OSAKA PHOTOGRAPHER PRIVACY POLICY
Last updated: July 22, 2026
Osaka Photographer℠ (“Osaka Photographer,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) is operated by an individual business operator based in Japan. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, disclose, and protect personal information when you visit https://osakaphotographer.com (the “Website”), contact us, make a booking, submit payment, or use our photography services.
This policy applies to information collected through the Website, email and other communications, booking and payment activities, and photography services.
BUSINESS OPERATOR AND CONTACT INFORMATION
Osaka Photographer℠ is operated by an individual business operator based in Japan.
Privacy inquiries and requests may be submitted to:
Email: info@osakaphotographer.com
Contact page: https://osakaphotographer.com/contact
Contact page: https://osakaphotographer.com/contact
The operator’s legal name and business address will be provided without delay upon a legitimate request concerning retained personal data or where disclosure is required by applicable law.
PERSONAL INFORMATION WE COLLECT
Information you provide
We may collect information that you provide when contacting us, requesting availability, accepting a quotation, making a booking, submitting payment, or otherwise communicating with us. This may include:
• Name
• Email address
• Telephone number
• Company, organization, or client affiliation
• Requested service date and time
• Package or service requested
• Event type, venue, meeting location, and instructions
• Billing and payment information
• Correspondence and other information you choose to provide
• Email address
• Telephone number
• Company, organization, or client affiliation
• Requested service date and time
• Package or service requested
• Event type, venue, meeting location, and instructions
• Billing and payment information
• Correspondence and other information you choose to provide
Information relating to photography services
When performing photography services, we may create or receive:
• Photographs of clients, employees, speakers, attendees, guests, contractors, and other individuals
• RAW and JPEG image files
• Event schedules, speaker information, attendee information, shot lists, venue details, and production instructions
• Image metadata, including capture time, camera information, and other technical data
• Files, logos, branding materials, or reference information supplied by the client
• RAW and JPEG image files
• Event schedules, speaker information, attendee information, shot lists, venue details, and production instructions
• Image metadata, including capture time, camera information, and other technical data
• Files, logos, branding materials, or reference information supplied by the client
Identifiable photographs may constitute personal information. If you provide personal information concerning another person, you must have appropriate authority to provide it.
PAYMENT INFORMATION
Payments may be made through Wise, bank or wire transfer, or supported cryptocurrency networks.
For Wise, bank, and wire transfers, we may receive information such as the payer’s name, email address, bank or financial institution, transaction reference, payment amount, currency, account information appearing on transaction records, and remittance details.
For cryptocurrency payments, we receive wallet addresses, transaction identifiers, payment amounts, and other information recorded on the relevant blockchain. Public blockchain records are generally permanent and cannot be altered or deleted by us.
We do not directly collect or store payment-card numbers.
Information collected automatically
Adobe Portfolio/Behance, Google Analytics, and other technical providers may automatically collect limited information when you visit the Website, including:
• Internet Protocol address
• Browser and device information
• Operating system and language settings
• Referring website or URL
• Pages visited and interactions with the Website
• Date, time, and duration of visits
• Approximate geographic location derived from technical information
• Diagnostic, security, and performance information
• Browser and device information
• Operating system and language settings
• Referring website or URL
• Pages visited and interactions with the Website
• Date, time, and duration of visits
• Approximate geographic location derived from technical information
• Diagnostic, security, and performance information
HOW WE USE PERSONAL INFORMATION
We may use personal information to:
• Respond to inquiries and availability requests
• Prepare quotations and communicate about requested services
• Confirm, administer, and perform bookings
• Coordinate schedules, venues, access, photography requirements, and delivery
• Create, process, organize, and deliver photographs
• Communicate with clients before, during, and after an assignment
• Process and reconcile payments
• Maintain accounting, transaction, tax, and business records
• Provide customer support and address complaints or disputes
• Protect the Website, our clients, and our business against fraud, misuse, or security threats
• Enforce our Terms & Conditions and other agreements
• Comply with legal, regulatory, tax, accounting, and law-enforcement obligations
• Measure Website traffic and improve Website performance through Google Analytics
• Select, publish, display, and use photographs created by Osaka Photographer for our portfolio, Website, social media, exhibitions, competitions, editorial features, advertising, and other promotional purposes without obtaining additional permission from the booking client, unless a separate written agreement expressly restricts such use or applicable law prohibits it.
• Prepare quotations and communicate about requested services
• Confirm, administer, and perform bookings
• Coordinate schedules, venues, access, photography requirements, and delivery
• Create, process, organize, and deliver photographs
• Communicate with clients before, during, and after an assignment
• Process and reconcile payments
• Maintain accounting, transaction, tax, and business records
• Provide customer support and address complaints or disputes
• Protect the Website, our clients, and our business against fraud, misuse, or security threats
• Enforce our Terms & Conditions and other agreements
• Comply with legal, regulatory, tax, accounting, and law-enforcement obligations
• Measure Website traffic and improve Website performance through Google Analytics
• Select, publish, display, and use photographs created by Osaka Photographer for our portfolio, Website, social media, exhibitions, competitions, editorial features, advertising, and other promotional purposes without obtaining additional permission from the booking client, unless a separate written agreement expressly restricts such use or applicable law prohibits it.
We do not sell personal information.
BASIS FOR PROCESSING
Where applicable law requires a stated legal basis, we process personal information:
• To respond to requests and take steps toward a booking
• To perform photography services and fulfill contractual obligations
• To pursue legitimate business interests, including administration, security, client support, and service improvement
• To comply with legal, tax, accounting, and regulatory obligations
• With consent where consent is required, including for certain cookies or promotional uses
• To perform photography services and fulfill contractual obligations
• To pursue legitimate business interests, including administration, security, client support, and service improvement
• To comply with legal, tax, accounting, and regulatory obligations
• With consent where consent is required, including for certain cookies or promotional uses
Consent may be withdrawn at any time where processing is based on consent. Withdrawal does not affect processing that occurred before withdrawal or processing permitted under another legal basis.
HOW PERSONAL INFORMATION IS SHARED
We may disclose personal information only when reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this policy.
Recipients may include:
• Adobe Portfolio and Behance, which host the Website and process contact-form submissions
• Google Analytics, which provides Website measurement and analytics
• Email, hosting, file-storage, backup, and digital-delivery providers
• Wise, banks, financial institutions, and payment-service providers
• Cryptocurrency networks and associated infrastructure
• Photographers, assistants, contractors, or service providers involved in an assignment
• Professional advisers, including accountants, insurers, and legal advisers
• Government, regulatory, tax, judicial, or law-enforcement authorities where required
• A successor or purchaser if the business is transferred, reorganized, or sold
• Google Analytics, which provides Website measurement and analytics
• Email, hosting, file-storage, backup, and digital-delivery providers
• Wise, banks, financial institutions, and payment-service providers
• Cryptocurrency networks and associated infrastructure
• Photographers, assistants, contractors, or service providers involved in an assignment
• Professional advisers, including accountants, insurers, and legal advisers
• Government, regulatory, tax, judicial, or law-enforcement authorities where required
• A successor or purchaser if the business is transferred, reorganized, or sold
Photographs and booking materials may be delivered to the client, the payer, or another recipient authorized by the client. After delivery, the client is responsible for its own use, storage, and disclosure of the photographs.
We do not rent or sell personal information to third parties.
PHOTOGRAPHS AND EVENT ATTENDEES
Photography services may involve photographing individuals who did not personally make the booking, including employees, speakers, attendees, guests, suppliers, or members of the public.
The booking client or event organizer is responsible for providing any notices and obtaining any permissions required for photography at the event, unless otherwise agreed in writing.
Osaka Photographer retains the right to select, publish, display, and use photographs it creates for its portfolio, websites, social media, exhibitions, competitions, editorial features, advertising, and promotional materials. No additional permission from the booking client is required unless a separate written agreement expressly restricts such use. This does not override any restriction imposed by applicable law.
We do not use facial-recognition technology to identify photographed individuals.
ADOBE PORTFOLIO AND BEHANCE
The Website is hosted through Adobe Portfolio and may integrate content or functionality with Behance. Contact-form submissions are processed through Adobe Portfolio/Behance and forwarded to the email address configured for the Website.
Adobe may process technical, usage, and submitted information under its own privacy practices. Adobe’s Privacy Policy is available at:
GOOGLE ANALYTICS AND COOKIES
We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors find and use the Website. Google Analytics may use cookies and similar technologies to collect information such as session statistics, approximate location, browser and device information, pages viewed, and Website interactions.
Google Analytics may place a first-party cookie, including a cookie commonly named “_ga,” on your device to distinguish visits and sessions. We do not intentionally submit names, email addresses, telephone numbers, or contact-form contents to Google Analytics.
Where required by applicable law, non-essential analytics cookies will be used only in accordance with the visitor’s cookie-consent selection.
You may control or delete cookies through your browser settings. Blocking cookies may affect some Website functions. You may also use the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on:
Information about Google’s processing is available at:
DATA RETENTION
We retain different categories of personal information for different periods:
• Unconfirmed inquiries and related correspondence are generally retained for up to two years after the last meaningful communication, unless a longer period is reasonably necessary.
• Client photographs and related working files are generally retained for no longer than one year after delivery.
• Availability or replacement of delivered photographs is guaranteed only for ninety (90) days after delivery. After ninety days, continued availability is not guaranteed, and clients are responsible for maintaining their own backups.
• Contracts, invoices, transaction records, payment information, and accounting or tax records are retained for the period required by applicable Japanese law or for resolving legal or contractual matters.
• Google Analytics information is retained according to the retention settings applied within Google Analytics. Aggregated or anonymized statistics may be retained for longer periods.
• Cryptocurrency transactions recorded on a public blockchain may remain publicly accessible indefinitely and cannot be deleted or altered by us.
• Information contained in system backups may remain until the relevant backup is overwritten or securely deleted through normal retention procedures.
• Client photographs and related working files are generally retained for no longer than one year after delivery.
• Availability or replacement of delivered photographs is guaranteed only for ninety (90) days after delivery. After ninety days, continued availability is not guaranteed, and clients are responsible for maintaining their own backups.
• Contracts, invoices, transaction records, payment information, and accounting or tax records are retained for the period required by applicable Japanese law or for resolving legal or contractual matters.
• Google Analytics information is retained according to the retention settings applied within Google Analytics. Aggregated or anonymized statistics may be retained for longer periods.
• Cryptocurrency transactions recorded on a public blockchain may remain publicly accessible indefinitely and cannot be deleted or altered by us.
• Information contained in system backups may remain until the relevant backup is overwritten or securely deleted through normal retention procedures.
We may retain information longer when reasonably necessary to establish, exercise, or defend legal claims, prevent fraud, resolve disputes, enforce agreements, or comply with law.
INTERNATIONAL PROCESSING AND TRANSFERS
We are based in Japan. Personal information may also be processed in other countries where Adobe, Google, Wise, financial institutions, email providers, storage providers, or other service providers operate, including the United States and other jurisdictions.
These countries may have privacy laws different from those in your country. Where required, we take reasonable steps to use providers and arrangements intended to protect personal information consistently with this policy and applicable law.
INFORMATION SECURITY
We use reasonable organizational and technical measures designed to protect personal information against unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, loss, misuse, or destruction.
These measures may include restricting access, using password-protected accounts and reputable service providers, maintaining appropriate device and software security, and limiting information to what is reasonably necessary for the relevant purpose.
No method of electronic transmission or storage is completely secure. We therefore cannot guarantee absolute security.
Additional information about our security-control measures will be provided without delay upon a legitimate request where required by applicable law, except where disclosure could compromise those measures.
INFORMATION CONCERNING MINORS
The Website is not directed toward people under 18, and we do not knowingly solicit booking or payment information directly from minors.
Photography assignments may include minors attending weddings, conferences, ceremonies, school or university events, family events, or other booked activities. In those circumstances, the booking client or event organizer is responsible for obtaining any parental, guardian, venue, or organizational permissions required by law, unless otherwise agreed in writing.
If you believe a minor has submitted personal information to us without appropriate authorization, contact info@osakaphotographer.com.
YOUR PRIVACY RIGHTS
Depending on applicable law, you may request:
• Confirmation of whether we hold your personal information
• Information about how your personal information is used
• Access to or disclosure of retained personal data
• Correction, addition, or deletion of inaccurate information
• Suspension or cessation of certain uses
• Deletion where legally required and no lawful reason for retention remains
• Cessation of certain third-party disclosures
• Withdrawal of consent where processing is based on consent
• Additional rights available in your country or region
• Information about how your personal information is used
• Access to or disclosure of retained personal data
• Correction, addition, or deletion of inaccurate information
• Suspension or cessation of certain uses
• Deletion where legally required and no lawful reason for retention remains
• Cessation of certain third-party disclosures
• Withdrawal of consent where processing is based on consent
• Additional rights available in your country or region
Requests may be submitted to info@osakaphotographer.com or through the Website contact page.
We may request information necessary to confirm your identity and protect personal information from unauthorized disclosure. We will respond within a reasonable period and as required by applicable law.
Some requests may be limited where retention or processing is required for contractual, tax, accounting, security, legal, or evidentiary purposes. We cannot delete information from public blockchains or copies of photographs already lawfully delivered to clients or other authorized recipients.
THIRD-PARTY WEBSITES
The Website may contain links to websites or services operated by third parties. We are not responsible for their privacy or security practices. Review the applicable third party’s privacy policy before providing information.
CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY
We may update this policy to reflect changes in our services, providers, practices, or legal obligations. The revised version will be posted on the Website with an updated effective date.
Material changes may be highlighted on the Website or communicated directly where appropriate.
PRIVACY INQUIRIES AND COMPLAINTS
Questions, complaints, and requests concerning this policy or our handling of personal information may be sent to:
Osaka Photographer℠
Email: info@osakaphotographer.com
Contact page: https://osakaphotographer.com/contact