Effective date: June 13th, 2025
This Privacy Policy explains how I, Sophia Eerden, collect, use, and protect your personal data when you visit my website or contact me in the course of doing business. As a sole properietor based in Austria, I am committed to protecting your privacy in accordance with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
Who is responsible for your data?
Sophia Eerden
Viller Dorfstraße
6080 Innsbruck, Austria
Email: info@sophiaeerden.com
What personal data do I collect?
I may collect and store the following personal information:
- Name
- Email address
- Phone number
- Physical address
- Company name (if applicable)
- Job title or role (if applicable)
This data is typically collected when you fill in the contact form on my website or engage my photography services.
Why do I collect your data?
I collect your personal data for the following purposes:
- To respond to inquiries via the contact form
- To plan and deliver photography sessions
- To send galleries
- To manage and organise client projects and communication
- To comply with legal and contractual obligations
How do I process and store your data?
Your data is stored and processed securely and only for as long as necessary for the purpose for which it was colelcted. Once the data is no longer required for communication or service delivery, it will be deleted.
Data sharing with third parties
Your personal data may be shared only when necessary and only with trusted service providers:
- Google Gmail: to handle email communication with clients
- Notion: for internal project organisation
- Adobe Lightroom, Adobe Photoshop, ImagenAI, Aftershoot: for photo editing and selection
- Pixieset: to deliver digital photo galleries
- Backblaze: for cloud storage and as a backup provider
- Hosting: my website is hosted via Webflow and the domain is registered through GoDaddy
- Google Analytics: see section below
Analytics and cookies
My website uses Google Analytics, a service provided by Google Inc., to collect anonymous usage data such as browser type, time spent on pages, and referring websites. This helps me improve user experience. I do not use marketing cookies, tracking pixels, or behavioral advertising tools.
Your data rights
Under the GPDR, you have the right to
- Access the personal data I hold about you
- Request correction of incorrect or outdated data
- Request deletion of your data ("right to be forgotten")
- Object to or restrict processing under certain conditions
- Lodge a complaint with the Austrian Data Protection Authority (Datenschutzbehörde): https://www.dsb.gv.at
You can contact me at info@sophiaeerden.com to exercise any of these rights.
Questions?
If you have any questions or concerns about this privacy policy or how your data is handled, feel free to contact me at:
info@sophiaeerden.com
