PRIVACY POLICY
WHO ARE WE ?
The address of our website is: https://gaiahosch.com
This Privacy Policy explains how Gaia Hosch uses and protects the information you provide when using this website. This policy may be updated at any time by Gaia Hosch, in particular to comply with legislative, regulatory, jurisprudential, or technological developments. We encourage you to review this page regularly.
Personal Data We Collect
You can visit our website without providing any personal information.
However, to use certain services (contact form, quote request, newsletter subscription, comments, file downloads), we may collect the following information:
- First and last name
- Email address
- Phone number
- Information related to your request (date, location, type of service)
These data are collected via forms and through the interaction between you and our website.
In accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) adopted by the European Parliament on April 14, 2016, and the French Data Protection Act of January 6, 1978, as amended, Gaia Hosch informs you of the following:
1. Data Controller
Gaia Hosch – Professional Photographer
📍 Tours (37000), France
📞 +33 7 63 70 02 95
📧 contact@gaiahosch.com
2. Purpose of Data Processing
Your personal data are used for the following purposes:
- Improving our website and services (statistics, cookies)
- Responding to your inquiries and quote requests
- Organising and delivering photography services
- Sending information or offers (newsletter, special content)
3. Data Recipients
Only Gaia Hosch has access to your personal data.
We do not sell, rent, or share your information with third parties, except where required by law or when using technical service providers working on our behalf.
4. Data Retention
- Contact details: kept for 24 months after the last interaction, unless otherwise agreed.
- Photographs: kept according to the signed contract or until a deletion request is made.
- Comments: kept indefinitely, with the possibility of deletion upon request.
5. Testimonials
Gaia Hosch publishes on her website a list of references and testimonials that include the names and titles of our clients. Gaia Hosch commits to obtaining each client’s authorisation before publishing any testimonial on the site. If you wish to be removed from the list, you can send us an email at contact@gaiahosch.com, and we will promptly delete your information.
6. YOUR RIGHTS
In accordance with the GDPR and the French Data Protection Act, you have the right to:
- Access and communicate your data
- You have the right to access the Personal Information that concerns you.
However, due to the security and confidentiality obligations in the processing of personal data that apply to Gaia Hosch, please note that your request will be processed provided you supply proof of your identity.
To assist you in this process, especially if you wish to exercise your right of access by sending a written request to the postal address mentioned in section 1, you can find a sample letter provided by the French National Commission on Informatics and Liberty (“CNIL”) at the following link:
https://www.cnil.fr/en/model-letter-access-your-data
- You have the right to access the Personal Information that concerns you.
- Rectify or delete your data
- Under this right, legislation allows you to request the correction, update, blocking, or deletion of any personal data concerning you that may be inaccurate, incorrect, incomplete, or outdated.
https://www.cnil.fr/en/model-letter-correct-inaccurate-data
- Under this right, legislation allows you to request the correction, update, blocking, or deletion of any personal data concerning you that may be inaccurate, incorrect, incomplete, or outdated.
- Object to the processing of your data
- You may exercise this right in either of the following two situations:
When the exercise of this right is based on legitimate grounds; or
When the exercise of this right aims to prevent the collected data from being used for commercial prospecting purposes.
To assist you in this process, especially if you wish to exercise your right to object by sending a written request to the postal address mentioned in section 1, you can find a sample letter provided by the CNIL at the following link:
https://www.cnil.fr/en/model-letter-delete-data-from-website
- You may exercise this right in either of the following two situations:
To exercise your rights, please contact us at contact@gaiahosch.com with proof of identity.
Media
If you upload images to our website, avoid including GPS location data (EXIF metadata) in the files.
Cookies
Our site uses cookies to improve your browsing experience and analyse traffic.
You can disable cookies in your browser settings.
Embedded Content
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the same way as if the visitor had visited the other website. These sites may collect data about you.
security
We implement technical and organisational measures to protect your data from unauthorised access, use, alteration, or disclosure.