Privacy Policy
Cherish Studios Photography | Cherish Life Today
Last updated: 8 October 2026
1. Introduction
At Cherish Studios Photography, we believe that trust grows when people feel understood, informed and free to choose.
Respecting your privacy and protecting your personal information is an important part of that commitment.
This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store and protect personal information when you visit our websites, enquire about our photography experiences, communicate with us, book a session or become a client.
It applies to our websites, including:
It also applies to enquiries and communications received through our social media accounts, online advertising, contact forms, email, telephone and WhatsApp.
We process personal information in accordance with applicable UK data protection legislation, including the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.
2. Who We Are
Cherish Studios Photography is a professional photography business based in North London.
Cherish Life Today is the website and brand through which we introduce our photography experiences, including Family, Maternity, Dogs, Reconnect & Empower, Personal Branding and Weddings.
For the purposes of UK data protection law, Cherish Studios Photography is responsible for determining how and why personal information is processed in connection with our business.
Contact email: paul@cherishstudioslondon.com
Website: www.cherishlifetoday.com
For privacy-related enquiries, please use the email address above.
3. What Personal Information We Collect
The information we collect depends on how you interact with us.
Website visitors
When you visit our websites, certain technical information may be collected automatically, including:
- IP address
- Browser type and device information
- Pages visited and time spent on our website
- How you arrived at our website
- Cookies and similar tracking information, where applicable
This information helps us maintain our website, understand how visitors use it and improve their experience.
Enquiries and contact forms
When you contact us through our website, a social media advertisement or another enquiry form, we may collect:
- Your name
- Email address
- Telephone or WhatsApp number
- The photography experience you are interested in
- Information you choose to share about yourself, your family, your circumstances or your reasons for enquiring
- Your communication preferences
You are not required to share sensitive or deeply personal information when making an initial enquiry.
Photography clients
When you book or participate in a photography experience, we may collect additional information, including:
- Contact and booking details
- Information about people participating in your experience
- Your preferences, ideas and expectations
- Information relevant to planning and personalising your experience
- Photographs and, where applicable, video recordings
- Portrait selections, product orders and delivery information
- Payment and transaction records
- Communications relating to your experience
Some photography experiences involve personal conversations. We recognise that you may share information that is private or sensitive, and we treat that information with particular care.
Payment information
Payments may be processed through secure third-party payment providers.
We receive information necessary to confirm and administer transactions but do not normally receive or store your complete payment card details.
Newsletter subscribers
If you subscribe to our newsletters or agree to receive marketing communications, we may collect your name, email address, interests and communication preferences.
We may also collect information about your interactions with our emails, such as opens and clicks, where permitted.
4. How We Collect Your Information
We collect personal information in several ways.
Directly from you: When you complete a form, make an enquiry, book an experience, speak with us, communicate through WhatsApp or email, or participate in a photography session.
Through our websites: Through cookies, website analytics and other technologies, where applicable.
Through advertising and social media: When you respond to our advertisements or contact us through platforms such as Facebook and Instagram.
Through service providers: When information is supplied through our booking, payment, gallery, email or customer relationship management systems.
From other people: Occasionally, someone may contact us about an experience involving you, such as a family photography booking or a gift. We only use this information where there is an appropriate lawful basis.
5. How We Use Your Personal Information
We use personal information to:
Respond to enquiries
To answer questions, explain our photography experiences, arrange Welcome Conversations and help you decide whether an experience is right for you.
Provide photography experiences
To arrange bookings, prepare for sessions, provide photography services, conduct Design Consultations, create Portrait Collections and fulfil orders.
Personalise your experience
To understand your preferences and provide an experience that reflects what matters to you.
Maintain our relationship with you
To communicate about bookings, appointments, preparations, payments, deliveries and other matters connected with your experience.
We may also contact previous clients for appropriate service-related follow-up.
Send marketing communications
Where permitted by law, we may send newsletters, studio updates, invitations and information about photography experiences.
You can unsubscribe from marketing emails at any time using the unsubscribe link or by contacting us.
Improve our services
To understand how our websites, advertising and communications perform, and to improve the services we provide.
Meet legal and business obligations
To maintain financial records, manage disputes, comply with applicable laws and protect our legitimate business interests.
6. Our Lawful Basis for Processing Personal Information
Under UK GDPR, we must have a lawful basis for using your personal information.
Depending on the circumstances, we rely on:
Contract: Where processing is necessary to provide a photography experience or take steps towards a booking at your request.
Legitimate interests: Where processing is reasonably necessary to operate our business, respond to enquiries, maintain appropriate client relationships, improve our services or protect our business, provided these interests do not override your rights and freedoms.
Consent: Where you have given us permission for a particular purpose, such as certain marketing communications, non-essential cookies or the public use of your photographs.
Legal obligation: Where processing is necessary to comply with applicable legal requirements, including financial and tax obligations.
Where we process special category information, such as information concerning health, we will identify and rely on an additional lawful condition where required.
You may withdraw consent at any time where consent is the lawful basis for processing. Withdrawal does not affect processing that was lawful before consent was withdrawn.
7. Photographs, Video and Personal Privacy
Photography is at the heart of our business, and we recognise that photographs can be deeply personal.
Images created during your experience may be used to provide your photography service, prepare your Design Consultation, create your Portrait Collection and fulfil your order.
We will not use identifiable client photographs for public advertising, social media, website galleries or promotional material without appropriate permission.
This is particularly important for our Reconnect & Empower experiences, where photographs may be personal, intimate or sensitive.
Permission to use photographs publicly is separate from agreeing to be photographed as part of your booked experience.
Where children are photographed, we take particular care to obtain appropriate permissions and protect their privacy.
We may retain photographic files in accordance with our client agreements, operational requirements and retention practices.
If you have questions about the use, storage or publication of your photographs, please contact us.
8. Advertising, Facebook and Instagram
We advertise some of our photography experiences through platforms operated by Meta, including Facebook and Instagram.
If you complete one of our lead enquiry forms, we may receive the personal information you choose to provide, including your name, contact details and answers to questions about your interest in an experience.
We use this information to respond to your enquiry and continue the conversation you have requested.
Submitting an enquiry does not automatically mean that you have subscribed to our general marketing newsletters.
Meta and other advertising platforms may independently collect and process information about your interactions with advertisements in accordance with their own privacy policies.
Where advertising tracking technologies are used on our website, we will seek consent where required by law.
We do not sell your personal information to advertisers.