Legal

Privacy policy

How we handle your personal data when you contact us or when we photograph for you.

1. Who we are

The data controller is Jakub Sklenář, company ID (IČO) 17422086, registered office Jeronýmova 791, 280 02 Kolín, Czech Republic, a sole trader registered in the Czech Trade Register, trading as Bakuphotography (“we”).

Contact for data protection questions: info@bakuphotography.cz, phone +420 774 201 542.

2. What data we process and why

Quote requests, contact form and wedding questionnaire

When you write to us, we process the data you give us: name, e-mail, phone, the date and place of your wedding or shoot, your ideas and anything else in your message. We use it only to reply to you and prepare a quote.

  • Legal basis: steps taken at your request before entering into a contract (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR).
  • Retention: no longer than 1 year from our last communication if we do not enter into a contract.

Photo and video shoots and delivery of photos

If you book us, we process your contact and billing details, the schedule of the day and, of course, photos and video footage of you and your guests. We deliver finished photos, among other ways, in the password-protected client area of this website.

  • Legal basis: performance of a contract (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR); for wedding guests, our legitimate interest in properly fulfilling the order for the couple (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR).
  • Retention: an album in the client area is available for 12 months after delivery and is then removed from the website. We keep a backup of the photos for no longer than 2 years after delivery unless agreed otherwise.

Showcasing our work (portfolio)

We publish photos and videos in which you can be recognised on this website, Instagram, Facebook and YouTube only with your consent. You can withdraw your consent at any time by e-mail – we will then remove the photos and videos from the website and our profiles without undue delay.

  • Legal basis: consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and Section 84 et seq. of the Czech Civil Code).

Accounting and taxes

We keep invoice data (name, address, company ID if applicable) for as long as accounting and tax laws require, usually 10 years.

  • Legal basis: compliance with a legal obligation (Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR).

Cookies

Information about cookies can be found in our Cookie policy.

3. Who we share data with

We do not sell your data or share it for marketing. The following processors help us:

  • ACTIVE 24, s.r.o. – website and e-mail hosting for info@bakuphotography.cz (servers in the EU),
  • Google Ireland Ltd. – YouTube (videos on the website load only with your consent) and the Gmail mailbox if you write to our older address bakuphotography@gmail.com,
  • Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd. – if you contact us via Instagram or Facebook,
  • an accountant or tax adviser if we use one, and public authorities where required by law.

Google and Meta may also process data in the USA. Such transfers are covered by the EU–US Data Privacy Framework or by standard contractual clauses.

4. Your rights

You have the right to access your data, to have it corrected or erased, to restrict its processing and to data portability. You can object to processing based on legitimate interest and withdraw your consent at any time. Just write to us at info@bakuphotography.cz.

If you believe we are not handling your data properly, you can lodge a complaint with the Czech Office for Personal Data Protection (uoou.gov.cz).

5. Security

The website runs over a secure connection (HTTPS), albums in the client area are password-protected and only the two of us have access to your data. To protect the website against attacks, we log the IP addresses of failed login attempts to the website administration (legitimate interest, Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR). We do not carry out automated decision-making or profiling.

Effective from 22 October 2026.