Privacy Policy
Midnight & Chelsea Photography respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the personal information you share with us.
This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store and protect your personal information when you visit our website, contact us or book a photography session.
Information We Collect
We may collect personal information including:
Your name
Email address
Phone number
Information you provide through our website contact or booking forms
Details relating to your photography session
Names and relevant details of family members participating in a session
Photographs taken during your photography session
Correspondence between you and Midnight & Chelsea Photography
We only ask for information that is reasonably necessary to respond to your enquiry, arrange and provide your photography session, deliver your photographs and manage our relationship with you.
How We Use Your Information
Your personal information may be used to:
Respond to enquiries
Arrange and manage photography sessions
Communicate with you before and after your session
Process bookings and payments
Deliver your finished photographs
Provide customer service
Maintain appropriate business and financial records
Improve our website and services
Send marketing communications where you have agreed to receive them
We will not sell your personal information.
Photographs & Your Privacy
Photographs taken during your session may contain personal information about you and members of your family.
We treat family photographs with care and respect, particularly photographs of babies and children.
Booking a photography session does not automatically mean that you are agreeing for photographs of you or your children to be displayed publicly for promotional purposes.
Where we would like to use identifiable photographs from your session on the Midnight & Chelsea Photography website, portfolio, social media, advertising or other promotional material, we will obtain appropriate permission.
Children's Privacy
We take the privacy of babies, children and young people seriously.
Where appropriate, permission relating to the photography and use of a child's image will be obtained from their parent or legal guardian.
We will not knowingly use an identifiable photograph of a child for public promotional purposes contrary to the permissions that apply to that photograph.
Website & Cookies
Our website may use cookies and similar technologies to help the website function correctly, understand how visitors use our site and improve the online experience.
Third-party services used by our website may also collect limited technical information such as browser type, device information and general website activity.
You can control or disable cookies through your browser settings, although some website functions may be affected.
Keeping Your Information Safe
We take reasonable steps to protect personal information and photographs from loss, unauthorised access, misuse, alteration or disclosure.
We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably required for the purpose for which it was collected, our legitimate business requirements and any applicable legal obligations.
Third-Party Services
We may use trusted third-party providers to help operate our business, including website hosting, online galleries, cloud storage, payment processing, email and other business services.
Where personal information is handled by a service provider on our behalf, we take reasonable steps to use reputable providers and protect your information appropriately.
Marketing Emails
We will only send commercial electronic marketing communications where we have an appropriate basis to do so. Marketing emails will identify the sender and provide a way to unsubscribe.
Accessing or Correcting Your Information
Under the New Zealand Privacy Act 2020, you may have the right to request access to personal information we hold about you and ask for it to be corrected if it is inaccurate.
If you have a question about your privacy or would like to request access to or correction of your personal information, please contact us using the contact details provided on our website.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy occasionally to reflect changes to our business, website or legal obligations.
Last updated: September 2026
Midnight & Chelsea Photography
Auckland, New Zealand