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Privacy Policy

We know that you care how Personal Information about you is collected, used, shared and stored. This Privacy Policy explains to an individual (“you”, “your”, or “their”) about their rights regarding their personal data. This policy is applicable to data provided to us directly by the individual and by others.

Applicable Guideline

In this Policy, “Data Protection Legislation” means all applicable legislation, which relates to the protection of individuals with regards processing personal data, including the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679. We protect any personal data that you provide us with & ensure it is stored securely.

Personal data” is defined as information relating to an identifiable person who can be directly or indirectly identified in particular by reference to an identifier which will be referred for the purposes of this policy.

This policy (and any other documents referred to in it) sets out the basis on which any personal data we collect from you, or that you provide to us, will be processed by us by you visiting our website:http://riothephotographer.co.ke/ (“website”).

How We Collect Your Personal Data

We will only gather individual data only for bona fide professional purposes. You may provide the data directly to us for predetermined purposes which mainly involve keeping you updated on about our work.

We may gather the following data from you but not restricted to:

  • Your name and gender
  • Postal address
  • Your telephone number
  • Your email address
  • Your legal person or business name
  • Your legal physical address
  • Your billing name and address
  • Your PayPal e-mail address
  • Other personally identifiable information if we need any verification
  • Occupation
  • Data provided by you via our website and or, through social media (such as Facebook, Twitter etc.) if applicable.
  • Any inquiries made through our website or if applicable via social media accounts
  • Address information about you from the government or third party sources, for fraud prevention or for legal compliance.
  • Submissions by you to attend events such as conferences, meetings or gig etc.
  • We may collect personal information if permitted by the law.

We primarily require approval from an individual(s) to collect and store their data on our database.  One may choose to withhold certain personal information as they desire and by doing so, we may not be able to contact you. We make certain that all the data on our database is accurate and updated and if you desire to make any changes, then please feel free to contact us at any time. 

How We Use Your Personal Information

We use your Personal Information to operate, maintain, and provide to you the service. For example (and not limited) to:

  • Respond to your queries, customer service requests or complaints 
  • Keeping you to date on our various activities by sending you a newsletter or other promotional communications
  • Conduct research and analyze data to improve our service or customize our communications with you
  • Communicate with you

How We Share Your Personal Information With Third Parties

We will only share your personal information with third parties in ways only described in this policy. We may share your personal data as follows and not limited to:

  • As required by law, such as to comply with reporting requirements, a subpoena, or similar legal process.
  • In connection with an investigation of fraud, intellectual property infringement, piracy, or other unlawful activity or as we believe reasonably necessary to protect or enforce our rights, protect your safety or the safety of others.
  • In certain situations, we may be required to disclose personal data in response to lawful requests by public authorities, including to meet national security or law enforcement requirements.
  • With any other user, contributor, Project Creator or third party with your prior consent to do so as described in this Policy.

How We Store and Protect Your Personal Information

We are keen on ensuring that personal data is encrypted with Security Sockets Layer (SSL) technology to encrypt sensitive personal data (such as your payment information and location) before it is transmitted on the internet. We do not store credit card numbers on our database or servers.

We may store Personal data in locations outside our direct control (for instance, on servers or databases co-located with hosting providers). We follow generally accepted standards to protect the personal information submitted to us, both during transmission and once we receive it. However, no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage, is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

Rights Regarding Your Personal Data

You have the entitlement regarding your personal data as indicated on the EU GDPR. We rightfully respect and uphold these rights to the personal data stored. They include:-

  • Right to access- You have rights to access to your personal data subjective to certain conditions.
  • Right to corrections- You can alter your personal information at any time by contacting us. It is your responsibility to ensure that your personal information is accurate.
  • Right to erasure- Your personal data can be erased in cases where the data is no longer required subject to certain conditions.
  • Right to Withdraw Consent- you have the right to withdraw your consent your rights at any time. Your consent will be effective as soon as it is withdrawn and in the future.
  • Right to Object to or Restrict Processing- You have the right to request us not to process your personal data, subject to certain conditions.
  • Right to Data Transferability- you have the right to request us to share your personal data in a legible format, subject to certain conditions.

Compromise of Personal Data

If your data is compromised, we will address the issue as required. We will promptly notify those persons whose Personal Information is compromised. Notwithstanding, we do not accept liability for any unintentional disclosure or a disclosure that occurs due to a security breach of our systems or facilities. Please notify us of any breach on personal information on info@riothephotographer.co.ke

Images Used by Rio

Where applicable, we may request you to consent to have your images taken. We may use these images on our website, social media accounts such as Facebook, Twitter and Instagram to showcase our photographic work. If you would like your image erased, then you can request us to do so and the images will be deleted immediately.

Data Collected on the Website

We use HTTP cookies on our website to collect data anonymously to help us measure and improve the performance of the site. All data is stored in a manner that cannot be accessed by a third party. We do not retain any personal data without prior consent from the user.

Links to Other Websites, Blogs/Forums and Social Media Widgets

We may link our website to other websites such as those of payments processors. Their privacy policy may differ from ours, and we encourage you to read carefully through their privacy statement and understand. To request removal of your personal information from our pages, contact us at info@riothephotographer.co.ke. In some cases, we may not be able to remove your personal information, in which case we will let you know if we are unable to do so and why.

Our website includes Social Media Features, such as the Facebook Like button and Widgets, such as the Share this button. These Features may collect your IP address, which page you are visiting on our Website, and may set a cookie to enable the Feature to function properly. Social Media Features and Widgets are either hosted by a third party or hosted directly on our Website. Your interactions with these Features are governed by the privacy policy of the service provider.

Changes to Our Policy

Our privacy policy may be reviewed and updated on a regular basis and checking the policies from time to time is commended. We may notify you of any changes on this policy when necessary.

Contact Us

If you have any questions or you would like any clarification about this Privacy Policy or the various practices or any dealings on our website, please contact us at info@riothephotographer.co.ke