Privacy Policy


Last Updated: September 20, 2026


M by Michaela Photography, a DBA of Ndstry Cre8tives LLC (“M by Michaela Photography,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the personal information you provide to us. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, disclose, and protect personal information when you visit [www.mbymichaela.com](http://www.mbymichaela.com), contact us, inquire about our photography services, book a session or event, make a payment, access a client gallery, or otherwise interact with our business. By using our website or providing information to us, you acknowledge the practices described in this Privacy Policy.


1. SCOPE

This Privacy Policy applies to personal information collected through:

  • Our website
  • Contact and inquiry forms
  • Photography booking and consultation forms
  • Client questionnaires
  • Client galleries
  • Payment and booking processes
  • Email and other direct communications
  • Photography sessions and events
  • Social media interactions
  • Marketing communications
  • Other services or communications provided by M by Michaela Photography

This Privacy Policy does not apply to third-party websites, applications, social media platforms, payment processors, or other services that we do not control. Those services have their own privacy policies and terms.


2. INFORMATION WE COLLECT

Depending on how you interact with us, we may collect the following categories of information.


Contact and Client Information

This may include:

  • Full name
  • Email address
  • Phone number
  • Mailing address
  • Event or session date
  • Event or session location
  • Type of photography service requested
  • Business or company name
  • Information about your event, session, or photography needs
  • Preferences or information you provide through questionnaires
  • Communications you have with us


Booking and Service Information

When you inquire about or book photography services, we may collect information necessary to provide those services, including:

  • Event details
  • Wedding details
  • Session details
  • Venue information
  • Timeline information
  • Shot lists
  • Family or group information
  • Creative preferences
  • Branding or business information
  • Information needed to coordinate with event planners, vendors, venues, or other authorized individuals


Payment and Billing Information

When you purchase photography services, products, or other offerings, we may collect billing and transaction information. Payments may be processed through third-party payment providers, including but not limited to Stripe. We do not intentionally store complete credit card numbers, security codes, or other full payment credentials on our own systems. Payment information submitted through a third-party payment processor is handled according to that provider's privacy policy and security practices.


Photographs and Media

As part of providing photography services, we collect and create photographs, videos, and other media.

This may include identifiable images of:

  • Clients
  • Family members
  • Wedding guests
  • Event attendees
  • Employees
  • Children
  • Business owners
  • Models
  • Other individuals who appear during a photography session or event

The use of photographs for portfolio, website, social media, advertising, publication, or other promotional purposes is governed by the applicable photography agreement, model release, or other written agreement between the client and M by Michaela Photography.


Website and Device Information

When you visit our website, certain information may be collected automatically, including:

  • IP address
  • Browser type
  • Device type
  • Operating system
  • Pages viewed
  • Referring website
  • Approximate geographic information
  • Website interactions
  • Date and time of visits
  • Other technical information used to operate and secure the website


3. HOW WE COLLECT INFORMATION

We may collect information:

  • Directly from you when you submit a form or inquiry
  • When you contact us by email, phone, text, or social media
  • When you book or purchase photography services
  • When you complete a client questionnaire
  • When you make a payment
  • When you access or interact with a client gallery
  • When you provide information during a photography session or event
  • Automatically through cookies, analytics, and similar technologies
  • Through third-party service providers that help us operate our business


4. HOW WE USE INFORMATION

We may use personal information to:

  • Respond to inquiries
  • Provide information about our services
  • Prepare proposals, quotes, and contracts
  • Schedule consultations, sessions, and events
  • Manage bookings
  • Provide photography services
  • Coordinate events and sessions
  • Deliver photographs and products
  • Provide access to client galleries
  • Process payments and invoices
  • Communicate with clients
  • Provide customer support
  • Improve our website and services
  • Understand website traffic and visitor behavior
  • Improve marketing efforts
  • Send promotional communications when permitted by law
  • Maintain business and financial records
  • Protect our website, business, clients, and systems
  • Prevent fraud, misuse, or unauthorized activity
  • Comply with legal obligations
  • Enforce our agreements and protect our legal rights

We do not sell personal information as a product or service to third parties.


5. STRIPE AND PAYMENT PROCESSING

M by Michaela Photography uses Stripe to process certain payments. When you make a payment through Stripe, Stripe may collect information such as your payment card information, billing information, device information, and transaction information in order to process the payment and help prevent fraud.


We receive information from Stripe that is reasonably necessary to manage your transaction and business relationship with us, which may include information such as:

  • Name
  • Email address
  • Billing information
  • Payment status
  • Transaction amount
  • Invoice information
  • Subscription or payment status, where applicable
  • Limited payment method information

We do not store your complete credit card number or security code on our own systems. Stripe's handling of your information is governed by Stripe's own privacy policy and terms.


6. CLIENT GALLERIES AND PHOTOGRAPHIC FILES

Photography galleries may be hosted and delivered through third-party photography platforms.

Information associated with a client gallery may include:

  • Client name
  • Email address
  • Gallery information
  • Photographs
  • Download activity
  • Favorites or selections
  • Other information necessary to provide gallery services

Gallery access may require an email address, password, PIN, or other authentication method depending on the platform being used. Clients are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of any gallery passwords or access information provided to them.


7. PHOTOGRAPHS, PORTFOLIO, AND MARKETING

M by Michaela Photography may photograph individuals during sessions, weddings, events, branding sessions, and other photography services.

Whether photographs may be used for portfolio, website, social media, advertising, publication, awards, or other promotional purposes is determined by the applicable photography contract, model release, or other written agreement. Nothing in this Privacy Policy overrides the terms of an executed client agreement.


If you have questions about whether your photographs may be used for promotional purposes, please refer to your photography agreement or contact us.


8. COOKIES AND ANALYTICS

Our website may use cookies, pixels, analytics tools, and similar technologies.

These technologies may help us:

  • Keep the website functioning properly
  • Understand how visitors use our website
  • Measure website traffic
  • Improve website performance
  • Understand the effectiveness of marketing campaigns
  • Improve the user experience
  • Protect the website from fraudulent or unauthorized activity

Third-party services used on our website may also use cookies or similar technologies according to their own privacy policies. You can control or disable certain cookies through your browser settings. Disabling cookies may affect some website functionality.


9. SOCIAL MEDIA AND THIRD-PARTY SERVICES

Our website may contain links to or integrations with third-party services, including social media platforms, payment providers, gallery platforms, scheduling services, analytics providers, and other websites. These third parties may collect information directly from you according to their own privacy policies. M by Michaela Photography does not control the privacy practices or security of third-party websites or services. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party service you use through our website.


10. MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS

If you provide your contact information, we may use it to communicate with you regarding:

  • Your inquiry
  • Your booking
  • Your photography services
  • Your gallery
  • Payments or invoices
  • Scheduling
  • Important service-related information

Where permitted by law, we may also send promotional or marketing communications. You may unsubscribe from marketing emails by following the unsubscribe instructions included in the communication or by contacting us directly. Opting out of marketing communications does not prevent us from sending necessary transactional or service-related communications.


11. WHEN WE SHARE INFORMATION

We may share personal information with third parties when reasonably necessary to operate our business and provide services.


This may include:

Service Providers

We may use third-party providers for:

  • Website hosting
  • Photography galleries
  • Cloud storage
  • Payment processing
  • Email delivery
  • Scheduling
  • Forms and questionnaires
  • Client management
  • Website analytics
  • Marketing
  • Website security

These providers may process information on our behalf and may have access only to information reasonably necessary to perform their services.


Event and Photography Partners

When necessary to provide a photography service, we may share limited information with authorized individuals or businesses involved in your session or event, such as:

  • Event planners
  • Venues
  • Coordinators
  • Vendors
  • Creative teams
  • Business representatives

We only share information reasonably necessary for the applicable service or coordination.


Legal and Safety

We may disclose information when reasonably necessary to:

  • Comply with applicable law
  • Respond to a valid legal request
  • Protect our rights or property
  • Protect the safety of our clients, employees, or others
  • Investigate fraud, abuse, or unauthorized activity
  • Enforce our contracts or agreements


Business Transfers

If our business is involved in a merger, acquisition, restructuring, sale, or transfer of assets, personal information may be transferred as part of that transaction, subject to applicable law.


12. DATA RETENTION

We retain personal information for as long as reasonably necessary to:

  • Provide our services
  • Maintain client and business records
  • Complete transactions
  • Fulfill contractual obligations
  • Comply with legal, tax, and accounting requirements
  • Resolve disputes
  • Enforce agreements
  • Protect our legitimate business interests

Photography files may be retained according to our business practices and the terms of the applicable photography agreement. We do not guarantee that photographs or other files will be retained indefinitely.


13. SECURITY

We use reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational safeguards designed to protect personal information. These measures may include access controls, secure systems, authentication, encryption provided by our service providers, and other security practices appropriate to the information we maintain. However, no website, electronic transmission, cloud storage system, or method of data storage can be guaranteed to be completely secure.


14. YOUR PRIVACY RIGHTS

Depending on where you live and applicable law, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information.


These rights may include the ability to:

  • Request access to personal information we maintain about you
  • Request correction of inaccurate information
  • Request deletion of certain personal information
  • Request information about how your information is collected or used
  • Opt out of certain marketing communications
  • Exercise other privacy rights provided under applicable law

To make a privacy request, contact us using the information below. We may need to verify your identity before completing certain requests. Certain information may need to be retained to comply with legal obligations, complete transactions, protect our rights, or fulfill other lawful purposes.


15. CHILDREN'S PRIVACY

Our website and services are not directed toward children for the purpose of independently collecting their personal information. However, M by Michaela Photography regularly provides photography services involving families, children, maternity sessions, birthdays, weddings, and other events where children may be photographed. Information about a child may therefore be provided to us by a parent, legal guardian, client, event organizer, or other authorized individual for the purpose of providing photography services. We do not knowingly use our website to solicit personal information directly from children without appropriate authorization.


16. INTERNATIONAL VISITORS

M by Michaela Photography is based in Florida, United States. If you access our website or use our services from outside the United States, your information may be processed and stored in the United States or other locations where our service providers operate. Privacy laws in those locations may differ from the laws in your country.


17. DO NOT TRACK

Some web browsers provide a “Do Not Track” setting. Because there is currently no universally accepted standard for responding to Do Not Track signals, our website may not respond to all such signals.


18. CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes to our business, website, services, technology, or applicable laws. When changes are made, we will update the “Last Updated” date at the top of this Privacy Policy. We encourage you to periodically review this page for the most current version.


19. CONTACT US

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or would like to submit a privacy-related request, please contact us:


**M by Michaela Photography**

A DBA of Ndstry Cre8tives LLC

South Florida, United States

Email: info@mbymichaela.com

Website: www.mbymichaela.com


Last Updated: September 20, 2026