1. Introduction
Chait Photography ("The Photographer", "we", "us", or "our") respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the personal information you share with us. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, process, and protect information when you visit our website, contact us, make an enquiry, book our photography services, or otherwise interact with Chait Photography.
This Privacy Policy applies to visitors, customers, clients, event participants, models, and other individuals who interact with our website or services.
2. Business Information
Business Name: Chait Photography
Location: Bangalore / Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Email: chait.photography@gmail.com
Phone: +91-7019932173
Website: www.chaitphotography.com
3. Information We Collect
We may collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us when you contact us, submit an enquiry, request a quotation, make a booking, communicate with us, or use our services.
The information we may collect includes your name, mobile number, email address, residential or event address, event date, event type, venue details, number of guests, photography requirements, preferred package, budget information, and other information that you choose to provide.
4. Information Collected Through Enquiry Forms
If you submit an enquiry through our website, social media or whatsapp we may collect information such as your name, phone number, email address, event date, event location, type of photography required, and any message or additional information submitted through the form.
This information is used to contact you regarding your enquiry, provide quotations, check availability, discuss our services, and respond to your requests.
5. Information Collected Automatically
When you visit our website, certain technical information may be collected automatically, depending on the technologies and services used by the website. This may include your IP address, browser type, device type, operating system, approximate location, pages visited, time spent on the website, referring website, and general website usage information.
This information may be used to improve website performance, security, functionality, and user experience.
6. Cookies
Our website may use cookies and similar technologies to improve functionality, remember preferences, understand website usage, and improve the user experience.
Cookies may also be used by third-party services such as analytics, advertising, social media, embedded content, or other website technologies.
You may be able to control or disable cookies through your browser settings. Disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of some parts of the website.
7. How We Use Your Information
We may use the information collected from you for purposes including responding to enquiries, providing quotations, checking availability, confirming bookings, providing photography and videography services, communicating about events, processing payments, delivering photographs and other products, providing customer support, improving our services, maintaining business records, preventing fraud or misuse, protecting our website, and complying with applicable legal requirements.
8. Communication with Clients
When you provide your phone number, email address, or other contact information, we may contact you regarding your enquiry, booking, event schedule, payment, delivery, album selection, photographs, or other matters directly related to our services.
Where permitted by applicable law, we may also contact you regarding our photography services, offers, updates, or promotional information. You may request that we stop sending promotional communications at any time.
9. WhatsApp, Phone Calls & Messaging
If you contact us through WhatsApp, telephone, SMS, email, Instagram, Facebook, or other communication platforms, the information you provide may be processed through those respective third-party platforms. Such platforms have their own privacy policies and terms of use.
We recommend that you avoid sending sensitive personal information through public or unsecured communication channels unless it is necessary for providing the requested service.
10. Photographs & Videos
Photography and videography services necessarily involve the collection and creation of photographs, videos, audio recordings, and other visual material containing identifiable individuals.
Photographs and videos created during weddings, engagements, maternity shoots, pre-wedding shoots, baby shoots, kids shoots, corporate events, parties, portraits, product shoots, and other assignments may contain images of the Client, guests, family members, employees, children, models, or other individuals present at the event.
11. Use of Photographs for Portfolio & Marketing
Unless otherwise agreed in writing, Chait Photography may use selected photographs and videos created during an assignment for portfolio, website, social media, advertising, marketing, exhibitions, photography competitions, brochures, and other promotional purposes.
If you require your photographs or videos to remain private and not be used for portfolio or promotional purposes, you should communicate this requirement to us before the photography assignment. Any such restriction should preferably be confirmed and agreed upon in writing.
12. Photographs of Guests and Other Individuals
During an event, individuals other than the Client may be photographed or recorded. The Client is responsible for informing guests, participants, employees, models, or other relevant individuals about the presence of photography and videography where reasonably necessary.
Where specific consent or permission is required under applicable law or circumstances, the relevant Client or event organizer is responsible for obtaining such permission.
13. Photographs of Children and Minors
Photography assignments may include photographs or videos of children or minors attending an event. Where required, consent or authorization from a parent, legal guardian, or other authorized person should be obtained.
If a parent or legal guardian has a specific concern regarding the use of a minor's photograph for portfolio or promotional purposes, they should contact us so that the request can be considered and addressed appropriately.
14. Client Galleries & Delivery of Photographs
Photographs may be delivered through online galleries, cloud storage platforms, download links, email, USB drives, or other digital methods. Where third-party platforms are used, the photographs and related information may be processed or stored by those providers according to their respective privacy policies and terms.
The Client is responsible for keeping any gallery links, passwords, download links, or access credentials confidential where applicable.
15. Payment Information
We may collect payment-related information necessary to maintain business records and confirm transactions. Where payments are made through third-party payment platforms, banks, UPI services, payment gateways, or other financial service providers, payment processing may be subject to the privacy policies and terms of those providers.
We do not intend to store complete debit card, credit card, banking passwords, UPI PINs, OTPs, or other highly sensitive payment authentication information on our website.
16. Third-Party Service Providers
We may use trusted third-party service providers to support our business and website operations. These may include website hosting providers, cloud storage providers, email services, analytics providers, payment processors, online gallery providers, printing and album vendors, communication platforms, social media platforms, and other technology or business service providers.
Such providers may process information on our behalf or independently according to their own terms and privacy policies, as applicable.
17. Google Analytics and Website Analytics
If analytics services such as Google Analytics or similar technologies are installed on our website, they may collect information about how visitors use the website, including pages visited, approximate location, device information, browser information, and website interactions.
Analytics information is generally used to understand website performance, improve content, and improve the user experience.
18. Social Media & Embedded Content
Our website may contain links to or embedded content from third-party platforms such as Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, Google Maps, WhatsApp, or other services.
When you interact with such content or links, the relevant third-party platform may collect information according to its own privacy policy. We do not control the privacy practices of third-party platforms.
19. How We Protect Your Information
We take reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect personal information against unauthorized access, misuse, alteration, disclosure, loss, or destruction.
However, no website, online service, electronic communication system, cloud storage system, or method of data transmission can be guaranteed to be completely secure. Therefore, while we take reasonable precautions, we cannot guarantee absolute security of information transmitted or stored electronically.
20. Data Retention
We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, including providing services, maintaining business and financial records, resolving disputes, enforcing agreements, complying with legal obligations, and maintaining reasonable backups.
Photographs and videos may be retained for archival, backup, portfolio, legal, or business purposes, subject to applicable agreements and legal requirements.
21. Deletion of Personal Information
Subject to applicable law, contractual obligations, legitimate business requirements, and technical limitations, you may request deletion of certain personal information held by us.
Requests for deletion should be made using the contact details provided in this Privacy Policy. We may need to verify your identity before processing a deletion request.
22. Data Sharing & Disclosure
We do not sell or rent your personal information to third parties for their own independent marketing purposes.
We may disclose information where reasonably necessary to provide our services, work with service providers, process payments, deliver products, operate our website, comply with legal obligations, respond to lawful requests, prevent fraud or misuse, protect our rights, or protect the safety and security of our clients, employees, or business.
23. Legal Requirements
We may collect, use, retain, or disclose personal information where required or permitted by applicable laws, regulations, court orders, government authorities, law enforcement agencies, or other lawful processes.
24. International Data Transfers
Some third-party technology, cloud storage, analytics, communication, or other service providers used by us may process or store information on servers located outside India. Where applicable, such processing may be subject to the privacy laws and practices of the relevant jurisdictions and service providers.
25. Business Transactions
If Chait Photography is involved in a merger, acquisition, restructuring, sale of assets, business transfer, or similar transaction, personal information may be transferred as part of the relevant business assets, subject to applicable law and appropriate privacy protections.
26. External Links
Our website may contain links to websites operated by third parties. We are not responsible for the privacy practices, content, security, or policies of external websites. Users should review the privacy policies of third-party websites before providing personal information to them.
27. Data Accuracy
We request that Clients provide accurate and up-to-date information when making enquiries or bookings. If any information provided to us changes, you may contact us to request an appropriate correction or update.
28. Your Privacy Rights
Subject to applicable Indian law, you may have rights relating to your personal information, including the right to request information about how your personal data is processed, request correction of inaccurate information, request deletion where legally applicable, withdraw consent where processing is based on consent, and raise concerns regarding the handling of your personal information.
Certain requests may be subject to legal, contractual, security, or legitimate business limitations.
29. Withdrawal of Consent
Where we process personal information based on your consent, you may withdraw your consent by contacting us. Withdrawal of consent will not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out before the withdrawal.
Please note that withdrawing consent may affect our ability to provide certain services where the relevant information is necessary for performing the service.
30. Marketing Communications
If you receive promotional emails, messages, or other marketing communications from us, you may request to opt out of such communications at any time by contacting us or using the unsubscribe option where available.
We may continue to send essential service-related communications, such as booking confirmations, payment information, event details, delivery notifications, and other necessary transactional communications.
31. Security of Photography Data
Because photography files can be large and valuable, we may use computers, hard drives, memory cards, cloud services, online galleries, USB devices, and other storage systems during the course of our business. We take reasonable precautions when handling such data but cannot guarantee that photographs will never be affected by technical failure, accidental deletion, theft, corruption, cyber incidents, or other unforeseen events.
32. Changes to this Privacy Policy
We may update or modify this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our services, website technologies, business practices, or applicable laws and regulations.
33. Governing Law
This Privacy Policy shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the applicable laws of India. Subject to applicable law, matters relating to this Privacy Policy shall be subject to the jurisdiction of courts having appropriate jurisdiction in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
34. Contact Us
If you have any questions, concerns, requests, or complaints regarding this Privacy Policy or the way we handle your personal information, you may contact us using the details below.
Business Name: Chait Photography
Location: Bangalore / Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Email: chait.photography@gmail.com
Phone: +91-7019932173
Website: www.chaitphotography.com
35. Privacy Policy Acknowledgement
By using our website, submitting an enquiry, contacting us, or engaging our photography or videography services, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Privacy Policy and agree to the collection and use of information as described herein, subject to applicable law.
Last Updated:12 August 2026