Mike Sansone Photography

Privacy Policy

Effective Date: October 20, 2025
Last Updated: October 22, 2025

Introduction

Mike Sansone Photography ("we," "our," or "us") respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your information when you visit our website.

Information We Collect

Information You Provide

When you contact us or book a session, we may collect:

  • Name
  • Email address
  • Phone number
  • Event details or session preferences
  • Any other information you choose to provide

Automatically Collected Information

We use various analytics and tracking technologies to collect:

  • Browser type and version
  • Device information
  • Pages visited and time spent on pages
  • Referring website
  • Geographic location (city/country level)
  • IP address (anonymized)
  • Mouse movements, clicks, and scrolling behavior (via session recording tools)
  • Conversion and event tracking data

How We Use Your Information

We use your information to:

  • Respond to your inquiries
  • Schedule and manage photography sessions
  • Send booking confirmations
  • Improve our website and services
  • Analyze website traffic and user behavior
  • Communicate about our services (with your consent)
  • Deliver targeted advertising through retargeting campaigns
  • Measure advertising effectiveness and conversions
  • Send email newsletters and marketing communications (with your consent)

Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to:

  • Remember your preferences
  • Analyze website traffic through Google Analytics
  • Improve user experience

You can disable cookies in your browser settings, but this may limit some website functionality.

Third-Party Services

We use the following third-party services:

  • Google Tag Manager & Google Analytics: For website analytics, performance tracking, and conversion measurement
  • Hotjar: For session recording, heatmaps, and user behavior analysis
  • Microsoft Bing UET: For advertising conversion tracking and retargeting
  • LinkedIn Insight Tag: For LinkedIn advertising, conversion tracking, and audience building
  • Snapchat Pixel: For Snapchat advertising and conversion tracking
  • MailerLite: For email marketing, newsletters, and marketing automation
  • Chatra: For live chat support and visitor communication
  • Calendly: For appointment scheduling
  • VSCO Workspace: For customer relationship management and inquiry management

These services have their own privacy policies governing their use of your information. We recommend reviewing their privacy policies:

Data Security

We implement appropriate security measures to protect your personal information. However, no method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

Your Rights

You have the right to:

  • Access the personal information we hold about you
  • Request correction of inaccurate information
  • Request deletion of your information
  • Opt out of marketing communications and email newsletters
  • Disable cookies in your browser
  • Opt out of targeted advertising through platform-specific settings
  • Request a copy of your data in a portable format

Opting Out of Tracking: You can opt out of certain tracking technologies:

Children's Privacy

Our services are not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The updated version will be posted on this page with a revised "Last Updated" date.

Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your information, please contact us:

Mike Sansone Photography
Email: mike@mikesansonephotography.com
Phone: 773-999-9981
Address: 2150 S Canalport Ave, Chicago, IL 60608

This privacy policy was last updated on October 22, 2025.