Ash Walker Photography is committed to protecting your privacy and complying with the New Zealand Privacy Act 2020. This policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and protect your personal information.

1. Information We Collect

We collect personal information when you:

• Use the contact form (Name, Email, Phone Number, Enquiry details).

• Sign up for a newsletter (Email address).

• Browse the website (Non-personal data via cookies/analytics, such as IP address, browser type, and pages visited).

2. How We Use Your Information

We use your personal information to:

• Respond to your booking enquiries and communications.

• Process payments and issue invoices (after a contract is signed).

• Improve our website and services.

• Send you marketing information (only if you explicitly opt-in).

3. Disclosure of Information

We will not sell or rent your personal information. We may disclose your information to third parties only if:

• It is necessary to provide the service (e.g., sharing your details with a printer or lab to fulfil an order).

• We are required to do so by New Zealand law.

• You have expressly consented to the disclosure.

4. Security and Storage

We take reasonable steps to ensure your personal information is stored securely and protected from misuse, loss, or unauthorised access. We only keep personal information for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes we collected it for.

5. Access and Correction

You have the right to ask for a copy of any personal information we hold about you, and to ask for it to be corrected if you think it is wrong. If you’d like to ask for a copy of your information, or to have it corrected, please contact us at photography@ashwalker.co.nz.