Privacy Template
Beginning with Backlight 3, new installations include a default privacy policy.
We recommend editing this policy to suit your own business. In the even that you need to reset, or if you're adding a privacy page to a preexisting site, this is our base template. Simply copy-and-paste the text into a new page in Backlight.
The template
Privacy Policy
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At [COMPANY_NAME], we respect your privacy. In accordance with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), we have enhanced our Privacy Policy and encourage you to read it before submitting any personal data to us through our site.
## Information We Collect
For all visitors to our site, we collect aggregated information on pages viewed, including IP address, timestamps, logins to our site, URLs of referring pages, and locale and language preferences.
For buyers making purchases on our website, we collect necessary information for the transaction and record keeping purposes, including name, email address, country of residence, shipping address, and IP address.
## Purposes
Collected information is used for the business interests of developing our site and services to provide a better experience for our visitors, delivering purchased goods and requested services such as our newsletter, and for ensuring secure and legitimate use of our website.
When processing your personal data for such interests, we do so with respect and deference to your own interests, rights and freedoms.
We use collect your data:
* to respond to your enquiry, ask a question, contact you about your request or other reasons related to offering and improving our services;
* to enable us to communicate business and product changes and updates to customers;
* to provide checkout capabilities on our site;
* to protect against, identify and help prevent fraud, unauthorized activity, claims and other liabilities; and
* to fulfill our legal and financial obligations.
## Cookies
Cookies are text files placed on your computer to collect standard Internet log information and visitor behavior information. When you visit our websites, we may collect information from you automatically through cookies or similar technology.
To find out more about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set and how to manage and remove them, visit [allaboutcookies.org](http://www.allaboutcookies.org/).
Our websites uses cookies for the following purposes:
* to keep you signed in;
* to optimize site performance during your session;
* to recognize you on our website and remember your previous preferences, such as preferred language and your location;
* to ensure the continuity of your session between pages, including items added to your shopping cart, album interactions such as image selections, etc.;
* for analytics and security; our company uses these cookies to collect information about your visit to our website, the content you viewed, the links you followed and information about your browser, device, and your IP address; bad actors may be blacklisted by IP address;
These cookies record session information on the device you're using to access our website.
For users not logged in, data is not tracked to identifiable information, is not saved beyond the lifetime of the session, and is not shared outside of the system either to first or third parties, or agents thereof.
For all users, data is not used to track you from one site to another
For cookies that are essential, your consent is not required. For the use of the other types of cookies described in this policy, we do ask you for your consent when you first visit our website. You can withdraw your consent or remove these cookies at any time via your browser preferences.
Some cookies may be set by third-parties, outlined below.
## Data Collection and Storage
Our company collects personal data and stores it securely. We also use third party vendors and hosting partners to provide the necessary equipment required to run the service. Specifically, these vendors are:
Google Analytics, Fotomoto
## Retention and Withdrawal
We retain your personal data as long as needed for the purposes for which we collected it, plus a reasonable period to take into account the applicable statute of limitation period or to comply with legal requirements.
## Your Rights
If you would like to unsubscribe from receiving our newsletter, you can click on the "unsubscribe" link included in our email or contact us as indicated below.
Subject to applicable law, you may have certain rights in relation to your personal data. These rights are as follows:
* Request access to your personal data.
* Request correction of your personal data.
* Request erasure of your personal data.
* Object to the processing of your personal data for reasons relating to your particular situation.
* Request restriction of processing your personal data.
* Request to export the personal data that we process based on our contract with you or your consent and transfer it to another company (if technically feasible).
* Withdraw any consent you have previously provided to us.
* If you wish to exercise any of the rights set out above, please contact us using the details in the Contact Us section.
If you are not happy with our response, you may contact the Information Commissioner’s Office in the UK, or other data protection regulator in your country.
## Privacy Policies of Other Websites
Our website contains links to other websites. Our privacy policy applies only to our website. Should you click a link to another website, you should read their privacy policy.
## Changes to Our Privacy Policy
Our Company keeps its privacy policy under regular review and places any updates on this web page. This privacy policy was last updated on [LAST_MODIFIED].
## Contact Us
If you have any questions about Our Company’s privacy policy, the data we hold on you, or you would like to exercise one of your data protection rights, please do not hesitate to <a href="[SITE_URL]contact">contact us</a>.