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Privacy Policy

Last Updated: 2025.10.15

This Privacy Policy explains how CameraGuru (“we,” “us,” or “our”) collects, uses, discloses, and protects your personal information when you use our platform, available at [www.cameraguru.com] (the “Platform”).

By using the Platform, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy.

1. Data Controller

The data controller responsible for your personal data is CameraGuru.

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:

📧 info@cameraguru.com

2. Information We Collect

We collect different types of information to provide and improve our Platform for you.

a) Information You Provide Directly:

  1. Account Information: When you register for an account, we collect your name, email address, password, and other contact details.
  2. Profile and Listing Information: As a Service Provider, you may provide information for your public profile, such as your professional experience, skills, location, portfolio (photos, videos), and service pricing. As a Service Seeker, you may post details about your project needs.
  3. Communications: We collect information when you communicate with other users through the Platform’s messaging system or when you contact our support team.

b) Information We Collect Automatically:

  1. Usage Data: We may collect information about how you access and use the Platform, including your IP address, browser type, device information, pages viewed, and the dates/times of your visits.
  2. Cookies and Similar Technologies: We use cookies to operate and personalize the Platform, as well as to analyze user activity. For more information, please see our Cookie Policy section below.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the collected data for the following purposes and on the following legal bases:

  1. To Provide and Maintain Our Service (Contractual Necessity):
  2. To create and manage your account.
  3. To publish your listings and project requests.
  4. To facilitate communication between Service Providers and Service Seekers.
  5. To Improve Our Platform (Legitimate Interest):
  6. To understand how users interact with our Platform and improve its functionality.
  7. To monitor and analyze usage to ensure the security of our Platform.
  8. For Communication (Legitimate Interest / Consent):
  9. To send you service-related updates, security alerts, and support messages.
  10. To send you marketing communications, if you have opted in to receive them.
  11. To Comply with Legal Obligations:
  12. To enforce our Terms and Conditions and prevent fraudulent or illegal activities.

4. Data Sharing and Disclosure

We do not sell your personal data. We may share your information in the following circumstances:

  1. With Other Users: Your profile and listing information is publicly visible to other users of the Platform to facilitate connections between Service Providers and Service Seekers.
  2. With Third-Party Service Providers: We may share data with vendors who perform services on our behalf, such as web hosting and data analytics. These providers are obligated to protect your data.
  3. For Legal Reasons: We may disclose your information if required by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g., a court or government agency).

5. Data Retention

We will retain your personal data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain your data as long as your account is active and for a reasonable period thereafter to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements.

6. Your Data Protection Rights (GDPR)

As a user based in the European Union, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:

  1. The right to access: You can request copies of your personal data.
  2. The right to rectification: You can request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate or complete information you believe is incomplete.
  3. The right to erasure: You can request that we erase your personal data, under certain conditions.
  4. The right to restrict processing: You can request that we restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
  5. The right to object to processing: You can object to our processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
  6. The right to data portability: You can request that we transfer the data we have collected to another organization, or directly to you.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at info@cameraguru.com. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular the Data State Inspectorate (Datu valsts inspekcija) in Latvia.

7. Data Security

We use appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. However, no method of transmission over the Internet is 100% secure.

8. Cookies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our Platform. Cookies are files with a small amount of data that are sent to your browser from a website. We use:

  1. Essential Cookies: To authenticate users and prevent fraudulent use of accounts.
  2. Performance Cookies: To collect information about how you use our Platform.
  3. Functionality Cookies: To remember your preferences and various settings.

You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent.

9. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page with an updated "Last Updated" date.