Lydia Schnitzer Imagery LLC (“Lydia Schnitzer Imagery,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) respects your privacy and is committed to being transparent about how information is collected and used when you visit lydiaschnitzer.com, contact us, subscribe to our emails, enter a promotion, or otherwise interact with our website.

This Privacy Policy explains what information we may collect, why we collect it, how it may be used, and the choices you have regarding your information.

Information We Collect

We may collect information that you voluntarily provide to us, including:

• First and last name
• Email address
• Phone number
• Information submitted through contact, inquiry, newsletter, giveaway, or other website forms
• Information you choose to provide when communicating with us

We may also automatically collect certain technical and usage information when you visit our website, such as your browser or device type, pages visited, referring website or source, approximate geographic information, and information about how visitors interact with the website.

How We Use Your Information

We may use the information we collect to:

• Respond to inquiries and communicate with prospective or existing clients
• Provide information about our photography services
• Manage newsletter and email subscriptions
• Send marketing emails when you have agreed to receive them
• Administer giveaways, promotions, or special events
• Analyze website traffic and visitor behavior
• Measure the effectiveness of marketing and advertising
• Improve our website, services, and customer experience
• Maintain the security and functionality of our website
• Comply with applicable legal obligations

We do not sell your personal information.

Email Marketing and MailerLite

We use MailerLite to manage our email subscriber lists and send emails to subscribers.

When you subscribe to our newsletter, enter a promotion that includes clearly disclosed email enrollment, or otherwise request emails from us, information such as your name and email address may be processed by MailerLite on our behalf.

MailerLite may also process information related to email delivery and engagement to help us understand and improve our email communications. MailerLite acts as a data processor for its customers and provides privacy and data-protection measures for subscriber information. MailerLite

You may unsubscribe from marketing emails at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link included at the bottom of our emails.

Unsubscribing from marketing emails will not affect communications that may still be necessary to provide a service you requested or administer an active transaction or promotion.

You can review MailerLite’s Privacy Policy for additional information about how MailerLite processes data.

Giveaways and Promotions

When you enter a giveaway or other promotion offered by Lydia Schnitzer Imagery, we may collect information such as your name and email address for purposes of administering the promotion, confirming eligibility, contacting a potential winner, and otherwise operating the promotion according to its Official Rules.

If entry into a promotion also includes enrollment in our Studio Newsletter, this will be disclosed on the entry form.

You may unsubscribe from marketing emails at any time. Unsubscribing after submitting an otherwise valid giveaway entry will not invalidate that entry or reduce your chances of winning.

Individual giveaways or promotions may be subject to additional Official Rules.

Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics to help us understand how visitors find and use our website.

Google Analytics may collect information about website visits and interactions, including pages viewed, approximate location, device and browser information, referral sources, and other usage information.

We use this information to understand website performance, measure marketing efforts, and improve our website and services.

Google requires websites using Google Analytics to disclose its use and how data is collected and processed. Google also provides website owners with privacy controls governing Analytics data collection and retention. Google Help

You can learn more about Google’s privacy practices.

Cookies and Similar Technologies

Our website and services used on our website may use cookies or similar technologies.

Cookies are small files or pieces of information stored on your device that can help websites function properly, remember preferences, understand website traffic, and measure visitor interactions.

Depending on the services active on our website, cookies or similar technologies may be used for purposes such as:

• Essential website functionality
• Website analytics
• Measuring marketing performance
• Remembering user preferences
• Security and fraud prevention

Your browser may allow you to block or delete cookies. Disabling certain cookies may affect how some portions of the website function.

Some jurisdictions require consent before certain analytics or advertising technologies are activated. Google notes that consent requirements vary by jurisdiction and provides consent-management tools for sites using its products. Google Help

Advertising and Social Media

We may advertise Lydia Schnitzer Imagery through third-party platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, or Google.

If you interact with an advertisement or social-media platform, those companies may independently collect information according to their own privacy policies and technologies.

Our website may also contain links to social-media platforms and other third-party websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of websites or services that we do not control.

Third-Party Service Providers

We may use trusted third-party companies and services to operate our website and business. These may include website hosting providers, email marketing services, analytics providers, payment processors, scheduling systems, advertising platforms, and other service providers necessary to provide our services.

These providers may process information on our behalf as necessary to perform their services.

We do not sell or rent our email subscriber list to third parties for their own marketing purposes.

Data Retention

We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, to provide our services, maintain legitimate business records, resolve disputes, and comply with legal obligations.

Email subscriber information may be retained until you unsubscribe or request deletion, subject to information we may need to retain to honor an unsubscribe request or meet legal requirements.

Data Security

We take reasonable administrative and technical measures to protect the personal information entrusted to us.

However, no method of transmitting or storing information electronically can be guaranteed to be completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

Your Privacy Choices

Depending on where you live, applicable privacy laws may provide you with certain rights regarding your personal information.

You may contact us to request that we:

• Provide information about personal information we maintain about you
• Correct inaccurate information
• Delete certain personal information
• Address questions about how your information is used

Certain information may need to be retained when required by law or for legitimate business purposes.

To unsubscribe from marketing emails, you may use the unsubscribe link contained in any marketing email from us.

Children’s Privacy

Our website and services are intended for a general audience and are not intended to collect personal information directly from children under the age of 13.

We do not knowingly collect personal information online from children under 13 without appropriate parental consent. If you believe a child under 13 has provided personal information through our website, please contact us so we can address it.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our website, business practices, technology, or legal requirements.

When changes are made, the updated version will be posted on this page and the Last Updated date will be revised.

Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or would like to make a request regarding your personal information, please contact:

Lydia Schnitzer Imagery LLC
Gilbertsville, Kentucky
Email: info@lydiaschnitzer.com
Website: lydiaschnitzer.com