Last updated: September 2026
1. Who I am
This website is operated by:
Francisca Larawan
Porto, Portugal
Email: hello@franciscalarawan.com
Website: franciscalarawan.com
I am responsible for the personal data collected through this website.
If you have any questions about how your information is handled, you can contact me at the email address above.
2. What information do I collect?
I may collect personal information that you choose to provide when you contact me through my website or by email.
This may include:
- Your name
- Your email address
- Your preferred or proposed shoot date
- The type of photography session you are interested in
- Any information you include in your message
- Any other information you voluntarily provide when contacting me
My contact form is intended to make it easier for you to enquire about photography services. You do not need to provide information that isn’t relevant to your enquiry.
I may also automatically receive limited technical information when you visit the website, such as your IP address, browser type, device type and basic information about how the website is accessed. This information may be collected by the website’s hosting and technical service providers.
3. How I use your information
I use the information you provide primarily to:
- Respond to your enquiries
- Discuss your photography requirements
- Check availability and plan potential shoots
- Communicate with you about photography services
- Provide services you have requested
- Manage bookings and client relationships
- Keep the website secure and functioning correctly
- Improve the website and its content where appropriate
- Comply with legal and accounting obligations
I do not sell, rent or trade your personal information.
4. Contact forms and emails
If you contact me through the contact form on my website, the information you provide is used to respond to your enquiry.
The form currently allows you to provide your name, email address, potential shoot date, type of shoot and message.
If you contact me directly by email, I will use the information contained in your email to respond to you and, where relevant, discuss or provide my photography services.
I will not use your contact information for unrelated marketing purposes unless I have a lawful basis to do so.
5. Legal basis for processing your information
Under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), I need a lawful basis for processing personal data.
Depending on the circumstances, I may process your information because:
- It is necessary to respond to a request you have made;
- It is necessary to take steps at your request before entering into a contract;
- It is necessary to perform a contract with you;
- I have a legitimate interest in managing my photography business and responding to enquiries; or
- You have given your consent where consent is required.
Where I rely on your consent, you can withdraw that consent at any time.
6. How long I keep your information
I only keep personal information for as long as it is reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected.
For example, information relating to an initial photography enquiry may be kept for a reasonable period so that I can respond to you and manage the potential client relationship.
If you become a client, certain information may need to be retained for longer to fulfil contractual, accounting or legal obligations.
7. Photography and images
Photography is the main purpose of this website, so images are an important part of how I showcase my work.
Images displayed on my portfolio may include photographs of clients, couples, models, events, weddings, products and other subjects.
I only use photographs for portfolio, promotional or other business purposes where I have the appropriate permission, contractual agreement or other lawful basis to do so.
If you have a question or concern about a photograph appearing on this website, please contact me at:
I will consider requests regarding the use or removal of photographs on a case-by-case basis, taking into account any applicable legal and contractual obligations.
8. Cookies and similar technologies
This website may use cookies or similar technologies.
Some cookies may be necessary for the website to function properly. Other cookies may be used for purposes such as analytics, embedded content or understanding how visitors interact with the website.
Where consent is required under applicable law, non-essential cookies will only be used with the appropriate consent.
You can also manage or delete cookies through your browser settings.
The website may contain content or links from third-party platforms, including social media platforms. These services may use their own cookies or similar technologies when you interact with their content.
9. Third-party websites and services
My website contains links to external websites and social media platforms, including Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, Behance, TikTok and other websites.
It may also contain embedded or linked content from third-party services.
Once you leave my website or interact directly with a third-party service, that service’s own privacy policy applies. I am not responsible for the privacy practices of external websites.
I recommend reviewing the privacy policies of those services if you choose to interact with them.
10. Website hosting and technical providers
My website is hosted and technically maintained using third-party services that may process limited technical information when you visit the website.
These providers may process information such as IP addresses, browser information and technical connection data where necessary to operate, secure and maintain the website.
Where third-party providers process personal data on my behalf, I take reasonable steps to ensure that appropriate data protection requirements are respected.
11. Your rights under the GDPR
If you are in the European Economic Area, you have rights under the GDPR regarding your personal data.
Depending on the circumstances, these may include the right to:
- Access the personal information I hold about you;
- Ask me to correct inaccurate or incomplete information;
- Ask me to delete your personal information where there is no legal reason for me to keep it;
- Ask me to restrict how your information is processed;
- Object to certain processing of your information;
- Request portability of your personal data where applicable;
- Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact me at:
I may need to verify your identity before fulfilling certain requests.
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a data protection authority.
In Portugal, the relevant supervisory authority is the Comissão Nacional de Proteção de Dados (CNPD).
12. Keeping your information secure
I take reasonable measures to protect personal information against unauthorised access, loss, misuse or disclosure.
However, no website, online service or method of transmitting information over the internet can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
13. Changes to this Privacy Policy
I may update this Privacy Policy from time to time if my website, services or the way I process personal information changes.
The most recent version will always be available on this page, with the date of the latest update shown at the top.
14. Contact
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how your personal information is handled, please get in touch:
Francisca Larawan
Porto, Portugal
hello@franciscalarawan.com
Last updated: September 2026