Privacy Policy
Last updated: October 2026
1. Introduction
This Privacy Policy explains how Christopher Stark Studio collects, uses, and protects your personal information when you visit christopherstark.com, contact us, or sign up for Dispatches. By using this website, you agree to the practices described here.
2. Who We Are
This website is operated by:
Christopher Stark Studio, San Francisco, California, USA
Email: studio@christopherstark.com
Information you provide
When you contact us, sign up for Dispatches, or use the Client Area, we may collect:
- Name
- Email address
- Phone number
- Company name
- Anything else you choose to include in your message
Information collected automatically
When you browse the site, we may automatically collect:
- IP address
- Browser type and device information
- Pages visited
- Date and time of visits
We use this information to understand how the site is used and to improve it.
We use your information to:
- Respond to inquiries and requests
- Provide our photography services and deliver client work
- Send Dispatches, if you’ve signed up
- Improve the website and your experience of it
- Keep the website secure
- Meet legal obligations
5. Dispatches
If you sign up for Dispatches, we use your email address only to send you occasional updates from the studio. You can unsubscribe at any time using the link at the bottom of every email, or by writing to studio@christopherstark.com. Dispatches is delivered through Mailchimp, which stores your email address on our behalf.
6. Legal Basis for Processing (Visitors in the EU/UK)
If you are in the European Union or United Kingdom, we process your personal data under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) on the basis of:
- Your consent (for example, signing up for Dispatches)
- The performance of a contract (for example, a photography engagement)
- Our legitimate interest in operating and improving our services
- Compliance with legal obligations
7. Data Retention
We keep personal data only as long as we need it for the purposes described here, unless the law requires us to keep it longer. If you unsubscribe from Dispatches, we stop sending you emails.
We do not sell or rent your personal information. We share it only with trusted service providers who help us run the website and the studio, such as our website host, email newsletter platform, Google Analytics, and client gallery service. These providers may use your information only to perform services for us.
9. Cookies
This website uses cookies and similar technologies to make the site work properly and to understand how visitors use it. You can manage or disable cookies in your browser settings. Some features of the site may not work as intended if you do.
10. Your Rights
Depending on where you live, you may have the right to:
- Access the personal data we hold about you
- Correct inaccurate data
- Request that we delete your data
- Restrict or object to how we use your data
- Request a copy of your data in a portable format
- Withdraw your consent at any time
To exercise any of these rights, email studio@christopherstark.com. We will respond within a reasonable time.
11. California Residents
We do not sell or share personal information for advertising purposes. Our website does not currently respond to “Do Not Track” browser signals. California residents may contact studio@christopherstark.com with any questions about their personal information.
12. Children’s Privacy
This website is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from them.
13. Data Security
We use reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction.
14. Third-Party Links
This website may link to other sites, such as Instagram and publications that have featured our work. We are not responsible for their privacy practices.
15. Changes to This Policy
We may update this policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated date.
For questions about this policy or your personal information, contact:
Christopher Stark Studio studio@christopherstark.com