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Privacy Policy

Your privacy is important to me. It is Lona Saccomando Photography's policy to respect your privacy regarding any information I may collect from you across my website, http://www.lonasaccomando.com, and other sites I own and operate.


I only ask for personal information when I truly need it to provide a service to you. I collect it by fair and lawful means, with your knowledge and consent. I also let you know why I'm collecting it and how it will be used.


I only retain collected information for as long as necessary to provide you with your requested service. What data I store, I’ll protect within commercially acceptable means to prevent loss and theft, as well as unauthorized access, disclosure, copying, use or modification.


I don’t share any personally identifying information publicly or with third-parties, except when required to by law.

 

My website may link to external sites that are not operated by me. Please be aware that I have no control over the content and practices of these sites, and cannot accept responsibility or liability for their respective privacy policies.


You are free to refuse my request for your personal information, with the understanding that I may be unable to provide you with some of your desired services.


Your continued use of my website will be regarded as acceptance of my practices around privacy and personal information. If you have any questions about how I handle user data and personal information, feel free to contact me at LonaSaccomandoPhotography@gmail.com


This policy is effective as of 1 January 2020.

Cookie Policy

What Are Cookies

As is common practice with almost all professional websites, this site uses cookies, which are tiny files that are downloaded to your computer, to improve your experience. This page describes what information they gather, how I use it and why I sometimes need to store these cookies. I will also share how you can prevent these cookies from being stored, however this may downgrade or 'break' certain elements of the site's functionality.

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For more general information on cookies, please read "What Are Cookies."

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How We Use Cookies

I use cookies for a variety of reasons detailed below. Unfortunately, in most cases there are no industry standard options for disabling cookies without completely disabling the functionality and features they add to this site. It is recommended that you leave on all cookies if you are not sure whether you need them or not in case they are used to provide a service that you use.

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Disabling Cookies

You can prevent the setting of cookies by adjusting the settings on your browser (see your browser Help for how to do this). Be aware that disabling cookies will affect the functionality of this and many other websites that you visit. Disabling cookies will usually result in also disabling certain functionality and features of this site. Therefore it is recommended that you do not disable cookies.

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The Cookies We Set

  • Account related cookies

    • If you create an account with me, then my site will use cookies for the management of the signup process and general administration. These cookies will usually be deleted when you log out, however in some cases they may remain afterwards to remember your site preferences when logged out.

  • Email newsletters related cookies

    • This site offers newsletter or email subscription services, and cookies may be used to remember if you are already registered and whether to show certain notifications which might only be valid to subscribed/unsubscribed users.

  • Surveys related cookies

    • From time to time I offer user surveys and questionnaires to provide you with interesting insights, helpful tools, or to understand our user base more accurately. These surveys may use cookies to remember who has already taken part in a survey or to provide you with accurate results after you change pages.

  • Forms related cookies

    • When you submit data to through a form such as those found on contact pages or comment forms, cookies may be set to remember your user details for future correspondence.

  • Site preferences cookies

    • In order to provide you with a great experience on this site, this site provides the functionality to set your preferences for how this site runs when you use it. In order to remember your preferences, my site needs to set cookies so that this information can be called whenever you interact with a page is affected by your preferences.

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Third Party Cookies

In some special cases, we also use cookies provided by trusted third parties. The following section details which third party cookies you might encounter through this site.

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  • This site uses Google Analytics which is one of the most widespread and trusted analytics solution on the web for helping me to understand how you use the site and ways that we can improve your experience. These cookies may track things such as how long you spend on the site and the pages that you visit so we can continue to produce engaging content.

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       For more information on Google Analytics cookies, see the official Google Analytics page.

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  • Third party analytics are used to track and measure usage of this site so that I can continue to produce engaging content. These cookies may track things such as how long you spend on the site or pages you visit which helps me to understand how I can improve the site for you.

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  • From time to time I test new features and make subtle changes to the way that the site is delivered. When I am still testing new features, these cookies may be used to ensure that you receive a consistent experience while on the site while ensuring I understand which optimizations my users appreciate the most.

 

  • As I sell products, it's important for me to understand statistics about how many of the visitors to my site actually make a purchase and, as such, this is the kind of data that these cookies will track. This is important to you as it means that I can accurately make business predictions that allow me to monitor my advertising and product costs to ensure the best possible price.

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  • I also use social media buttons and/or plugins on this site that allow you to connect with your social network in various ways. For these to work, the following social media sites, including Facebook and Instagram, will set cookies through my site which may be used to enhance your profile on their site or contribute to the data they hold for various purposes outlined in their respective privacy policies.

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More Information

Hopefully that has clarified things for you and, as was previously mentioned, if there is something that you aren't sure whether you need or not it's usually safer to leave cookies enabled in case it does interact with one of the features you use on my site.

 

This Cookies Policy was created with the help of the Cookies Policy Template Generator and the Privacy Policy Template Generator.

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However if you are still looking for more information then you can contact me by email: LonaSaccomandoPhotography@gmail.com

Terms of Service

1. Terms
By accessing the website at http://www.LonaSaccomando.com, you are agreeing to be bound by these terms of service, all applicable laws and regulations, and agree that you are responsible for compliance with any applicable local laws. If you do not agree with any of these terms, you are prohibited from using or accessing this site. The materials contained in this website are protected by applicable copyright and trademark law.


2. Use License

Permission is granted to temporarily download one copy of the materials (information or software) on Lona Saccomando Photography's website for personal, non-commercial transitory viewing only. This is the grant of a license, not a transfer of title, and under this license you may not:

  • modify or copy the materials;

  • use the materials for any commercial purpose, or for any public display (commercial or non-commercial);

  • attempt to decompile or reverse engineer any software contained on Lona Saccomando Photography's website;

  • remove any copyright or other proprietary notations from the materials; or

  • transfer the materials to another person or "mirror" the materials on any other server.


This license shall automatically terminate if you violate any of these restrictions and may be terminated by Lona Saccomando Photography at any time. Upon terminating your viewing of these materials or upon the termination of this license, you must destroy any downloaded materials in your possession whether in electronic or printed format.

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3. Disclaimer

The materials on Lona Saccomando Photography's website are provided on an 'as is' basis. Lona Saccomando Photography makes no warranties, expressed or implied, and hereby disclaims and negates all other warranties including, without limitation, implied warranties or conditions of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement of intellectual property or other violation of rights.


Further, Lona Saccomando Photography does not warrant or make any representations concerning the accuracy, likely results, or reliability of the use of the materials on its website or otherwise relating to such materials or on any sites linked to this site.

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4. Limitations
In no event shall Lona Saccomando Photography or its suppliers be liable for any damages (including, without limitation, damages for loss of data or profit, or due to business interruption) arising out of the use or inability to use the materials on Lona Saccomando Photography's website, even if Lona Saccomando Photography or a Lona Saccomando Photography authorized representative has been notified orally or in writing of the possibility of such damage. Because some jurisdictions do not allow limitations on implied warranties, or limitations of liability for consequential or incidental damages, these limitations may not apply to you.

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5. Accuracy of materials
The materials appearing on Lona Saccomando Photography's website could include technical, typographical, or photographic errors. Lona Saccomando Photography does not warrant that any of the materials on its website are accurate, complete or current. Lona Saccomando Photography may make changes to the materials contained on its website at any time without notice. However Lona Saccomando Photography does not make any commitment to update the materials.


6. Links
Lona Saccomando Photography has not reviewed all of the sites linked to its website and is not responsible for the contents of any such linked site. The inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement by Lona Saccomando Photography of the site. Use of any such linked website is at the user's own risk.


7. Modifications
Lona Saccomando Photography may revise these terms of service for its website at any time without notice. By using this website you are agreeing to be bound by the then current version of these terms of service.


8. Governing Law
These terms and conditions are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Virginia and you irrevocably submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts in that State or location.

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