Kate Basova Photography ("we," "us," or "our"), a photography business located in Dubai, U.A.E., is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website https://basovakate.com.
We process your personal data in compliance with the U.A.E. Federal Decree-Law No. 45 of 2021 on the Protection of Personal Data (PDPL). We also adhere to best practices for data protection to ensure the rights of all our users, regardless of their location.
By using our Site, you consent to the data practices described in this policy.

The Data Controller responsible for your personal data is:
Kate Basova
Email for data protection requests: katya.belousova.1999@gmail.com

We collect information that you provide directly to us.

• Personal Data You Provide:
• Contact Forms: When you use our contact form, we collect your name, email address,telephone number and the message you send us. We use this information solely to respond to your inquiry, provide a quote, or book a session. The legal basis for this processing is your consent, which you provide by actively sending us the form.
• Information Collected Automatically:
• The Site is hosted on the Tilda platform. Tilda may automatically collect technical information such as your IP address, browser type, and information about your visit (e.g., pages viewed, session duration) for security and operational purposes. We recommend reviewing Tilda's Privacy Policy for more details: https://tilda.cc/privacy/.
• Cookies: The Site uses cookies that are essential for the platform to function correctly (e.g., to manage your session on the site). These cookies do not collect personal information and cannot be switched off.

We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer your personally identifiable information to external parties for marketing purposes.
We share your data with the following trusted third parties who assist us in operating our website, under strict data protection agreements:

• Tilda Publishing Ltd.: Our website builder and hosting provider. The data you submit via the contact form is processed and stored on Tilda's servers.

We may also release information when its release is appropriate to comply with the law, enforce our site policies, or protect ours or others' rights, property, or safety.

Your personal data may be processed and stored on servers located outside the U.A.E. by our service provider, Tilda. We will ensure that any such international transfers are conducted in compliance with the requirements of the UAE PDPL, which includes verifying that the service provider is committed to protecting your data.

We will retain your personal data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Policy.

• Contact form entries are retained for 12 months, after which they are deleted.
• Technical logs collected by Tilda are retained according to their data retention policy.

In accordance with the UAE PDPL, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:

• The Right to Access and Obtain a Copy: You can request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
• The Right to Rectification: You can request that we correct or update any inaccurate or incomplete data.
• The Right to Erasure (Deletion): You can request the deletion of your personal data.
• The Right to Restrict Processing: You can request that we temporarily or permanently stop processing all or some of your personal data.
• The Right to Withdraw Consent: You can withdraw your consent for data processing at any time, where processing was based on consent.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at katya.belousova.1999@gmail.com. We will respond to your request within one month.

We implement a variety of security measures through our platform provider, Tilda, to maintain the safety of your personal information. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last Updated" date.

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:
katya.belousova.1999@gmail.com