Privacy Policy

Last Updated: March 23, 2025

At Ghalib Ahmad Photography, your privacy matters to us. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and protect your information when you visit our website, https://ghalibahmad.com (“Website”), or interact with our photography services. Based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, we are committed to handling your personal information responsibly and in accordance with applicable laws, including Canada’s Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA). If you have questions, please contact us using the details below.

1. Information We Collect

We collect information to provide and improve our services, communicate with you, and market our photography offerings. The types of information we may collect include:

• Personal Information:
  
  • Contact Details: Name, email address, phone number, and event details (e.g., date, location) when you submit a contact form, book a session, or sign up for our newsletter.
  • Correspondence: Information you provide when emailing or calling us.
• Non-Personal Information:
  
  • Website Usage Data: IP address, browser type, device information, pages visited, and referring URLs, collected automatically via cookies or analytics tools (e.g., Google Analytics).
  • Preferences: Data from your interactions with our promotional emails (e.g., open rates, clicks).

2. How We Collect Information

• Directly from You: When you fill out forms, subscribe to our newsletter, or contact us.
• Automatically: Through cookies and similar technologies as you browse the Website. Cookies help us understand usage patterns and improve your experience. You can manage cookie preferences via your browser settings.
• Third Parties: We may receive aggregated data from analytics providers, but this does not identify you personally.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use your information to:

• Provide Services: Respond to inquiries, process bookings, and deliver photography services.
• Communicate: Send confirmations, updates, or responses to your questions.
• Market Our Services: Send promotional offers, newsletters, or updates about our photography services (e.g., wedding packages, corporate shoots). You may opt out at any time (see Section 6).
• Improve the Website: Analyze usage trends to enhance content, functionality, and user experience.
• Legal Compliance: Meet obligations under applicable laws or respond to legal requests.

4. How We Share Your Information

We do not sell or rent your personal information. We may share it only in these cases:

• Service Providers: With trusted third parties (e.g., email marketing platforms like Mailchimp) who assist us, under strict confidentiality agreements.
• Legal Requirements: If required by law, court order, or government authority.
• Business Transfers: In the event of a sale, merger, or acquisition of Ghalib Ahmad Photography, your information may be transferred as part of the business assets.

5. Your Choices and Rights

You have control over your information:

• Email Preferences: Unsubscribe from promotional emails using the “Unsubscribe” link in any message or by contacting us.
• Cookies: Disable cookies through your browser settings, though this may affect Website functionality.
• Access and Correction: Under PIPEDA, you may request access to or correction of your personal information we hold. Contact us to exercise these rights.
• Withdrawal of Consent: You can withdraw consent for us to use your information at any time, subject to legal or contractual limits, by contacting us.

6. How We Protect Your Information

We take reasonable steps to safeguard your data:

• Security Measures: Use encryption, secure servers, and password protection where applicable.
• Retention: We keep personal information only as long as necessary for the purposes outlined (e.g., fulfilling a booking, marketing consent) or as required by law, after which it is securely deleted.
• Limitations: While we strive to protect your information, no method is 100% secure. We are not liable for unauthorized access beyond our control.

7. Third-Party Links

Our Website may link to external sites (e.g., Instagram, venue websites). This Privacy Policy does not apply to those sites, and we are not responsible for their practices. Review their policies before providing information.

8. Children’s Privacy

Our Website and services are not directed at individuals under 19, as per Manitoba’s age of majority. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If we learn such data has been collected, we will delete it promptly.

9. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy to reflect changes in our practices or legal requirements. Updates will be posted here with a revised “Last Updated” date. Your continued use of the Website after changes signifies acceptance of the new policy.

10. Contact Us

For questions, requests, or concerns about your privacy or this policy, please reach out:

• Business Name: Ghalib Ahmad Photography
• Address: Ellesmere Ave, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R2M 0G6
• Phone: 6474584513
• Email: photosbyghalib@gmail.com
• Website: https://ghalibahmad.com/contact-us/