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Privacy Policy

Effective date: March 23, 2026

This Privacy Policy explains how Tavares Photography, Inc. collects, uses, and shares information when you visit this website, browse galleries, submit a photo order, or contact us.

1. Information We Collect

Depending on how you use the site, we may collect the following categories of information:

  • Contact information, such as your name and email address, when you submit a photo order or contact us by email.
  • Order information, such as the photos you select and any notes you include with your order.
  • Usage and device information, such as page views, interactions, browser information, approximate location derived from IP address, and diagnostic information collected through analytics and error-monitoring tools.
  • Access credentials and verification data, such as temporary cookies used to maintain admin access or remember that a private album or folder password has been verified.
  • Browser storage data, such as items saved in your cart on your device.

2. How We Use Information

We use collected information to:

  • operate, secure, and improve the website and private gallery experience;
  • process and confirm photo orders;
  • respond to inquiries and booking requests;
  • understand how visitors use the site;
  • detect, investigate, and troubleshoot errors or abuse.

3. Cookies and Similar Technologies

This site uses cookies and similar browser storage technologies. These may include:

  • cookies used to keep administrators signed in;
  • cookies used to remember access verification for private folders and albums;
  • analytics-related cookies or identifiers used by third-party tools;
  • local storage used to keep your photo cart on your device between visits.

You can manage cookies through your browser settings, though some features may not work properly if certain cookies are disabled.

4. Third-Party Services

We work with service providers that help us operate the site and fulfill requests. These providers may process information on our behalf, including:

  • PostHog for product analytics and event tracking;
  • Sentry for error monitoring, diagnostics, and session replay;
  • Resend for sending order notifications and confirmation emails;
  • hosting, storage, and infrastructure providers used to serve the website and media.

We do not sell your personal information for money.

5. Data Retention

We retain information for as long as reasonably necessary to operate the site, fulfill orders, maintain business records, enforce our agreements, and comply with legal obligations.

6. Your Choices and Rights

You may choose not to provide certain information, but some services may not function without it. You can also clear browser cookies or local storage at any time. Depending on where you live, you may have rights to request access to, correction of, or deletion of certain personal information. To make a request, contact us using the information below.

7. Children's Privacy

This website is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information directly from children under 13 through the site.

8. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will update the effective date at the top of this page.

9. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or would like to make a privacy-related request, contact:
kevin@kevintavares.com