Privacy Policy

Who are we?

Peak Nature is a small photography business based on the outskirts of the Peak District in Derbyshire, UK. We run hide rentals, nature photography workshops and photographic tuition, as well as writing and speaking at events to bring the importance of nature to the attention of as many people as possible.

How do we collect information from you?

We collect information about you when you use our website. For example, when you use the contact form, book one of our services, buy a product, make a donation or register to receive a newsletter we will collect some personal information about you.

What information do we collect from you?

The information we collect from you varies depending on what you are doing on the website. Typically your name and email address are collected. Additional information such as your phone number, address, post code, and the name and phone number of an emergency contact are collected when booking a service. When booking a service, buying a product or making a donation online, your card details are never seen or stored by us. We use a third-party payment system to securely collect and process all our online transactions.

How your information is used

You information may be used to:

• send you information that you have requested such as a newsletter or a reply to an enquiry made through the website
• provide information related to a booking or purchase
• improve our products and services
• process an online donation
• process an online booking or purchase

Information is retained for as long as necessary and all collected information is reviewed on a 2 year basis.

Who can access your information?

We do not share your information with any third-parties for marketing purposes. We may use the following third-party service providers named below to process and store your data:

• Mailchimp (The Rocket Science Group, LLC), which we use to manage email marketing subscriber lists and send emails to our subscribers. Read their privacy policy.
• Stripe which we use to process all our online payments and donations Read their privacy policy.

Cookies

A cookie is a small file stored on your computer or device, which enables our website to identify your computer or device as you view our website pages. Cookies allow websites to store your preferences and track how websites are used. You can use your web browser's settings to refuse cookies if you wish. We may use cookies to:

• Record website usage data
• Store information about your preferences
• Recognise when you return to our website

Links to external websites

Our website may contain links to other websites. We have no control of websites outside of peaknature.co.uk. We are not responsible for the content of other websites, or for the protection or privacy of data you submit to them.

Website security

This website transmits data over the internet securely using SSL encryption. Secure pages should show a lock icon, normally in the address bar.