PRIVACY POLICY
Last updated June 28, 2026
This Privacy Notice for Connor Thomas Photography describes how and why we might access, collect, store, use, and/or share your personal information when you use our services, including when you visit our website at https://cto-photography.com or purchase prints of original photography.
1. WHAT INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT?
We collect personal information that you voluntarily provide when you make a purchase or contact us, including names, email addresses, mailing addresses, billing addresses, and payment information. All payment data is handled and stored by Shopify. See their privacy policy at https://www.shopify.com/legal/privacy/consumers.
We also automatically collect certain information when you visit our site, including IP address, browser type, device characteristics, and usage data. We may use cookies and similar tracking technologies.
2. HOW DO WE PROCESS YOUR INFORMATION?
We process your information to fulfill and manage your orders, respond to inquiries, deliver targeted advertising, identify usage trends, and determine the effectiveness of our marketing campaigns. We may also process your information for other purposes with your prior explicit consent.
3. WHAT LEGAL BASES DO WE RELY ON?
If you are in the EU or UK, we rely on Consent, Performance of a Contract, Legitimate Interests, Legal Obligations, and Vital Interests as our legal bases for processing.
If you are in Canada, we process your information based on express or implied consent.
If you are in the United States, we process your information as necessary to fulfill your orders, respond to your requests, and for our legitimate business interests including analytics and advertising. You may have additional rights depending on your state of residence — see Section 11 for details.
4. WHEN AND WITH WHOM DO WE SHARE YOUR INFORMATION?
We may share information with the following third-party vendors:
We may also share information in connection with business transfers or as required by law.
5. DO WE USE COOKIES?
Yes. We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to gather information when you interact with our site. We also permit third parties to use tracking technologies for analytics and advertising. You can control cookies through our cookie banner or your browser settings.
6. HOW LONG DO WE KEEP YOUR INFORMATION?
We keep your personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this notice, unless a longer retention period is required by law (such as tax or accounting requirements).
7. HOW DO WE KEEP YOUR INFORMATION SAFE?
We have implemented appropriate technical and organizational security measures. However, no electronic transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed 100% secure, so we cannot promise that unauthorized third parties will never be able to defeat our security measures.
8. DO WE COLLECT INFORMATION FROM MINORS?
We do not knowingly collect data from or market to children under 18 years of age. If you become aware of any data we may have collected from children under 18, please contact us at photography.coneil@gmail.com.
9. WHAT ARE YOUR PRIVACY RIGHTS?
Depending on your location, you may have rights to access, correct, or delete your personal information, withdraw consent, and opt out of targeted advertising. EU/UK residents may also complain to their local data protection authority. To exercise your rights, email us at photography.coneil@gmail.com or submit a data subject access request.
10. CONTROLS FOR DO-NOT-TRACK FEATURES
We do not currently respond to DNT browser signals or other mechanisms that automatically communicate your choice not to be tracked online, as no uniform standard has been finalized. California law requires us to disclose this.
11. DO UNITED STATES RESIDENTS HAVE SPECIFIC PRIVACY RIGHTS?
If you are a resident of California, Colorado, Connecticut, New Hampshire, or other applicable US states, you may have the right to request access to, correct, or delete your personal information, and to opt out of targeted advertising. To exercise these rights, email photography.coneil@gmail.com or submit a data subject access request.
12. DO WE MAKE UPDATES TO THIS NOTICE?
Yes, we will update this notice as necessary to stay compliant with relevant laws. The updated version will be indicated by an updated date at the top of this notice.
13. HOW CAN YOU CONTACT US?
14. HOW CAN YOU REVIEW, UPDATE, OR DELETE YOUR DATA?
Based on applicable laws, you may have the right to request access to, correct, or delete your personal information. To do so, please submit a data subject access request.