Last updated: April 2026
This Privacy Policy explains how PhilArty Photography ("we," "us," or "our") collects, uses, and protects your personal information when you visit en.philarty.com (the "Site") or use our photography services.
PhilArty Photography is operated by Phil Afantchawo, registered as an auto-entrepreneur in France.
1. Information We Collect
Information you provide directly
When you contact us through our website, email, or messaging platforms (such as WhatsApp), we may collect your name, email address, phone number, and any details you share about your photography session (dates, locations, preferences).
When you pay an invoice through our Site, your payment is processed securely by Stripe or PayPal. We do not store your credit card number or payment account details on our servers. Stripe and PayPal act as independent data controllers for the payment information you provide to them. You can review their privacy policies here:
- Stripe: https://stripe.com/privacy
- PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/webapps/mpp/ua/privacy-full
We may retain transaction records (amount, date, invoice reference) for accounting and legal purposes.
Information collected automatically
When you browse the Site, certain information is collected automatically through cookies and similar technologies, including your IP address, browser type, device type, pages visited, referring website, and time spent on the Site. This data is collected through the following third-party services:
- Google Analytics (GA4) — to understand how visitors find and use the Site. Google's privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy
- Yandex Metrika — to analyse visitor behaviour and improve the Site. Yandex's privacy policy: https://yandex.com/legal/privacy/
2. How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect to:
- Respond to your enquiries and communicate with you about your photography session,
- Process payments and maintain accurate financial records,
- Improve the Site and understand how visitors interact with it,
- Comply with legal obligations, including French tax and accounting requirements.
We do not use your personal information for automated decision-making or profiling.
3. Legal Basis for Processing (GDPR)
Under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), we process your personal data on the following legal bases:
- Contract performance — when processing is necessary to fulfil a photography service you have booked,
- Legitimate interest — when we use analytics to improve the Site and our services, provided this does not override your rights,
- Consent — when you accept cookies via our cookie notice or voluntarily submit your contact details through our forms,
- Legal obligation — when we are required to retain financial records under French law.
4. Cookies
Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit the Site. We use the following types of cookies:
- Essential cookies — required for the Site to function properly (e.g., session management). These do not require consent.
- Analytics cookies — placed by Google Analytics and Yandex Metrika to collect anonymised usage data.
You can manage your cookie preferences through your browser settings. Please note that disabling certain cookies may affect your experience on the Site.
5. Sharing Your Information
We do not sell your personal information.
We share data only with the third-party services listed above (Google, Yandex, Stripe, PayPal), strictly for the purposes described in this policy. We may also disclose information if required by law or to protect our legal rights.
6. International Data Transfers
Some of the third-party services we use (Google, Stripe, PayPal) may transfer your data outside the European Economic Area (EEA). These transfers are safeguarded by Standard Contractual Clauses or other mechanisms approved by the European Commission.
7. Data Retention
- Contact and session information: retained for as long as necessary to provide our services and for a reasonable period afterwards to handle any follow-up enquiries.
- Financial records: retained for the duration required by French law (currently 10 years for accounting documents).
- Analytics data: retained according to each service's default retention settings. Google Analytics data is retained for 14 months.
8. Your Rights
If you are located in the European Economic Area or the United Kingdom, you have the right to:
- Access the personal information we hold about you,
- Correct inaccurate or incomplete information,
- Delete your personal information, subject to legal retention requirements,
- Restrict or object to certain types of processing,
- Data portability — receive your data in a structured, commonly used format,
- Withdraw consent at any time where processing is based on consent.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at the address below. We will respond within 30 days.
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the French data protection authority (CNIL): https://www.cnil.fr
9. Children's Privacy
Our Site and services are not directed at individuals under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children.
10. 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 revision date.
11. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or wish to exercise your data protection rights, please contact us:
PhilArty Photography
Email: info@philarty.com