Privacy Policy
Last updated: 2 September 2026
Shutter & Belle Photography is committed to protecting your privacy and handling your personal information responsibly.
This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use and protect your personal information when you visit our website, contact us, submit an enquiry or book a photography session.
Who We Are
Shutter & Belle Photography provides newborn, family, lifestyle and small wedding photography services in Dublin and the surrounding areas.
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how your personal information is handled, please contact:
Shutter & Belle Photography
Email: shutterandbelle@gmail.com
What Information We Collect
When you contact Shutter & Belle Photography, submit an enquiry through our website or book a photography session, we may collect personal information including:
Your name
Your email address
Your telephone number
Information you provide about your photography requirements
Booking details
Communications between you and Shutter & Belle Photography
We may also collect limited technical information when you visit our website, including information collected through cookies or similar technologies, depending on your browser settings and the services used on our website.
How We Use Your Information
We use your personal information to:
Respond to your enquiries
Communicate with you about photography sessions and bookings
Provide the photography services you have requested
Arrange and manage your photography session
Deliver your photographs and private online gallery
Maintain appropriate business and financial records
Improve our website and services
Meet legal and accounting obligations
We only process your personal information where we have a lawful basis to do so under applicable data protection law.
Website Enquiries
When you submit an enquiry through the Shutter & Belle Photography website, the information you provide is used to respond to your enquiry and communicate with you about photography services and potential bookings.
Our website is hosted and operated using Squarespace, which may process information submitted through website forms in order to provide its services.
Your Photographs
Photographs taken during your session are processed and stored in order to provide photography services and deliver your images to you.
We take reasonable care to protect your photographs and personal information.
Your photographs will not be used on the Shutter & Belle Photography website, social media, portfolio or other promotional materials without appropriate permission.
Pixieset Galleries
Shutter & Belle Photography uses Pixieset to provide private online galleries where clients can view and receive their photographs.
Pixieset may process information necessary to provide this service, such as your name, email address and gallery information.
Your information and photographs are shared with Pixieset only as necessary to provide your private gallery and deliver your images.
Payments
Payments for photography services may be made by bank transfer or Revolut.
We may retain relevant payment and transaction information where necessary for accounting, tax and business record-keeping purposes.
How We Protect Your Information
We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect your personal information from unauthorised access, loss, misuse or disclosure.
Your information may be stored or processed using trusted services that help us operate our business, including:
Squarespace for our website and website enquiries
Pixieset for private client galleries and image delivery
Email services for communication
Secure storage services used for photographs and business records
We only share personal information where necessary to provide our services, operate our business or comply with legal obligations.
How Long We Keep Your Information
We keep personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes for which it was collected.
Certain information may be retained for longer where necessary for:
Legal obligations
Tax and accounting requirements
Business record keeping
Resolving disputes
The length of time information is retained depends on the type of information and the reason it was collected.
Cookies
Our website may use cookies and similar technologies to ensure that the website functions properly and to understand how visitors use the website.
You can manage cookies through your browser settings. Please note that disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of the website.
Your Data Protection Rights
Depending on applicable data protection law, you may have rights including the right to:
Access your personal information
Request correction of inaccurate information
Request deletion of your information in certain circumstances
Request restriction of how your information is processed
Object to certain processing of your information
Request a copy of your personal information
To exercise any of these rights, please contact:
You may also have the right to make a complaint to the Irish Data Protection Commission.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page and the date at the top of the policy will be updated.