Legal

Last Updated on June 2 2023

AGREEMENT TO TERMS
The Terms of Use Agreement ("Agreement"), created on the effective date and last amended on date above, is made between you ("user," "you" or "your"), and:

WEBSITE OWNER
Website: www.chelsiwhitephotography.com
Company Name: Chelsi White Photography
Address: 4910 Trayton Ave,
Gastonia, North Carolina, 28056
E-Mail: chelsi@chelsiwhitephotography.com
Phone: 704.689.5739

The owner mentioned above includes its affiliated companies, websites, applications, software, and tools (the "Company," "we," "us," or "our"), and, with this Agreement, outlines the rights and obligations that you and all users share, as well as any other media form, media channel, mobile website or mobile application related or connected thereto (collectively, the "website"), for the purpose of making use of any of the content, software, or other tools on the website ("services").
c.) Free Trials. Any free trial, sample, or other abridged versions of our services that are offered shall be considered a one (1) time use based on the registering of a user's e-mail. It is strictly prohibited for a user to create and register more than one (1) e-mail solely to access another free trial on the website.

ACCESS
Your access to and use of the website and the services is conditional upon your acceptance of and compliance with this Agreement, which applies to all the website's visitors. If for any reason, you do not agree with any of the terms of this Agreement, you may not access the website or its services.

Additionally, your access to and use of the services is also conditional upon your acceptance of and compliance with our privacy policy which describes our policies and procedures on the collection, use, and disclosure of personal information which is initiated by and commences when you use the website. The privacy policy discloses details and discloses your privacy rights and protections under applicable laws. It is advised to read our privacy policy prior to accessing the website or its services.

a.) Minors (under the age of 18).
If any user is a minor in the jurisdiction where they reside, the minor must obtain permission from their parent or guardian to use the website. If a minor accesses the website, it is assumed that their parent or guardian has read and agrees to this Agreement and has given permission to the minor to use the website.

b.) Children (under the age of 13).
If any user is a child under the age of thirteen (13) years and from the United States, it is assumed that they have obtained permission and verifiable parental consent to use the website. Furthermore, this Agreement allows the protections mentioned under the Children's Online Privacy Protection, specifically, 15 U.S. Code § 6502.

We do not claim that the website's content is appropriate or suitable for you or any visitor. No information, data, or information provided on the website is intended for distribution or use in any location where such usage is prohibited or is contrary to any law or regulation which would subject the Company to the legal liability of any type. Any such access or use of the website is to be utilized on your own initiative, and you are solely responsible for any legal compliance.

Any supplemental amendments or documents posted on the website following the effective date of this
Agreement are to be considered expressly incorporated into this Agreement.

PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES
As a user of our services, whether on the website or mobile app, it is prohibited to engage in the following activities to:

Systematically retrieve data or other content from the website or services to create or compile, directly or indirectly, a collection, compilation, database, or directory without our written permission;
Trick, defraud, or mislead other users or us, especially in any attempt to learn sensitive account information such as user passwords;
Circumvent, disable, or otherwise interfere with security-related features of the website or services, including those that restrict the copying of content or protected marks;
Disparage, tarnish, or otherwise harm the company, website, mobile app, or any other platforms where the services are offered:
Use any information obtained from the website or the service to harass, abuse, or harm another person or group of people;
Make improper use of our support services, specifically, our customer service representatives, or make false reports of abuse or misconduct;
Use the website or services in a manner that is inconsistent with its intended use or against any applicable laws;
Engage in spamming, linking, or referring to other websites for commercial or other purposes;
Upload or transmit, or the attempt of such act, viruses, trojan horses, or other damaging or improper material, including the spamming or continuous posting of repetitive text, that has the potential to interfere, modify, impair, disrupt, alter, or interfere with another user's experience with the website or its features, functions, operations, or maintenance;
Attempting any unauthorized automated use of the website, such as using scripts to send comments and messages, or using mining tools with the intention of gathering, injecting, or extracting data;
Deleting copyrights, trademarks, disclaimers, or any other marks from the website or its content;
Impersonating another user or person by use of a username, e-mail, personal name, or in any other manner;
Upload or transmit, or the attempt of such act, any material that acts as a passive or active information collection or transmission mechanism, including without limitation, clear graphics interchange formats ("gifs"), 1x1 pixels, web bugs, cookies, or other similar devices, also known as "spyware," "passive collection mechanisms" or "pems;"
Interfering with, disrupting, or creating an undue burden on the website, services, networks, and other connections;
Harassing, annoying, intimidating, or threatening any of the other users, employees, agents, contractors, or any other individual affiliated with the company;
Disabling or attempting to disable restrictions implemented by the website that prohibits access to certain areas;
Copying or adapting the software of the website, including but not limited to Flash, PHP, HTML, JavaScript, or other code;
Deciphering, decompiling, disassembling, or reverse engineering any of the software on the website;
Except as may be the result of standard search engine or internet browser usage, to use, launch, develop, or distribute any automated system, including without limitation, any crawlable spider, robot or bots, cheat utility, scraper, or offline reader that accessed the website or services, or using or launching any unauthorized script or other software;
Using a buying or purchasing agent to make purchases on the website;
Making any unauthorized use of the website or the services, such as collecting usernames, e-mail addresses, or personal names of users by electronic or other means to send unsolicited e-mails or create user accounts by automated means or under false pretenses;
-Using the website or services as part of any effort to compete with us or otherwise using the website, services, marks, content, data, or any part thereof for any revenue-generating endeavor, commercial purpose, or for personal benefit;
Using the website or services to advertise or offer to sell goods or other services;
Selling your user profile or account on the website.

GUIDELINES FOR REVIEWS
We may provide you, either on the website or by a 3rd party, the right to leave a review or rating of the services provided. Said review or rating requires that you:

Should have firsthand experience with the person/entity being reviewed;
Do not contain any offensive, abusive, racist, profanity-laden language;
Do not reference discriminatory language or references related to religion, race, gender, national origin, age, marital status, sexual orientation, or disability;
Do not include references to illegal activity;
Do not post negative reviews as part of a scheme working with a competitor of ours;
Do not make any suggestions or conclusions as to the legality of our services, products, or conduct;
Do not post any false or misleading comments about your experience with the website or our company; and
Do not organize a campaign encouraging others to post reviews, whether positive or negative.

In our sole discretion, we may decide to accept, reject, or remove reviews. Our responsibility is to screen reviews to ensure that any postings regarding the website and its services are accurate and verifiable. Any reviews made by you or other users of the website do not represent our opinions or statements of the services or of our affiliates or partners. We do not assume liability, claims, or losses resulting from any review made on the website. By posting a review, you hereby grant us a perpetual, nonexclusive, worldwide, commercial, royalty-free, and assignable license (and sublicense ability) to reproduce, modify, translate, transmit by any means, display, perform, and/or distribute all content relating to such reviews made.

COPYRIGHT POLICY
a.) Intellectual Property Infringement.
It is our duty to respect the intellectual property rights of others. Therefore, it is our policy to respond to any claim that infringes on any trademark, copyright, or other intellectual property protected under law.

If you are an owner of any protected intellectual property that you feel is being used without your authorization, you must submit notice to us by any of the contact details mentioned herein and include a detailed description of the alleged infringement.

If any request is made, and it is determined that you are not the owner of the intellectual property or do not have the authority to act on the owner's behalf, you may be held accountable for damages which may also include costs related to attorneys' fees for such misrepresentation.

b.) DMCA Notice and DMCA Procedure for Copyright Infringement Claims.
You may submit a notification pursuant to the Digital Millennium Copvright Act (DMCA) by providing our company with the following information in writing (see 17 U.S.C 512(c)(3) for further detail:

An electronic or physical signature of the copyright owner or a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the copyrighted work;
A description of the copyrighted work that you claim has been infringed, including the URLs) where the copyrighted work exists or a copy of the copyrighted work;
Your contact details including a personal name, address, phone number, and an e-mail address;
A statement that the copyright infringement is not authorized and that the request to remove the copyrighted work is in good faith; and
A statement by you, with language that includes "under penalty of perjury," that the information included in the infringement removal is accurate.

Upon receipt of a copyright infringement notification, we will take whatever steps are required to remove the copyrighted content from the website or the services.

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
Except as otherwise indicated, all source coding, databases, functionalities, software, graphic designs, and media of any kind (e.g. audio, video, text, photos, etc.), content, trademarks, service marks, logos, and copyrights are considered to be intellectual and proprietary information ("intellectual property").
Such intellectual information is under our ownership and protected by local, state, national, and international laws and will be defended.

No intellectual property is permitted to be copied, reproduced, aggregated, republished, uploaded, posted, publicly displayed, encoded, translated, transmitted, distributed, sold, licensed, or otherwise exploited for commercial purposes without our express prior written permission.

USER OBLIGATIONS
You, as a user of the website or any of its services, agree to the following:

Any information used for registration purposes, if required, must be submitted in an accurate and completed manner;
If any information should change regarding your account, you agree to change it in a timely fashion;
You have the legal capacity to understand, agree with, and comply with this Agreement;
That you are not considered a minor in the jurisdiction where you reside or are accessing the website or its services;
That you will not access the website or its services through the use of bots, scripts, or any other use than the traditional manner as is intended; and
That you will use the website and its services in an authorized and legal manner in accordance with this Agreement.

In regard to any of the information submitted by you, if it should be deemed inaccurate, out of date, or incomplete, we reserve the right to terminate your access to the website or account and any future intended use.

THIRD (3RD) PARTY WEBSITE AND CONTENT
Our website or services mav contain links to 3rd party websites or services that are not owned or controlled by us. Therefore, we assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, terms of use, practices, services, experiences, activities, or any other acts by 3rd parties. You acknowledge that if you are to be re-directed or forwarded to such 3rd party website, you hold us harmless and free of liability for any action that should occur on such websites, which may or may not include damages, losses, or any other claims.

ADVERTISING
In the event that we host, display, recommend, or link to websites or services in exchange for a fee ("advertisements"), it shall be known that such websites and services are often not known to us and are provided via advertisement networks based on user data. We do not own or control such advertisements and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, terms of use, practices, services, experiences, activities, or any other acts. Our only affiliation with such advertisements is the payment per display, clicks, or any other monetary benefit in accordance with its terms and conditions or affiliate terms.

Any advertisements used are subject to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act ("DMCA") policies.
There will be no refund or compensation related to a DMCA takedown of said advertisements. Our relationship with advertisers begins and ends with us providing space for the placement of such advertisements.

SITE MANAGEMENT
To ensure the best experience for all users of our website and services, we reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to do the following:

To monitor our website, services, and any other content for violations by users of this Agreement;
To take appropriate actions against our users, including legal action, for those who may have violated this Agreement or have attempted to defraud or cause harm to other users;
To refuse, restrict, limit, disable, or remove any and all files and Content which, due to excessive size limits or other properties, are burdensome to our systems or other users; and
To otherwise manage our website and services in such a way as to protect our rights and property and to encourage the optimal running of said websites and services.

PRIVACY POLICY
Your access to and use of our website or services is conditional upon our acceptance of our privacy policy. Our privacy policy describes our rules and procedures on the collection, use, and disclosure of your personal information and details your privacy rights and how the law protects you and such data.

It is recommended for all users to read to know their rights. Our privacy policy can be found in the footer area of the website.

We maintain the right to store certain data that you have transmitted by the use of the website or any of our services. You are solely responsible for the data you transmit and how it relates to any activity you have undertaken when using the website and any of its services. Therefore, you agree that we have no liability to you for any loss, breach, or corruption of any data and hereby waive any right of action against us that may or may not arise from such loss, breach, or corruption.

TERMINATION
We may terminate or suspend your account for any reason and at our sole discretion. If your account is suspended or terminated, we may or may not provide prior notice. Upon termination, your access to the website and/or services will cease immediately.

If you wish to terminate your relationship with us, such termination can be made by simply discontinuing your use of the website and its services.

GOVERNING LAW
The laws governing the company's jurisdiction mentioned herein shall govern this Agreement, including your use and access to the website and services. Your use of this website, services, and any mobile app may be subject to other local, state, national, and international laws.

DISPUTE RESOLUTION
If you should raise any dispute about the website, its content, or any of the services offered, it is required first to attempt to resolve the dispute formally by contacting us.

a.) Mediation. If a dispute cannot be agreed upon by the parties, it shall be moved to mediation for a period of 30 days with at least 10 hours to be committed by each party in accordance with the procedures of the United States Arbitration & Mediation. All costs related to said mediation shall be shared equally by both parties.

b.) Arbitration. If the dispute cannot be agreed upon during the mediation period, then the dispute will be submitted to binding arbitration in the jurisdiction of governing law.

We maintain the right to bring proceedings regarding the substance of any dispute in the courts of the country where you or we reside.

"AS-IS" DISCLAIMER
It is recognized to you, as a user of the website and any services offered, that they are provided on an
"as-is," "where is," and "as available" basis, including faults and defects without warranty.

To the maximum extent permitted under applicable law, the company, on its own behalf and those of its affiliates, licensors, and service providers, expressly disclaim all warranties, whether express, implied, statutory, or otherwise, with respect to the said website and any services offered, including all implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title and non-infringement, and warranties that may arise out of the course of dealing, course of performance, usage or trade practice.

Without limitation to the foregoing, we provide no warranty or undertaking, and make no representation of any kind, that the content or any services provided will meet your requirements, achieve any intended results, be compatible or work with any other software, applications, systems, devices, or services, including operating without interruption, or meet any performance or reliability standards or be error and bug-free from any defects that can or will be corrected.

Without limiting the foregoing, neither we nor any of our providers make any representation or warranty of any kind, express or limited, in regard to the following:

The operation or availability of the website or any services, or the information content, and materials or products included herein;
The website or any services being uninterrupted or bug-free;
The accuracy, reliability, or currency of any information or content provided through the website or services; and
The website or any services, servers, content, or e-mails sent on behalf of our company is free of viruses, scripts, trojan horses, worms, malware, timebombs, or any other harmful code.

Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of certain types of warranties or limitations on the applicable statutory rights of a consumer. Therefore, some or all of the above exclusions and limitations may not apply to you. The exclusions and limitations outlined in this section will be applied to the greatest extent under applicable law.

INDEMNIFICATION
You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold us harmless, including any of our subsidiaries, agents, or affiliates and our respective officers, agents, partners, and employees, from and against any loss, damage, liability, claim, or demand, including reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses, made by any 3rd party due to or arising out of the following:

Our content;
Use of the website or any of our services;
Not able to use the website or any of our services;
Any breach of this Agreement;
Any beach of representations and warranties set forth in this Agreement;
Any violation of the rights of a 3'' party, including but not limited to intellectual property rights; and
Any overt harmful act toward any other user of the website or its services.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, we reserve the right, at your expense, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter for which you are required to indemnify us, and you agree to cooperate, at your expense, with our defense of such claims. We agree to use reasonable efforts to notify you of any such claim, action, or proceeding which is subject to this indemnification upon becoming aware of it.

NOTICES
Except as explicitly stated otherwise, any notices sent to us must be sent to chelsi@chelsiwhitephotography.com. Any notices sent to you regarding any communication that must be sent in accordance with this Agreement will be sent to the e-mail registered to any account created on the website.

If notice is required to be sent via standard mail for legal or other purposes, the mailing address in Section 1 of this Agreement should be used.

ELECTRONIC MEANS
When accessing the website or any of its services, sending e-mails, online forms, signatures, or any type or kind of electronic records or communication, you consent that all agreements, notices, disclosures, and other communications we provide to you in such manner satisfies any legal requirement that such communication should be in writing. You hereby agree that the use of such electronic means will be regarded as sufficient and be viewed as the same as its physical counterpart.

Furthermore, you hereby waive any rights or requirements under any statutes, regulations, rules, ordinances, or other laws in any jurisdiction which require an original signature or delivery or retention of non-electronic records.

CALIFORNIA USERS
If any complaint with us is not satisfactorily resolved, you can contact the Complaint Assistance Unit of the Division of Consumer Services of the California Department of Consumer Affairs in any of the methods below:

Mail
1625 North Market Blvd,
Suite N 112,
Sacramento, California, 95834

Telephone
(800) 952-5210
(916) 445-1254

UNITED STATES FEDERAL GOVERNMENT END-USER PROVISIONS
If you are a user acting on behalf of the U.S. federal government, our website and its services are treated as a "commercial item" as defined under 48 C.F.R. § 2.101.

EUROPEAN UNION (EU) USERS
If you are a European Union (EU) resident, consumer, or user, it is recognized that you are entitled to specific protections on how your personal information is collected. We, in our privacy policy, attempt to be in accordance with such rules and regulations.

MISCELLANEOUS
This Agreement and any policies or operating rules posted by us, on the website, or through any services or in respect to such constitute the entire Agreement and understanding between you, as a user, and us, as a company. Our failure to exercise or enforce any right or provision of this Agreement will not operate as a waiver of such right or provision. This Agreement operates to the fullest extent permissible by law in accordance with the jurisdiction where we are located and to the protections that you, as a user, are entitled to in your jurisdiction. We reserve the right to assign any or all of our liabilities, services, and obligations to another party at any time. We shall not be responsible or liable for any loss, damage, delay, or failure to act caused by an event beyond our reasonable control.

If any provision, section, clause, or part of this Agreement is determined to be unlawful, void, or unenforceable, that said portion of this Agreement is determined to be severable and does not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining language.

It is understood that this Agreement does not create a joint venture, partnership, employment, or agency relationship between you and us, the website, or any of its services. You agree that this Agreement will not be construed against us by virtue of having drafted and published on the website for your review. Therefore, you agree to waive any and all defenses that may have been assumed under this Agreement and the lack of signing by any party hereto.

If this Agreement has been translated, you agree that its original English text shall prevail in the case of a dispute.

Terms & Conditions

Last Updated on June 3, 2023

We at Chelsi White Photography respect Your privacy. This Privacy Policy is designed to explain how We collect, use, share, and protect the personal information You provide to Us when You access Our website, purchase Our goods or services, or engage with Us on social media, as well as Your own rights to the information We collect.

Please read this Privacy Policy carefully. We will alert You to any changes to this Policy by changing the “last updated” date at the top of this Policy. Any changes become effective immediately upon publication on Our website, and You waive specific notice of any changes to the Policy by continuing to use and access Our site(s). We encourage You to review this Privacy Policy periodically, when You use Our website for any purpose or engage with Us on social media. You are deemed to have accepted any changes to any revised Privacy Policy by Your continued use of Our website after the revised Privacy Policy is posted.

INFORMATION THAT WE COLLECT
We collect a variety of information from You when You visit Our website, make purchases, or interact with Us on social media. By accepting this Privacy Policy, You are specifically consenting to Our collection of the data described below, to Our use of the data, to the processing of this data, and to Our sharing of the data with third-party processors as needed for Our legitimate business interests. The information We collect may include:

PERSONAL DATA
Personal Data is information that can be used to identify You specifically, including Your name, email address, telephone number, or demographic information like Your age, gender, or hometown. You consent to giving Us this information by providing it to Us voluntarily on Our website or any mobile application. You may also provide this information by participating in various activities associated with Our site, including responding to blogs, contacting Us with questions, inquiring about a session. Your decision to disclose this data is entirely voluntary. You are under no obligation to provide this information, but Your refusal may prevent You from accessing certain benefits from Our website.

DERIVATIVE DATA
Derivative data is information that Our servers automatically collect about You when You access Our website, such as Your IP address, browser type, the dates and times that You access Our website, and the specific pages You view. If You are using a mobile application, Our servers may collect information about Your device name and type, Your phone number, Your country of origin, and other interactions with Our application. Derivative data may also include data collected by third-party service providers, such as advertising and analytics providers, and may include cookies, log data, or web beacons. Cookies are discussed more fully below. Derivative data collected by third-party service providers generally does not identify a specific individual.

SOCIAL NETWORKING DATA
We may access personal information from social networking sites and apps, including Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter, Snapchat, or other social networking sites or apps not named specifically here, which may include Your name, Your social network username, location, email address, age, gender, profile picture, and any other public information. If You do not want Us to access this information, please go to the specific social networking site and change Your privacy settings.

MOBILE DEVICE DATA
If You use Our website via a mobile device or app, We may collect information about Your mobile device, including device ID, model and manufacturer, and location information.

OTHER DATA
On occasion, You may give Us additional data in order to enter into a contest or giveaway or to participate in a survey. You will be prompted for this information and it will be clear that You are offering this kind of information in exchange for an entry into such a contest or giveaway.

HOW WE USE YOUR INFORMATION
Your information allows Us to offer You certain products and services, including the use of Our website, to fulfill Our obligations to You, to customize Your interaction with Our company and Our website, and to allow Us to suggest other products and services We think might interest You. We generally store Your data and transmit it to a third party for processing. However, to the extent We process Your data, We do so to serve Our legitimate business interests (such as providing You with the opportunity to purchase Our goods or services and interact with Our website or mobile app).

Specifically, We may use the information and data described above to:

Create and administer Your account; and
Deliver any products or services purchased by You to You; and
Correspond with You; and
Process payments or refunds; and
Contact You about new offerings that We think You will be interested in; and
Interact with You via social media; and
Send You a newsletter or other updates about Our company or website; and
Deliver targeted advertising; and
Request feedback from You; and
Notify You of updates to Our product and service offerings; and
Resolve disputes and troubleshoot any problems; and
Administer contests or giveaways; and
Generate a profile that is personalized to You, so that future interactions with Our website will be more personal; and
Compile anonymous statistical data for Our own use or for a third party’s use; and
Assist law enforcement as necessary; and
Prevent fraudulent activity on Our website or mobile app; and
Analyze trends to improve Our website and offerings.

GROUNDS FOR USING AND PROCESSING YOUR DATA
The information We collect and store is used primarily to allow Us to offer goods and services for sale. In addition, Chelsi White Photography may collect, use, and process Your information based on the following grounds:

LEGITIMATE BUSINESS INTERESTS
We may use and process Your data for Our legitimate business interests, which include, among other things, communicating with You, improving Our goods or services, improving Our website, and providing You with the information or products that You have requested.

Performance of a Contract: We may use and process Your information to enter into a contract with You and to perform Our contractual obligations to You.

Consent: We may use Your data, or permit selected third parties to use Your data, based on Your consent to Our use and sharing of that data. You may withdraw Your consent at any time, but doing so may affect Your ability to use Our website or other offerings.

As required by law: We may also use or process Your data as required for Us to comply with legal obligations.

WHY WE DISCLOSE YOUR INFORMATION
We may share Your information with third parties in certain situations. In particular, We may share Your data with third-party processors as needed to serve Our legitimate business interests, which include administration of Our website, administration of Your account, entering into contracts with You, communicating with You, taking orders for goods or services, delivering Our goods and services, identifying trends, protecting the security of Our company and website, and marketing additional goods and services to You. The legal basis for Our disclosure of Your data is both Your Consent to this Privacy Policy and Our own right to protect and promote Our legitimate business interests.

The following are specific reasons why We may share Your information:

Third Party Processing: We may disclose Your information to third parties who assist Us with various tasks, including payment processing, hosting services, email delivery, communications, and customer service. We may not always disclose these third-party processors if not required by law. We do not authorize them to use or disclose Your personal information except in connection with providing Our company with their services.

By Law: We may share Your data as required by law or to respond to legal process, including a subpoena, or as necessary to protect the rights, property, and safety of others. This includes sharing information with other parties to prevent or address fraud and to avoid credit risks.

To Protect Our Company: We may use Your information to protect Our company, including to investigate and remedy any violations of Our rights or policies. We may also disclose Your information as reasonably necessary to acquire and maintain insurance coverage, manage risks, obtain financial or legal advice, or to exercise or defend against legal claims.

Business Transfers: In the unlikely event Our company engages in a merger, acquisition, bankruptcy proceedings, dissolution, reorganization, or similar transaction or proceeding, We may transfer or share Your data as part of that proceeding. In such transitions, customer information is one of the business assets that is acquired by a third party. You acknowledge that such business transfers may occur and that Your personal information can continue to be stored, used, or processed as otherwise set forth in this privacy policy.

Third-Party Marketing: We may disclose Your information to certain third parties as listed on our website for the purpose of enabling them to contact You so that they can offer You relevant goods and services.

Please note that, at this time, We do not recognize automated browser signals regarding tracking systems, which may include “do not track” instructions.

Other Third Parties: We may share information with advertisers, Our investors, or other third parties for the purpose of conducting general business analysis. If We do so, We will make reasonable efforts to inform You if required by law.

Interaction With Others: If You interact with others on Our website or mobile app, such as participating in a group chat or a group online course, other users may have access to some of Your data, including Your name, profile picture, and Your history of interaction with Our website, such as prior comments or posts.

Online Postings: When You post online, Your posts may be viewed by others, and We may distribute Your comments outside the website.

External Links: Our website may include hyperlinks to other websites not controlled by Us. We suggest You exercise caution when clicking on a hyperlink. Although We use reasonable care in including a hyperlink on Our own web page, We do not regularly monitor the websites of these third parties, are not responsible for any damage or consequences You suffer by using these hyperlinks. We are not bound by the Privacy Policies of any third-party website that You access by a hyperlink, nor are they bound by ours. We encourage You to read the Policies of those third-party websites before interacting with them or making purchases. They may collect different information and by different methods than We do.

Other Purposes: We may disclose Your personal data as necessary to comply with any legal obligation or to protect Your interests, or the vital interests of others or Our company.

TRACKING TECHNOLOGIES
Log Files: Like many other websites, We make use of log files. These files merely log visitors to the site – usually a standard procedure for hosting companies and a part of hosting services’ analytics. The information inside the log files includes internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, Internet Service Provider (ISP), date/time stamp, referring/exit pages, and possibly the number of clicks. This information is used to analyze trends, administer the site, track user’s movement around the site, and gather demographic information. IP addresses and other such information are not linked to any information that is personally identifiable.

Cookies: We also use cookies — small text files sent to Us by Your computer — and web beacons to store certain information. We may use cookies to authenticate Your identity, to determine if You are logged onto Our website, for personalization, for security, for targeted advertising, or for analysis of the performance of Our website and services. For example, cookies allow Us to recommend blog posts to You based on what You have read on Our site in the past. We use cookies that are not specific to Your account but unique enough to allow Us to analyze general trends and use, and to customize Your interaction with Our website. This information helps Us to understand the use of Our site and to improve Our website and service offerings.

We may use any or all of the following types of cookies:
Essential Cookies: These cookies help Us run Our website and improve Your experience with Our website. These cookies may allow content to load more quickly or allow You to access “members only” or repeat-users sections of Our website.

Functionality Cookies: These cookies allow Us to remember Your preferences from earlier visits to Our website, including login information, so that You do not have to input the same information multiple times.

Social Media Cookies: These cookies allow Us to record when You have engaged with a social media tool while visiting Our website. For example, We may record that You have “liked” a certain aspect of Our website. The social media application may also share data with Us that You have allowed it to share. If You wish to change Your social media sharing settings, please visit the privacy settings of the social media network.

Advertising Cookies: We may work with third-party advertising partners who collect information about Your browsing habits on Our website in order to later display a relevant ad about Our services when You are on a third-party site such as a social media platform. These cookies may also allow Us to access Your location.

In addition, when You first encounter Our website, You will be asked to “consent to cookies.” If You wish to disable cookies, You may do so through Your individual browser options. However, this may affect Your ability to use or make purchases from Our website. More detailed information about cookie management with specific web browsers can be found at the browsers’ respective websites. More information about cookies can be found at What Are Cookies? By continuing to use Our website and not disabling cookies on Your browser, You are consenting to Our use of cookies in accordance with the terms of this policy.

In addition, We may use third-party software to post advertisements on Our website or mobile application, to oversee marketing or email campaigns, or manage other company initiatives. These third-party softwares may use cookies or similar tracking technology. We have no control over these third parties or their use of cookies. For more information on opting out of interest-based ads, visit the Network Advertising Initiative Opt-Out Tool or Digital Advertising Alliance Opt-Out Tool.

Pixel Tags: We may use a pixel tag, which is a small graphic file that allows Us to monitor the use of Our website and provide Us with information regarding Your interaction with the website. These tags may collect the IP address from the device You are using, and the browser type. Pixel tags are also used by Our third-party partners to collect information when You visit Our website, and We may use this information to display targeted advertisements.

Email Confirmations: We may receive email confirmations when You open an email from Us. This allows Us to determine if users are responding favorably to Our email communications and to improve those communications.

Other Technologies: Other data technologies may be used that collect comparable information for security, fraud detection, and similar purposes, to give Us information about Your use of Our website, and to greater improve Our website and service offerings to You.

WEBSITE ANALYTICS
We may partner with third-party analytic companies, including Google Analytics and Shopify Analytics. The analytic companies may also use cookies (described above) or other tracking technologies to analyze visitors’ use of Our website or mobile app to determine the popularity of the content, and better understand online activity. We do not transfer personal information to these third-party vendors. However, in order to access Our website, You must consent to the collection and use of Your information by these third-party analytic companies. You should review their Privacy Policy and contact them directly if You have questions. If You do not want any information to be collected and used by tracking technologies, visit the Network Advertising Initiative Opt-Out Tool or Digital Advertising Alliance Opt-Out Tool.

Google Analytics: You can opt-out of having Your activity on Our website made available to Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on. This add-on prevents Google Analytics from retrieving information about Your visits to Our website. For more information about Google’s Privacy Policy, please visit: https://policies.google.com/privacy.

Facebook: You can opt-out of Facebook’s interest-based ads by visiting: www.facebook.com/help/

You can learn more about Facebook’s Privacy Policy at:  www.facebook.com/full_data_use_policy.

PROCESSING YOUR INFORMATION
For the most part, We do not process Your information in-house, but give it to third-party processors for processing. For example, when PayPal takes Your payment information, they are a third-party processor. They process Your payment and remit the funds to Us. So in many instances, it will be necessary for Us to transmit Your information to a third-party processor, as We do not have the capability to perform these functions. More detail on third-party processing is detailed below.

However, We may, from time to time, process Your data internally. The legal basis for this processing is both Your consent to the processing, Our need to conduct Our legitimate business interests, and to comply with legal obligations. Our purposes in processing this information, if We do, is to administer, maintain, and improve Our website and offerings, to enter into contracts with You, to fulfill the terms of those contracts, to keep records of Our transactions and interactions, to be able to provide You with goods and services, to comply with Our legal obligations, to obtain professional advice, and to protect the rights and interests of Our company, Our customers (including You), and any third parties. We may process the following data:

Data associated with Your account, such as Your name, address, email address, and payment information.
Data about Your usage of Our website, such as Your IP address, geographical information, and how long You accessed Our website and what You viewed.
Data related to Your personal profile, such as Your name, address, profile picture, interests and hobbies, or employment details.
Data that You provide Us in the course of using Our services.
Data that You post on Our website, such as comments or responses to blogs.
Data that You submit to Us when You make an inquiry regarding Our website or offerings.
Data related to Your transactions with Us, including Your purchase of Our goods or services. This information may include contact details and payment information.
Data that You provide to Us when You subscribe to Our emails or newsletters, including Your email address and contact information.
Data that You submit to Us via correspondence, such as when You email Us with questions.
Any other data identified in this policy, for the purpose of complying with Our legal obligations, or to protect the vital interests of You or any other natural person.

INTERNATIONAL DATA
Our website is hosted by servers located in the U.S therefore, if You reside outside the U.S, some of Your data will be transferred internationally to and stored on those servers. In addition, We may use third-party processors (including payment processors) and subcontractors located in the U.S. We use all reasonable methods to protect the safety of Your data during transfer, including hosting Our website on reputable servers and engaging reputable third-party processors. By using this site and providing Us with information, You consent to this transfer, processing, and storage of Your information in the U.S. Note that the privacy laws in the U.S may not be as strict as those in other countries. Please be aware that:

We may transfer data that We collect to locations outside of Our headquarters for processing or storing, and the data may be processed by Our staff or by third-party processors. For example, We may engage third parties to fulfill orders. By submitting Your personal data, You agree to this transfer, storing, and processing. We take all reasonable steps to make sure Your data is treated securely and in conformity with this Privacy Policy.

Data that is provided to Us is stored on secure servers. Payment information and other sensitive data will be encrypted to ensure its safety.

The transmission of data via the internet is never completely secure, and We cannot guarantee the security of data that is sent to Us electronically. Your transmission of data to Us is at Your own risk.

Where data that You have transmitted to Us is password protected, You are responsible for keeping the password confidential. You are exclusively responsible for any breaches of Your data that results from Your own disclosure of or failure to protect Your password.

We use website hosting servers/third-party processors/subcontractors located in Canada which has received an Adequacy Determination from the European Commission, meaning that the European Commission has determined that appropriate safeguards are in place to protect data once it is transferred to that country.

DATA RETENTION
We retain personal data as long as it is needed to to conduct Our legitimate business purposes or to comply with Our legal obligations, or until You ask Us to delete Your data. For example, We will retain certain personal information indefinitely for the purposes of maintaining Your account, unless and until You delete Your account. Data that We gather for a specific and particular purpose, such as assisting law enforcement or analyzing trends, will be kept for no longer than is necessary for that particular purpose. Data that is no longer needed by Us for any of the purposes listed above will be permanently deleted.

We will honor Your request to delete Your data, as described more fully below, unless We are required by law to retain access to the data. However, note that We cannot control the retention policies of third parties. If You wish to have any third parties, including those to whom We’ve transmitted Your data, delete that data, You will need to contact those third parties directly. You may request from Us a list of all third parties to whom We have transmitted Your data.

We may retain usage data (that is, data that is gathered by Our company or third-party analytics companies for the purpose of analyzing the use of Our website) as needed for internal analysis purposes. This type of data is usually retained for a shorter period of time than personal data, unless the data is necessary to improve the security or functionality of Our website or offerings, or We are legally obligated to retain the data for a longer period of time.

SECURITY OF YOUR INFORMATION
We take all reasonable steps to protect Your personal data and keep Your information secure. We use recognized online secure payment systems and implement generally accepted standards of security to protect against personal data loss or misuse. However, no security measure is foolproof, and no method of data transmission can be guaranteed against interception or misuse. We cannot guarantee complete security of any information You transmit to Us.

By consent to this Privacy Policy, You acknowledge that Your personal data may be available, via the internet, around the world. We cannot prevent the use or misuse of Your data by other parties.

We will notify You promptly of any known breach of Our security systems or Your data which might expose You to serious risk.

CHILDREN
This website or mobile app is not designed for use by children under age the applicable age of consent in Your country, and We do not knowingly solicit personal data from anyone under the applicable age of consent in Your country . If You are under the applicable age of consent in Your country, do not access or use Our website or related products or services. If You become aware that We have collected data of anyone under the applicable age of consent in Your country , please contact Us so that We may delete that data.

SENSITIVE DATA
We request that You do not submit any sensitive data to Us, via public postings, email correspondence with Us, or any other method, including social security number, health data, genetic data, or information related to Your ethnic origin, religious beliefs, or criminal history. If You do send Us this information, then by doing so You are consenting to Our use, storage, and processing of this information in accordance with this privacy policy.

YOUR RIGHTS
You have certain rights with respect to Your personal data, as outlined below. Note that We may charge You a reasonable fee for actions that You ask Us to take with respect to Your data. In addition, We reserve the right to request that You provide Us with evidence of Your identity before We take any action with respect to the exercise of Your data rights. Further, Your rights may be restricted or nullified to the extent they conflict with Our compelling business interests, the public interest, or the law.

UPDATE ACCOUNT INFORMATION
You have the right to update or change any information You have provided to Us. To update or delete Your information, please contact Us at chelsi@chelsiwhitephotography.com.

CONFIRM PERSONAL DATA AND ITS USE
You have the right to request that We confirm what data We hold about You, and for what purposes. You also have the right to confirmation of whether We process Your data or deliver Your data to third-party processors, and for what purposes. We will supply You with copies of Your personal data unless doing so would affect the rights and freedoms of others.

Change Consent: You have the right to change Your consent to Our use of Your information. In such cases, We may require You to delete Your account with Us, as described above, and You may not have full access to Our website.

Request a Copy of Data: You have the right to request a digital copy of the data that We hold about You. Your first request for a copy of Your personal data will be provided free of charge; subsequent requests will incur a reasonable fee.

Transfer Your Data: You have the right to request that We gather and transfer Your data to another controller, in a commonly used and machine readable format, unless doing so would cause Us an undue burden.

Delete All Data: You have the right to request that We delete all data that We hold about You, and We must delete such data without undue delay. There are exceptions to this right, such as when keeping Your data is required by law, is necessary to exercise the right of freedom of expression and information, is required for compliance with a legal obligation, or is necessary for the exercise or defense of legal claims. Such a request may result in a termination of Your account with Us and You may have limited or no use of Our website.

Emails and Communications: You may opt out of receiving future email correspondence from Us by checking the appropriate box when You register for the account. You may change Your communication settings by contacting Us at chelsi@chelsiwhitephotography.com.

Marketing Communications: You may opt out of receiving any third-party marketing communications or having Your personal information used for marketing purposes. You may do this by contacting Us at chelsi@chelsiwhitephotography.com.

Processing: You may, in some circumstances, restrict the processing of Your data, such as when You contest the accuracy of Your data or when You have objected to processing, pending the verification of that objection. When processing has been restricted, We will continue to store Your data but will not pass it on to third-party processors without Your consent, or as necessary to comply with legal obligations or protect Your rights or those of others or Our company. In addition, You may opt out of any processing of Your data altogether. Note, however that doing so may result in the termination of Your account and loss of access to Our website.

Complaints: If You are an EU resident, You have the right to complain to a supervising authority if You believe We are misusing Your data or have violated any of Your rights under this Privacy Policy or applicable law. You may do so in the EU member state in which You reside or have Your place of business or in which the alleged infringement took place. If You are located outside the EU, You may have rights under privacy laws in the jurisdiction where You live.

CALIFORNIA PRIVACY RIGHTS
The State of California has established its own unique regulations that apply to California residents.

As of its effective date of January 1, 2020 We are also compliant with the California Consumer Privacy Act Of 2018, Cal. Civ. Code §§ 1798.100 Et Seq. (CCPA).

Any California resident may request, free of charge, the personal information We have collected or stored about themselves or about a member of their household. For security purposes, We reserve the right to ask for verification of Your identity and proof of your California residency at the time of your request.

Any California resident has a right to request the personal data We have collected, or request deletion of the personal data We have collected, including but not limited to:

Any personally identifying information, such as a real name, alias(es), mailing or resident address, IP address, email address, account name, biometrics, or any other data that could uniquely identify a California resident; and
Commercial information, including products or services purchased, obtained, or considered, search history, interactions with Our website, or any other purchasing or browsing history of Our site and/or offer(s); and
Site comments made publicly or privately; and
Geolocation data; and
Professional or employment-related information; and
Education information.

We reserve the right to collect any of the above data on California residents and their households.

We do not plan on selling your data. Regardless, any California resident can email us at chelsi@chelsiwhitephotography.com to explicitly request to opt-out of any such sale of data.

California residents also have the option to request a full deletion of their account and any data We have collected and associated with them.

We agree to comply with any data request or deletion made pursuant to the CCPA in a reasonable timeframe, during normal business hours and excluding holidays or Our pre-scheduled time off.

NEWSLETTER PRIVACY
We offer the opportunity for You to volunteer certain information to Us that is used for email and marketing purposes. This information includes, but is not limited to, Your name and email. You will have an opportunity to unsubscribe from any future communications via email, but We reserve the right to maintain a database of past email subscribers. We reserve the right to use this information as reasonably necessary in Our business and as provided by law. Your information will be shared with reasonably necessary parties for the ordinary course of conducting Our business, such as through Facebook ads or Google Pay Per Click marketing campaigns.