This Privacy Policy explains how Africa Photography collects, uses and protects your personal data when you browse https://africa-photography.ch, enquire about a photographic safari, or make a booking through the website or by direct contact.
The policy applies only to this safari website run by Africa Photography. When you follow links to the external photo portfolio or fine art print shop, those platforms are operated under their own, independent privacy policies.
By using this website or contacting Africa Photography about safaris, you acknowledge that you have read this Privacy Policy and understand how your personal data is handled.
The data controller responsible for this website and for handling your personal data is:
Africa Photography
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, or if you wish to exercise your data protection rights, you can contact Africa Photography using the following details:
- Email: info@africa-photography.ch
- WhatsApp: +41798746929
No physical address is published for privacy and security reasons. All privacy-related requests should be made by email.
Africa Photography collects and processes different categories of personal data in connection with safari enquiries, bookings and website use. This may include:
- Contact details: such as your name, email address, phone or WhatsApp number, and the country you are contacting from.
- Enquiry and booking information: details about your travel plans and preferences (for example, preferred safari dates, group size, photography interests, budget range, language preferences and special requests), as well as information necessary to manage bookings and payments when you use the ecommerce cart.
- Communication data: messages you send by email, contact forms or WhatsApp, and notes needed to follow up on your enquiry and organise your safari.
- Blog and content interactions: information you provide if you leave a comment on the Safari Stories blog or subscribe to updates, such as your name, email address and the content of your comment.
- Technical and usage data: data collected automatically when you visit the website, such as IP address, browser type, approximate location, pages viewed and other analytics information, typically collected through cookies and similar tools.
You are not required to provide all of this information, but some details may be necessary to answer your enquiry properly, prepare a quote or complete a safari booking.
Your personal data is used only for clear and legitimate purposes connected with safaris and the operation of this website. In particular, Africa Photography may process your data in order to:
- Respond to enquiries: answer your questions about photographic safaris, provide information about itineraries and availability, and prepare tailored proposals.
- Manage bookings and payments: confirm safari bookings, issue invoices, handle payments made through the ecommerce cart or other agreed methods, and communicate essential pre-departure information.
- Provide updates you request: send you specific updates or information you ask for, such as news about a particular safari departure or a follow-up after your trip.
- Improve the website and services: analyse how visitors use the website, resolve technical issues, maintain security and develop new or improved safari offerings.
- Comply with legal obligations and protect rights: keep records required for accounting, taxation or insurance purposes and protect the legitimate interests and rights of Africa Photography, guests and partners.
Depending on the situation, the main legal bases for processing your data are your consent (for example when you voluntarily share information or subscribe to communications), the need to perform or prepare a contract with you (for safari enquiries and bookings), and the legitimate interests of Africa Photography in running a safe and efficient business and website.
Africa Photography does not sell your personal data. However, your data may be shared with trusted third parties when this is necessary to operate the website, respond to your enquiries or deliver your safari. These third parties may include:
- Website hosting and technical providers: companies that host the website, maintain its security and store data on secure servers.
- Email and communication services: tools used to send and receive emails, manage contact forms and stay in touch via channels such as WhatsApp.
- Payment and ecommerce processors: services that process payments or manage the online cart for safari bookings, where applicable.
- Analytics and performance tools: services that help understand how visitors use the website in order to improve content, performance and security.
- Local partners involved in your safari: when needed, selected safari partners may receive limited data (such as your name and booking details) so they can deliver the services you have booked.
When you click through to the external photo portfolio or fine art print shop, you may be redirected to platforms managed by other providers. Those platforms have their own privacy policies and terms, which apply independently of this website.
Africa Photography keeps your personal data only for as long as it is needed for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, or for as long as is required by applicable laws and legitimate business needs.
In general:
- Enquiry data is kept for a reasonable period in order to follow up on your questions and keep track of previous conversations.
- Booking and payment records are kept for longer periods where necessary for accounting, taxation, insurance and other legal obligations.
- Technical and analytics data is usually kept for shorter periods, sufficient to analyse trends and maintain the security and performance of the website.
When data is no longer needed, it is deleted or kept only in a form that does not identify you personally.
You have several important rights in relation to your personal data. Depending on the laws that apply to you, these may include the right to:
- Access the personal data Africa Photography holds about you.
- Correct inaccurate, incomplete or outdated information.
- Delete your personal data when it is no longer needed, or when you withdraw consent and there is no other legal basis for processing.
- Restrict or object to certain types of processing, especially where data is used for direct marketing or based on legitimate interests.
- Withdraw consent at any time, where processing is based on your consent (this will not affect the lawfulness of processing that took place before you withdrew consent).
If you wish to exercise any of these rights, or if you have concerns about how your data is handled, please send an email to info@africa-photography.ch with enough information to identify you and describe your request.
This website uses cookies and similar technologies to function properly and to understand how visitors use the site. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device when you visit a website.
On this site, cookies may be used to:
- Remember your preferences and help pages load correctly.
- Support the operation of the enquiry and booking features, including the ecommerce cart where available.
- Collect anonymous statistics about traffic and visitor behaviour, so that content and navigation can be improved over time.
You can manage or disable cookies through your browser settings. If you choose to block certain cookies, some parts of the website may not work as intended, but you will still be able to access general information about safaris.
Africa Photography may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in the safaris offered, in the way the website operates or in applicable data protection requirements.
When a significant change is made, the updated version will be published on this page and the date of the latest revision may be indicated. You are encouraged to review this Privacy Policy periodically so that you remain informed about how your personal data is collected, used and protected.
If you have any questions about changes to this policy, please contact Africa Photography by email at info@africa-photography.ch.