Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy describes how freesay collects and uses your personal information. We are committed to protecting your privacy and handling your data responsibly. When you visit our website or engage with our digital photography and mobile videography courses, we gather certain information to improve your experience and provide our services effectively.

Information We Collect

We collect information in several ways to deliver our photography courses and videography workshops across Ireland. When you register for our courses at the Gallery of Photography Dublin or our community arts centres in Kilkenny and Wexford, we gather your name, email address, and contact details. We also collect information about your photography interests, skill level, and course preferences to personalise your learning experience.

When you browse our website, we automatically collect usage data including your IP address, browser type, pages visited, and time spent on each page. This information helps us understand how visitors interact with our content on smartphone camera settings, composition techniques, and mobile video shooting methods.

We may also collect payment information when you enrol in paid courses. This data is processed securely through trusted payment providers and is not stored on our servers.

How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to provide, maintain, and improve our digital photography basics courses and mobile videography workshops. Your data enables us to deliver personalised course content, send course updates, and notify you about new photography guides and techniques relevant to your interests.

We analyse usage patterns to understand which photography topics—from smartphone camera settings to composition rules for beginners—are most valuable to our students. This helps us develop better workshops and guides for our community arts centres and the Gallery of Photography Dublin.

Your contact information allows us to respond to inquiries, provide customer support, and communicate important information about course scheduling and changes. We may send you educational emails about new courses, photography tips, and videography techniques, but only if you have opted in to receive such communications.

Your Privacy Rights

You have the right to access, review, and request correction of your personal information at any time. If you believe we are processing your data inaccurately, you can request an update or correction. You also have the right to request deletion of your personal information, subject to legal obligations we may have to retain certain data.

You can opt out of marketing communications by clicking the unsubscribe link in any email we send or by contacting us directly. Opting out of promotional emails will not affect our ability to send you transactional messages about your course enrolments or important account information.

Under data protection regulations, you have the right to data portability, meaning you can request a copy of your personal information in a structured, commonly used format. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority if you believe we have violated your privacy rights.

Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies to enhance your browsing experience on our website. These small text files help us remember your preferences, keep you logged into your course account, and track which photography guides and videography resources you find most useful. We use both session cookies, which expire when you close your browser, and persistent cookies, which remain on your device.

Our analytics cookies collect information about how you interact with our content on digital photography basics and mobile videography courses. This data helps us understand visitor behaviour and optimise our website for better performance. We use trusted analytics providers who process this data according to strict privacy standards.

You can control cookie settings through your browser preferences. Most browsers allow you to refuse cookies or alert you when a cookie is being sent. However, blocking all cookies may affect your ability to access certain features of our website or complete course registrations at our Kilkenny and Wexford community arts centres.

Data Security and Protection

We implement industry-standard security measures to protect your personal information from unauthorised access, alteration, or disclosure. Your data is stored on secure servers with encryption protocols, particularly for sensitive information like payment details and course registration records.

Our staff who handle personal information are trained in data protection and privacy practices. We limit access to your data to those who need it to provide our photography courses and videography workshops. We do not sell, rent, or share your personal information with third parties for marketing purposes.

While we strive to maintain high security standards, no transmission of data over the internet is completely secure. We encourage you to use strong passwords and report any suspicious activity to us immediately. Your participation in our mobile videography courses and smartphone photography workshops depends on maintaining this trust and security.

Updates to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, technology, or legal requirements. Any significant changes will be communicated to you via email or through a prominent notice on our website. Your continued use of our website and courses following such changes constitutes your acceptance of the updated policy.

We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy regularly to stay informed about how we protect your information. The date of the last update is shown at the top of this document. If you have any questions about our privacy practices or how we handle your data from our Gallery of Photography Dublin workshops or community arts centres in Kilkenny and Wexford, please do not hesitate to contact us.