Last updated: September 2026
The Mill Studio respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal information.
This Privacy Policy explains how Dani Louise Photography Limited, trading as The Mill Studio (“The Mill Studio”, “The Mill”, “we”, “us” or “our”) collects, uses, stores and protects your personal information when you visit our website, contact us, join our mailing list, make a booking or otherwise interact with us.
1. Who we are
The Mill Studio is a trading name of Dani Louise Photography Limited, a company registered in England and Wales.
For the purposes of UK data protection law, Dani Louise Photography Limited is the controller of the personal information described in this policy.
Company number: 14994044
Registered office:
C/O Integra Advisers LLP
1 Westleigh Hall
Wakefield Road
Denby Dale
Huddersfield
England
HD8 8QJ
Studio address:
The Mill Studio
Unit 11G, Nortonthorpe Mill
Scissett
West Yorkshire
United Kingdom
Email: [email protected]
2. Information we collect
Depending on how you interact with The Mill Studio, we may collect information including:
- your name;
- email address;
- telephone number;
- business or company name;
- booking information, including dates and services booked;
- information you provide through enquiry, contact or booking forms;
- information relating to workshops, courses or events you book or attend;
- correspondence between you and The Mill Studio;
- your marketing preferences;
- payment and transaction information;
- technical information about your device, browser and use of our website; and
- information collected through cookies, pixels and similar technologies.
We only collect information that is reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this policy.
3. How we collect your information
We may collect information directly from you when you:
- make a studio booking;
- contact us through our website, email or another communication method;
- complete an enquiry or booking form;
- subscribe to our mailing list;
- book or attend a workshop, course or event;
- purchase a service;
- communicate with us about an existing booking; or
- otherwise provide information to us.
We may also collect certain information automatically when you use our website through cookies and similar technologies, subject to your cookie choices where consent is required.
We may receive information from third-party providers that help us operate our website and services, such as our booking and payment providers.
4. How we use your information
We may use your personal information to:
- respond to enquiries;
- manage and administer studio bookings;
- process payments and maintain transaction records;
- provide services you have purchased;
- send booking confirmations, reminders and information relating to your visit;
- manage workshops, courses and events;
- provide customer support;
- communicate with you about changes affecting your booking;
- maintain appropriate accounting, tax and business records;
- protect our customers, premises and business;
- prevent or investigate fraud or misuse;
- understand how our website is used;
- improve our website, services and customer experience;
- measure the effectiveness of our marketing and advertising; and
- send marketing communications where we are permitted to do so.
5. Our lawful bases for processing
UK data protection law requires us to have a lawful basis for processing your personal information.
Depending on the circumstances, we may rely upon:
Contract — where processing is necessary to take steps at your request before entering into a contract or to provide a booking or service you have purchased.
Legal obligation — where we need to process or retain information to comply with our legal, regulatory, accounting or tax obligations.
Legitimate interests — where processing is reasonably necessary for the operation, administration, security or improvement of our business and those interests are not overridden by your rights and interests.
Consent — where you have actively agreed to a particular use of your information, including certain marketing communications and non-essential website tracking.
Where we rely on consent, you can withdraw it at any time.
6. Studio bookings & Acuity Scheduling
Studio bookings may be managed through Acuity Scheduling.
When you make a booking, information such as your name, contact details, booking details and answers to booking questions may be processed through Acuity for the purpose of administering your booking.
This information may also be used to send confirmations, reminders, cancellation or rescheduling information and other communications necessary to manage your booking.
Acuity may process information in accordance with its own privacy and security practices.
7. Payments & Stripe
Payments may be processed securely using Stripe.
We do not ordinarily receive or store your complete payment-card details ourselves.
Stripe processes payment information in accordance with its own privacy and security practices.
We may receive and retain information relating to the transaction, such as the amount paid, payment status, transaction reference and associated booking information, where necessary to administer your booking and maintain appropriate financial records.
8. Email marketing
You may have the opportunity to join The Mill Studio mailing list.
We may use the mailing list to share information such as:
- studio news;
- upcoming workshops and courses;
- events;
- studio availability;
- new services;
- creative events and collaborations; and
- other relevant updates from The Mill.
Where consent is required, we will only send marketing communications after you have chosen to receive them.
You can unsubscribe at any time by using the unsubscribe link included in our marketing emails or by contacting [email protected].
Unsubscribing from marketing will not prevent us from sending essential communications relating to a booking, purchase or service you have requested.
9. Google Analytics
We use, or may use, Google Analytics to help us understand how visitors use The Mill Studio website.
Depending on your cookie choices, this may provide information about matters such as pages visited, interactions with the website, device and browser information, how visitors arrived at the website and approximate geographic information derived from technical data.
We use this information to understand website performance and improve our website and services.
Where consent is required, analytics technologies will only be activated after you have given the appropriate permission.
10. Meta Pixel & advertising
We use, or may use, technologies provided by Meta, including the Meta Pixel.
These technologies can help us measure the effectiveness of our advertising, understand actions visitors take after interacting with our marketing and create or measure advertising audiences.
Meta may process information collected through these technologies in accordance with its own privacy practices.
Advertising and tracking technologies requiring consent will only be activated after the appropriate consent has been obtained.
You can change or withdraw your cookie choices as explained in our Cookie Policy.
11. Social media & Instagram
Our website may include links to or embedded content from social media services such as Instagram.
When you interact with embedded content or visit a third-party social media platform, that provider may collect information about your activity in accordance with its own privacy practices.
Where embedded functionality uses non-essential cookies, pixels or similar technologies requiring consent, these will be controlled according to your cookie preferences.
12. Google Maps
We may use Google Maps to help visitors find The Mill Studio.
When you interact with an embedded map, Google may process technical, device and usage information in accordance with its own privacy practices.
Where the embedded service uses technologies requiring consent, these will be controlled according to your cookie preferences.
13. Who we share information with
We may share personal information with trusted organisations where reasonably necessary to operate The Mill Studio and provide our services.
These may include:
- website and hosting providers, including Showit;
- booking and scheduling providers, including Acuity Scheduling;
- payment processors, including Stripe;
- email and marketing platforms;
- analytics providers, including Google;
- advertising and social media platforms, including Meta;
- IT and other business service providers;
- accountants, insurers, legal advisers and other professional advisers; and
- government authorities, regulators or law-enforcement bodies where disclosure is legally required.
We only share information where there is an appropriate reason for doing so.
We do not sell your personal information.
14. International transfers
Some of the technology and service providers we use may process personal information outside the United Kingdom.
Where personal information is transferred internationally, we will take appropriate steps where required under UK data protection law to ensure that the information receives an appropriate level of protection.
15. How long we keep your information
We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected, including to satisfy legal, accounting, tax, insurance and business requirements.
Different categories of information may therefore be retained for different periods.
For example, information relating to financial transactions may need to be retained for longer than general enquiries because of accounting and tax requirements.
We periodically review the information we hold and delete or anonymise information when it is no longer reasonably required.
16. Keeping your information secure
We take reasonable organisational and technical measures to protect personal information against accidental loss, unauthorised access, alteration, misuse or disclosure.
We also use reputable third-party providers to support areas such as payments, bookings and website services.
However, no internet-based service or electronic storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
17. Your data protection rights
Depending on the circumstances, UK data protection law may give you rights including the right to:
- request access to personal information we hold about you;
- ask us to correct inaccurate or incomplete information;
- request deletion of your information in certain circumstances;
- request restriction of processing in certain circumstances;
- object to certain processing;
- request transfer of certain information;
- withdraw consent where we rely on your consent; and
- complain about the way your information has been handled.
These rights are not absolute and whether a particular right applies can depend on the circumstances and our lawful basis for processing.
To exercise any of these rights, contact us at [email protected].
18. Complaints
If you have concerns about how we use your personal information, please contact us first at [email protected] so that we have an opportunity to address your concerns.
You also have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), the UK's independent data protection regulator.
19. Cookies
Our website uses cookies and similar technologies.
Our separate Cookie Policy explains the types of technologies we use, why we use them and how you can manage your preferences.
Where consent is required for non-essential cookies or tracking technologies, these should not be activated until the appropriate consent has been obtained.
20. Third-party websites
Our website may contain links to websites and services operated by third parties.
We are not responsible for the privacy practices of websites that we do not control.
We encourage you to review the privacy information provided by third-party services when you interact with them.
21. Changes to this Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes to our website, services, technology or legal obligations.
The latest version will be published on this page and the date at the top will show when it was most recently updated.
22. Contact us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, how we use your information or your data protection rights, please contact:
Dani Louise Photography Limited trading as The Mill Studio
Registered office:
C/O Integra Advisers LLP
1 Westleigh Hall
Wakefield Road
Denby Dale
Huddersfield
England
HD8 8QJ
Company number: 14994044
Registered in: England and Wales
Email: [email protected]