Privacy Policy

Jeffrey Schwartz Photography, LLC Last Updated: August 29, 2026

Jeffrey Schwartz Photography, LLC ("we," "us," or "our") operates the website jeffreyschwartzphotography.com (the "Site"). This Privacy Policy explains what personal information we collect, how we use it, and the choices you have.

By using the Site, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy.

1. Information We Collect

Information you give us directly:

• Contact form submissions (name, email address, phone number, and message content)
• Newsletter/email sign-ups (email address, in exchange for a discount code)
• Order and checkout information when you purchase a print or gift card (name, shipping address, billing address, email, phone number, and payment information — payment card details are processed by our third-party payment processor and are not stored on our servers)
• Information provided when booking a portrait session (name, contact details, session preferences)
• Photos and personal information related to portrait sessions, delivered to you via private client galleries
• Information you submit if you apply to or participate in our affiliate marketing program

Information collected automatically:

• Standard technical data such as IP address, browser type, device type, pages visited, referring URLs, and time spent on the Site
• Cookies and similar tracking technologies (see Section 3 below)

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:

• Fulfill and ship print, canvas, metal, acrylic, and gift card orders
• Respond to inquiries submitted through the contact form
• Send the newsletter and promotional discount codes to subscribers who opt in
• Deliver private client galleries for portrait sessions
• Administer our affiliate marketing program and pay affiliate commissions
• Operate, maintain, and improve the Site and understand how visitors use it
• Comply with legal obligations and protect against fraud

We do not sell your personal information to third parties for their own marketing purposes.

3. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

The Site uses cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:

• Essential/functional cookies — to operate the shopping cart, checkout, and account login
• Analytics — we use Google Analytics and Microsoft Clarity to understand how visitors use the Site (page views, session recordings, and heatmap-style interaction data)
• Advertising and marketing — Google Tag Manager and related tags may be used to measure marketing performance
• Consent management — the Site uses a cookie consent tool (CookieYes) to let visitors manage cookie preferences
• Third-party embedded content — we display customer reviews via an embedded widget (Elfsight), which may set its own cookies

You can control or delete cookies through your browser settings, and you can manage cookie preferences using the consent banner on the Site. Blocking certain cookies may affect Site functionality.

4. Third-Party Service Providers

We share information with the following categories of service providers, solely to operate our business:

Each provider processes information according to its own privacy policy, and only to the extent necessary to provide their service to us.

5. Affiliate Program

If you sign up as an affiliate marketer through our GoAffPro program, we and GoAffPro collect the information necessary to track referrals and pay commissions, such as your name, email address, and payment details.

6. Data Retention

We retain personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this policy — for example, order records are kept as needed for accounting and legal purposes, and client galleries are retained per our standard gallery delivery terms. You may request deletion of your information as described in Section 8 below.

7. Children's Privacy

The Site is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we learn we have collected such information, we will delete it.

8. Your Rights and Choices

Depending on where you live, you may have rights to:

• Request access to the personal information we hold about you
• Request correction or deletion of your personal information
• Opt out of marketing emails at any time (via the "unsubscribe" link in any email)
• Manage cookie preferences via the consent banner on the Site

California residents: Depending on applicable thresholds, you may have additional rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA/CPRA), including the right to know what personal information is collected, the right to delete it, and the right to opt out of the "sale" or "sharing" of personal information (we do not sell personal information).

To exercise any of these rights, contact us using the information in Section 10.

9. Security

We use reasonable administrative and technical safeguards to protect your personal information. However, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

10. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or wish to exercise your privacy rights, contact us at:

Jeffrey Schwartz Photography, LLC [insert business email address] [insert business mailing address, if you display one] Via our Contact page

11. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The "Last Updated" date at the top of this page reflects the most recent revision. Continued use of the Site after changes are posted constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.