Privacy Policy
Global Photographers (globalphotographers.net) Last updated: [DATE]
DRAFT. Items in [brackets] must be filled in. Have a lawyer review this before launch, especially for each country you open (Indonesia: UU PDP No. 27/2022; Philippines: Data Privacy Act 2012 / RA 10173; EU visitors: GDPR).
1. Who we are
Global Photographers ("we", "us") runs globalphotographers.net, a directory that helps people find photographers by country, city and specialty.
- Operator: [COMPANY NAME / OWNER NAME]
- Address: [ADDRESS]
- Contact for privacy questions: privacy@globalphotographers.net
2. Who this policy covers
- Visitors and customers: people who browse the site, message a photographer or send a quote request.
- Photographers (members): people who create a listing, free or paid.
3. What we collect
From customers
- Name, email, phone or WhatsApp number, when you send a message or quote request.
- Details of your request: date, preferred location, type of shoot, budget, message.
From photographers
- Account details: name, business name, email, phone, password (stored encrypted).
- Profile: bio, city, areas served, specialties, packages and prices, website, social links.
- Content you upload: photos, stories, tips, videos.
- Badge check results: whether our badge and link are found on your website.
Collected automatically
- Device and browser type, pages viewed, approximate location (country/city from IP), referring site.
- Cookies (see section 8).
Payments Payments are processed by Paddle (our Merchant of Record). We do not see or store your full card details. Paddle's privacy policy applies to payment data: https://www.paddle.com/legal/privacy
4. Why we use it
| Purpose | Data used | Legal basis |
|---|---|---|
| Show photographer listings | Photographer profile and content | Contract with photographer |
| Send your message or quote request to photographers | Customer contact details and request | Your request (consent / contract) |
| Run accounts, subscriptions and badge checks | Account, subscription, website URL | Contract |
| Rank listings (tier, badge, activity, new posts) | Profile activity and content | Legitimate interest |
| Translate content (English + local language) | Text you post | Legitimate interest |
| AI support assistant | What you type into the chat | Your request |
| Moderation and safety (reports, fraud, spam) | Content, reports, usage logs | Legitimate interest / legal duty |
| Statistics for photographers | Anonymous visit and click counts | Legitimate interest |
| Service emails (receipts, quote alerts, badge warnings) | Contract | |
| Marketing emails | Consent only, unsubscribe any time |
5. Who we share it with
- Photographers: when you send a message or group quote request, the photographers you chose (or the photographers in that city and specialty, for group quotes) receive your name, contact details and request.
- Service providers who process data for us:
- Hosting and database: [Vercel / Supabase / Cloudflare]
- Payments: Paddle
- Translation and AI support: Google Gemini API
- Email delivery: [EMAIL PROVIDER]
- Authorities, if the law requires it.
We do not sell personal data.
6. Public information
Everything on a photographer's profile, stories and approved tips is public and may be shown in search engines. Customers' requests are never public.
7. How long we keep it
- Customer requests and messages: 24 months, then deleted.
- Photographer accounts: while the account is active, plus 12 months after closing (invoices kept as tax law requires).
- Logs and analytics: 14 months.
- Reported content under review: until the review is finished, plus 6 months.
8. Cookies
- Necessary: login, security, language choice. Always on.
- Analytics: anonymous visit counts. Only with your consent.
- Marketing: none at launch. If added, only with your consent.
You can change your choice any time from the cookie link in the footer.
9. Your rights
You can ask us to:
- see the data we hold about you,
- correct it,
- delete it,
- stop or limit how we use it,
- give you a copy (portability),
- withdraw consent you gave earlier.
Email privacy@globalphotographers.net. We reply within 30 days. You may also complain to your local authority (Indonesia: Kementerian Komunikasi dan Digital; Philippines: National Privacy Commission; EU: your data protection authority).
10. International transfers
Our providers may store data outside your country (for example in Singapore, the EU or the USA). We use providers with recognised safeguards such as standard contractual clauses.
11. Security
Encrypted connections (HTTPS), encrypted passwords, limited staff access, and regular backups. No system is 100% safe; if a breach affects you, we will tell you and the authorities as the law requires.
12. Children
The site is not meant for anyone under 18. Photographers must have consent from parents or guardians before posting photos of children (see Terms, section 6).
13. Changes
We will post changes here and update the date at the top. Important changes are emailed to members.