Kalpana Studios Privacy Policy
This privacy policy describes how Kalpana Studios collects, uses, and protects personal data when you use our online platform and services. We are committed to safeguarding your privacy and handling your data in a transparent manner.
What Data We Collect
We may collect various types of personal data when you interact with our site or use our services. This includes:
Information you provide to us:
When you book a session, contact us, or use our services, you may provide us with personal identifiers such as your name, contact details (including physical address), and payment information.
Image data:
As a photography studio, we process photographic images that may contain your likeness or the likeness of others involved in a photoshoot you commission. These images are created as part of the service we provide to you.
Usage data:
We may collect information about how you access and use our online platform, including your IP address, browser type, pages viewed, and time spent on our site. This data helps us understand site usage and improve our services.
Communication data:
Records of your correspondence with us, such as inquiries or feedback.
How We Use Your Data
We use your personal data for specific purposes, including:
Providing and managing services:
To deliver the photography services you have requested, including scheduling, conducting photoshoots, editing images, and providing final products.
Processing payments:
To handle transactions related to the services you purchase.
Communication:
To respond to your inquiries, send you updates about your booking, or inform you about our services.
Legal and compliance purposes:
To comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements.
Service improvement:
To analyze usage data and feedback to enhance our online platform and service offerings.
Marketing:
With your explicit consent where required, we may use your contact details to send you promotional material about our services.
Legal Basis for Processing
We process your personal data based on the following legal grounds:
Performance of a contract:
Processing is necessary to fulfill our contractual obligations to you when you book and use our photography services.
Legitimate interests:
We may process data for our legitimate interests, such as improving our services, managing our business operations, and detecting fraud, provided these interests do not override your fundamental rights and freedoms.
Consent:
Where required by law, we process your data based on your explicit consent, particularly for marketing communications or specific uses of image data beyond the immediate scope of the service contract.
Legal obligations:
Processing may be necessary to comply with applicable laws, regulations, and legal processes.
Sharing Your Data
We do not sell your personal data. We may share your data with third parties only in the following circumstances:
Service providers:
We may share data with trusted third-party service providers who perform functions on our behalf, such as payment processing, cloud storage, website hosting, and photo editing. These providers are obligated to protect your data and use it only for the purposes for which it was shared.
Legal requirements:
We may disclose your data if required to do so by law, in response to a legal process, or to protect the rights, property, or safety of Kalpana Studios, our clients, or others.
With your consent:
We may share your data with other parties if you have provided your consent for such sharing.
Data Retention
We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, including for legal, accounting, or reporting requirements. The retention period for image data will depend on the specific service agreement or your instructions. We will securely delete or anonymize data when it is no longer needed.
Your Rights
Subject to applicable data protection laws, you have certain rights regarding your personal data:
The right to access:
You can request access to the personal data we hold about you.
The right to rectification:
You can request that we correct any inaccurate or incomplete data we have about you.
The right to erasure:
You can request that we delete your personal data under certain conditions.
The right to restrict processing:
You can request that we limit the way we use your data under certain conditions.
The right to object to processing:
You can object to our processing of your data under certain conditions.
The right to data portability:
You can request to receive your data in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format under certain conditions.
The right to withdraw consent:
If we are processing your data based on your consent, you have the right to withdraw that consent at any time.
To exercise these rights, please contact us using the details provided below.
Data Security
We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, and destruction. However, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is entirely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
Cookies and Similar Technologies
Our online platform may use cookies and similar technologies to improve your browsing experience, analyze site traffic, and for other operational purposes. You can control cookies through your browser settings.
Links to Other Sites
Our online platform may contain links to external sites that are not operated by us. We have no control over the content and practices of these sites and are not responsible for their privacy policies.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this privacy policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or legal requirements. We will post any changes on this page, and the updated policy will be effective immediately upon posting.
Contact Us
If you have questions or concerns about this privacy policy or our data practices, please contact us at our physical address:
Kalpana Studios
#201, 3rd Floor, 5th Block, Koramangala,
Bangalore, Karnataka, 560034
India