Privacy Policy

Last Updated: September 7, 2026

Christopher Yates Fine Portraits respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the personal information you provide when visiting our website, contacting us, or using our photography services.

This Privacy Policy explains what information we may collect, how we use it, and the choices available to you.

1. Information We Collect

We may collect personal information that you voluntarily provide when you:

• Contact us through our website

• Request information about our photography services

• Schedule or reschedule an appointment

• Purchase a photography service

• Complete a form or questionnaire

• Communicate with us by phone, text message, or email

• Subscribe to email or other communications

This information may include your:

• Name

• Email address

• Telephone number

• Mailing or billing information

• Appointment information

• Company or organization

• Photography preferences

• Information you provide regarding your photography session

• Other information you voluntarily provide to us

If payment information is collected online, payment processing may be handled by a third-party payment processor. Christopher Yates Fine Portraits generally does not directly store complete credit or debit card information processed through these services.

2. Information Collected Automatically

When you visit our website, certain information may be collected automatically through cookies, analytics technologies, pixels, or similar tools.

This information may include:

• IP address

• Browser and device information

• Pages visited

• Date and time of your visit

• Referring website or source

• General geographic information

• Interactions with our website

• Advertising or marketing attribution information

We may use this information to understand how visitors use our website, improve the website experience, measure advertising effectiveness, and improve our marketing.

3. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

Our website may use cookies and similar technologies to operate the website, remember preferences, analyze website traffic, and measure the effectiveness of advertising and marketing.

Third-party services we use may also place or access cookies or similar technologies in accordance with their own privacy policies.

Depending on your browser and applicable law, you may be able to block, limit, or delete cookies through your browser settings.

Disabling certain cookies may affect how portions of the website function.

4. How We Use Your Information

We may use the information we collect to:

• Respond to inquiries

• Schedule and manage photography appointments

• Provide photography services

• Process transactions

• Send appointment confirmations and reminders

• Provide session preparation information

• Deliver photographs and related products or services

• Provide customer service

• Maintain business and transaction records

• Improve our website and services

• Measure website and advertising performance

• Communicate about services, promotions, or updates when permitted

• Prevent fraud, misuse, or security issues

• Comply with legal obligations

We do not sell your personal information to third parties for money.

5. Email Communications

If you provide your email address, we may use it to communicate with you regarding your inquiry, appointment, photography session, purchase, or other services you have requested.

If you elect to receive promotional or marketing emails, you may unsubscribe at any time by using the unsubscribe link included in those communications.

Even if you unsubscribe from marketing emails, we may still send transactional or service-related communications regarding an appointment, purchase, or other active relationship with us.

6. Text Messages and SMS Communications

If you provide your mobile telephone number and consent to receive text messages, Christopher Yates Fine Portraits may send text messages related to your inquiry, appointment, photography session, reminders, follow-up communications, or other communications for which you have provided consent.

Message frequency may vary. Message and data rates may apply.

You may opt out of text communications at any time by replying STOP. You may reply HELP for assistance or contact us directly.

Consent to receive marketing text messages is not a condition of purchasing photography services.

Mobile information will not be sold, rented, or shared with third parties for their own marketing or promotional purposes.

7. Service Providers

We may use trusted third-party companies and service providers to help operate our business.

These may include providers for:

• Website hosting

• Appointment scheduling

• Customer relationship management

• Email and text communications

• Payment processing

• Cloud storage

• Analytics

• Advertising

• Website security

• Photo delivery

These service providers may receive information necessary to perform services on our behalf and are subject to their respective privacy practices and contractual obligations.

8. HighLevel and Other Business Platforms

We may use third-party business platforms, including HighLevel, to manage inquiries, appointments, customer communications, email, text messaging, forms, and related business activities.

Information you submit through our website may therefore be processed or stored using these third-party systems as necessary to provide our services and communicate with you.

9. Advertising and Analytics

We may use analytics and advertising services to better understand how visitors interact with our website and how they discover Christopher Yates Fine Portraits.

These services may use cookies, pixels, or similar technologies to collect information about website activity.

Depending on the services we use, this information may be used to measure advertising performance, understand website traffic, or present advertising to people who have previously interacted with our website.

10. Photographs and Images

Photographs created during a photography session are handled as part of the professional services we provide.

Your photographs may be stored using professional photography, editing, backup, cloud storage, gallery, or delivery systems.

Christopher Yates Fine Portraits may request permission to use photographs for portfolio, website, social media, advertising, educational, competition, or promotional purposes.

When separate authorization or a model release is required, use of your photographs will be governed by that authorization.

11. How We Share Information

We may share personal information when reasonably necessary to operate our business or provide requested services, including with service providers that perform services on our behalf.

We may also disclose information if required by law, court order, legal process, or governmental request, or when reasonably necessary to protect our rights, customers, business, or others.

We do not sell your personal information to third parties for money.

12. Data Security

We take reasonable administrative and technical measures designed to protect the personal information under our control.

However, no website, electronic transmission, or data-storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure. Therefore, we cannot guarantee the absolute security of information transmitted or stored electronically.

13. Data Retention

We may retain personal information for as long as reasonably necessary to provide services, maintain business and transaction records, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce agreements.

Photographic files may be retained for archival or business purposes, but we do not guarantee permanent storage of client photographs.

Clients should maintain their own backup copies of delivered digital photographs.

14. Children's Privacy

Our website and photography services are not directed toward collecting personal information online from children under the age of 13.

When photography services involve a minor, scheduling, purchasing, permissions, and related communications should be handled by a parent, legal guardian, or other authorized adult.

15. Your Privacy Choices

You may contact us to request that we:

• Update or correct certain personal information

• Stop sending marketing emails

• Stop sending marketing text messages

• Answer questions about information you have provided to us

Certain information may need to be retained for legitimate business, contractual, tax, accounting, legal, or security purposes.

16. Third-Party Websites

Our website may contain links to websites or services operated by third parties.

Christopher Yates Fine Portraits is not responsible for the privacy practices, security, or content of third-party websites. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party services you use.

17. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect changes in our business practices, technology, services, or legal requirements.

When changes are made, the revised Privacy Policy will be posted on this website and the "Last Updated" date will be updated.

18. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please contact:

Christopher Yates Fine Portraits
Christopher Yates Professional Headshots
Winter Park / Maitland / Greater Orlando, Florida

Call or Text: 407-252-4274

Website: www.ChristopherYates.com

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