Who we are
Suggested text: Our website address is: https://thelovepics.com.
Comments
Suggested text: When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Media
Suggested text: If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
Cookies
Suggested text: If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select "Remember Me", your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.
Embedded content from other websites
Suggested text: Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Advertising and analytics
We use Google Ads, Google Analytics (GA4), and Meta (Facebook/Instagram) Pixel and Conversions API to measure the performance of our advertising and to show relevant ads to people who may be interested in our photography and videography services.
We also partner with Microsoft Clarity to understand how visitors use and interact with our website through behavioral metrics, heatmaps and anonymous session recordings (for example, which pages are read, where people tap and how far they scroll). This usage data is collected with first- and third-party cookies and similar technologies and helps us fix problems, improve the site and protect it against fraud and abuse. Text typed into forms and other personal details are masked and are not recorded. For more information about how Microsoft collects and uses your data, see the Microsoft Privacy Statement.
As part of this, we may share a securely hashed (SHA-256, one-way encrypted — never plain text) version of a client’s email address and/or phone number with Google and Meta. This is used for two purposes: (1) to match a completed booking back to the ad that led to it, so we can measure which ads are actually working (“Enhanced Conversions” on Google Ads and “Conversions API” on Meta), and (2) to build audiences of past clients on these platforms so we can show ads to them again or to people with similar interests (“Customer Match” on Google Ads and “Custom Audiences” on Meta). Google and Meta only use this hashed data to find a match within their own systems — they do not receive your information in readable form, and this data is never sold.
If you are a client and would prefer that your contact information not be used for this purpose, contact us at hello@thelovepics.com and we will remove it from these advertising lists.
Who we share your data with
Suggested text: If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
As described above under “Advertising and analytics,” we also share hashed contact information with Google and Meta for advertising measurement and audience matching purposes.
How long we retain your data
Suggested text: If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
What rights you have over your data
Suggested text: If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where your data is sent
Suggested text: Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.