Privacy Policy

Jean-Luc Benazet Wedding Photography
Privacy Policy and Cookie Policy
Last updated: 18 February 2026

Introduction

Jean-Luc Benazet Photography (“we,” “us,” or “our”) understands that your privacy is important to you and that you care about how your personal information is used and shared online. We respect and value the privacy of everyone who visits our website, jeanlucbenazetphotography.co.uk (“our site”), and we will only collect and use your information in ways that are useful to you and in a manner consistent with your rights and our obligations under the law.

This policy applies to our use of any and all data collected by us in relation to your use of our site. Please read this privacy policy carefully and ensure that you understand it. Your acceptance of this policy is deemed to occur upon your first use of our site. If you do not accept and agree with this privacy policy, please stop using our site.

1. Who We Are

1.1 Our site, jeanlucbenazetphotography.co.uk, is owned and operated by ZZZ Media Ltd, a limited company registered in England and Wales under company number 09208706, whose registered address is 3 Brookfield Way, Cambridge, CB23 5EB.

1.2 Our data protection contact can be reached by email at je*************@***il.com.

2. What This Policy Covers

This privacy policy applies only to your use of our site. It does not extend to any websites that are linked to from our site, whether we provide those links or they are shared by other users. We have no control over how your data is collected, stored, or used by other websites, and we advise you to check the privacy policies of any such websites before providing any data to them.

3. What Data Do We Collect?

Some data will be collected automatically by our site (see Section 9 on cookies below). Other data will only be collected if you voluntarily submit it, for example when filling in our contact form or making an enquiry. Depending on your use of our site, we may collect some or all of the following data:

Data you provide to us:

  • Your name
  • Your email address
  • Your telephone number
  • Your wedding date
  • Details of how you found us
  • Any other information you choose to include in your message to us

Data collected automatically:

  • Your IP address
  • Your web browser type and version
  • Your operating system
  • A list of URLs starting with a referring site, your activity on our site, and the site you exit to

4. How Do We Use Your Data?

4.1 All personal data is stored securely in accordance with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018. For more details on security, see Section 6 below.

4.2 We use your data to provide the best possible service to you. This includes:

  • Responding to your enquiries and communications
  • Providing our wedding photography services to you
  • Sending you information relevant to your booking or enquiry
  • Analysing the use of our site to enable us to continually improve your experience

4.3 With your permission and/or where permitted by law, we may also use your data for marketing purposes, which may include contacting you by email with information, news, and offers on our services. We will not send you any unsolicited marketing or spam, and we will take all reasonable steps to ensure that we fully protect your rights and comply with our obligations under the UK GDPR and the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003 (as amended).

4.4 Under the UK GDPR, we will ensure that your personal data is processed lawfully, fairly, and transparently. We will only process your personal data where at least one of the following lawful bases applies:

a) You have given consent to the processing of your personal data for one or more specific purposes;

b) Processing is necessary for the performance of a contract to which you are a party, or in order to take steps at your request prior to entering into a contract;

c) Processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which we are subject;

d) Processing is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by us, except where such interests are overridden by the fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject.

5. How Long Do We Keep Your Data?

5.1 We only keep your personal data for as long as we need to in order to use it as described above, and/or for as long as we have your permission to keep it. We conduct an annual review to determine whether we still need to retain your data.

5.2 Our data retention periods are as follows:

  • Contact form enquiries (non-clients): Retained for up to 12 months after your last communication with us, then securely deleted.
  • Client data (couples who book our services): Retained for up to 7 years after your wedding date, in line with HMRC requirements for financial records.
  • Wedding photographs: Retained indefinitely in secure backup storage as part of our service commitment to clients, unless you request deletion.
  • Website analytics data: Retained in anonymised form for up to 26 months.
  • Cookie consent records: Retained for 12 months, after which consent is requested again.

5.3 Your data will be securely deleted once the relevant retention period has expired, unless you request earlier deletion.

6. How and Where Do We Store Your Data?

6.1 Your data will only be stored within the United Kingdom and the European Economic Area (EEA).

6.2 Data security is of great importance to us, and to protect your data we have put in place suitable physical, electronic, and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure data collected through our site.

6.3 Steps we take to secure and protect your data include:

  • Use of SSL/TLS encryption across our entire website
  • Use of secure, reputable third-party services (see Section 7 below)
  • Regular review and updating of our security procedures
  • Secure password management and two-factor authentication where available
  • Regular backup of data to encrypted storage

6.4 Notwithstanding the security measures that we take, it is important to remember that the transmission of data via the internet may not be completely secure, and you are advised to take suitable precautions when transmitting data to us via the internet.

7. Do We Share Your Data?

7.1 We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal data to third parties.

7.2 We may share your data with trusted third-party service providers who assist us in operating our website and delivering our services. These third parties are contractually obligated to keep your data secure and to use it only for the purposes for which it was shared. We currently use the following third-party services:

  • Light Blue — client management and booking software
  • SmugMug — online photo gallery hosting and delivery
  • Loxley Colour — professional printing and album production
  • Google — website analytics (Google Analytics) and spam protection (reCAPTCHA)
  • Complianz / CookieDatabase — cookie consent management
  • Hiscox — insurance provider (where proof of insurance is required by your venue)

7.3 We may compile anonymised statistics about the use of our site, including data on traffic, usage patterns, and visitor numbers. Such data will never include any personally identifying information.

7.4 In certain circumstances, we may be legally required to share data held by us, which may include your personal information — for example, where we are complying with the requirements of legislation, a court order, or a governmental authority. We do not require any further consent from you in order to share your data in such circumstances and will comply as required with any legally binding request that is made of us.

8. What Happens If Our Business Changes Hands?

8.1 We may, from time to time, expand or reduce our business, and this may involve the sale and/or transfer of control of all or part of our business. Data provided by users will, where it is relevant to any part of our business so transferred, be transferred along with that part. The new owner or newly controlling party will, under the terms of this privacy policy, be permitted to use the data for the purposes for which it was originally collected by us.

8.2 In the event that any of your data is to be transferred in such a manner, you will be contacted in advance and informed of the changes. You will be given the choice to have your data deleted or withheld from the new owner or controller.

9. Cookies

9.1 Our site uses cookies — small text files placed on your computer or device when you visit our site. We use cookies to facilitate and improve your experience of our site, to provide our services, and to analyse how our site is used.

9.2 When you first visit our site, you will be shown a cookie consent banner allowing you to accept or decline different categories of cookies. You can change your preferences at any time by clicking the “Manage Consent” link in the footer of our site.

9.3 We use the following categories of cookies:

Strictly Necessary / Functional Cookies
These cookies are essential for the basic functioning of our site. They enable core features such as security, cookie consent preferences, and form submissions. These cookies do not require your consent as they are necessary for the site to operate.

Statistics / Analytics Cookies
These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our site by collecting and reporting information anonymously. We use Google Analytics to gather this data, which helps us improve our site and your experience.

Marketing Cookies
These cookies may be used to track visitors across websites in order to display relevant content. We currently use social media integration (Facebook, Instagram) which may set cookies when you interact with social sharing features.

9.4 All cookies used by and on our site are used in accordance with current UK cookie law, including the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003 (as amended) and the UK GDPR.

9.5 You can choose to enable or disable cookies in your internet browser at any time. Most browsers also allow you to choose whether to disable all cookies or only third-party cookies. For further details, please consult the help menu in your internet browser.

9.6 You can choose to delete cookies at any time; however, you may lose any information that enables you to access our site more quickly and efficiently, including certain personalisation settings.

10. Your Rights Under the UK GDPR

Under the UK GDPR, you have the following rights:

  • The right to be informed about how your personal data is being used
  • The right of access to your personal data
  • The right to rectification if your personal data is inaccurate or incomplete
  • The right to erasure (the “right to be forgotten”)
  • The right to restrict processing of your personal data
  • The right to data portability
  • The right to object to processing of your personal data
  • Rights in relation to automated decision-making and profiling

We do not use automated decision-making or profiling in relation to your personal data.

To exercise any of these rights, or if you have any questions about our use of your personal data, please contact us using the details set out in Section 12 below.

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), the UK’s supervisory authority for data protection. The ICO can be contacted at https://ico.org.uk/make-a-complaint/ or by telephone on 0303 123 1113.

11. How Can You Control Your Data?

11.1 When you submit information via our site, you may be given options to restrict our use of your data. We aim to give you strong controls over our use of your data, including the ability to opt out of receiving emails from us, which you may do by unsubscribing using the links provided in our emails or by contacting us directly.

11.2 You may also wish to sign up for one or more of the preference services operating in the UK: the Telephone Preference Service (TPS), the Corporate Telephone Preference Service (CTPS), and the Mailing Preference Service (MPS). These may help to prevent you from receiving unsolicited marketing. Please note, however, that these services will not prevent you from receiving marketing communications that you have consented to receive.

12. Contacting Us

If you have any questions about our site or this privacy policy, please contact us:

  • By email: je*************@***il.com
  • By telephone: 07811 512 422
  • By post: ZZZ Media Ltd, 3 Brookfield Way, Cambridge, CB23 5EB

Please ensure that your query is clear, particularly if it is a request for information about the data we hold about you.

13. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time as may be deemed necessary or as required by law. Any changes will be immediately posted on our site, and you will be deemed to have accepted the terms of the updated privacy policy on your first use of our site following the changes. We recommend that you check this page regularly to keep up to date.