Privacy Policy

1. Information We Collect

We may collect personal information that you voluntarily provide when contacting us by email, WhatsApp, social media, or other communication channels.

This may include:

• Your name
• Email address
• Phone number
• Wedding or event date
• Event location
• Information about your wedding, event, or photography requirements
• Any other information you choose to share with us

Our website may also automatically collect limited technical information such as your IP address, browser type, device information, pages visited, referring website, and general usage information.

2. How We Use Your Information

We may use the information we receive to:

• Respond to enquiries
• Discuss photography, filmmaking, or related services
• Prepare quotations or proposals
• Communicate regarding bookings and projects
• Improve our website and services
• Understand website traffic and visitor behaviour
• Maintain website security
• Display and measure advertising where applicable

We do not sell your personal information.

3. Cookies and Analytics

Our website may use cookies and similar technologies to improve website functionality, understand visitor behaviour, measure website performance, and support advertising.

Third-party services used on the website may also place or access cookies or similar technologies on your device.

You can control or disable cookies through your browser settings. Disabling certain cookies may affect some website functionality.

4. Google Advertising and AdSense

We may use Google services, including Google AdSense, to display advertisements on our website.

Third-party vendors, including Google, may use cookies, web beacons, IP addresses, or similar technologies to serve, personalise, and measure advertisements.

Google's use of advertising cookies enables Google and its partners to serve advertisements based on a user's visits to this website and/or other websites.

Visitors may manage or opt out of personalised advertising through Google's advertising settings.

Where required by applicable law, consent may be requested before advertising or non-essential cookies are used.

5. Third-Party Services

Our website may contain or integrate services and content provided by third parties, including platforms such as:

• Google
• Instagram
• YouTube
• Vimeo
• WhatsApp

These third parties may collect information according to their own privacy policies and practices.

We recommend reviewing the privacy policies of these services if you interact with their content or links.

6. External Links

Our website may contain links to external websites or social media platforms.

We are not responsible for the privacy practices, security, or content of third-party websites. Visiting external websites is subject to their respective privacy policies.

7. Photography and Wedding Content

Photographs, films, and wedding stories displayed on our website are used as part of our professional portfolio and creative work.

Where applicable, publication and usage of client photographs or films are governed by the relevant agreement, permission, consent, or understanding between the client and Shivam Shiven Weddings & Co.

Requests concerning published personal photographs or films can be submitted using the contact information below.

8. Data Sharing

We may share information with trusted service providers where reasonably necessary to operate our website, communicate with clients, provide our services, host content, analyse website performance, or support advertising.

We may also disclose information where required by applicable law or legal process.

We do not sell or rent personal information to third parties.

9. Data Retention

We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected, including client communication, project administration, business records, legal obligations, and legitimate business requirements.

10. Data Security

We take reasonable organisational and technical measures to protect personal information from unauthorised access, misuse, alteration, disclosure, or loss.

However, no internet-based system can guarantee absolute security.

11. Your Choices and Rights

Depending on applicable law, you may request information regarding personal data we hold about you and may request correction, updating, or deletion of such information where applicable.

You may also withdraw consent for certain processing where processing is based on your consent.

Requests can be sent to the email address provided below.

12. Children's Privacy

Our website and services are not intentionally designed to collect personal information from children.

If we become aware that personal information relating to a child has been collected without appropriate authorisation where required, we may take reasonable steps to remove or appropriately handle that information.

13. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect changes to our website, services, technology, advertising practices, or applicable requirements.

The latest version will be published on this page together with the updated date.