Last updated: November 2026
1. Introduction
Bella Weddings is a wedding photography business operated by Bella Pelagio as a sole trader in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
At Bella Weddings, we respect your privacy and are committed to handling your personal information responsibly. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store and disclose personal information when you visit our website, enquire about our services or engage us for photography services.
By providing your personal information to us, you acknowledge that you have had the opportunity to read this Privacy Policy.
We handle personal information in accordance with applicable Australian privacy laws.
2. Personal Information We Collect
The personal information we collect depends on your interaction with Bella Weddings.
This may include:
Enquiries and prospective clients
Booked clients
Website visitors
3. How We Collect Personal Information
We may collect personal information when you:
4. How We Use Your Personal Information
We may use your personal information to:
You may ask us to stop contacting you about an enquiry. We may nevertheless retain certain information where reasonably necessary for legitimate business purposes or where required by law.
5. Photographs and Portfolio Use
Photography is central to our business, and we may use photographs created during our work to showcase our style and promote Bella Weddings.
Our portfolio and marketing channels may include our website, Instagram, Pinterest, Facebook and other promotional materials.
We handle photographs and any associated personal information in accordance with applicable privacy laws and the permissions and agreements relevant to the photographs.
Where required, we will obtain appropriate permission before publishing identifiable photographs for portfolio or marketing purposes.
Photographs may also be shared with relevant wedding vendors or other third parties where authorised or otherwise permitted.
If you have questions or concerns about the publication of your photographs, please contact us using the details below.
6. Third-Party Services
We use third-party platforms and service providers to operate our business, manage client information, store files and deliver our services.
These may include:
Studio Ninja
Used to manage enquiries, client communications, bookings, contracts and other administrative records.
Pic-Time
Used to deliver and manage online photography galleries.
Google Drive and Dropbox
Used to store, organise and manage business documents, files and photography-related materials.
Meta technologies, including Meta Pixel
May be used to understand website interactions, measure advertising performance and support marketing activities on platforms such as Facebook and Instagram.
These providers may process personal information on our behalf or collect information through their own technologies, depending on the services and settings used.
Their handling of personal information may also be subject to their own privacy policies and terms.
We encourage you to review the relevant third-party privacy policies where appropriate.
7. Cookies, Analytics and Advertising
Our website may use cookies and similar technologies to support website functionality, understand visitor behaviour and measure marketing performance.
We may use Meta Pixel or similar tracking technologies to understand how visitors interact with our website and evaluate the effectiveness of our advertising.
These technologies may collect information such as pages visited, interactions with website content, browser or device information and other online activity.
Where required by applicable law, we will seek consent before using relevant tracking technologies.
You may be able to manage cookies through your browser settings or available consent tools. Disabling certain cookies may affect website functionality.
8. Disclosure of Personal Information
We do not sell personal information as a standalone product.
We may disclose personal information to service providers and other parties where reasonably necessary to operate our business, deliver our services, meet legal obligations or where otherwise authorised or permitted by law.
This may include technology providers, online gallery platforms, cloud storage providers, payment services, professional advisers and relevant wedding vendors.
We may also disclose information where required by law or where necessary to establish, exercise or defend legal claims.
We take reasonable steps to ensure that personal information is handled appropriately when engaging third-party providers.
9. Overseas Disclosure and Storage
Some third-party service providers may store or process information outside Australia.
Where this occurs, personal information may be subject to the laws of the countries in which the relevant providers operate or store their information.
We use third-party services as part of our business operations and cannot guarantee that all information will be stored exclusively in Australia.
Where required by applicable privacy laws, we will take appropriate steps in relation to overseas disclosures.
10. Storage, Security and Retention
We take reasonable steps to protect personal information from misuse, interference, loss and unauthorised access, modification or disclosure.
These measures may include access controls, account security measures and the use of reputable third-party service providers.
We retain personal information for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, including managing enquiries, providing photography services, maintaining business records and meeting legal obligations.
Different records may be retained for different periods.
Photography galleries, digital files and other photography-related materials may be subject to separate retention periods communicated through our client agreements or service information.
When personal information is no longer required, we will take reasonable steps to securely delete or de-identify it where appropriate and practicable, subject to any legal retention requirements.
11. Access, Correction and Privacy Concerns
You may contact us to request access to personal information we hold about you or to ask us to correct information that is inaccurate, incomplete or out of date.
We will respond to requests in accordance with applicable laws.
If you have a concern about how we have handled your personal information, please contact us using the details below. We will review your concern and work with you to address it where appropriate.
If you are not satisfied with our response, you may have the right to make a complaint to the relevant privacy regulator.
12. Marketing Communications
We may contact you in relation to an enquiry you have submitted or services you have requested.
We may also send promotional communications where permitted by applicable law.
You can opt out of marketing emails by using the unsubscribe facility provided or contacting us directly.
Opting out of marketing communications will not prevent us from sending essential communications relating to an existing booking or service.
13. Third-Party Websites
Our website may contain links to third-party websites, including social media platforms and wedding vendor websites.
We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of external websites. We encourage you to review their privacy policies before providing personal information.
14. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes to our business, website, technology or legal obligations.
The latest version will be published on our website with the updated date.
15. Contact Us
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your personal information, please contact:
Bella Weddings
Bella Pelagio
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.bellaweddings.co
1. Introduction
Bella Weddings is a wedding photography business operated by Bella Pelagio as a sole trader in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
At Bella Weddings, we respect your privacy and are committed to handling your personal information responsibly. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store and disclose personal information when you visit our website, enquire about our services or engage us for photography services.
By providing your personal information to us, you acknowledge that you have had the opportunity to read this Privacy Policy.
We handle personal information in accordance with applicable Australian privacy laws.
2. Personal Information We Collect
The personal information we collect depends on your interaction with Bella Weddings.
This may include:
Enquiries and prospective clients
- Name and contact details, including email address and phone number.
- Wedding date, venue and location.
- Details about your wedding, photography requirements and preferences.
- Information you choose to provide through our enquiry forms, emails or discovery calls.
- Contact details and wedding information.
- Contract, booking and payment records.
- Information relevant to planning and delivering your photography services.
- Communications, questionnaires and other information provided during the client experience.
- Information collected through cookies, analytics and tracking technologies, where applicable.
- Technical information such as browser type, device information and interactions with our website.
- We only seek information that is reasonably relevant to our business activities and our relationship with you.
- Please do not provide sensitive personal information unless it is necessary for your enquiry or the services we provide.
We may collect personal information when you:
- Submit an enquiry through our website.
- Contact us by email, telephone or social media.
- Participate in a discovery call.
- Complete booking forms, questionnaires or contracts.
- Engage Bella Weddings for photography services.
- Visit or interact with our website.
4. How We Use Your Personal Information
We may use your personal information to:
- Respond to enquiries and determine our availability.
- Prepare photography proposals and provide information about our services.
- Communicate with prospective and booked clients.
- Manage bookings, contracts, invoices and payments.
- Plan and deliver photography services.
- Deliver photographs through online galleries.
- Maintain business records and meet legal obligations.
- Improve our website, services and client experience.
- Understand website traffic and evaluate marketing performance.
- Send relevant marketing communications where permitted by law.
You may ask us to stop contacting you about an enquiry. We may nevertheless retain certain information where reasonably necessary for legitimate business purposes or where required by law.
5. Photographs and Portfolio Use
Photography is central to our business, and we may use photographs created during our work to showcase our style and promote Bella Weddings.
Our portfolio and marketing channels may include our website, Instagram, Pinterest, Facebook and other promotional materials.
We handle photographs and any associated personal information in accordance with applicable privacy laws and the permissions and agreements relevant to the photographs.
Where required, we will obtain appropriate permission before publishing identifiable photographs for portfolio or marketing purposes.
Photographs may also be shared with relevant wedding vendors or other third parties where authorised or otherwise permitted.
If you have questions or concerns about the publication of your photographs, please contact us using the details below.
6. Third-Party Services
We use third-party platforms and service providers to operate our business, manage client information, store files and deliver our services.
These may include:
Studio Ninja
Used to manage enquiries, client communications, bookings, contracts and other administrative records.
Pic-Time
Used to deliver and manage online photography galleries.
Google Drive and Dropbox
Used to store, organise and manage business documents, files and photography-related materials.
Meta technologies, including Meta Pixel
May be used to understand website interactions, measure advertising performance and support marketing activities on platforms such as Facebook and Instagram.
These providers may process personal information on our behalf or collect information through their own technologies, depending on the services and settings used.
Their handling of personal information may also be subject to their own privacy policies and terms.
We encourage you to review the relevant third-party privacy policies where appropriate.
7. Cookies, Analytics and Advertising
Our website may use cookies and similar technologies to support website functionality, understand visitor behaviour and measure marketing performance.
We may use Meta Pixel or similar tracking technologies to understand how visitors interact with our website and evaluate the effectiveness of our advertising.
These technologies may collect information such as pages visited, interactions with website content, browser or device information and other online activity.
Where required by applicable law, we will seek consent before using relevant tracking technologies.
You may be able to manage cookies through your browser settings or available consent tools. Disabling certain cookies may affect website functionality.
8. Disclosure of Personal Information
We do not sell personal information as a standalone product.
We may disclose personal information to service providers and other parties where reasonably necessary to operate our business, deliver our services, meet legal obligations or where otherwise authorised or permitted by law.
This may include technology providers, online gallery platforms, cloud storage providers, payment services, professional advisers and relevant wedding vendors.
We may also disclose information where required by law or where necessary to establish, exercise or defend legal claims.
We take reasonable steps to ensure that personal information is handled appropriately when engaging third-party providers.
9. Overseas Disclosure and Storage
Some third-party service providers may store or process information outside Australia.
Where this occurs, personal information may be subject to the laws of the countries in which the relevant providers operate or store their information.
We use third-party services as part of our business operations and cannot guarantee that all information will be stored exclusively in Australia.
Where required by applicable privacy laws, we will take appropriate steps in relation to overseas disclosures.
10. Storage, Security and Retention
We take reasonable steps to protect personal information from misuse, interference, loss and unauthorised access, modification or disclosure.
These measures may include access controls, account security measures and the use of reputable third-party service providers.
We retain personal information for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, including managing enquiries, providing photography services, maintaining business records and meeting legal obligations.
Different records may be retained for different periods.
Photography galleries, digital files and other photography-related materials may be subject to separate retention periods communicated through our client agreements or service information.
When personal information is no longer required, we will take reasonable steps to securely delete or de-identify it where appropriate and practicable, subject to any legal retention requirements.
11. Access, Correction and Privacy Concerns
You may contact us to request access to personal information we hold about you or to ask us to correct information that is inaccurate, incomplete or out of date.
We will respond to requests in accordance with applicable laws.
If you have a concern about how we have handled your personal information, please contact us using the details below. We will review your concern and work with you to address it where appropriate.
If you are not satisfied with our response, you may have the right to make a complaint to the relevant privacy regulator.
12. Marketing Communications
We may contact you in relation to an enquiry you have submitted or services you have requested.
We may also send promotional communications where permitted by applicable law.
You can opt out of marketing emails by using the unsubscribe facility provided or contacting us directly.
Opting out of marketing communications will not prevent us from sending essential communications relating to an existing booking or service.
13. Third-Party Websites
Our website may contain links to third-party websites, including social media platforms and wedding vendor websites.
We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of external websites. We encourage you to review their privacy policies before providing personal information.
14. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes to our business, website, technology or legal obligations.
The latest version will be published on our website with the updated date.
15. Contact Us
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your personal information, please contact:
Bella Weddings
Bella Pelagio
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.bellaweddings.co
