NYC Photo Journeys (“we,” “us,” “our”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting it. This Privacy Policy discloses the privacy practices for nycphotojourneys.com (the “Website”). It applies to information we collect via the Website and the services the Website provides. The purpose of this Privacy Policy is to inform you what Personal Information we may collect and how it may be used.
“Personal Information” means information that identifies, relates to, describes, is capable of being associated with, or could reasonably be linked, directly or indirectly, with a particular consumer or household. Personal Information does not include publicly available information that is made available from federal, state, or local government records.
INFORMATION WE COLLECT
1. Information You Provide Us
When you visit our Website, you may be required or permitted to share information with us or our service providers through various methods, including but not limited to:
When You Use Our Website: Our Website offers certain features that may ask you to provide Personal Information, including but not limited to your name and email address. For example, if you fill out our contact form or comment on a blogpost, you will be asked to provide your name and email address. Readers are not required to create an account or log in to access the content on the Website.
Email Newsletters: If you choose to provide us your name and email address, we may send you email communications from time to time to share updates about our events and other information that may interest you. You can opt out of receiving email communications from us by following the instructions and unsubscribe links contained in any communication we send to you.
Purchases / Bookings: We request information from you on our booking forms and purchase pages for photo tours, photoshoots, and itinerary planning. To book an experience, you must provide Personal Information, including your name, email address, and payment information. We use third-party service providers to facilitate these secure transactions, including Peek Pro (for tours and experiences) and Teachable (for digital products). This information is used for billing purposes and to process bookings. If we have trouble processing a booking, we’ll use this information to contact you.
Surveys and Contests: From time-to-time, we offer promotions, giveaways, contests, surveys and the like on our Website. Your participation in these activities is completely voluntary. If you decide to participate, however, you may be required to provide Personal Information, such as your name, email address, age and physical address.
Social Media: You may provide Personal Information to us through use of our social media platforms (e.g., Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Twitter). Please remember that any information you post will become publicly available.
2. Automatically Collected Information
We automatically collect certain activity and usage information when you use our Website, such as your IP address, operating system, browser type, referring URL, and the dates/times of your visit. We also collect information via Google Analytics 4 (GA4) and Google Search Console to monitor site performance, search traffic, and user actions on the Website.
HOW YOUR INFORMATION MAY BE USED
- To operate, maintain, and improve the Website and your experience with it;
- To process your transactions and bookings for tours, photoshoots, and itinerary planning;
- To respond to your comments or inquiries;
- To track and measure advertising and search performance on the Website;
- For our marketing purposes, including to understand how our Website is used;
- To detect, prevent, or investigate fraud or unlawful activity.
DISCLOSURE OF YOUR INFORMATION TO THIRD PARTIES
We do not sell your Personal Information. We share Personal Information with third-party service providers only as necessary to fulfill your requests (such as processing payments via Peek Pro or Teachable) or to service various aspects of the Website (such as website hosting and email delivery).
COOKIES AND RELATED TECHNOLOGIES
We use cookies to store visitors’ preferences, record user-specific information on what pages users access, and customize Website content. Cookies may also be used by third-party web analytics services, such as Google Analytics 4 (GA4). You may prevent the setting of cookies by adjusting your browser settings, though some site functions may be limited.
ADVERTISING AND THIRD PARTY DATA COLLECTION
Mediavine Programmatic Advertising (Ver 1.1)
The Website works with Mediavine to manage third-party interest-based advertising appearing on the Website. Mediavine serves content and advertisements when you visit the Website, which may use first and third-party cookies. Mediavine may collect data including your IP Address, Operating System, Device Type, and hashed email addresses. For more information about this practice and to know your choices, please visit the Mediavine Partners page.
Retargeting Ads: From time to time, the Website may engage in remarketing efforts with third-party companies, such as Google, Facebook, or Instagram, in order to market the Website.
Affiliate Program Participation: The Website engages in affiliate marketing by embedding tracking links. If you click on an affiliate link, a cookie will be placed on your browser to track sales for commissions. NYC Photo Journeys is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program and Amazon Influencer program.
RIGHTS RELATED TO YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION
Opt-out – You may opt-out of future email communications by following the unsubscribe links in our emails.
Access/Amend/Forget – You may contact us at [email protected] to access, correct, or request the erasure of your personal data.
INFORMATION SECURITY
We take precautions to protect your information. When we collect sensitive Personal Information (such as credit card information), that information is encrypted and transmitted securely via our booking partners, Peek Pro and Teachable. You can verify this by looking for the lock icon in your address bar.
CHILDREN’S INFORMATION
We do not knowingly collect any Personal Information from children under the age of 13. If you believe we have received such information, please contact us immediately for removal.
CONTACT INFORMATION
At any time, please contact us at [email protected] for questions related to this Privacy Policy.
Last updated: January 18, 2026.