Privacy Policy
Effective Date: 01-Jan-2025
Who We Are Our website address is: https://alanstenbackphotography.us. Alan Stenback Photography and Stenback Digital Media Ltd. (“we,” “us,” “our”) value your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your information, including mobile data when you opt into our SMS messaging service.
Information We Collect
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When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, as well as the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help with spam detection.
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An anonymized string created from your email address (hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to check if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available at https://automattic.com/privacy/.
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If you upload images, avoid embedding location data (EXIF GPS), as visitors can extract this data.
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SMS Communications: If you subscribe to our SMS notifications, we collect your mobile phone number and any preferences you provide regarding our messaging services.
How We Use Your Information
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SMS Messaging: We use your mobile phone number solely for sending informational and promotional SMS messages related to our photography workshops, events, products, and services.
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Cookies are used for convenience in saving login details and screen display choices.
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Embedded content from other websites may behave as if you visited the external site directly, potentially collecting data about you.
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If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
No Information Sharing
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SMS Privacy: We do not sell, rent, or share your mobile phone number with third parties, affiliates, or marketers.
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Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
How Long We Retain Your Data
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Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely for automatic follow-up approval.
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Users that register on our website can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time, except for changing their username.
Your Rights Over Your Data
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If you have an account or have left comments, you can request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you.
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You can also request the erasure of any personal data we hold, except for data we must keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Opting Out of SMS Communications
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Unsubscribing: You may opt out of receiving SMS messages at any time by replying STOP to any message you receive from us.
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Upon opting out, you will no longer receive SMS communications from us.
Data Security We implement industry-standard security measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, disclosure, or misuse.
Changes to This Privacy Policy We reserve the right to update this Privacy Policy at any time. Any changes will be posted on our website with the revised effective date.
Contact Information If you have any questions regarding this Privacy Policy or our SMS communications, please contact us at: