Privacy Policy
Rhiannon Lawler Photography | rhiannonlawler.co.uk
This Privacy Policy explains how Rhiannon Lawler Photography ("we", "us", "our") collects, uses, and shares your personal information when you visit or make a purchase from rhiannonlawler.co.uk. This website is hosted by Squarespace. By using this website, you agree to the collection and use of information as described in this policy.
1. Information We Collect Automatically
Site Analytics
When you visit this website, we automatically collect certain information about your browser, network, and device, as well as the web pages you visited prior to arriving here and your IP address. We may also collect details about your use of this website, including:
Clicks and internal links followed
Pages visited and time spent on each
Scrolling behaviour
Search terms used on this site
Timestamps of activity
We provide this information to Squarespace, our website analytics provider, to help us understand site traffic and activity. Squarespace uses this data in accordance with their Privacy Policy, available at squarespace.com/privacy.
Website Hosting
This website is hosted by Squarespace. Squarespace independently collects personal information when you visit, including information about your browser, network, and device; web pages you visited before and during your visit; and your IP address. Squarespace uses this data to run the website and to protect and improve its platform and services. For more information, see the Squarespace Privacy Policy.
2. Cookies and Similar Technologies
This website uses cookies and similar technologies - small files or pieces of text that are downloaded to your device when you access a website or app. For details about the specific cookies placed on your device, please visit The cookies Squarespace uses.
We use the following categories of cookies:
Necessary and required cookies. These are always active and enable Squarespace, our hosting platform, to securely serve this website to you.
Analytics and performance cookies. These are only activated once you acknowledge our cookie banner. They allow us to understand site traffic, activity, and other usage data so we can improve your experience.
3. Purchases and Orders
When you buy something on this website, we collect personal information from you in order to fulfil your order. This may include your:
Name
Email address
Phone number
Billing and shipping address
Details relating to your purchase (for example, product specifications or weight)
We share this information with Squarespace, our online store hosting provider, so that they can provide website services to us. We also share relevant information with our shipping service provider(s) so that your order can be delivered to you. Please refer to your shipping provider's privacy policy for details of how they handle your data.
As you proceed through checkout, this site may auto-complete your shipping and billing address by sharing what you type with the Google Places API, returning address suggestions to improve your checkout experience.
4. Payment Processing
Payments on this website are processed through Squarespace Payments, a fully integrated payment solution provided by Squarespace. Squarespace Payments uses the following third-party service providers, who will receive and process your payment information in accordance with their own privacy policies:
Stripe - payment processing services. Privacy policy: stripe.com/privacy.
Sift - fraud monitoring and detection services. Privacy policy: sift.com/service-privacy.
5. Shipping
When you purchase a physical product from us, we collect personal information to fulfil and ship your order. This may include your:
Name
Email address
Phone number
Billing and shipping address
Details relating to your purchase (for example, the product's weight)
We share this information with Squarespace, our website hosting provider, so that they can provide shipping services to us. As noted above, checkout on this site uses the Google Places API to help auto-complete your delivery address.
6. Contact Forms and Webform Submissions
When you submit a form on this website, we collect the information you provide in order to track and respond to your enquiry. We share this information with Squarespace, our website hosting provider, so that they can provide website services to us and help us manage our relationship with you.
7. Customer Accounts
If you create a customer account on this website, we collect personal information to improve your checkout experience and customer service. This may include your:
Name
Email address
Phone number
Billing and shipping address(es)
Details about your orders
We share this information with Squarespace, our website hosting provider, so that they can provide website services to us and help us manage our relationship with you.
8. Comments and Likes
Some pages on this website include commenting and "like" functionality.
If you post a comment, we collect your name (displayed publicly alongside your comment), your email address (optional, used only to notify you of replies), and your website URL (optional).
If you "like" a blog post, we collect information about your browser, network, and device, along with details about the page or content you liked and your IP address. This is used solely to prevent duplicate likes during the same visit.
9. Email Communications
Marketing Emails
We may send you marketing emails from time to time. You can unsubscribe at any time by clicking the link at the bottom of any marketing email. We provide your contact information to Squarespace, our email marketing provider, so that they can send these messages on our behalf and help us manage our relationship with you.
Transactional Emails
We may also send you emails relating to your account or orders - for example, to confirm your account creation, notify you of a password reset, confirm a purchase, or advise that your order has shipped. These messages are necessary for the fulfilment of your order or the operation of your account and cannot be opted out of. We provide your contact information to Squarespace so that they can send these emails to you on our behalf.
10. Third-Party Fonts
This website serves font files from and renders fonts using Google Fonts and Adobe Fonts. In order to display the site correctly, these providers may receive certain personal information about you, including information about your browser, network, or device; information about the page you are viewing; and your IP address.
11. How We Use Your Information
We use the personal information we collect to:
Operate and improve this website
Process and fulfil your orders
Ship products to you
Manage your customer account
Respond to your enquiries and form submissions
Send you transactional and, where you have consented, marketing communications
Understand how visitors use and interact with this website
Detect and prevent fraud
12. Your Rights
Depending on your location, you may have rights in relation to your personal information, including the right to access, correct, or request deletion of your data. To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at [email protected].
13. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated effective date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.
14. Contact
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your personal information, please contact us at [email protected].