Privacy Policy

Sweet Valencia Photography (ABN 21 254 959 968) ("we", "us" or "Sweet Valencia") is committed to privacy protection. At https://sweetvalenciaphotography.com.au ("this site"), we understand the importance of keeping personal information private and secure. This privacy policy ("Privacy Policy") describes generally how we manage personal information and safeguard privacy. If you would like more information, please don't hesitate to contact us.

WE CARE ABOUT YOUR PRIVACY: 
WE WILL NEVER SELL YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS TO ANYONE. 
WE WILL NEVER PUBLICLY DISPLAY YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS OR OTHER PERSONAL DETAILS THAT IDENTIFY YOU.

1. We will treat all personal information in accordance with any and all obligations that are binding upon us under the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) (“Privacy Act”). The Privacy Act lays down 13 key principles in relation to the collection and treatment of personal information, which are called the “Australian Privacy Principles”.

2. We may collect personal information that you provide to us about yourself when you: 

• use this site, including (without limitation) when you: 
- purchase any products and/or services through this site; 
- register for access to premium content or request certain premium features; or 
- complete an online contact form to contact us; 
• provide information to us by telephone or through marketing or competition application forms; or 
• send us an email or other communication.

3. Your personal information may be used in order to: 

• verify your identity; 
• assist you to place orders through this site; 
• process any purchases of products and/or services that you may make through this site, including charging, billing and collecting debts; 
• respond to any queries or feedback that you may have; 
• conduct appropriate checks for credit-worthiness and for fraud; 
• prevent and detect any misuse of, or fraudulent activities involving, this site; 
• conduct research and development in respect of our products and/or services; 
• gain an understanding of your information and communication needs or obtain your feedback or views about our products and/or services in order for us to improve them; and/or 
• maintain and develop our business systems and infrastructure, including testing and upgrading of these systems, 
and for any other purpose reasonably considered necessary or desirable by us in relation to the operation of our business. 

From time to time, we may email our customers with news, information and offers relating to our own products/services. We will never, ever give your email address or other contact information to third parties for marketing purposes. Your personal information may be collected so that we can promote and market our photography products and services to you. This is to keep you informed of products, services, and special offers we believe you will find valuable and may continue after you cease acquiring products and services from us. If you would prefer not to receive promotional or other material from us, please let us know and we will respect your request. You can unsubscribe from such communications at any time if you choose.

4. In order to deliver the products/services you require or for the purposes set out above, we may disclose your personal information to organisations outside Sweet Valencia Photography. Your personal information may be disclosed to these organisations only in relation to this site, and we take reasonable steps to ensure that these organisations are bound by confidentiality and privacy obligations in relation to the protection of your personal information. These organisations may carry out or provide:

• billing and debt-recovery functions; 

In addition, we may disclose your personal information to: 
• your authorised representatives or legal advisers (when requested by you to do so); 
• credit-reporting and fraud-checking agencies; 
• credit providers (for credit-related purposes such as creditworthiness, credit rating, credit provision and financing); 
• our professional advisers, including our accountants, auditors and lawyers; 
• government and regulatory authorities and other organisations, as required or authorised by law; 
• organisations who manage our business strategies, including those involved in a transfer/sale of all or part of our assets or business (including accounts and trade receivables) and those involved in managing our business risk and funding functions; and 
• the police or other appropriate persons where your communication suggests possible illegal activity or harm to others.

If you would like more information about the way we manage personal information that we hold about you, or are concerned that we may have breached your privacy, please contact us by email at hello@sweetvalenciaphotography.com.au