Privacy Policy

James W. Fortune is committed to protecting and respecting your privacy.

This Policy explains when and why I collect personal information about people who visit our website, how we use it, the conditions under which I may disclose it to others and how I keep it secure.

I may change this Policy from time to time so please check this page occasionally to ensure that you’re happy with any changes. By using my website, you’re agreeing to be bound by this Policy.

Any questions regarding this Policy and our privacy practices should be sent by email to mail@jameswofrutne.co.uk.

Who am I?

I am James W. Fortune, a Tyne and Wear based professional photographer, operating nationally. I am registered as a sole trader with HMRC.

How do I collect information from you?

I obtain information about you when you use my website, for example, when you contact me about products and services, make a purchase, or if you register to receive email correspondance from myself.

What type of information is collected from you?

The personal information I collect might include your name, address, email address, IP address, and information regarding what pages are accessed and when. If you purchase a product from me, your card information is not held by me, it is collected by our third party payment processors, who specialise in the secure online capture and processing of credit/debit card transactions, as explained below.

How is your information used?

I may use your information to:

process orders that you have submitted;

to carry out our obligations arising from any contracts entered into by you and us;

dealing with entries into a competition;

seek your views or comments on the services we provide;

notify you of changes to our services;

send you communications which you have requested and that may be of interest

to you. These may include information about projects, products, or promotions from myself only, unless you are notified beforehand.

I review our retention periods for personal information on a regular basis. I am legally required to hold some types of information to fulfil our statutory obligations. I will hold your personal information on our systems for as long as is necessary for the relevant activity, or as long as is set out in any relevant contract you hold with me.

Who has access to your information?

I will not sell or rent your information to third parties.

I will not share your information with third parties for marketing purposes.

Third Party Service Providers working on my behalf: 

I may pass your information to our third party service providers, agents subcontractors and other associated organisations for the purposes of completing tasks and providing services to you on our behalf (for example products or services that are provided by a third party, which are to be delivered to yourself). However, when I use third party service providers, I disclose only the personal information that is necessary to deliver the service and I have a contract in place that requires them to keep your information secure and not to use it for their own direct marketing purposes. Please be reassured that I will not release your information to third parties beyond the my supplier network for them to use for their own direct marketing purposes, unless you have requested us to do so, or I am required to do so by law, for example, by a court order or for the purposes of prevention of fraud or other crime.

Third Party Product Providers I work in association with: 

I work closely with various third party product providers to bring you a range of quality and reliable products and services designed to meet your needs and requirements. When you enquire about or purchase one or more of these products, the relevant third party product provider will use your details to provide you with information and carry out their obligations arising from any contracts you have entered into with them. In some cases, they will be acting as a data controller of your information and therefore I advise you to read their Privacy Policy.  These third party product providers will share your information with us which we will use in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

When you are using our secure online purchasing pages, your order is processed by a third party payment processor, who specialises in the secure online capture and processing of credit/debit card transactions. If you have any questions regarding secure transactions, please contact me.

I may transfer your personal information to a third party as part of a sale of some or all of my business and assets to any third party or as part of any business restructuring or reorganisation, or if I'm under a duty to disclose or share your personal data in order to comply with any legal obligation or to enforce or apply our terms of use or to protect the rights, property or safety of my supporters and customers. However, I will take steps with the aim of ensuring that your privacy rights continue to be protected.

Your choices

You have a choice about whether or not you wish to receive information from me. If you do not want to receive direct marketing communications from me about my products and services, then you can select your choices by ticking the relevant boxes situated on the form on which we collect your information.

I will not contact you for marketing purposes by email, phone or text message unless you have given your prior consent. I will not contact you for marketing purposes by post if you have indicated that you do not wish to be contacted. You can change your marketing preferences at any time by contacting me by email: mail@jameswfortune.co.uk.

How you can access and update your information

The accuracy of your information is important to me. If you change email address, or any of the other information I hold is inaccurate or out of date, please email me at: mail@jameswfortune.co.uk.

You have the right to ask for a copy of the information James W. Fortune - Photographer holds about you.

Security precautions in place to protect the loss, misuse or alteration of your information

When you give me personal information, I take steps to ensure that it’s treated securely. Any sensitive information (such as credit or debit card details) is encrypted and protected with the following software 2,048 Bit encryption on SSL. When you are on a secure page, a lock icon will appear on the bottom of web browsers such as Microsoft Internet Explorer.

Non-sensitive details (your email address etc.) are transmitted normally over the Internet, and this can never be guaranteed to be 100% secure. As a result, while I strive to protect your personal information, I cannot guarantee the security of any information you transmit to me, and you do so at your own risk. Once we receive your information, I make our best effort to ensure its security on my systems. Where I have given (or where you have chosen) a password which enables you to access certain parts of our websites, you are responsible for keeping this password confidential. I ask you not to share your password with anyone.

Profiling

I may analyse your personal information to create a profile of your interests and preferences so that we can contact you with information relevant to you. I may make use of additional information about you when it is available from external sources to help me do this effectively. I may also use your personal information to detect and reduce fraud and credit risk.

Use of 'cookies'

Like many other websites, the James W. Fortune website uses cookies. 'Cookies' are small pieces of information sent by an organisation to your computer and stored on your hard drive to allow that website to recognise you when you visit. They collect statistical data about your browsing actions and patterns and do not identify you as an individual. For example, I use cookies to store your country preference. This helps us to improve my website and deliver a better more personalised service.

It is possible to switch off cookies by setting your browser preferences. For more information on how to switch off cookies on your computer, visit our full cookies policy. Turning cookies of may result in a loss of functionality when using my website.

Links to other websites

My website may contain links to other websites run by other organisations. This privacy policy applies only to my website‚ so we encourage you to read the privacy statements on the other websites you visit. I cannot be responsible for the privacy policies and practices of other sites even if you access them using links from our website.

In addition, if you linked to my website from a third party site, I cannot be responsible for the privacy policies and practices of the owners and operators of that third party site and recommend that you check the policy of that third party site.

16 or Under

I am concerned to protect the privacy of children aged 16 or under. If you are aged 16 or under‚ please get your parent/guardian's permission beforehand whenever you provide us with personal information.

Transferring your information outside of Europe

As part of the services offered to you through this website, the information which you provide to me may be transferred to countries outside the European Union (“EU”). By way of example, this may happen if any of my servers are from time to time located in a country outside of the EU. These countries may not have similar data protection laws to the UK. By submitting your personal data, you’re agreeing to this transfer, storing or processing. If I transfer your information outside of the EU in this way, I will take steps to ensure that appropriate security measures are taken with the aim of ensuring that your privacy rights continue to be protected as outlined in this Policy.

If you use my services while you are outside the EU, your information may be transferred outside the EU in order to provide you with those services.

Website recording

My website does not use any web site recording services and will not record mouse clicks or movements, page scrolling, or any text keyed into website forms.

Review of this Policy

I keep this Policy under regular review. This Policy was last updated in May 2023.