Effective Date:  January 1, 2019

INTRODUCTION

Bill Lea Photography (“we”, “our”, “us”) takes your privacy very seriously. This privacy policy summarizes what information we might collect from a registered user or other visitor (“you”) and what we will and will not do with it. This policy applies only to visitors of our website at https://www.billlea.com. It does not govern the collection and use of information by companies that we do not control, nor by individuals not employed or managed by us. If you visit a website that we mention or link to, be sure to review its privacy policy before providing the site with information.

WHEN WE WILL COLLECT INFORMATION

We will only collect your personal information if you order an item from our online store; if you voluntarily sign up to receive our newsletter; or if you contact us through the Contact page.

WHAT INFORMATION MIGHT WE COLLECT

If you place an order, we may collect your name, company name, email address, billing and shipping address, and phone number.  If you voluntarily set up an account in our store, we will also collect the user name and password you choose or the one chosen for you. If you sign up for our newsletter or contact us via the Contact page, we will collect your email address.

PAYMENT INFORMATION

If you place an order in our store, you have the option of using a credit card or paying through PayPal. If you choose PayPal, you will be directed off our site to PayPal’s site. We will not see or have access to your PayPal information. If you order by credit card, you must enter your information on the secure page of our store. However, once you submit the order, your credit card information leaves our site and goes to the PayPal payment processing portal. We do not retain this information.

HOW WE WILL USE YOUR INFORMATION

Information you enter in our store will be used only for the purpose of fulfilling your order or contacting you about an order you have placed. We do not share, sell, or rent this information and will never use it for another purpose. The email address you enter on our newsletter sign-up form will be used only to send you our monthly newsletter and an occasional supplemental newsletter. We do not share your email address with any other party for any purpose. If you contact us via the Contact page, we will use your email address only for answering your inquiry.

YOUR ACCESS TO AND CONTROL OF INFORMATION

You may opt out of any future contacts from us at any time. You can do the following at any time by contacting us via the email address or phone number provided on our website:

• See what data we have about you, if any.
• Change or correct any data we have about you.
• Have us delete any data we have about you.
• Express any concern you have about our use of your data.

If you are a subscriber to our newsletter, you may unsubscribe at any time by clicking the “Unsubscribe” link at the bottom of every email or by contacting us and asking to be removed.

EXTERNAL DATA STORAGE SITES

We may store your data on servers provided by third party hosting vendors with whom we have contracted.

COOKIES

To improve your experience on our site, we may use “cookies”. Cookies are an industry standard and most major websites use them. A cookie is a small text file that our site may place on your computer as a tool to remember your preferences. Usage of a cookie is in no way linked to any personally identifiable information on our site. You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings in your web browser, but please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website.

GOOGLE ANALYTICS

Our website uses Google Analytics, a service that transmits website traffic data to Google servers. Google Analytics does not identity individual users or associate your IP address with any other data held by Google. We use reports provided by Google Analytics to help us understand website traffic and webpage usage.

CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY

We reserve the right to change this privacy policy as we deem necessary or appropriate because of legal compliance requirements or changes in our business practices. You should check this page periodically to stay apprised of any changes.