Privacy Policy
Lenki Photography Website: www.lenkiphotography.co.uk Last updated: 15 May 2026
1. Introduction
Lenki Photography ("we", "us", or "our") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, and share your personal information when you visit our website, enquire about our services, or book a photography session with us.
By using our website you agree to the practices described in this policy.
2. Who We Are
Lenki Photography is a portrait and personal branding photography business based in London, United Kingdom. For any privacy-related questions, please contact us at the details provided in Section 10 below.
3. Information We Collect
We may collect the following types of personal information:
Information you provide directly — your name, email address, phone number, and any other details you share when you contact us via our website contact form, email, social media, or by booking a consultation or session.
Booking and payment information — session dates, package selections, and payment details processed through our third-party payment provider. We do not store your full payment card details.
Photographs — images taken during your photography session. These are treated as personal data under UK data protection law.
Website usage data — information collected automatically when you visit our website, including your IP address, browser type, device information, pages viewed, and referring website. This data is collected via cookies and similar technologies (see Section 7).
4. How We Use Your Information
We use your personal information to:
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Respond to your enquiries and provide customer support
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Schedule, manage, and deliver photography sessions
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Process payments and send invoices
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Deliver your edited photographs
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Send occasional updates about our services (only with your consent)
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Improve our website and services
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Comply with legal obligations
5. Legal Basis for Processing
Under UK GDPR, we rely on the following legal bases:
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Contract — processing necessary to fulfil a booking or respond to your enquiry
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Consent — where you have opted in to receive marketing communications or agreed to the use of your photographs for portfolio or promotional purposes
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Legitimate interests — to operate and improve our business and website, provided this does not override your rights
6. Sharing Your Information
We do not sell your personal information. We may share your data with:
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Service providers — such as our website host (Wix.com), payment processors, cloud storage providers, and email service providers, who process data on our behalf
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Legal or regulatory authorities — where required by law
Any third-party service providers are required to handle your data in accordance with applicable data protection legislation.
7. Cookies
Our website uses cookies and similar tracking technologies to improve your browsing experience and analyse website traffic. These may include cookies set by Wix (our website platform) and any integrated analytics services.
You can manage your cookie preferences through your browser settings. Disabling cookies may affect certain website functionality.
8. Your Photographs
Photographs taken during your session are your personal data. We will only use your images for marketing, portfolio display, or social media with your explicit written consent. You may withdraw this consent at any time by contacting us, and we will remove your images from our public-facing channels within a reasonable timeframe.
9. Your Rights
Under UK data protection law, you have the right to:
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Access the personal data we hold about you
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Correct any inaccurate or incomplete data
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Delete your personal data (subject to any legal obligations we may have)
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Restrict or object to certain types of processing
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Data portability — receive your data in a structured, commonly used format
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Withdraw consent at any time where processing is based on consent
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details below. We will respond within one month.
If you are not satisfied with our response, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) at www.ico.org.uk.
10. Data Retention
We retain your personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes outlined in this policy, or as required by law. Typically:
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Enquiry and contact data: up to 2 years after your last interaction
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Booking and session records: up to 6 years for accounting and legal purposes
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Photographs: retained until you request deletion, unless separate consent is in place for portfolio use
11. Data Security
We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect your personal data from unauthorised access, loss, or misuse. However, no method of electronic transmission or storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
12. Third-Party Links
Our website may contain links to third-party websites, including social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those websites and encourage you to read their respective privacy policies.
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 "Last updated" date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.
14. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or wish to exercise your data protection rights, please contact us: