Privacy Policy

Last updated: 10 July 2026

At Hodgkin Studio, I respect your privacy and am committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains what information I collect, how I use it, and your rights under UK data protection law.

Hodgkin Studio is operated by Mathew Hodgkin, a sole trader providing wedding and portrait photography services throughout the United Kingdom and internationally.

Website: https://hodgkinstudio.com

Email: hello@hodgkinstudio.com

When you contact me through this website or by email, I may collect information including:

• Your name
• Your email address
• Your wedding date
• Information about your wedding or photography enquiry
• Your planning stage
• How you heard about Hodgkin Studio
• Any additional information you choose to share

If you decide to book with Hodgkin Studio, I may also collect additional information required to provide my photography services, such as venue details, timelines, and contact information.

Your information is only used to:

• Respond to your enquiry
• Check my availability
• Provide photography services
• Prepare quotations and contracts
• Communicate before and after your wedding
• Deliver your online gallery
• Meet legal and accounting obligations

I never sell your personal information to third parties.

Information submitted through the contact form is securely delivered to my business email address using trusted email services.

Your enquiry is only used to respond to your request and provide photography services.

If you contact me by email, I will use your email address solely to communicate with you regarding your enquiry, booking, or photography services.

I do not add clients to marketing mailing lists without their permission.

Wedding photographs are delivered through a secure online gallery.

Only people with access to the gallery link can view and download the images.

Clients are responsible for downloading and safely storing their photographs before the gallery expires.

This website uses cookies to help provide a better browsing experience.

Some cookies are essential for the website to function correctly.

Additional cookies may be used to understand how visitors use the website and to improve its performance.

Where required by law, you will be asked for your consent before non-essential cookies are placed on your device.

This website may use Google Analytics to understand how visitors use the website.

Google Analytics collects anonymous information such as:

• Pages visited
• Time spent on the website
• Device type
• Browser information
• General geographic location

This information helps improve the website and user experience.

Google Analytics does not identify you personally.

This website may use Meta Pixel to measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns.

Meta Pixel may collect information about pages viewed and actions taken on the website to help improve future advertising.

No sensitive personal information is shared through Meta Pixel.

Enquiries are retained only for as long as necessary to respond to your enquiry and provide photography services.

Where a booking is made, certain information may be retained to fulfil legal, tax, insurance, or contractual obligations.

Under UK GDPR, you have the right to:

• Request access to your personal information
• Request correction of inaccurate information
• Request deletion of your information where legally possible
• Restrict or object to certain processing
• Request a copy of your personal data

To exercise any of these rights, please contact me using the email address below.

Reasonable technical and organisational measures are taken to protect your personal information against unauthorised access, loss, misuse, or disclosure.

This website may use trusted third-party services, including:

• WPForms
• WP Mail SMTP
• Google Analytics
• Google Maps
• Meta (Facebook & Instagram)
• Website hosting provided by Krystal

These providers process information only as necessary to provide their services.

This Privacy Policy may be updated from time to time to reflect changes in legislation, technology, or business practices.

The latest version will always be available on this page.

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

Hodgkin Studio

Email: hello@hodgkinstudio.com

Website: https://hodgkinstudio.com