Privacy Policy for AussieShots Photography Academy

At AussieShots Photography Academy, located at 12 Murray Street, Pyrmont NSW 2009, Australia, and reachable via email at info@aussieshotsacademy.com or by phone at +61 3 7758 0327, we are committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website aussieshotsacademy.com or use our services, including photography courses and related offerings. This policy is effective as of January 1, 2025.

Information We Collect

We collect several types of information from and about users of our services, including:

• Personal Information: This includes your name, email address, postal address, phone number, date of birth, and other information that you provide to us directly when you register for a course, subscribe to our newsletter, or contact us.
• Payment Information: When you purchase a course, we collect payment information, such as your credit card details or other payment method information. This information is processed securely by our payment processors (e.g., Stripe, PayPal), and we do not directly store your full credit card details on our servers.
• Technical Information: We automatically collect certain technical information when you visit our website, including your IP address, browser type, operating system, device type, and browsing activity. We also use cookies and similar tracking technologies to collect information about your interactions with our website. See our Cookies Policy for further details.
• Course-Related Information: We collect information related to your participation in our courses, such as your progress, assignments, feedback, and interactions with instructors and other students.
• Communications: We retain records of your communications with us, including emails, chat logs, and phone calls.

How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for various purposes, including:

• Providing and Improving Our Services: We use your information to provide you with access to our courses, personalize your learning experience, and improve the quality of our services.
• Processing Payments: We use your payment information to process your course enrollment fees and other transactions.
• Communicating with You: We use your contact information to send you course updates, newsletters, marketing materials, and other information that may be of interest to you. You can opt out of receiving marketing communications at any time.
• Responding to Inquiries: We use your information to respond to your inquiries and provide customer support.
• Analyzing and Improving Our Website: We use technical information to analyze trends, track user activity, and improve the performance and usability of our website.
• Protecting Our Rights: We use your information to protect our rights and interests, including enforcing our terms of service and preventing fraud.
• Legal Compliance: We may use your information to comply with applicable laws and regulations.

Sharing Your Information

We may share your information with third parties in the following circumstances:

• Service Providers: We share your information with third-party service providers who help us operate our business, such as payment processors, email marketing platforms, web hosting providers, and analytics providers. These service providers are contractually obligated to protect your information and use it only for the purposes for which we disclose it to them.
• Instructors: We share course-related information with instructors to facilitate the delivery of our courses and provide you with personalized feedback.
• Legal Authorities: We may disclose your information to legal authorities if required by law or legal process.
• Business Transfers: In the event of a merger, acquisition, or sale of all or a portion of our assets, your information may be transferred to the acquiring entity.

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

Data Security

We take reasonable measures to protect your information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. These measures include:

• Encryption: We use encryption to protect your personal and payment information during transmission.
• Secure Storage: We store your information on secure servers that are protected by firewalls and other security measures.
• Access Controls: We restrict access to your information to authorized personnel only.
• Regular Security Audits: We conduct regular security audits to identify and address vulnerabilities.

Despite our best efforts, no security measures are perfect or impenetrable. Therefore, we cannot guarantee the absolute security of your information.

Your Rights

You have certain rights regarding your personal information, including:

• Access: You have the right to access the personal information we hold about you.
• Correction: You have the right to request that we correct any inaccurate or incomplete personal information we hold about you.
• Deletion: You have the right to request that we delete your personal information, subject to certain exceptions.
• Objection: You have the right to object to the processing of your personal information for certain purposes, such as marketing.
• Restriction: You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal information in certain circumstances.
• Data Portability: You have the right to receive your personal information in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format and to transmit it to another controller.

To exercise these rights, please contact us at info@aussieshotsacademy.com. We may require you to verify your identity before processing your request.

Data Retention

We retain your personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, including to provide you with our services, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements.

International Data Transfers

Your information may be transferred to and processed in countries outside of Australia, which may have different data protection laws than your country. We will take appropriate measures to ensure that your information is protected in accordance with this Privacy Policy and applicable law.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will post any changes on our website and update the effective date above. Your continued use of our services after the effective date constitutes your acceptance of the revised Privacy Policy.

Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:

AussieShots Photography Academy
12 Murray Street
Pyrmont NSW 2009
Australia
Email: info@aussieshotsacademy.com
Phone: +61 2 6765 6043