Last updated: November 2026

Pomare Portraits is a photography business based in Palmyra, Virginia. This page explains what information I collect when you use this website, my client galleries and my booking pages, what I do with it, and the choices you have. "I" and "me" mean Pomare Portraits. "You" means anyone who visits the site or works with me. Honestly, this is something I must do for the federal FTC truth-in-advertising rules, payment processor rules (Stripe/Klarna), and Meta/Google terms of service.

What I collect

What you send me. When you fill in a contact form, book a call or a session, answer a questionnaire, sign an agreement or email me, I receive what you enter. That is usually your name, email address, phone number and the details you share about your session.

Gallery sign-ins. To view a client gallery you may be asked for your email address. I can see which email addresses have opened a gallery and which photographs were marked as favorites or ordered.

Orders and payments. When you pay an invoice or order printed pieces, I receive your name, your billing and delivery address, and what you ordered. Your card or financing details go straight to the payment provider. I never see or store your full card number.

Photographs. If I photograph you, the images are part of my record of our work together. Whether I may publish them is decided by the agreement you sign, not by this page.

Information collected automatically. When you visit, the site and the tools described below record things like the pages you view, the device and browser you use, your general location, and how you arrived here.

Cookies and tracking tools

Cookies are small files a website stores in your browser. This site uses three kinds.

Essential cookies. These keep the site, galleries, booking and checkout working. For example, they remember that you have signed in to a gallery.

Google Analytics. This measures how many people visit and which pages they read. I see totals and trends, not names.

Meta Pixel. This is a tool from Meta, the company behind Facebook and Instagram. It records visits to this site so I can understand whether my posts and any advertising on those platforms bring people here. Meta may connect your visit with your Facebook or Instagram account under its own privacy policy.

Your cookie choices

A banner tells you about cookies the first time you visit.

You can block or delete cookies in your browser settings at any time. Most of the site works without them. Galleries, booking and checkout need the essential ones.

Google offers a browser add-on that opts you out of Google Analytics on every site: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout

In your Facebook or Instagram settings you can control how Meta uses your activity on other websites.

How I use your information

To reply to you, plan your session, and send booking confirmations or reminders by email or text message.

To prepare agreements, invoices and orders, and to deliver your photographs and printed pieces.

To keep the business and tax records the law requires.

To understand how the site is used and improve it.

To send an occasional update if you have been a client, ordered from a gallery, or asked to hear from me. You can tell me to stop at any time, or click unsubscribe in any email.

I do not sell, rent or trade your personal information for money. The only automatic sharing that happens on this site is through the analytics and advertising tools (Google and Meta) described above.

Who I share it with

I share information only with the services that help me run the business, and only what each one needs.

Pixieset, which runs this website, the client galleries, booking, agreements, invoices and the store.

Stripe, which processes card payments, and Klarna or Affirm if you choose to pay over time.

The professional print lab that makes and ships your pieces.

Google and Meta, through the tools described above.

My accountant or attorney, and the authorities where the law requires it.

Each of these services has its own privacy policy. They may store information in the United States and in other countries where they operate.

How long I keep it

I keep client records, agreements, invoices and photographs for as long as I need them to serve you and to meet tax and legal record-keeping rules. If you would like something removed sooner, ask me, and I will remove what I am not required to keep.

Your choices

Wherever you live, you can ask me to:

show you the information I hold about you

correct anything that is wrong

delete information I am not required to keep

stop sending you updates

I will reply as soon as I can.

Children

This site is not aimed at children under 13, and I do not knowingly collect information from them online. When I photograph a child, the information and the agreement come from a parent or guardian.

Security

I keep your information in password-protected accounts with the services named above. No system is perfectly secure, but I do not give anyone else access except as described on this page.

Other websites

This site links to other websites, such as Instagram and Facebook. Their privacy policies apply once you leave this site.

Changes to this policy

If I change this policy, I will update this page and the date at the top.

Contact

For any question or request about your information, email me using the Contact page on this site below.