Privacy Policy

This privacy policy explains how Fokus Foto Studio collects, uses, and protects your personal data when you interact with our services, including through our site. We are committed to protecting your privacy in accordance with applicable data protection laws, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

Who We Are

We are Fokus Foto Studio, a photography studio located at 17 Torggata, Oslo, Oslo, 0181, Norway, offering services including portrait photography, event photography, commercial photography, product photography, family portraits, headshots, photo editing, and studio rentals.

Data We Collect

We may collect and process the following types of personal data about you:

Contact Information: Such as your name, email address, phone number, and physical address when you contact us, book a session, or make an inquiry.
Booking and Service Details: Information related to the services you request or purchase, including date, time, location, type of session, specific requirements, and payment information.
Photographic Data: The photographs and images we capture during your sessions. These images may contain personal data.
Communication Data: Any communication we have with you, such as emails or messages exchanged regarding your booking or our services.
Website Usage Data: Information about how you use our online platform, such as pages visited, duration of visit, and technical information about your device (IP address, browser type, operating system). This data is primarily collected through cookies and similar technologies.

How We Use Your Data

We use your personal data for the following purposes:

To provide and fulfill the photography services you request, including scheduling, conducting sessions, processing, editing, and delivering your photographs.
To process payments for services rendered.
To communicate with you about your booking, our services, and respond to your inquiries.
To manage and improve our services and our online platform.
To comply with legal obligations.
With your explicit consent, to send you marketing communications about our services or to use your photographs for promotional purposes (e.g., portfolio, social media, website).

Legal Basis for Processing

Our legal basis for collecting and using your personal data depends on the specific context:

Performance of a Contract: We process data to perform a contract with you when you book and use our services.
Legitimate Interests: We process data where it is necessary for our legitimate interests, such as managing our business, improving our services, or for administrative purposes, provided these interests do not override your rights.
Legal Obligation: We may process data where necessary to comply with a legal obligation.
Consent: We will obtain your explicit consent before using your photographs for marketing or promotional purposes, or for sending you direct marketing communications not based on our legitimate interests.

Data Sharing

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 assist us in operating our business and providing our services (e.g., payment processors, cloud storage providers, online gallery platforms, print labs). These providers are contractually bound to protect your data and use it only for the purposes for which we disclose it to them.
Legal Requirements: We may disclose your data if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g., a court or government agency).
Business Transfers: In the event of a merger, acquisition, or asset sale, your personal data may be transferred as part of that transaction, provided the receiving entity agrees to protect your data in a manner consistent with this policy.
With Your Consent: We may share your data with other third parties with your explicit consent.

Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. However, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

Data Retention

We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which we collected it, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements. Photographic data will be stored for a period agreed upon with you or for a period necessary for potential re-orders or archival purposes, in accordance with our business practices and your consent.

Your Data Protection Rights

Under GDPR, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:

Right of Access: You have the right to request access to your personal data that we hold.
Right to Rectification: You have the right to request that we correct any inaccurate or incomplete personal data we hold about you.
Right to Erasure: You have the right to request that we delete your personal data under certain conditions.
Right to Restrict Processing: You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data under certain conditions.
Right to Object to Processing: You have the right to object to our processing of your personal data under certain conditions.
Right to Data Portability: You have the right to request that we transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.
Right to Withdraw Consent: If we are relying on your consent to process your data, you have the right to withdraw that consent at any time.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the address provided below. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, such as the Norwegian Data Protection Authority (Datatilsynet).

Cookies and Similar Technologies

Our online platform may use cookies and similar technologies to enhance your browsing experience, analyze site usage, and for other operational purposes. You can manage your cookie preferences through your browser settings.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on our online platform.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this privacy policy or our data protection practices, please contact us at:

Fokus Foto Studio

17 Torggata

Oslo, Oslo, 0181

Norway