Privacy Policy

Last updated: 27 September 2026

Benyz Pics respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how information is collected, used and protected when you visit www.benyz.uk, contact us, or purchase photographs or image licences through the website.

1. Information we collect

When you visit or use this website, we may collect information such as:

Your name, email address, billing information, details of products or image licences you purchase, information you provide through contact forms or enquiries, your IP address, browser and device information, and information about how you use the website.

Squarespace, which hosts this website, may also automatically collect technical information about visitors.

2. How we use your information

We may use your personal information to process purchases, provide purchased photographs and image licences, respond to enquiries, provide customer support, maintain transaction records, operate and improve the website, prevent fraud or misuse, and comply with legal, accounting and tax requirements.

We may also send marketing communications where you have specifically agreed to receive them.

We do not sell your personal information.

3. Legal basis for using your information

Where UK data-protection law applies, we may process your information on the following legal bases:

Contract – where information is needed to process an order, supply a photograph or licence, or respond to an enquiry relating to a purchase.

Legal obligation – where we are required to retain information for tax, accounting or other legal purposes.

Legitimate interests – where necessary to operate, protect and improve our website and business.

Consent – for activities such as optional cookies or marketing communications where consent is required.

4. Payments

Payments made through this website may be processed by third-party payment providers such as Stripe or PayPal.

These payment providers process payment information according to their own privacy and security policies.

Benyz Pics does not normally receive or store your complete credit or debit card details.

5. Squarespace

This website is hosted by Squarespace.

Squarespace may process information on our behalf to provide website hosting, ecommerce, analytics, security and other website services.

6. Cookies

This website may use cookies and similar technologies.

Some cookies are necessary for the website to operate correctly. Other cookies may be used for analytics, preferences and other optional features.

Where required, you will be given the opportunity to accept or reject non-essential cookies through the website’s cookie banner.

You can also manage cookie preferences through your browser or the cookie settings provided on this website.

7. Sharing your information

We may share personal information only where necessary with organisations that help us operate our website and provide our services, including Squarespace, payment processors such as Stripe or PayPal, website and security providers, professional advisers, and government or regulatory authorities where legally required.

We do not sell or rent customer information to third parties.

8. International data transfers

Some service providers used by this website may process or store information outside the United Kingdom.

Where personal information is transferred internationally, appropriate protections required by applicable data-protection law are used by the relevant service provider.

9. How long we keep information

Personal information is kept only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected.

Transaction and accounting information may be retained for the period required by UK tax and accounting law.

Customer enquiries may be retained while they remain relevant to the enquiry or customer relationship.

Marketing information will normally be retained until you unsubscribe or withdraw your consent.

10. Your privacy rights

Depending on the circumstances, you may have the right to:

Access your personal information, correct inaccurate information, request deletion of certain information, restrict certain processing, object to certain processing, request transfer of your information, and withdraw consent where processing is based on consent.

You also have the right to object to direct marketing.

11. Security

Reasonable technical and organisational measures are used to protect personal information.

However, no internet transmission or electronic storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

12. Links to other websites

This website may contain links to third-party websites.

Benyz Pics is not responsible for the privacy practices of those websites. You should review their privacy policies before providing personal information.

13. Changes to this Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy may be updated occasionally to reflect changes to our website, services or legal requirements.

The latest version will be published on this page with the date it was last updated.

14. Contact

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or would like to exercise your privacy rights, please contact:

Benyz Pics

Email: mail@benyz.uk
Website: www.benyz.uk

You can contact us through the Contact page on the website.

You also have the right to raise a concern with the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) if you believe your personal information has not been handled appropriately.