Last Updated: August 4, 2025
Sonya Katarina LLC (“we,” “our,” or “us”) operates the website https://sonyakatarinaphoto.com (“Site”). This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, and protect your information when you use our services.
1. Information We Collect
We collect personal data you voluntarily provide, such as:
- Name
- Email address
- Phone number
- Referral information
- Payment information
This data is most often collected through the scheduling service Calendly, a third-party provider. We also collect information automatically via cookies and analytics tools (e.g., IP address, browser type, usage data).
2. How We Use Your Information
We use the collected data to:
- Communicate with you
- Schedule and deliver photography services
- Send galleries and facilitate print orders through Pixieset
- Process payments
- Improve our website and services
- Comply with legal obligations
3. Sharing Your Information
We do not sell or rent your personal information. We may share your data with:
- Service providers (e.g., Pixieset, Stripe, Calendly)
- Legal or regulatory authorities when required
4. Cookies and Tracking
Our website uses cookies to improve your browsing experience and to track website usage through analytics tools. You may control cookie settings through your browser.
If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.
5. Your Data On This Website
We retain personal data only as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined above, or as required by law.
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
We take reasonable steps to protect your information but cannot guarantee absolute security due to the nature of the internet.
6. Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
7. Embedded Content from Other Websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
8. Your Rights
If you’re a resident of California, you have the right to:
- Request access to your personal data
- Request deletion of your data
- Opt out of the sale of personal data (we do not sell data)
To exercise these rights, contact: sonyaisenberg@gmail.com
9. Children’s Privacy
Our services are not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect information from them.
10. Updates to This Policy
We may update this policy. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated effective date.