LightForm Design Privacy Policy and Terms of Use


PLEASE READ THESE TERMS OF USE CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THIS WEBSITE. 
This page informs you of our policies regarding the collection, use and disclosure of Personal Information we receive from users of the Site.

TERMS OF USE
Lightform Design ("us", "we", or "our") operates http://www.lightformstudio.com (the "Site"). Your access to and use of this website (lightformstudio.com) is subject to the following terms and conditions (“Terms of Use”) and all applicable laws. By accessing the website, you agree to be bound by these Terms of Use, all applicable laws and regulations, and agree that you are responsible for compliance with any applicable local laws. If you do not agree to these Terms of Use, please do not use the website.

The materials contained in this website are protected by applicable copyright and trademark law.

Definitions
Personal Data: Any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person.

Processing: Any operation or set of operations which is performed on Personal Data or on sets of Personal Data.

Data subject: A natural person whose Personal Data is being Processed.

I/We/Us (data controller): Lightform Design (Email: ivana@lightformstudio.com;)

Your Personal Information is used only for providing and improving this Site. By using this Site, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy.

What Data Do We Need?
While using our Site, we may ask you to provide us with certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify you. Personally identifiable information may include, but is not limited to your name ("Personal Information").

While using our Site, we may ask you to provide us with the following kinds of personal data that can be used to contact or identify you:
Information about your computer and your visits to, and use of, this website, such as your IP address, geographical location, referral source, and duration of your stay on this Site, as well as any other information that you choose to send to us, such as your name.
We may also require financial information (such as credit card or bank account numbers) in connection with a transaction, as well as postage and billing information used to purchase an item.

What are Cookies?
This website uses cookies; Cookies are small data files (sent from browsers to websites) which may include an anonymous unique identifier.

Like many websites, we use cookies to collect information as this enables the web server to identify and track the web browser. Cookies are beneficial to us to improve the website’s usability and for marketing purposes.

Most browsers allow you to refuse to accept cookies, and you can instruct your browser to do so. However, this will have a negative impact upon the usability of many websites, including this one.

We will not provide your personal information to any third parties for the purpose of direct marketing without your express consent.

How Do We Get This Data?
Your browser sends us information whenever you visit our Site in the form of cookies (see above). Some personal data is provided by you through Contact Forms (such as your name and email address).

By completing the Contact Form, you agree to be contacted by Ivana Milchanska about LightForm's design and branding services. You will only be contacted by Ivana Milchanska personally in relation to your enquiry.

Other data relevant to you is collected through the common analytics and tracking software and plugins like Google Analytics and jQuery.


For How Long is This Data Stored?
Personal data is stored for no longer than is necessary; considering any legal obligations (such as maintaining tax records) and any other legal basis we have for storing your personal data (such as for the performance of a contract, your consent, and our legitimate interests as a business).


Why Do We Need This Data?
Aside from common usability and marketing needs, we may use your personal data in order to:
Communicate with you, such as by sending you emails about a relevant photography service, by sending a message on social media, or by calling your phone number when provided by you;
Improve our services, including getting in touch with you for feedback and reviews;
Comply with the law and with applicable legal requirements, such as tax and other government regulations and industry standards, contracts, and law enforcement requests;
Send you albums, prints, and other materials relevant to, and as part of, our photography services, as requested by you.

About Your Consent & Rights
Where applicable law requires (and subject to any relevant exceptions under law), you may have the right to access, update, change or delete any personal information we hold about you.

Please contact us at ivana@lightformstudio.com if you wish to access, update, change, or delete your Personal Data. Upon request, we shall comply within 40 calendar days, though we will retain personal information in order to comply with the law and to protect our and others’ rights.

Additionally, if we rely on consent for the processing of your personal information, you have the right to withdraw it at any time and without charge. When you do so, this will not affect the lawfulness of the processing before your consent withdrawal.

Notes on GDPR
Under GDPR (in certain circumstances and subject to certain exemptions), you have the following rights in relation to your personal data:
The right to data access: You have the right to request a copy of the personal data that we hold about you, together with other information about our processing of that personal data.
The right to data rectification: You have the right to request that any inaccurate or incomplete data that is held about you is corrected or updated.
The right to data erasure: You have the right to request us to delete personal data that we hold about you. This is sometimes referred to as the right to be forgotten.
The right to restriction or objection of data processing: You have the right to object to our processing of, or request that we no longer process, your personal data for particular purposes.
The right to data portability: You have the right to request us to provide you, or a third party, with a copy of your personal data in a structured, commonly used machine readable format.

Security
The security of your personal data is important to us. We use safe protocols for communication and data transferring (such as HTTPS), but remember that no method of Internet data transmission or electronic storage is perfectly secure.

While we strive to protect your personal data, we cannot guarantee its absolute security. We will notify you if there is ever a threat to your rights or interests and will do everything we reasonably can to prevent security breaches.

Disclaimer
The materials on this website are provided on an ‘as is’ basis. Lightform Design makes no warranties, expressed or implied, and hereby disclaims and negates all other warranties including, without limitation, implied warranties or conditions of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement of intellectual property or other violation of rights. 

Further, Lightform Design does not warrant or make any representations concerning the accuracy, likely results, or reliability of the use of the materials on its website or otherwise relating to such materials or on any sites linked to this site.

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable laws, we exclude and disclaim liability for any losses and expenses of whatever nature and howsoever arising including, without limitation, any direct, indirect, general, special, punitive, incidental or consequential damages; loss of use; loss of data; loss caused by a virus; loss of income or profit; loss of or damage to property; claims of third parties; or other losses of any kind or character, even if we have been advised of the possibility of such damages or losses, arising out of or in connection with the use of this site. You assume total responsibility for establishing such procedures for data backup and virus checking as you consider necessary. This limitation of liability applies whether the alleged liability is based on contract, tort, (including negligence), strict liability or any other basis.


Updating This Policy
This Privacy Statement is effective from May 2019 and will remain in effect except with respect to any changes in its provisions in the future, which will be effective as of being published on this page.

Our Privacy Statement explains how we comply with the EU’s GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) legislation and the DPA (Data Protection Act), as well as how your privacy and personal details may be affected by use of this website.

We reserve the right to update or change this Privacy Policy at any time. Your continued use of this Site constitutes your acknowledgement of any modifications and your consent to abide and be bound by this modified Privacy Policy.

If we make any material changes to this Privacy Policy, you will be notified either through your provided email address, or through a prominent notice on our website.

Last updated: 2023