Privacy Policy

Effective Date: November 13, 2025
Last Updated: November 13, 2025

Topp Photography (“we,” “us,” or “our”) values your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your information when you visit our website topp.photography, contact us, or use our photography services.

1. Information We Collect

We collect personal and non-personal information to provide and improve our services:

Personal Information
  • Name
  • Email address
  • Phone number
  • Date of birth (for contract or session purposes)
  • Payment information (processed securely via Square)
Automatically Collected Information

When you visit our website, we may collect:

  • IP address
  • Browser type and device information
  • Pages visited and time spent on site
  • Cookies and usage data through Google Analytics

2. How We Collect Information

We collect information through:

  • Contact forms on our website
  • Session forms or booking forms
  • Digital photography contracts or service agreements
  • Cookies and analytics tracking tools

3. How We Use Your Information

We use your information to:

  • Provide photography services and fulfill bookings
  • Communicate with you about your sessions, purchases, or inquiries
  • Process payments and send invoices
  • Improve our website and user experience
  • Maintain records for business and tax purposes

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information.

4. Payment Processing

Payments are securely processed through Square, which handles all payment data according to its own Privacy Policy.
We do not store or have access to your full payment card information.

5. Cookies and Analytics

Our website uses cookies and Google Analytics to understand how visitors use our site.
Cookies may store information such as your preferences or session data.
You can disable cookies in your browser settings if you prefer not to share this data.

6. Data Storage and Security

We take reasonable measures to protect your personal information against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction.
However, no online system is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

7. Data Retention

We retain your personal information only as long as necessary to provide services, comply with legal obligations, or resolve disputes.

8. Sharing of Information

We may share information with:

  • Service providers (e.g., Google Analytics, Square) who help operate our business
  • Legal authorities, if required by law

We do not share personal data for marketing purposes without consent.

9. Your Rights

You may:

  • Request a copy of your personal information
  • Request corrections or deletion of your information (where legally allowed)
  • Withdraw consent for communications at any time

To make a privacy request, email us at contact@topp.photography.

10. Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.

An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

11. Media

If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included.
Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.

12. Links to Other Websites

Our website may contain links to external sites. We are not responsible for their privacy practices or content.

13. Updates to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy occasionally. The most recent version will always be posted on this page with a revised “Effective Date.”

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or how your data is handled, please contact us:
Topp Photography – contact@topp.photography