Privacy Policy
Byron Hampton Photography Privacy Policy
Last Updated on 02-28-2026. This privacy policy is effective immediately.
Introduction
At Byron Hampton Photography (the “Company” or “We”), we respect your privacy and are committed to protecting it through our compliance with this policy.
This policy describes the types of information we may collect from you or that you may provide when you visit this website (our “Website”) and our practices for collecting, using, maintaining, protecting and disclosing that information. This includes all services offered by the Company, such as portraits, events, passport/visa photos, restoration work, and Boudoir photography, which require heightened confidentiality and discretion.
This policy applies to information we collect:
- On this Website.
- In e-mail, text and other electronic messages between you and this Website.
- Through mobile and desktop applications you download from this Website, which provide dedicated non-browser-based interaction between you and this Website.
- When you interact with our advertising and applications on third-party websites and services, if those applications or advertising include links to this policy.
It does not apply to information collected by:
- Us offline or through any other means, including on any other website operated by Company or any third party (including our affiliates and subsidiaries); or
- Any third party (including our affiliates and subsidiaries), including through any application or content (including advertising) that may link to or be accessible from or on the Website.
Please read this policy carefully to understand our policies and practices regarding your information and how we will treat it. If you do not agree with our policies and practices, your choice is not to use our Website. By accessing or using this Website, you agree to this privacy policy. This policy may change from time to time. Your continued use of this Website after we make changes is deemed to be acceptance of those changes, so please check the policy periodically for updates.
Information We Collect
We may collect several types of information from and about users of our Website, including: Personal Information (name, email, phone number, booking details); Photographic Images (including Boudoir images, portraits, events, passport/visa photos, and restoration work); Payment Information (processed securely through third‑party providers; we do not store full payment details); Technical Information (IP address, browser type, device data, cookies, analytics); and Metadata (visit timestamps, referring URLs, and Website interactions).
Boudoir Privacy and Confidentiality
Boudoir photography involves highly personal and sensitive content. To protect your privacy, we follow strict confidentiality standards: Images are never shared, posted, or used for marketing without your explicit written consent via a signed model release. If you do not sign a release, your images remain fully private and are used only for delivering your purchased services. All files are stored securely using encrypted systems and professional backup workflows. Only the photographer (Byron Hampton) has access to your images unless you authorize additional access. Delivery galleries are password‑protected and accessible only to you. Additional privacy measures are available upon request.
How We Use Your Information
We use information collected about you to provide and manage photography services; communicate regarding sessions, orders, or support; maintain accurate business records; improve Website performance; comply with federal and state legal obligations; and protect the security and integrity of our systems.
Data Security
We implement reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to protect your information, consistent with the Maryland Personal Information Protection Act (MPIPA) and federal data‑security expectations. These measures include encrypted storage, secure backups, password‑protected galleries, limited access to personal data, and secure deletion of files when legally permissible. Although we take appropriate measures, no method of Internet transmission or electronic storage is completely secure.
Cookies and Tracking Technologies
Our Website may use cookies, analytics tools, and similar technologies to improve performance and understand visitor behavior. You may disable cookies in your browser settings, but doing so may affect Website functionality.
Data Breach Notification
If a data breach occurs involving personal information, we will notify affected individuals in accordance with Maryland Personal Information Protection Act (MPIPA) requirements and applicable federal guidelines.
Children Under the Age of 13
Our Website is not intended for children under 13 years of age. No one under age 13 may provide any personal information to or on the Website. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you are under 13, do not use or provide any information on this Website or on or through any of its features/register on the Website, make any purchases through the Website, use any of the interactive or public comment features of this Website or provide any information about yourself to us, including your name, address, telephone number, e-mail address or any screen name or user name you may use. If we learn we have collected or received personal information from a child under 13 without verification of parental consent, we will delete that information. If you believe we might have any information from or about a child under 13, please reach out to us.
Accessing and Correcting Your Information
You may send us an e-mail via our contact page to request access to, correct or delete any personal information that you have provided to us. We cannot delete your personal information except by also deleting your user account. We may not accommodate a request to change information if we believe the change would violate any law or legal requirement or cause the information to be incorrect.
If you delete your User Contributions from the Website, copies of your User Contributions may remain viewable in cached and archived pages, or might have been copied or stored by other Website users. Proper access and use of information provided on the Website, including User Contributions, is governed by our terms of use.
Your Regional Privacy Rights (DMV Area)
We are proud to serve clients across the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia. While comprehensive state data privacy laws (such as the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act or the Maryland Online Data Privacy Act) are primarily designed to regulate large-scale data brokers and corporations that sell consumer data, we believe your privacy is paramount. Therefore, regardless of your state of residence, we voluntarily extend the following core privacy rights to all of our clients:
- Right to Access: You may request a copy of the personal information we have collected about you.
- Right to Correction: You may request that we correct any inaccurate information.
- Right to Deletion: You may request that we delete your personal data (subject to legal and business record-keeping requirements).
- Right to Non-Discrimination: We will never deny you services or provide a different quality of service if you choose to exercise these privacy rights.
To exercise any of these rights, please use the button below to submit a request.
Changes to Our Privacy Policy
It is our policy to post any changes we make to our privacy policy on this page. If we make material changes to how we treat our users’ personal information, we will notify you by e-mail to the e-mail address specified in your account and/or through a notice on the Website home page. The date the privacy policy was last revised is identified at the top of the page. You are responsible for ensuring we have an up-to-date active and deliverable e-mail address for you, and for periodically visiting our Website and this privacy policy to check for any changes.
Contact Information
To ask questions or comment about this privacy policy and our privacy practices, please contact us.
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