COOKIE POLICY

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INTRODUCTION⠀
This Cookie Policy explains how Bridgewater Photography uses cookies and similar technologies on this website.

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Bridgewater Photography is owned and operated by Donna Bridgewater and provides professional photography services including branding photography, campaign photography, product photography, family photography, model and acting portfolios, weddings, ceremonies, maternity photography, events, workshops and related creative services.

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By using this website, you agree that cookies may be used in accordance with this Cookie Policy. Where required by law, you will be asked to give consent before non-essential cookies are placed on your device.

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WHAT ARE COOKIES?
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer, phone, tablet or other device when you visit a website. They help websites work properly, improve user experience, remember preferences, support security, and provide information about how visitors use the website.

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Cookies can be temporary, which means they are deleted when you close your browser, or persistent, which means they remain on your device for a set period of time unless you delete them.

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HOW THIS WEBSITE USES COOKIES
This website may use cookies to help the site function correctly, provide a secure browsing experience, improve website performance, understand how visitors use the site, support contact forms, remember user preferences, and help Bridgewater Photography improve its online services.

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Cookies may also be used by Wix, as the website platform provider, and by third-party services connected to the website, such as analytics tools, social media links, embedded content, security tools or performance features.

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TYPES OF COOKIES WE MAY USE

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ESSENTIAL COOKIES
Essential cookies are necessary for the website to work properly. These cookies may support core website functions such as page loading, navigation, security, cookie consent settings, contact forms and other basic features.

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Because these cookies are required for the website to function, they cannot usually be switched off through the website’s cookie settings.

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PERFORMANCE AND ANALYTICS COOKIES
Performance and analytics cookies help Bridgewater Photography understand how visitors use the website. They may collect information such as which pages are visited, how long visitors spend on the site, which links are clicked, and whether visitors experience errors.

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This information helps improve the website, understand visitor behaviour, and make the website more useful and effective.

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FUNCTIONALITY COOKIES
Functionality cookies may be used to remember choices you make on the website, such as cookie preferences, form information, display settings or other user preferences.

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These cookies help provide a smoother and more personalised browsing experience.

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MARKETING AND THIRD-PARTY COOKIES
Marketing or third-party cookies may be used where the website includes social media features, embedded content, tracking tools, advertising features, analytics services or links to external platforms.

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These cookies may be placed by third-party providers and may be used to understand how visitors interact with content, measure marketing performance, or support external platform features.

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COOKIES USED BY WIX
This website is built using Wix. Wix may use cookies and similar technologies to provide website functionality, maintain security, manage sessions, support website performance, remember cookie preferences, and provide analytics or other platform services.

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Some Wix cookies are essential for the website to operate correctly, while others may be used for analytics, performance, marketing or functionality purposes depending on the features enabled on the website.

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THIRD-PARTY SERVICES
This website may include or link to third-party services such as social media platforms, analytics tools, video content, booking tools, forms, payment services, online galleries or other external features.

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These third-party services may use their own cookies or similar technologies. Bridgewater Photography does not control the cookies used by third-party websites or platforms. You should review the cookie and privacy policies of those third parties for more information.

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MANAGING COOKIE PREFERENCES
Where required, this website may display a cookie banner or cookie settings tool that allows you to accept, reject or manage non-essential cookies.

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You can also manage cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to block cookies, delete existing cookies, receive warnings before cookies are stored, or control cookie behaviour for different websites.

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Please note that blocking or deleting some cookies may affect how this website works. Some features may not function correctly if essential or functional cookies are disabled.

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CONSENT
Where cookies are essential for the operation of the website, they may be used without consent because they are necessary for the site to function.

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Where cookies are not essential, such as analytics or marketing cookies, they will only be used where there is an appropriate lawful basis, such as your consent where required.

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You can change or withdraw your cookie consent at any time where the website provides cookie preference settings.

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UPDATES TO THIS COOKIE POLICY
Bridgewater Photography may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in the website, cookies used, third-party services, legal requirements or business practices.

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The latest version of this Cookie Policy will be made available on this website.

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CONTACT
If you have any questions about this Cookie Policy or how cookies are used on this website, please contact:

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Bridgewater Photography

Donna Bridgewater

Email: bridgewaterphotography@outlook.com

Telephone: 07913 213299