Privacy
Who we are
PCC captures is a lifestyle photography studio in Portmarnock, Co. Dublin, Ireland, run by Liubov Kravchuk as a sole trader. Liubov Kravchuk is the controller of your personal data: the one who decides how it is used and is responsible for it.
This policy covers the website pcc-captures.ie, booking requests, and the photo sessions that follow.
Questions about your data: privacy@pcc-captures.ie or +353 85 161 8958.
What we collect
We collect only what we need to answer your request and run your session.
| Data | When we get it |
|---|---|
| Name, email, mobile number, preferred date and part of the day, session type and length, discount or promo code, your message | You send the booking form |
| Your name and email next to the promo code you used | You use a promo code |
| IP address, browser type, the pages you open and when | Every visit (server logs), and when you send the booking form (spam protection) |
| Pages you view and whether you send a booking request, linked to a Meta cookie | Only if you accept cookies (see Cookies) |
| What you write to us | You contact us by email, WhatsApp or Instagram |
| Photos taken during your session | Your session |
| Payer's name, amount and date of the deposit (never card numbers) | You pay the deposit |
Family sessions can include photos of children. A parent or guardian books the session and decides on their behalf.
Why we use it
Every use has a legal basis under the GDPR (Article 6). We do not sell your data, and no decisions about you are made automatically.
| Purpose | Legal basis |
|---|---|
| Reply to your booking request, arrange and deliver your session | Steps you asked for before a contract, then the contract itself |
| Keep records for tax and accounting | Legal obligation |
| Protect the booking form from spam and abuse; keep the site secure | Legitimate interests: a working, safe website |
| Make sure each promo code is used only once | Legitimate interests: preventing misuse of discounts |
| Measure our ads and show our ads to people who visited the site (Meta Pixel) | Your consent, which you can withdraw at any time |
| Show a few photos from your session in the portfolio (portfolio discount) | Your consent, given when you choose that discount |
Who we share it with
A few service providers handle data for us, each only for its own job.
| Who | What they do for us | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Website hosting provider (EU) | Runs the website | Everything the website handles, server logs |
| Email delivery service (EU) | Sends the booking emails and forwards mail sent to our address | Your booking details and emails |
| Mailbox provider | Holds the photographer's inbox | Your booking details and emails |
| Spam-protection service | Checks that the booking form is sent by a person, not a bot | IP address, technical browser data |
| Meta Platforms Ireland | Ads measurement, only if you accept cookies; WhatsApp and Instagram, if you contact us there | Pages viewed, booking request sent, Meta cookie, IP address |
| Bank or online payment provider | Handles the deposit when you pay by transfer or through a payment link | The payment details you give them; we see only your name, the amount and the date |
For the Meta Pixel, Meta and we are jointly responsible for collecting the data and passing it to Meta. After that, Meta uses it under its own privacy policy.
You can ask us for the names of these providers at any time. We share data with Revenue or other authorities only when the law requires it.
Transfers outside the EU
The website server and the email service run in the EU. Some of our providers, including Meta, are US companies or belong to US groups, so some data may reach the United States.
Each of these providers is certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, which the European Commission recognised in July 2023 as giving adequate protection. Where that is not enough, they use the Commission's Standard Contractual Clauses.
How long we keep it
We keep data only as long as its purpose needs, then delete it.
| Data | Kept for |
|---|---|
| Booking requests that did not lead to a session | Up to 2 years |
| Emails and records of clients who booked | Up to 7 years: tax records must be kept for 6 |
| Photos from your session | 9 months after the session, then permanently deleted |
| Portfolio photos you agreed to | Up to two years or until you ask us to remove them |
| A promo code, with your name and email if you used it | Deleted automatically 12 months after the code was issued |
| Server logs with IP addresses | Up to 15 days |
| IP address for spam protection | 1 hour, in memory only |
| Meta cookie (_fbp) | 90 days from your last visit |
| Your cookie choice | 6 months, then we ask again |
Cookies
The site works fully without any cookies. The only optional one is the Meta Pixel, and it runs only after you press "Accept" on the cookie banner.
| What | Set by | Why | Lasts | Needs your consent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your cookie choice (browser storage) | Us | Remembers whether you accepted or rejected | 6 months | No |
| _fbp cookie | Meta Pixel, on our site | Measures our ads and builds ad audiences | 90 days | Yes |
| Meta's own cookies on facebook.com | Meta | Read by the Pixel if you are logged in to Facebook or Instagram | See Meta's policy | Yes |
If you press "Reject" or do not choose, the Pixel is never loaded and nothing is sent to Meta.
The spam check on the booking page is needed for the form to work, so it runs without asking.
To change your choice at any time, use here or at the bottom of every page.
Your rights
You can ask us at any time to:
- give you a copy of the data we hold about you;
- correct data that is wrong;
- delete your data, unless the law requires us to keep it (for example, tax records);
- limit how we use it while a question about it is being settled;
- stop using it where we rely on legitimate interests;
- send it to you, or to someone else, in a common digital format;
- withdraw your consent (cookies, portfolio photos). This does not affect what was done before.
Write to privacy@pcc-captures.ie. It is free, and we reply within one month. We may ask you to confirm who you are before we act.
Complaints and changes
If you are unhappy with how we handle your data, please tell us first; we will try to put it right. You can also complain to the Data Protection Commission, 21 Fitzwilliam Square South, Dublin 2, D02 RD28.
We update this page when what we do with data changes; the date at the top says when it last did.