rectification: You have the right to request that we correct incorrect or incomplete information about you.

• Right to erasure: You have the right to request that we erase your personal data if it is no longer necessary for the purposes for which it was collected.

• Right to restriction of processing: You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data under certain circumstances.

• Right to data portability: You have the right to have your personal data transferred to you or another service provider in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format.

• Right to withdraw consent: If we process your data based on your consent, you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at [foto@chaikomarkstedt.com].

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page, and we encourage you to regularly review our policy to stay informed about how we are protecting your personal information.​

If you have any questions or concerns about this privacy policy or how we handle your personal data, please contact us at:

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