Privacy Policy

Effective Date: October 16, 2026

The Jacobs Photography LLC ("The Jacobs Photography," "we," "us," or "our") respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the personal information you provide to us.

This Privacy Policy explains how The Jacobs Photography LLC collects, uses, stores, and shares information when you visit or use our website, www.thejacobsphotos.com (the "Website"), contact us, submit an inquiry, subscribe to communications, or otherwise interact with us online.

The Jacobs Photography LLC
13553 State Road 54 #26
Odessa, FL 33556
United States

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, you may contact us at hello@thejacobsphotos.com.

1. Information We Collect

We may collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us when you use our Website or communicate with us.

Depending on how you interact with us, this may include:

First and last name
Email address
Phone number
Mailing address
City
State or province
ZIP or postal code
Information submitted through our contact or inquiry forms
Information contained in emails or other communications you send to us
Information you voluntarily provide when requesting information about our photography services

You are not required to provide information that we request. However, certain information may be necessary for us to respond to an inquiry, communicate with you, or provide services you request.

2. Information We Collect Automatically

When you visit our Website, certain information may be collected automatically through cookies, analytics tools, and similar technologies.

This information may include:

IP address
Browser type
Device type
Operating system
Pages visited
Date and time of visits
Approximate time spent on the Website
Referring website or source
Website interactions
General geographic information
Other technical information about your device or use of the Website

We use Google Analytics and Wix Analytics to help us understand how visitors use our Website and to improve our Website, services, and user experience.

These services may use cookies and similar technologies to collect information about Website visitors.

3. Cookies and Similar Technologies

Our Website may use cookies and similar technologies to provide functionality, understand Website usage, and improve Website performance.

Cookies are small data files that may be stored on your device when you visit a website.

We may use cookies and similar technologies for purposes such as:

Website functionality
Analytics
Understanding Website traffic
Measuring Website performance
Improving our Website and services

You may be able to control or disable cookies through your web browser settings. Disabling cookies may affect certain features or functionality of the Website.

Third-party services, including Google Analytics, may use their own cookies or similar technologies subject to their respective privacy policies.

4. How We Use Your Information

We may use personal information we collect to:

Respond to questions and inquiries
Respond to contact-form submissions
Communicate with prospective and current clients
Provide information about our photography services
Schedule consultations, sessions, and other services
Manage our client relationships
Process or facilitate payments
Send requested communications
Send newsletters and promotional communications when permitted by law
Send text messages when you have provided the appropriate consent
Improve our Website and services
Understand Website traffic and visitor behavior
Maintain the security of our Website and business
Prevent fraud, misuse, or unauthorized activity
Comply with applicable laws and legal obligations
Protect our rights, property, and business
Perform other purposes disclosed to you at the time information is collected or otherwise permitted by law

5. Email and Text Communications

If you provide your email address or phone number through our contact form, subscription form, or other communication with us, we may use that information to respond to your inquiry and communicate with you regarding services you have requested.

We may also send promotional emails or text messages when you have provided the appropriate consent or when otherwise permitted by applicable law.

You may unsubscribe from marketing emails at any time by using the unsubscribe link included in the applicable email.

For marketing text messages, you may opt out by following the instructions provided in the message, including replying STOP where applicable.

Opting out of marketing communications does not prevent us from sending necessary non-marketing communications, such as messages regarding an inquiry, booking, transaction, or service you have requested.

6. Payment Information

We may accept payments through third-party payment providers, including:

Stripe
Venmo
Zelle

Payment information may be collected and processed directly by the applicable payment provider.

We do not intentionally collect or store your complete credit or debit card number through our Website.

Third-party payment providers have their own privacy policies and terms governing their collection, use, and protection of payment information. We encourage you to review their applicable policies before providing payment information.

7. How We Share Information

We do not sell your personal information as a business practice.

We may share personal information with third-party service providers when reasonably necessary to operate our business, communicate with you, provide our services, process payments, analyze Website usage, or perform other business functions.

These third-party providers may process information on our behalf and may have their own privacy policies governing their use of information.

We may also disclose personal information when reasonably necessary:

To comply with applicable laws or legal processes
In response to a valid subpoena, court order, or government request
To protect our rights, property, safety, or business
To investigate fraud, security issues, or suspected unlawful activity
To enforce our agreements
In connection with a sale, merger, acquisition, reorganization, or transfer of all or part of our business
With your consent
When otherwise permitted by law

8. Third-Party Websites and Services

Our Website may contain links to third-party websites, services, social media platforms, payment providers, or other websites that are not controlled or operated by The Jacobs Photography.

We are not responsible for the privacy practices, security, content, or policies of third-party websites or services.

We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party website or service before providing personal information.

9. Data Retention

We retain personal information for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy.

This may include retaining information for purposes such as:

Responding to inquiries
Providing services
Maintaining client and business records
Processing transactions
Communicating with clients
Resolving disputes
Enforcing agreements
Complying with legal, tax, accounting, or other obligations
Protecting our business and legal rights

When personal information is no longer reasonably necessary for these purposes, we may delete, destroy, anonymize, or otherwise dispose of it.

10. Information Security

We take reasonable measures designed to protect the personal information we maintain against unauthorized access, use, alteration, disclosure, or destruction.

However, no method of transmitting information over the Internet or storing information electronically is completely secure. Therefore, we cannot guarantee that your information will always be completely secure.

11. Children's Privacy

Our Website is not directed toward children under 13 years of age.

We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.

If we learn that we have unknowingly collected personal information from a child under 13, we will take reasonable steps to delete that information.

If you believe that a child under 13 has provided personal information to us, please contact us at hello@thejacobsphotos.com.

12. Your Privacy Choices

You may contact us at any time to:

Ask questions about how we use your personal information
Request information about personal information we maintain about you
Request correction of inaccurate information
Request deletion of information where appropriate
Opt out of marketing emails
Opt out of marketing text messages
Ask questions about our privacy practices

Certain information may need to be retained when required by law, necessary to complete a transaction, or reasonably necessary to protect our legal or business interests.

To make a privacy-related request, contact us at:

hello@thejacobsphotos.com

Please provide enough information for us to understand and respond to your request.

13. Do Not Track

Some web browsers provide a "Do Not Track" setting that allows users to indicate a preference regarding online tracking.

Because there is currently no universally accepted standard for responding to Do Not Track signals, our Website may not respond to all such signals.

Third-party services used on our Website may have their own policies regarding Do Not Track signals.

14. Privacy of Information Submitted Through Our Website

Information submitted through our Website, including information submitted through contact and inquiry forms, is used for legitimate business purposes such as responding to your request and communicating with you about our services.

We do not provide your contact information to unrelated third parties for their own independent marketing purposes.

However, information may be processed by the third-party service providers described in this Privacy Policy when necessary for us to operate our Website and business.

15. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes to our business, Website, technology, services, or applicable legal requirements.

When we make changes, we will update the Effective Date at the top of this Privacy Policy.

We encourage you to periodically review this Privacy Policy to remain informed about how we collect and use personal information.

16. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, our privacy practices, or the information we collect, please contact us:

The Jacobs Photography LLC
13553 State Road 54 #26
Odessa, FL 33556
United States

Email: hello@thejacobsphotos.com

We welcome privacy-related questions and general questions about how your information is handled.

All the above categories exclude text messaging originator opt-in data and consent; this information won’t be shared with any third parties.