Privacy Policy

Effective Date: August 28, 2025

Zach Slade Photo ("we," "our," "us") respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the personal information you share with us. This Privacy Policy explains what data we collect, how we use it, and the rights you have regarding your information.

1. Information We Collect

We collect the following types of information when you interact with our website or services:

• Contact Information: When you submit our contact form, we collect your name, email address, phone number, session type preferences, preferred dates, budget range, and any message you include. This information is processed through EmailJS, a third-party service that delivers your inquiries to us.
• Scheduling Information: When booking a session (via Calendly), you may provide your name, email, phone, and selected appointment details.
• Payment Information: When making a payment (via Stripe), payment details are securely handled by Stripe. We do not see or store your full credit card or banking information.
• Website Usage Data: Our website collects basic, non-identifiable analytics information through Cloudflare Web Analytics, including browser type, pages visited, time spent on the site, and general geographic location (country/region level only). This data helps us understand how visitors use our website to improve our services. Cloudflare's analytics service is privacy-first and does not use cookies or collect personal information. Additionally, our blog posts may track visit counts using local storage in your browser to display engagement metrics.

We use the information collected to:

• Respond to inquiries and provide photography services.
• Schedule sessions and manage appointments.
• Process payments and send confirmations.
• Improve our website and offerings.
• Comply with legal and accounting obligations.

We do not sell or rent your personal information. We only share your data with trusted third parties as necessary to provide services:

• EmailJS – processes and delivers contact form submissions to us. EmailJS handles this data in accordance with their Privacy Policy.
• Cloudflare Web Analytics – collects anonymous website usage statistics to help us understand visitor behavior. Cloudflare's analytics service is privacy-first and GDPR compliant, collecting only non-personal, aggregated data. View their Privacy Policy.
• Calendly – manages scheduling.
• Stripe – processes payments securely.
• Hosting Provider (GitHub Pages) – serves our website content (no personal data collection by us).

Each third party has its own privacy policy governing how they handle your data. We encourage you to review their policies for complete information about data handling practices.

We take reasonable measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, loss, or misuse. Sensitive data such as payment information is handled only by secure, industry-standard providers like Stripe.

Depending on your location, you may have the right to:

• Access, update, or delete your personal information.
• Opt out of communications.
• Request details about how your data is processed.

To exercise these rights, please reach out through our contact form.

Our website does not directly use cookies. However, we use Cloudflare Web Analytics, which is a privacy-first analytics service that does not use cookies or collect personal information. Third-party services we embed (such as Calendly and Stripe) may use cookies according to their own policies. Our blog posts may store visit count data in your browser's local storage to display engagement metrics, but this data remains on your device and is not transmitted to us.

Our services are not directed to individuals under 13. We do not knowingly collect information from children.

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with a revised effective date.