Privacy Policy

Tomasz Imiolczyk Photography (Tom Imio)  |  Last updated: 3 October 2026

Who We Are

This website is operated by Tomasz Imiolczyk, a sole trader trading as Tom Imio Photography, based in Maynooth, Co. Kildare, Ireland.

Website: www.tomimiophotography.com

Contact: contact@tomimiophotography.com, or via the Contact page on this website.

CRO Business Name Registration: 787752

What Data We Collect

When you visit this website, certain data may be collected automatically or provided voluntarily by you.

Data collected automatically:

•       IP address (anonymised, where supported by our analytics tools)

•       Browser type and version

•       Pages visited and time spent on each page

•       Referring website (how you found us)

•       Device type (desktop, mobile, tablet)

This data is collected through Squarespace Analytics and, where enabled, Google Analytics, for the sole purpose of understanding how visitors use the site.

Data you provide voluntarily:

•       Name and email address submitted via the Contact form

•       Any message content you choose to send

•       When the print shop is active: billing and shipping name, address, email and phone number, and order details, collected at checkout

This information is used only to respond to your enquiry or fulfil your order, and is never sold or used for marketing without your explicit consent, and is shared only with the providers listed under “Who We Share Data With” below.

Cookies

This website uses cookies. Cookies are small text files stored on your device that help the website function and allow us to understand how visitors interact with the site.

You can accept or decline non-essential cookies via the cookie banner displayed on your first visit. Analytics cookies are not set until you provide consent. You may also change your browser settings to refuse cookies at any time, though this may affect the functionality of the site.

How We Use Your Data

Data collected through this website is used solely for the following purposes:

•       Responding to contact enquiries

•       Understanding how the website is used (analytics)

•       Improving the website experience

•       Processing and fulfilling print orders, including payment, shipping and customs documentation (when the shop is active)

We do not use your data for automated decision-making or profiling.

Who We Share Data With

We do not sell your personal data. We share data only with trusted third-party services that help operate this website and, once the shop is active, fulfil your order:

•       Squarespace Inc. — website hosting, e-commerce platform and analytics

•       Google LLC — analytics (Google Analytics, where enabled)

•       Stripe, Inc. and/or PayPal — payment processing (once the print shop is active); we do not store your card details ourselves

•       Courier and postal partners (An Post, DHL Express) — to deliver your order, including customs data for shipments outside the EU

All third-party providers are required to handle your data in accordance with applicable data protection law, including the GDPR.

International Data Transfers

Some of the third-party services we use (including Squarespace and Google Analytics) may transfer data outside the European Economic Area, including to the United States. Where this occurs, the transfer is carried out under the EU–U.S. Data Privacy Framework or equivalent safeguards recognised under GDPR, such as Standard Contractual Clauses. You can find further detail in the privacy policies of the relevant provider.

Data Retention

•       Contact form enquiries are retained for as long as necessary to respond, and for a reasonable period thereafter.

•       Order, invoice and payment records (once the shop is active) are retained for 6 years in line with Irish tax and company law requirements.

•       Analytics data is retained in accordance with the policies of Squarespace and Google Analytics.

•       You may request deletion of data we are not legally required to keep at any time by contacting us directly.

Your Rights (GDPR)

As a visitor based in the European Union or European Economic Area, you have the following rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR):

•       Right of access — you may request a copy of the personal data we hold about you

•       Right to rectification — you may request correction of inaccurate data

•       Right to erasure — you may request deletion of your data (“right to be forgotten”), subject to our legal obligation to retain certain records

•       Right to restrict processing — you may request that we limit how we use your data

•       Right to data portability — you may request your data in a portable format

•       Right to object — you may object to processing based on legitimate interests

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at contact@tomimiophotography.com or via the Contact page on this website. We will respond within 30 days.

If you are not satisfied with our response, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Data Protection Commission (DPC) Ireland: www.dataprotection.ie

Legal Basis for Processing

We process personal data on the following legal bases under GDPR Article 6:

•       Consent — for analytics cookies (you may withdraw consent at any time)

•       Legitimate interests — for website security and analytics in aggregate form

•       Contract — for processing print orders and enquiries

•       Legal obligation — for retaining order and payment records as required by Irish tax law

Changes to This Policy

This Privacy Policy may be updated from time to time to reflect changes in law or website functionality. The date at the top of this page indicates when it was last updated. Continued use of the website after any changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

Contact

For any questions regarding this Privacy Policy or your personal data, please contact:

Tomasz Imiolczyk (Tom Imio Photography)

Maynooth, Co. Kildare, Ireland

Email: contact@tomimiophotography.com