This page contains Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policies for all services offered by the Photographer on this website.
Terms and Conditions
Effective date: 17/1/2023
The Photographer refers to Lawrence Wong or Lawrence Wong Photography. The Photographer operates as an individual (artist) and not an officially registered business entity
The Client refers to any individual(s) or entity who has a) paid for photographic prints, b) paid for a photo shoot, and c) agreed with the Photographer to collaborate in a creative project.
The Attendees refers to any associates the Client brings to the photoshoot for the purpose of having photos of the Attendees to be taken. Attendees include but not limited to family members, friends, pets, and work colleagues.
The Bypassers refers to any individual(s) who occupies and uses the same space as the photoshoot but are not a part of the Attendees. These may include but not limited to pedestrians, other vendors, venue staff, and other attendees of an event.
Booking Deposit and Payment: The Client shall make a booking fee as per contract to retain the Photographer to perform the services specified in the contract.
Cancellation: If the Client shall cancel this Agreement more than seven (7) calendar days before the photo shooting day, any booking fee and applicable payments paid to the Photographer shall be refunded in full. If the cancellation occurs less than seven (7) calendar days before the date of the photoshoot, the Client forfeits the booking fee.
Photographic Materials and Copyright: All photographic materials, such as original negatives, photos on the website and social media, photos, or slides, shall be the exclusive property of the Photographer. The Photographer shall own the copyright in all images created and may use the work for samples, contests, exhibition, advertising and self-promotion. Usage outside the bounds of this agreement will require the Client’s consent.
Client’s Usage: The Client is obtaining prints for personal use only, and shall not sell said prints or authorize any reproductions thereof by parties other than the Photographer. If Client is obtaining a print for reproduction, Photographer authorizes Client to reproduce the print only as set forth under Special Usage Requirements. In such event, Client shall request that a copyright and credit notice for the Photographer be placed adjacent to the photograph on publication, but shall have no liability if the publication refuses or omits to do so.
Online Media: This clause applies to all online media, including but not limited to Facebook, Instagram, and blogs. When published online it is required that citation of photographer be made. The Client agrees that they will under no circumstances alter any photographs that are placed in public on the internet. The Client agrees to be responsible for any family member, friend or work colleagues who posts our photographs online and agrees that they cannot be cropped (with the exception of the forced cropping for Facebook’s Timeline), altered in color, or edited in any way.
Failure to Perform: If the Photographer cannot perform this Agreement due to a fire or other casualty, strike, or other cause beyond the control of the parties, or due to the Photographer’s illness, then the Photographer shall return any funds previously paid by the Client but shall have no further liability with respect to the Agreement. This limitation on liability shall also apply in the event that photographic materials are damaged in processing, lost through camera malfunction, lost in the mail, or otherwise lost or damaged without fault on the part of the Photographer. In the event the Photographer fails to perform for any other reason, the Photographer shall not be liable for any amount in excess of the retail value of the Client’s order.
High-Resolution: Images deliverable in High-Resolution (or known as High-Res) are 300DPI with 3000 Pixels in the longest edge.
The Photographer keeps Client files for up to 6 months after the photography session, and is not liable for any claims after this period. All client files will be deleted and backups will be purged after this period.
Liability: It is client’s responsibility to take care of their children or pets; the Photographer will not accept any responsibility due to any accident to children, pets or damage to public or private properties during the photo shooting.
It is understood that no other photographer, amateur or professional, shall be allowed to photograph at the photo shoot while the Photographer is working without prior agreement with the Photographer. Any breach of this agreement will constitute a reason for non-completion of the job with no liability to the Photographer and loss of initial deposit by the client.
Client accepts that all photographs will be taken and edited at the Photographer’s discretion based on the Photographer’s experience and artistic view. If the Client has special requests, the Client shall create a “shot list” of all shots that they require.
All deliverable images will separated into 3 categories, Standard (minimum editing: minor colour and exposure adjustments, cropping), Highlight (high level of editing; includes subject and background retouch, cropping, light and colour adjustments), and Shortlisted (same level of editing as Highlight). Any extra edits requested by the client will cost the Client $35 per hour (min. 1 hour) if accepted by the Photographer. It is also understood that the Photographer is not responsible to fix hair or skin, or makeup problems. Any outfits and/or costumes required for the photoshoot is the responsibility of the Client.
It is understood that the Photographer is not responsible to fix photos to cover parts of your body that you do not wish to be seen in the photo, unless it was confirmed with the photographer in writing.
The Photographer will be allowed one 10 minutes break at their own discretion, and bathroom breaks when necessary. The Photographer will be provided a full guest meal for any photography session lasting longer than 5 hours for an event. If no meal is provided, the Photographer reserves the right to go of-site for a meal for up to 35 minutes.
It is understood that it is Client’s responsibility to inform the Photographer by email for any date or location changes (including but not limited to wedding dates, event locations…etc). The Photographer is not liable for any claims for messages sent by mobile text messages or social network websites.
Photo Cooperation: In the event that other Attendees or Bypassers of the photo shoot are taking photos, the Photographer is not responsible for obstructed photos or photos ruined due to separate flashes going off or due to any behaviours of others. The Photographer is not responsible for obstructed or ruined photos due to activities by Bypassers.
Collaborations. The terms of any creative collaboration between the Client and the Photographer will be made in writing only. Unless otherwise agreed (in writing), the Photographer owns the copyright of all images from the collaboration. The Client will have unlimited license to display the images for editorial uses only. The Client will follow Clause 5 when using said images. Should any image from the collaboration be used commercially, either parties (the Photographer or the Client) must obtain the appropriate written permission(s) and arrange applicable commercial agreement(s). Unless otherwise agreed (in writing), the creative collaboration will operate on a “self-cost” format; that is, each party (the Photographer and the Client) will a) pay for their own expenses and b) provide their own resources and services towards the collaboration. This includes and not limited to transportation costs, equipment, modelling, clothing and costumes, make up, props, venue entry costs…etc.
All the communications with the Photographer shall be made in English and in Writing (Mail or Email). Any discussion of date and times will be using Australian Eastern Standard Time (GMT+10). Any discussion of currency or payment amount will be using Australian Dollar (AUD).
Privacy Policies
Effective date: 17/1/2023
Lawrence Wong or Lawrence Wong Photography (“I”, “us”, “we” or “our”) operates as an individual(artist) and not an officially registered business entity. The operation of the https://www.lawrencewongphotography.com website and related digital mediums including but are not limited to mobile apps and social media platforms of the same name (the “Service”).
We use your data to provide and improve the Service. By using the Service, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy.
Communication
Any official email correspondence from us will be sent with this email address (“lawrencewongphotographs@gmail.com”) in this exact form. Treat any other email as suspicious and/or fraudulent. We assume no responsibility for any communication not sent by us. If you encounter any suspicious activity pertaining our business entity, domain, or other intellectual property; please tell us using the listed contact details on our site.
Information Collection And Use
We collect several different types of information for various purposes to provide and improve our Service to you.
Types of Data Collected
Personal Data
While using our Service, we may ask you to provide us with certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify you (“Personal Data”). Personally, identifiable information may include, but is not limited to:
• Email address
• First name and last name
• Phone number
• Address, State, Province, ZIP/Postal code, City
• Cookies and Usage Data
Lawrence Wong Photography will never request Personal Data outside of the Service or our official email address.
Usage Data
We may also collect information on how the Service is accessed and used (“Usage Data”). This Usage Data may include information such as your computer’s Internet Protocol address (e.g. IP address), browser type, browser version, the pages of our Service that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages, unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data.
Tracking & Cookies Data
We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on our Service and hold certain information.
Cookies are files with a small amount of data which may include an anonymous unique identifier. Cookies are sent to your browser from a website and stored on your device. Tracking technologies also used are beacons, tags, and scripts to collect and track information and to improve and analyze our Service.
You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our Service.
Examples of Cookies we use:
• Session Cookies. We use Session Cookies to operate our Service.
• Preference Cookies. We use Preference Cookies to remember your preferences and various settings.
• Security Cookies. We use Security Cookies for security purposes.
Use of Data
Lawrence Wong Photography uses the collected data for various purposes:
• To provide and maintain the Service
• To notify you about changes to our Service
• To allow you to participate in interactive features of our Service when you choose to do so
• To provide customer care and support
• To provide analysis or valuable information so that we can improve the Service
• To monitor the usage of the Service
• To detect, prevent and address technical issues
Transfer Of Data
Your information, including Personal Data, may be transferred to — and maintained on — computers located outside of your state, province, country, or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ from those from your jurisdiction.
If you are located outside of Australia and choose to provide information to us, please note that we transfer the data, including Personal Data, to Australia and the locations of our Service Providers.
Your consent to this Privacy Policy followed by your submission of such information represents your agreement to that transfer.
Lawrence Wong Photography will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy and no transfer of your Personal Data will take place to an organization or a country unless there are adequate controls in place including the security of your data and other personal information.
Disclosure Of Data
Legal Requirements
Lawrence Wong Photography may disclose your Personal Data in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to:
• To comply with a legal obligation
• To protect and defend the rights or property of Lawrence Wong Photography
• To prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the Service
• To protect the personal safety of users of the Service or the public
• To protect against legal liability
Security Of Data
The security of your data is important to us but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Data, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
Service Providers
We may employ third-party companies and individuals to facilitate our Service (“Service Providers”), to provide the Service on our behalf, to perform Service-related services, or to assist us in analyzing how our Service is used.
These third parties have access to your Personal Data only to perform these tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.
Analytics
We may use third-party Service Providers to monitor and analyze the use of our Service. Third-party Service Providers may include but are not limited to:
Squarespace web hosting
Squarespace, among many services, provides web domains, web hosting, and analytics services. Lawrence Wong Photography uses Squarespace services to, directly and indirectly, provide the Service.
For more information on the privacy practices of Squarespace, please visit Squarespace’s Privacy & Terms web page: https://www.squarespace.com/privacy
Google provides email, computing, software packages, cloud applications and cloud storage. Lawrence Wong Photography uses Google services to, directly and indirectly, provide the Service. For more information on the privacy practices of Microsoft, please visit Microsoft’s Privacy & Terms web page:
https://policies.google.com/terms?hl=en-US
Microsoft
Microsoft, among many services, provides computer operating systems, software packages, cloud applications, and cloud storage. Lawrence Wong Photography uses Microsoft services to, directly and indirectly, provide the Service.
For more information on the privacy practices of Microsoft, please visit Microsoft’s Privacy & Terms web page: https://privacy.microsoft.com/en-ca/privacystatement
Links To Other Sites
Our Service may contain links to other sites that are not operated by us. If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that third party’s site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit.
We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services.
Children’s Privacy
Our Service does not address anyone under the age of 18 (“Children”).
We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 18. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your Children have provided us with Personal Data, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected Personal Data from children without verification of parental consent, we take steps to remove that information.
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.
We will let you know via email and/or a prominent notice on our Service, prior to the change becoming effective and update the “effective date” at the top of this Privacy Policy.
You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or wish to report any suspicious activity pertaining our business entity, please contact us:
• By email: lawrencewongphotographs@gmail.com