D.K.World-Photography — Privacy Policy

Last updated: 14 August 2026

1. Introduction

D.K.World-Photography respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal information.

This Privacy Policy explains how D.K.World-Photography collects, uses, stores and protects personal information when you:

• visit our website;

• purchase products through our online shop;

• contact us;

• subscribe to receive website and business updates; or

• communicate with us about our products and services.

We only collect and use personal information where there is a legitimate reason to do so and in accordance with applicable UK data-protection law.

2. Who We Are

D.K.World-Photography is responsible for the personal information collected through our website and business activities.

D.K.World-Photography is registered with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) as a data controller.

ICO Registration Number: CSN2121631

We take the protection and responsible handling of personal information seriously.

3. What Personal Information We Collect

The information we collect depends on how you interact with D.K.World-Photography.

When you place an online order

We may collect:

• your name;

• delivery address;

• telephone number;

• email address;

• details of the products you have ordered; and

• order and transaction information.

We need this information to process and fulfil your order and to communicate with you about your purchase.

When you contact us

If you contact us by email, contact form or another communication method, we may retain the information you provide so that we can respond to your enquiry and maintain an appropriate record of the communication.

Website subscriptions

If you choose to subscribe to receive updates from D.K.World-Photography, we collect your:

• email address.

Your subscription is voluntary and is separate from placing an order.

4. How We Use Your Information

We may use your personal information to:

• process and fulfil orders;

• arrange delivery;

• communicate with you about an order;

• respond to enquiries;

• deal with refunds, returns or complaints;

• provide customer service;

• maintain appropriate business and financial records;

• send website, business or promotional updates where you have agreed to receive them;

• maintain the security and operation of our website;

• comply with legal and regulatory obligations; and

• protect our legitimate business interests where permitted by law.

We do not collect personal information simply because it might be useful. We aim to collect information that is appropriate for the purpose for which it is required.

5. Lawful Basis for Using Your Information

Depending on the circumstances, we process personal information because:

Contract

We need certain information to process and fulfil an order you have placed with us.

For example, your name, delivery address and contact details are required to fulfil your purchase.

Legal obligation

We may need to retain certain information to comply with legal, accounting or tax requirements.

Legitimate interests

We may process information where this is necessary for legitimate business purposes, provided that doing so does not unfairly override your rights and interests.

Consent

Where we ask you to subscribe to marketing or website updates, we rely on your consent where required.

You can withdraw your marketing consent at any time.

6. Email Updates and Marketing

If you subscribe to receive updates from D.K.World-Photography, your email address will be used to send you information such as:

• new collections;

• new artwork;

• website updates;

• events;

• promotions;

• business news; and

• other relevant D.K.World-Photography information.

We will not treat simply providing your email address for an order as automatic consent to receive marketing emails.

Where consent is required, you must actively choose to subscribe. The ICO requires marketing consent to be freely given, specific, informed and based on a clear affirmative action. ICO

Every marketing email should provide a straightforward way to unsubscribe.

If you unsubscribe, we will stop sending you marketing emails covered by that unsubscribe request. ICO

You can also contact us directly at:

dkworld-photography@outlook.com

if you no longer wish to receive marketing communications.

7. Payment Information

Online payments

Online payments made through the D.K.World-Photography website are processed through Stripe.

Stripe may process payment and transaction information necessary to authorise and complete your payment.

Available payment methods may include:

• Visa;

• Mastercard;

• Apple Pay;

• Google Pay;

• Klarna;

• Afterpay/Clearpay; and

• Revolut.

D.K.World-Photography does not ask customers to send their full payment-card details to us by email or other direct communication.

Payment information is handled through the relevant payment provider's secure payment systems.

Payments at events and craft fairs and outdoor events including markets, pop up shops

Payments taken at D.K.World-Photography events and craft fairs may be processed through SumUp.

SumUp processes the payment information required to complete the transaction.

Stripe and SumUp have their own privacy and data-protection arrangements governing information processed through their services.

Payment links
Where we send a customer a payment link, payment is processed securely through SumUp. D.K.World-Photography does not ask customers to send card details by email or message, and does not receive or store full payment-card details. SumUp processes the payment information needed to complete the transaction under its own privacy arrangements.

8. Delivery Information

When you place an order, we use your name, address and relevant contact information to arrange delivery of your purchase.

Where necessary, appropriate information may be provided to our production or delivery partners so that your order can be produced and delivered.

We only provide information reasonably necessary for the fulfilment of your order.

9. Who We Share Information With

We do not sell or rent your personal information.

We may share relevant information with trusted third parties where necessary to operate the business and provide our services.

These may include:

• payment providers such as Stripe;

• payment providers such as SumUp for in-person transactions;

• production or printing providers where required to fulfil an order;

• delivery and courier services;

• website, hosting or technical service providers;

• professional advisers where necessary; and

• government, regulatory or law-enforcement authorities where legally required.

Third-party organisations may process personal information under their own privacy policies and legal obligations.

10. How We Protect Your Information

We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect personal information against:

• unauthorised access;

• accidental loss;

• misuse;

• alteration; and

• unauthorised disclosure.

However, no method of transmitting or storing information online can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

If we become aware of a personal-data breach that requires notification under applicable law, we will take the appropriate steps.

11. How Long We Keep Your Information

We do not keep personal information indefinitely.

The length of time we retain information depends on why we collected it.

Order information

Information relating to purchases may be retained for as long as reasonably necessary to:

• fulfil the order;

• deal with returns, refunds or complaints;

• maintain business and financial records;

• comply with tax and accounting requirements; and

• establish, exercise or defend legal claims.

Marketing subscriptions

If you subscribe to receive updates, your email address will normally remain on our marketing list until you unsubscribe or otherwise ask us to remove you, subject to any information we may need to retain on a suppression/do-not-contact record.

Enquiries

Information relating to enquiries may be retained for as long as reasonably necessary to deal with the enquiry and maintain appropriate business records.

Information that is no longer required will be securely deleted or disposed of where reasonably possible.

12. Cookies and Website Technologies

Our website may use cookies or similar technologies.

Some cookies may be necessary for the website and online shop to function correctly.

Other cookies or technologies may be used by third-party services or for purposes such as website functionality, security or performance.

Where consent is required for optional cookies, we will provide appropriate choices.

We have not listed specific analytics services such as Google Analytics in this policy because D.K.World-Photography has not confirmed that such a service is currently installed.

This will be checked as part of our final website review, and this section can be updated if necessary.

13. Your Data Protection Rights

Depending on the circumstances, UK data-protection law gives you rights concerning your personal information.

These may include the right to:

• ask what personal information we hold about you;

• request access to your personal information;

• ask us to correct inaccurate information;

• ask us to delete information where there is no lawful reason for us to continue holding it;

• ask us to restrict certain processing;

• object to certain uses of your information;

• withdraw consent where processing is based on consent; and

• object to direct marketing.

Your rights are subject to certain legal exceptions and limitations.

For example, we may need to retain some information where there is a legal or accounting requirement to do so.

14. How to Exercise Your Rights

If you would like to exercise a data-protection right or ask us a question about how your information is handled, please contact:

D.K.World-Photography
Email: dkworld-photography@outlook.com

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

We will deal with requests in accordance with applicable data-protection law.

15. Complaints

If you have concerns about how D.K.World-Photography has handled your personal information, please contact us first so that we have an opportunity to investigate and resolve the matter.

You also have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO).

D.K.World-Photography is registered with the ICO.

ICO Registration Number: CSN2121631

16. Children's Information

Our website is not specifically directed at children for the collection of personal information.

We do not knowingly collect personal information from children for marketing purposes.

Where we provide children's artwork, posters or educational/creative activities, these are products or activities intended for purchase or participation by parents, guardians, schools, organisations or other responsible adults as appropriate.

17. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect:

• changes to our business;

• changes to our website;

• changes to the services we use; or

• changes to applicable data-protection requirements.

The latest version will always be made available on this website.

Last updated: 14 August 2026

18. Contact

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how D.K.World-Photography handles personal information, please contact:

D.K.World-Photography
Email: dkworld-photography@outlook.com

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D.K.World‑Photography is registered with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO

ICO Registration Number: CSN2121631

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