Please be assured that I take client data privacy very seriously.  If you have any concerns at all please contact me on sian@siantphoto.com

Why do I collect personal data?

In order to provide you with the very best photography services, I need to collect from you certain personal data.  Under the Data Protection Act 2018 (UK)/General Data Protection Regulations the legal basis for collecting this personal data is Contract - i.e. we have a contract for me to provide you with services and to do that I need some information about you.

This data enables me to communicate with you about your photographs and your photography session and to make sure you receive the services you need.  

If you are kind enough to sign a model release allowing me to use images of you for my own purposes, I will need to keep your name, email address and signature as a permanent record of that agreement.

What do I do with your personal data?

Your personal data will be used only to communicate with you about the photography services you have requested. 

You will be asked upon signing your contract if you wish to receive occasional emails from me about offers and products that are relevant to you - if you don't want to receive these emails you simply don't opt in.  If at any time you'd like to change your mind simply email me at sian@siantphoto.com or use the unsubscribe button on an email you have received.

I use the Pixieset to manage bookings, contracts, model releases and my online store and they act as data processor for me.  Their Privacy Policy is here for you to refer to if you wish.

I use Pixieset to deliver client galleries, manage bookings, manage contracts, quotes, model releases and questionanaires and for my online store- their Privacy Policy is here to refer to if you wish. Payments are taken via Paypal and are are subject to the Paypal Privacy Policy.

I use Squarespace to provide my website, their Terms of Service and Privacy Policy are available for you to view. I do not collect personal data of any kind when you use my website with the exception of contact information to provide with any enquiry that you make.

How long do I keep your personal data?

If you are a client of mine, i.e. we have a contract, I am legally required to keep your data, including that contract and associated personal data for a period of 7 years after the contract is complete.  If you have contacted me about services but have not become a client, I delete your emails after 1 year.

Signed contracts and releases (paper and electronic) are stored securely with access limited only to myself.

What about your images?

Under no circumstances will I share, license or sell your images to any third parties without obtaining your specific consent through a contract or model release.  Likewise I only use images on my website, social media and print marketing for which I have obtained permission.

I use Pixiset to provide your online gallery which is always either password protected or otherwise restricted only to you.

If you purchase images from me, whether digital or in print, you take full responsibility for the security and protection of those images once you have taken custody of them.

If you have signed a Model Release, I will always abide by the terms of that release and will retain that release and your contact information permanently in order to contact you about that model release.

How do I get in touch?

If you have any questions, requests or complaints  relating to data privacy at Sian T. Photography, please get in touch with me direct at sian@siantphoto.com or write to me at

Sian T. Photography

10 Elmbridge Road

Cranleigh, GU6 8NH