Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy explains how Satyr Weddings collects, uses and protects your personal information when you visit our website or enquire about our services.

Satyr Weddings is a trading name of Satyr Media UK, operated by Ross Goatman ("we", "our", "us").

We are committed to protecting your privacy and handling your personal data in accordance with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.

1. Who We Are

Satyr Weddings
A trading name of Satyr Media UK

Data Controller: Ross Goatman

Email: contact@satyrweddings.com

Website: www.satyrweddings.com

If you have any questions regarding this Privacy Policy or your personal data, please contact us using the details above.

2. Information We Collect

Depending on how you interact with us, we may collect the following personal information:

2.1 Information You Provide

When you complete a contact form, booking enquiry or questionnaire on our website, you may provide:

  • Name

  • Email address

  • Telephone number

  • Wedding date

  • Venue details

  • Information about your wedding or event

  • Any additional information you choose to provide

2.2 Client Planning Information

If you book our services, we may collect information required to plan and deliver your photography or videography, including:

  • Timelines and schedules

  • Key contacts

  • Family group information

  • Ceremony and reception details

  • Special requests

  • Other information relevant to providing our services

2.3 Photography and Videography

As part of providing our services, we create and store photographs and video recordings that may include you, members of your wedding party and your guests.

These images and recordings may constitute personal data under UK data protection law.

2.4 Financial Information

To administer bookings and meet our legal obligations, we may retain information relating to quotations, invoices and payments.

We do not store full payment card details.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use your personal information to:

  • Respond to enquiries.

  • Provide quotations.

  • Manage bookings.

  • Plan and deliver photography and videography services.

  • Create wedding schedules and shot lists where required.

  • Communicate before and after your wedding.

  • Issue invoices and maintain financial records.

  • Comply with legal and tax obligations.

  • Protect our legal rights where necessary.

We will only use your information for the purposes for which it was collected or where otherwise permitted by law.

4. Lawful Basis for Processing

Under UK GDPR, we process your personal data on one or more of the following lawful bases:

  • Performance of a contract – to provide the services you have requested.

  • Legitimate interests – to manage our business, communicate with clients and plan wedding photography and videography.

  • Legal obligation – to comply with accounting, taxation and other legal requirements.

  • Consent – where required, such as where you have expressly agreed to a particular use of your information.

5. Sharing Your Information

We will only share your personal information where necessary to provide our services or comply with legal obligations.

This may include trusted providers of:

  • Website hosting

  • Email services

  • Cloud storage

  • Accounting software

  • Professional advisers where required by law

We do not sell or rent your personal information to third parties.

6. Data Retention

We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary.

Client records, contracts and invoices may be retained for the periods required under UK law.

Photographs and video recordings may be retained for archival purposes, future client support or to protect our legitimate business interests unless otherwise agreed.

7. Data Security

We take appropriate technical and organisational measures to safeguard personal information against unauthorised access, alteration, disclosure or loss.

While we take reasonable precautions, no method of electronic storage or internet transmission can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

8. Your Rights

Under UK data protection law, you have the right to:

  • Request access to your personal data.

  • Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data.

  • Request deletion of your personal data where appropriate.

  • Request restriction of processing.

  • Object to certain processing.

  • Request transfer of your data where applicable.

  • Withdraw consent where processing relies on your consent.

Requests relating to your personal data should be made using the contact details provided above.

9. Use of Images

Photographs and video recordings created while providing our services remain the intellectual property of Satyr Weddings unless otherwise agreed in writing.

Where images are used for portfolio, website or promotional purposes, this will only be done where permitted under the terms of the relevant client agreement or with the appropriate consent where required.

10. Cookies

Our website may use cookies or similar technologies to improve website functionality and understand how visitors use the site.

You can control or disable cookies through your browser settings, although some parts of the website may not function correctly if cookies are disabled.

11. Third-Party Links

Our website may contain links to external websites.

We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of third-party websites.

12. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time.

The most recent version will always be available on our website, together with the effective date.

13. Contact

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or your personal data, please contact:

Ross Goatman
Trading as Satyr Weddings (Satyr Media UK)

Email: conatct@satyrweddings.com

Website: www.satyrweddings.com

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