Privacy Policy

Last updated: July 2026

Business Name: Left of the Middle Photography
Location: Lake Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia
Website: https://leftofthemiddle.com.au

At Left of the Middle Photography, your privacy matters. This Privacy Policy explains how I collect, use, store and protect your personal information in accordance with the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) and the Australian Privacy Principles (APPs).

By using this website or engaging my photography services, you agree to the practices described in this Privacy Policy.

1. Information I Collect

I may collect personal information when you visit my website, submit an enquiry, make a booking, purchase services, or otherwise interact with my business.

Personal Information

This may include:

• Your name
• Email address
• Phone number
• Postal address
• Wedding or event location
• Details relating to your photography session or event
• Any information you choose to provide during our communications

Payment Information

I do not store your credit card details. Payments are processed securely through trusted third-party payment providers, such as Stripe, PayPal or direct bank transfer.

Photography & Session Information

As part of providing my services, I may collect or create:

• Photographs
• Video footage (where applicable)
• Session details
• Client preferences and notes
• Contracts and correspondence

The use of your photographs is governed by your photography agreement, model release (where applicable), and any permissions you provide.

Website Analytics

When you visit this website, certain information may be collected automatically, including:

• Your IP address
• Browser type and version
• Device information
• Pages visited
• Time spent on the website
• Referring websites
• General location information (such as city or region)
• Cookies and similar tracking technologies

This information is collected to help understand how visitors use the website, improve website performance, and provide a better user experience.

2. How I Use Your Information

Your personal information may be used to:

• Respond to enquiries
• Prepare quotes and bookings
• Provide photography services
• Communicate before and after your session
• Deliver contracts, invoices and galleries
• Process payments
• Improve my website and services
• Meet legal or regulatory obligations
• Send occasional news, special offers or photography updates where you have chosen to receive them (you can unsubscribe at any time)

I only use your personal information for the purposes for which it was collected unless you have provided consent or I am required by law to do otherwise.

3. Image Usage & Consent

Your privacy is important to me.

The use of your photographs is governed by:

• Your photography agreement
• Any model release you sign
• Any additional permissions you provide

Your photographs will only be used in accordance with those agreements.

If you have concerns about an image that has been published, please contact me and I will happily discuss your request.

4. Cookies & Tracking Technologies

This website uses cookies and similar technologies to improve your browsing experience and better understand how visitors use the site.

Cookies may be used to:

• Remember your preferences
• Analyse website traffic
• Improve website performance
• Measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns
• Help provide more relevant content and advertisements

This website may use services including:

• Google Analytics 4 (GA4) to understand website traffic and visitor behaviour.
• Meta Pixel to measure the effectiveness of Facebook and Instagram advertising and to help deliver relevant advertisements.

These services may collect information such as pages visited, time spent on the website, browser type, approximate location, and interactions with the website. This information is generally collected in an aggregated form and is not intended to personally identify you.

You can control or disable cookies through your browser settings. Please note that disabling cookies may affect the functionality of some parts of this website.

5. Third-Party Services

To operate my business, I use trusted third-party providers which may assist with services including:

• Website hosting
• Online galleries
• Payment processing
• Email communications
• Google Analytics
• Meta (Facebook and Instagram)
• Cloud storage
• Website security
• Website maintenance

Some of these providers may store or process your information outside Australia.

Where this occurs, I take reasonable steps to ensure they have appropriate privacy and security measures in place and comply with applicable privacy obligations.

6. How Your Information Is Stored & Protected

I take reasonable steps to protect your personal information from misuse, interference, loss, unauthorised access, modification or disclosure.

Information is stored using secure, password-protected systems and reputable cloud-based services where appropriate.

While no online system can guarantee complete security, I continually take reasonable measures to safeguard your information.

7. Image Storage

Your photographs are stored using secure local and cloud-based storage systems as part of my normal business operations.

While I make every reasonable effort to preserve your images, clients are encouraged to download and securely back up their final gallery once it has been delivered.

8. Accessing or Correcting Your Information

You may request to:

• Access the personal information I hold about you.
• Correct inaccurate or outdated information.
• Ask questions about how your information is used.

Please contact me using the details below and I will respond within a reasonable timeframe.

9. Children’s Privacy

I do not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 16 without the consent of a parent or legal guardian.

10. Links to Other Websites

My website may contain links to external websites.

I am not responsible for the privacy practices or content of those websites and encourage you to review their own privacy policies.

11. Changes to This Privacy Policy

I may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in legislation, business practices or website functionality.

The latest version will always be available on this page together with the date it was last updated.

12. Contact

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how your personal information is handled, please contact:

Left of the Middle Photography

Email: leftofthemiddlephotography@gmail.com

Website: https://leftofthemiddle.com.au