Heather Lauren Photography Inc. Privacy Policy
Latest revision of this document: April
30, 2006
Heather Lauren Photography Inc. (“HLP”), is
committed to protecting the privacy, accuracy and reliability
of any Personal Information you choose to provide through
our website, by e-mail, or verbally. In order to serve
you as best as we can, we may ask you for certain Personal
Information. Your Personal Information is kept confidential;
we have developed information privacy practices that are
described in detail in this policy. Heather Lauren Photography
Inc. maintains your Personal Information in strict adherence
with this policy.
Please read this privacy policy carefully. By using HLP services, you
agree to the terms of this policy. If you do not agree with these terms, please
do not disclose any Personal Information. This privacy policy may change from
time to time. Should you have any questions about this policy or our data collection
and use practices, please click here for
our contact information.
Our Commitment to Privacy
Your privacy is important to us. To better protect your
privacy we provide this Statement explaining our information
practices and the choices you can make about the way your
information is collected and used. To make this Statement
easy to find, we make it available on our homepage (www.hlphotography.com/privacypolicy.htm)
and on every page where our information collection practices
are applicable.
Collection of Personal Information
It is not necessary to provide any information that identifies
you (hereinafter referred to as "Personal Information") to use our website (hereinafter
referred to as "Site”). In general, you can
visit our Site without telling us who you are or revealing
any Personal Information.
If you want, however, to access certain features offered
through this Site, it may be necessary to provide Personal
Information, such as your name, address, and telephone
number, and possibly other information. We also may ask
for some Personal Information when you send us a comment
or question, or when you request information through our
Site or by e-mail. If you do not want to give us any Personal
Information, you can choose not to use these features of
our Site. The choice is yours. We are only interested in
offering you convenient online services that match your
interests and needs.
The Information We Collect
Personal Information is collected on certain pages of the
Site. If you decide to contact Heather Lauren Photography
Inc. online to ask a question or learn more about a package,
you will find that the contact forms ask for certain types
of Personal Information to assist us in complying with
your requests.
- Heather Lauren Photography Inc. may ask you to provide
Personal Information, some optional, some required, on
specific pages of the Site. The information requested
may include your name, e-mail address, phone number,
dates of requested shoots, and your comments.
Further Personal Information is collected during communication
with you by e-mail, on the phone or during meetings.
- Heather Lauren Photography Inc. may ask you to provide
Personal Information, some optional, some required. The
information requested may include your name, age, address,
e-mail address, shipping information, phone number, dates
of events, event details, locations where the events
will take place, family information (including marital
status), bridal party information (including ages, eg.
2 year old flower girl).
Images of you, and/or your guests at your event or function,
are also retained by Heather Lauren Photography Inc. in
a electronic format.
Use of Personal Information
We use your Personal Information for four general reasons. First,
we use Personal Information to provide you with the services
that you request. Second, we may use your
Personal Information to send you additional information
about our products or information about other products
and services in which you might be interested. Third,
we may use your information in aggregate form to help us
evaluate and modify existing services, and to help us develop
additional services that are likely to be of interest to
our clients. Fourth, we may use your
images for advertising purposes, to promote and develop
Heather Lauren Photography Inc. and its products. These
may included amongst other promotional material and events: business
cards, posters, adds, and website galleries.
You can always choose not to be contacted or if you later
decide that you do not want your Personal Information used
for these purposes or your images used for further advertising,
you may opt-out by sending an e-mail or letter to us. Please
refer to Personal Information: Access and Correction.
How We Use Personal Information
We use the Personal Information you provide (summarised
in “The Information We Collect”) to provide
you with the services that you request. Your Personal Information
will be shared with our employees and assistants. Your
Name, Address and Phone Number may when required be shared
with unrelated entities and/or business partners acting
on our behalf to: (i) ship an order you have requested;
(ii) collect debt or other payments; (iii) book an indoor
location for your event. We do not share this information
with non-HLP companies except to the extent necessary to
complete your transaction and, when we do share it, it
is subject to their agreement to treat it as confidential
business information and with the understanding that it
may not be used for any purpose other than to perform their
function.
Heather Lauren Photography Inc. does not sell or otherwise
directly profit from collected images. Our only gain
is the advertising the images generate.
Disclosure of Personal Information
We release Personal Information when we believe release
is appropriate to comply with the law.
Personal Information: Access and Correction
If you would like to access your Personal Information,
or request that your Personal Information be modified,
corrected or removed from our records, please contact Heather
Lauren Photography Inc. through our e-mail or the mailing
address listed below. Heather Lauren Photography Inc. will
make all reasonable efforts to respond within 30 days of
your request. Heather Lauren Photography Inc. will use
reasonable efforts to supply you with this information
and to correct any factual inaccuracies that you identify.
Our Commitment To Data Security
Heather Lauren Photography Inc. works hard to ensure that
your Personal Information is secure. Information collected
during meetings or verbally is kept on paper rather then
electronically (excluding: your name, address, phone, e-mail
and purchased package, ie: information gather by our accounting
software plus scanned or digital images). However,
no data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed
to be completely secure, we cannot guarantee the security
of any information you transmit to us, and you transmit
such information at your own risk.
Links to Other Sites
As
a convenience to our visitors, the Heather Lauren Photography
Inc. Site may contain links to a number of sites that we
believe may offer useful information. When you click on
one of these links, you will be transferred from the Heather
Lauren Photography Inc. Site and be connected to the Site
of the organization or company that you selected. The Heather
Lauren Photography Inc. privacy policy is no longer applicable
when you leave our Site by way of a link. Each of these
linked sites maintains its own independent privacy policies
and procedures, which you should consult before providing
any of your Personal Information.
Changes to Policy and Questions
Heather Lauren Photography Inc. reserves the right to modify,
add or remove portions of this privacy statement at any
time and its discretion. If we decide to change this policy,
we will post those changes at this Site, which will be
effective immediately upon posting. If you have any questions
about our policy, this Site or its offerings, you may contact
us online using our e-mail address: info@hlphotography.com or
you may write to us via the following address:
Attn: Privacy Officer
Heather Lauren Photography Inc.
163 Country Hills Dr. N.W.
Calgary AB. T3K 4X3
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