Privacy Policy

Last updated: September 2026

Your privacy is important to me. This Privacy Policy explains how I collect, use and protect your personal information when you visit www.kristabumbiere.com, contact me, or book my photography services.

1. Who I am

The website www.kristabumbiere.com is operated by Krista Bumbiere, a wedding and portrait photographer based in Latvia.

If you have any questions about how your personal information is handled, you can contact me at:

Email: kristabumbiere@gmail.com

2. What information I collect

Depending on how you interact with my website and services, I may collect information such as:

your name;
email address;
wedding date and location;
information about your photography plans or event;
any other information you choose to include when contacting me.

I only collect information that is reasonably necessary for the relevant purpose.

3. How I use your information

I may use your personal information to:

respond to enquiries and questions;
communicate with you about your wedding or photography session;
provide and manage photography services;
prepare contracts, invoices and other documents;
arrange and deliver your photographs;
maintain business and financial records;
improve my website and understand how visitors use it;
protect the security of my website and prevent misuse or fraudulent activity;
comply with legal and accounting obligations.

I will not use your personal information for purposes that are incompatible with those described above unless I have a legal basis to do so or you have given your consent where consent is required.

4. Legal basis for processing

Depending on the circumstances, I process personal data on one or more of the following legal bases:

Taking steps at your request before entering into a contract – for example, when you contact me about my availability, pricing or photography services.

Performance of a contract – when processing is necessary to provide photography services you have booked.

Legal obligation – for example, where I am required to keep certain financial or accounting records.

Legitimate interests – where processing is necessary for the operation and development of my photography business, communication with clients and enquiries, website security, or other legitimate business purposes, provided that these interests do not override your rights and freedoms.

Consent – where I specifically ask for your consent, such as for certain non-essential cookies or marketing communications. Where processing is based on consent, you can withdraw your consent at any time.

5. Contacting me through the website

If you submit an enquiry through my website, I use the information you provide to respond to your message and, where relevant, discuss or arrange photography services with you.

Your information will not be sold or rented to third parties.

Please only provide information that is relevant to your enquiry.

6. Photography and client images

As part of providing my photography services, I create photographs that may identify you, your family members, guests, wedding party, or other participants. Such photographs may be considered personal data under applicable data protection law. Photographs may be provided in both digital and printed formats.

If you book a photography session or event that includes other people, you are responsible for ensuring that all participants are informed about the processing of their personal data and have been provided with or made aware of this Privacy Policy.

I may also use selected photographs for my professional portfolio, website, social media, publications, advertising or other promotional purposes where I have obtained the necessary permission or consent from the client.

If you have any questions or concerns about the use of a particular photograph, please contact me at kristabumbiere@gmail.com.

7. Third-party services

In order to operate my website and photography business, I may use third-party service providers, such as website hosting providers, email providers, online gallery services, cloud storage providers, analytics services, payment providers or other software used to manage my business.

These providers may process personal data on my behalf where necessary to provide their services.

I aim to use reputable providers that take appropriate measures to protect personal data.

Some service providers may process or store information outside the European Economic Area (EEA). Where this occurs, appropriate safeguards required by applicable data protection law will be used.

8. Cookies and analytics

My website may use cookies and similar technologies.

Some cookies are necessary for the website to function correctly. Other cookies, such as analytics or advertising cookies, may be used to understand how visitors use the website or to improve my services.

Where required by law, non-essential cookies will only be used after you have provided the appropriate consent.

You can manage or withdraw your cookie preferences through the cookie settings available on the website.

9. How long I keep your information

I keep personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected.

Information relating to enquiries may be kept for a reasonable period so that I can manage communications and follow up on potential bookings.

Information relating to clients and photography services may be retained for as long as necessary to provide the service, manage the business relationship, resolve potential disputes and comply with legal or accounting obligations.

Different types of information may therefore be kept for different periods.

10. How I protect your information

I take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect personal information against unauthorised access, loss, misuse, alteration or disclosure.

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

11. Your rights

Under applicable data protection law, you may have the right to:

request access to the personal information I hold about you;
request correction of inaccurate or incomplete information;
request deletion of your personal information in certain circumstances;
request restriction of processing in certain circumstances;
withdraw consent where processing is based on consent.

These rights are subject to certain legal exceptions and limitations.

In Latvia, the relevant supervisory authority is the Data State Inspectorate (Datu valsts inspekcija).

12. Changes to this Privacy Policy

I may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes to my website, business practices, services or applicable legal requirements.

The latest version will always be available on this page, with the date of the latest update shown at the top.

13. Contact

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how your personal information is processed, please contact:

Krista Bumbiere
Email: kristabumbiere@gmail.com
Website: www.kristabumbiere.com

Last updated: September 2026