Privacy Policy
Last updated: 25 September 2026
Stay Focused Photography respects your privacy and is committed to handling personal information responsibly and transparently.
This privacy policy explains what information may be collected when you use this website, contact me about a project, or otherwise communicate with Stay Focused Photography.
Who I am
Stay Focused Photography is operated by Máté Steinwender, a sole trader based in Bristol, United Kingdom.
For the purposes of UK data protection law, I am the data controller for the personal information described in this policy.
Website: sfpbristol.com
Email: stayfocusedbristol@gmail.com
Information I collect
When you contact me through the website, by email or by another form of communication, I may collect information such as your name, email address, project details, preferred dates or timeframe, and any other information you choose to include in your enquiry.
The website may also collect limited technical information automatically, including your IP address, browser and device information, pages visited, referring website and cookie preferences. This information may be processed through Wix and any analytics tools enabled on the website.
I do not intentionally collect sensitive personal information through this website. Please avoid including sensitive information in an enquiry unless it is genuinely necessary for the project.
How I use your information
Information submitted through the website or by email is used to respond to enquiries, discuss potential projects, prepare quotations, manage bookings and provide photography or videography services.
The main lawful bases I rely on are contract, where the information is needed to take steps at your request before entering into a contract or to perform an existing contract; legal obligation, where information must be kept for tax, accounting or other legal requirements; and legitimate interests, where necessary to operate, secure and improve my business and website in a way that does not override your privacy rights. Where consent is required for optional cookies or tracking technologies, I rely on your consent. UK data-protection law requires a valid lawful basis for each processing purpose.
I will not use information submitted through a project enquiry to send unrelated marketing communications unless you have separately agreed to receive them.
Website hosting and service providers
This website is built and hosted using Wix. Wix may process technical information and information submitted through website forms in order to provide hosting, security, website functionality and related services.
I may also use email, cloud-storage, accounting or other professional services where necessary to operate the business. These providers only receive information relevant to the service they provide.
I do not sell or rent personal information to third parties.
Information may also be disclosed where required by law or where reasonably necessary to establish, exercise or defend legal rights.
International data transfers
Some of the technology providers used by this website operate internationally.
Wix states that visitor information may be stored or processed in locations including the United States, Ireland, Israel and other jurisdictions. Where information is transferred internationally, Wix uses applicable legal safeguards for those transfers.
Other service providers may also process information outside the United Kingdom where appropriate safeguards are in place.
How long I keep information
Information from enquiries that do not result in a booking will normally be retained for up to 12 months, unless there is a reasonable business or legal reason to keep it for longer.
Information connected with completed client work, invoices, payments and business records may be retained for longer where necessary for contractual, accounting, tax or legal purposes. HMRC currently requires self-employed business records to be retained for at least five years after the relevant 31 January submission deadline.
Technical and analytics information is retained according to the settings and retention periods of the relevant website and analytics services.
Personal information will not be kept for longer than reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected.
Cookies
This website uses cookies and similar technologies.
Some cookies are essential for the website to function correctly and do not require consent. Other cookies, such as analytics, functional or marketing cookies, may require your permission before they are used.
Where required, you can accept, reject or manage optional cookies through the cookie consent banner and preference controls on this website. Wix specifically provides controls for preventing non-essential cookies from being placed until the appropriate consent is obtained.
You can change your cookie preferences at any time using the cookie settings available on the website.
Your data protection rights
Depending on the circumstances, you may have the right to request access to personal information I hold about you, ask for inaccurate information to be corrected, request deletion or restriction of your information, object to certain processing, request transfer of eligible information, or withdraw consent where consent is the lawful basis being used.
If you would like to exercise any of these rights, contact:
You also have the right to raise a concern or complaint with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), the UK's data protection regulator. The ICO requires businesses processing personal data to provide people with appropriate privacy information about these rights and how their information is used.
Security
I take reasonable steps to protect personal information against accidental loss, unauthorised access, misuse or disclosure.
However, no internet transmission or electronic storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
External websites
This website may contain links to websites operated by other organisations. Their privacy practices are outside my control, and you should review their privacy policies when using those websites.
Changes to this policy
This privacy policy may occasionally be updated to reflect changes to the website, the services I use or applicable data-protection requirements.
The date at the top of this page will show when the policy was most recently updated.
Contact
For questions about this privacy policy or how your personal information is handled, contact:
Stay Focused Photography
Máté Steinwender
Bristol, United Kingdom
stayfocusedbristol@gmail.com