Privacy Policy
Effective Date: August 25, 2026
Abigail Ramos Photo (“Abigail Ramos Photo,” “I,” “me,” or “my”) respects your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how I collect, use, store, and protect personal information when you visit www.abigailramosphoto.com (the “Website”) or contact me through the Website.
I am a Maryland-based wedding and portrait photographer located in Queen Anne’s County, Maryland.
By using the Website, you acknowledge the practices described in this Privacy Policy.
1. Information I Collect
Information You Provide
When you submit an inquiry through my Website, I may collect:
Your name
Your email address
Your wedding or event planner's name
Your event date
Your event location
Any other information you voluntarily provide in your inquiry
Submitting an inquiry does not automatically make you a client of Abigail Ramos Photo.
If you become a client, additional personal information may be collected and processed through my client-management and booking systems. This may include your name, address, phone number, payment information, contract information, invoices, timelines, event details, and other information reasonably necessary to provide photography services.
Information Collected Automatically
My Website uses Google Analytics to understand how visitors use my Website and to measure website traffic and performance.
Google Analytics may collect information such as:
Browser and device information
Approximate geographic location
Information about how you interact with the Website
Session and usage information
Cookies and similar identifiers
Google Analytics uses first-party cookies and identifiers to distinguish users and sessions and generate website-usage reports.
I do not use Google Analytics for targeted advertising.
2. How I Use Your Information
I use personal information only as reasonably necessary for my business purposes, including to:
Respond to photography inquiries
Communicate with prospective and current clients
Determine availability and provide information about my services
Manage client relationships
Prepare and administer photography contracts
Process invoices and payments
Coordinate photography services and events
Deliver photographs and private online galleries
Maintain business and financial records
Understand Website traffic and improve my Website
Protect my legal rights and enforce agreements
Comply with applicable legal obligations
Prevent fraud, misuse, or security issues
I do not use your personal information for purposes that are unrelated to the purposes described in this Privacy Policy unless permitted or required by law or you provide appropriate consent.
3. How I Share Personal Information
I do not sell, rent, or otherwise exchange your personal information for money.
I also do not use your personal information for targeted advertising.
I may share personal information with trusted service providers that help me operate my photography business. These providers process information on my behalf or provide services necessary to operate my Website and business.
These may include:
Showit — website hosting and website-related services.
Squarespace — domain registration and related domain services.
Google Analytics/Google — website analytics and traffic measurement.
HoneyBook — client management, contracts, booking, invoicing, payment processing, and related business-management services.
Pixieset — private online photography gallery hosting and photograph delivery.
The types of information shared with these providers depend on the service being provided. For example, HoneyBook may process client names, addresses, phone numbers, payment information, contracts, invoices, timelines, and event information. Pixieset may process and host photographs associated with private client galleries.
These companies may have their own privacy policies governing their processing of information.
I may also disclose personal information when reasonably necessary to comply with applicable law, respond to lawful legal process, protect my rights or property, protect the safety of individuals, investigate fraud or security issues, or comply with a legal obligation.
4. Photography and Client Images
Your photographs are important personal information, and I take reasonable steps to protect private client galleries.
Client photographs may be stored and delivered through Pixieset. Private galleries may require a gallery password or access code to view or download photographs.
I may display or share photographs of clients, weddings, events, or portraits on my Website, portfolio, blog, social media, or other promotional materials only when the applicable client has provided permission or otherwise authorized such use.
Your decision to permit or decline promotional use of your photographs does not affect the photography services you receive.
The use of client photographs is also governed by the applicable photography contract signed by the client.
5. Cookies and Similar Technologies
My Website and third-party services used on the Website may use cookies and similar technologies.
Cookies may be used for purposes such as:
Website functionality
Security
Analytics
Understanding Website traffic and visitor behavior
Google Analytics uses cookies and similar identifiers to distinguish users and sessions and provide analytics reporting.
You can generally manage or disable cookies through your browser settings. Disabling cookies may affect certain Website functionality or the accuracy of Website analytics.
6. How I Protect Personal Information
I take reasonable administrative, technical, and physical measures appropriate to the nature of the information I maintain to help protect personal information from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction.
However, no website, electronic transmission, cloud-storage system, or method of Internet communication can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
Maryland law requires covered controllers to maintain reasonable security practices appropriate to the volume and nature of personal information they handle.
7. How Long I Keep Information
I retain personal information for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, including to provide services, maintain business and financial records, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, enforce agreements, and protect my legal rights.
The length of time information is retained may vary depending on the type of information and the reason it was collected.
8. Your Privacy Rights
To the extent applicable under Maryland law, you may have rights regarding your personal information, including the right to:
Confirm whether I process your personal information
Access personal information I maintain about you
Request correction of inaccurate personal information
Request deletion of personal information, subject to applicable legal exceptions
Request a copy of certain personal information in a portable format
Obtain information about categories of third parties to which personal information has been disclosed
Opt out of targeted advertising
Opt out of the sale of personal information
Opt out of certain profiling involving solely automated decisions that produce legal or similarly significant effects
Maryland's Online Data Privacy Act provides these rights to covered consumers and establishes procedures for submitting and responding to qualifying requests.
I do not sell your personal information, use your personal information for targeted advertising, or use solely automated profiling to make decisions producing legal or similarly significant effects about you.
How to Make a Privacy Request
To make a privacy request, contact me at:
Abigail Ramos Photo
Email: abigailramosphoto@gmail.com
Please provide enough information for me to reasonably verify your identity and understand your request. I may request additional information when reasonably necessary to protect your personal information from unauthorized disclosure.
I will respond to qualifying privacy requests within the time required by applicable law.
If I decline a request that is subject to a legally applicable right, I will provide an explanation and information about how to appeal the decision when required by applicable law.
9. Children's Privacy
My Website is intended for adults and couples planning weddings, portraits, and other photography services.
I do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 18 through my Website.
If you believe that a child under 18 has provided personal information to me through the Website without appropriate authorization, please contact me at abigailramosphoto@gmail.com.
10. Third-Party Websites and Services
My Website may contain links to or integrations with third-party websites and services, including social media platforms, gallery services, analytics services, and other websites.
I am not responsible for the privacy practices, security, content, or policies of third-party websites or services. Your use of those services is subject to their own terms and privacy policies.
11. Changes to This Privacy Policy
I may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in my business practices, technology, applicable law, or the services I use.
When this Privacy Policy is updated, I will post the revised version on this Website and update the effective date above.
12. Contact Me
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or how I handle personal information, please contact:
Abigail Ramos Photo
Queen Anne's County, Maryland
Email: abigailramosphoto@gmail.com