Privacy Policy

Last updated: 31 December 2025

This page is the official Carole Deschuymere Privacy Policy for www.caroledeschuymere.com. It explains how I collect, use and protect your personal data when you visit my website, buy fine art prints, book safaris or workshops, or subscribe to my newsletter. By using this website, you agree to the practices described in this Carole Deschuymere Privacy Policy.

Overview of the Carole Deschuymere Privacy Policy

In short, the Carole Deschuymere Privacy Policy describes what information I collect, why I collect it, how long I keep it and how you can contact me about your data. I respect your privacy and aim to keep things simple, transparent and secure.

Who Is Responsible for Your Data?

The data controller for this website and for the services offered through it is:

Carole Deschuymere Photography
826 Syringa Road
Aerodrome
Victoria Falls
Zimbabwe

Email: info@caroledeschuymere.com
Website: https://www.caroledeschuymere.com

I operate as an individual photographer trading as “Carole Deschuymere Photography”.

What Personal Data I Collect

I collect different types of personal data depending on how you interact with my website and services.

Data You Provide Directly

You may give me personal data when you:

  • Place an order for a fine art print
  • Book or enquire about a safari or workshop
  • Subscribe to my newsletter or download free resources
  • Complete a contact form or send me an email
  • Comment on blog posts or interact with me on social media

This data can include:

  • Your name
  • Your email address
  • Your billing and shipping address
  • Your phone number (if you choose to share it)
  • Order and booking information
  • Travel preferences, photography level and rooming choices
  • Dietary needs or relevant health information where it is necessary for a trip
  • Any other details you choose to share in your messages

Data Collected Automatically

When you visit the website, technical data is collected automatically, for example:

  • IP address and approximate location
  • Date, time and duration of your visit
  • Pages viewed and links clicked
  • Device type, browser type and operating system
  • Referring website or campaign

This information is collected mainly through cookies and similar technologies.

Why I Collect Your Data

I use your personal data for several reasons:

  • To process and deliver your print orders
  • To manage safari and workshop bookings and to communicate with you before, during and after the trip
  • To answer your questions and handle enquiries
  • To send newsletters and updates if you have subscribed
  • To operate, maintain and improve the website and my services
  • To meet legal and accounting obligations
  • To protect my rights, prevent fraud and improve security

I do not sell your personal data.

Legal Bases for Processing

Depending on the situation and on your country, I rely on different legal bases to process your data:

  • Contract: to fulfil a contract with you, such as delivering a print or running your safari booking
  • Consent: when you subscribe to the newsletter or accept optional cookies
  • Legitimate interests: to run and improve my business, analyse website use and protect against misuse
  • Legal obligations: to keep records for tax and accounting or to respond to lawful requests from authorities

You can withdraw your consent at any time by contacting me or by using the unsubscribe link in newsletter emails.

How I Share Your Data

I treat your personal data confidentially. However, in order to run the website and deliver services, I share data with a few trusted third parties, for example:

  • Technical service providers such as website hosting, email hosting and maintenance
  • Payment processors such as PayPal, which process your payments securely
  • Email marketing services that help send newsletters and updates
  • Analytics providers such as Google Analytics, to understand how visitors use the site
  • Local tour operators, lodges and transfer companies when necessary to arrange your safari or workshop
  • Professional advisers such as accountants and legal consultants, where needed
  • Authorities if I am required to do so by law or to protect my legal rights

These service providers only receive the information they need to perform their specific tasks and they should not use it for other purposes.

Some of these providers may be located in other countries. When data is transferred across borders, I try to ensure that appropriate safeguards are in place and that your data remains protected.

Cookies and Similar Technologies

My website uses cookies and similar technologies. Cookies are small text files stored on your device by your browser. They help the website function properly and give me basic statistics about how the site is used.

I use the following types of cookies:

  • Essential cookies, required for the website to work, for example to remember items in your cart or your cookie preferences
  • Analytics cookies, used to understand how visitors use the website so that I can improve layout, content and navigation, mainly through Google Analytics
  • Marketing or social media cookies, sometimes used to measure the reach of posts or to allow sharing content on social platforms

When you first visit the site, you see a cookie notice. You can accept or reject non‑essential cookies there. You can also change your browser settings to manage or delete cookies at any time.

If you block all cookies, some parts of the website may not work correctly, but you are free to make that choice.

Newsletter and Marketing Emails

If you sign up to my email list, I use your email address (and optionally your name and interests) to send you:

  • News about new fine art prints
  • Information about upcoming safaris and workshops
  • Conservation stories and behind‑the‑scenes updates
  • Occasional special offers

I only send these emails if you have clearly opted in. Every newsletter includes an “unsubscribe” link at the bottom. You can click this link at any time to stop receiving emails. You can also email me directly at info@caroledeschuymere.comand ask to be removed.

How Long I Keep Your Data

I keep personal data only for as long as necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy or as long as required by law.

Typical retention periods are:

  • Order and invoice data: kept for several years to meet tax and accounting obligations
  • Safari and workshop bookings: kept for the duration of the trip and for a reasonable period afterwards for follow‑up and potential legal claims
  • Newsletter data: kept until you unsubscribe or until I clean inactive contacts from the list
  • Contact form and email enquiries: kept while we are in contact and for a short period afterwards for reference

When data is no longer needed, I delete it or anonymise it.

Your Rights Over Your Data

Depending on your local laws, you may have one or more of the following rights:

  • Right of access: to request a copy of the personal data I hold about you
  • Right to rectification: to ask me to correct inaccurate or incomplete data
  • Right to erasure: to ask for your personal data to be deleted, where it is no longer needed and where no legal obligation requires me to keep it
  • Right to restrict processing: to ask me to limit how I use your data in certain situations
  • Right to object: to object to certain types of processing, for example direct marketing
  • Right to data portability: to receive a copy of certain data in a commonly used digital format

If you want to exercise any of these rights, please contact me at info@caroledeschuymere.com. I may need to verify your identity before acting on your request.

If you live in a country with a data protection authority, you may also have the right to lodge a complaint with them if you are unhappy with how I handle your data. However, I encourage you to contact me first so we can try to resolve the issue together.

How I Protect Your Data

I take appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your personal data from accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, alteration, unauthorised disclosure or access.

These measures include using reputable hosting providers and security tools, limiting access to personal data to people and services that genuinely need it, and using secure connections (HTTPS) on the website where possible.

No online system is ever completely secure, but I do my best to keep your information safe.

Links to Other Websites

My website sometimes contains links to other websites, such as conservation organisations, travel partners or social media platforms. This Privacy Policy only applies to www.caroledeschuymere.com.

If you follow a link to another website, please read that site’s own privacy policy. I am not responsible for how other websites handle your data.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

I may update this Carole Deschuymere Privacy Policy from time to time, for example when I add new services or when the law changes.

The version displayed on this page is always the most current one. If I make a major change, I may also highlight it on the website or in an email newsletter.

Last updated: 31 December 2025

How to Contact Me About Privacy

If you have any questions about this Carole Deschuymere Privacy Policy or about how I handle your personal data, please contact me at:

Carole Deschuymere Photography
Email: info@caroledeschuymere.com
Postal address: 826 Syringa Road, Aerodrome, Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe