– Photoshoots take place in consultation with Steffie van den Akker Photography.
 – The date of the photoshoot is reserved for the client once the €50 deposit has been paid. The remaining amount must be paid before the start of the photoshoot. Digital files will be sent once the full payment for these files has been received. 

– Travel costs are not included in the price. Outside Maastricht, a fee of €0.35 per kilometer will be charged. 

– In case of a cancellation without rescheduling, the deposit will be retained. No refunds are possible for shoots that have already been paid in part. If a shoot cannot take place for any reason, it can be rescheduled to a different date or converted into another type of shoot.

– Steffie van den Akker Photography personally selects the files to be shown to the client after a photoshoot. These are carefully curated to ensure the highest quality. 

– Steffie van den Akker Photography never delivers unedited (RAW) files.

– Photos are delivered within 3 weeks after the photoshoot.
– Photo albums are standard 15×15 cm with 12 pages, containing the digital photos purchased by the client. Therefore, the minimum number of digital files to be purchased is 5. 

– Price excludes shipping costs for the album. Albums can be picked up from me or shipped for an additional shipping fee.

– Steffie van den Akker Photography is fully committed to creating beautiful photos; however, if for any reason this is not achieved, she cannot be held liable. 

– Steffie van den Akker Photography strives to keep your photos for as long as possible to provide a backup of the images for you. However, please also save your photos from the photoshoot yourself and make multiple copies in different ways to ensure you don’t lose the files. Steffie van den Akker Photography cannot be held liable for any loss of images. 

– Photos taken may be used by Steffie van den Akker Photography for the portfolio, website, social media, and promotional activities. If this is not permitted, it must be communicated in advance.

– It is not allowed to edit the digital files yourself by cropping, applying filters, converting to black and white, etc.

– Photos may be used by the client on social media with credit given to Steffie van den Akker Photography.

– Steffie van den Akker Photography is not liable for color deviations in photo prints that were not supplied by me.

– You have the right to use the photos, not the copyright. This means you may share and print the photos but may not submit them to photo competitions, etc.

– For a farewell photoshoot, I will do everything possible to be present from the desired moment. However, there is a small chance that I may not be able to wait on standby. I will always inform you of this and offer an alternative.

– For farewell photography/birth photography in the hospital, it cannot be determined in advance how long or short the session will last.

– For farewell photography, I will do everything possible to be present as quickly as possible once I am called.

– In the case of farewell photography/birth photography, if I am late due to force majeure, I will document as much of the birth as possible, even if the baby has already been born.

– For photo sessions in the hospital, I work according to the rules agreed upon with the hospital. The hospital does not act as an intermediary between me and the client in any way. If, for any reason, good photos cannot be taken in the hospital, neither Steffie van den Akker Photography nor the hospital can be held liable. 

– By booking the photoshoot, you automatically agree to the terms and conditions. 

​PRIVACY POLICY

Steffie van den Akker Photography, located at Professor Mullerstraat 18, 6224 BD Maastricht, is responsible for the processing of personal data as outlined in this privacy statement.

​Contact details:
www.steffievendenakker.com Professor Mullerstraat 18 6224 BD Maastricht 0610662164

Personal data we process
Steffie van den Akker Photography processes your personal data because you use our services and/or because you provide this data to us yourself. Below is an overview of the personal data we process:

– First and last name
– Gender
– Date of birth
– Address details
– Phone number
– Email address
– Bank account number

Special and/or sensitive personal data we process
Steffie van den Akker Photography processes the following special and/or sensitive personal data from you:
– race
– health information
– data of persons under 16 years old

These data are not requested by Steffie van den Akker Photography. It concerns image material only. Steffie van den Akker Photography takes photos of people, including in hospitals and of babies & children, but always upon request from the client/parents. Sometimes a photo shows a person’s race or reveals information about their health, and sometimes individuals in the photos are under 16 years old. 

Our website and/or service does not intend to collect data about visitors under the age of 16 unless they have permission from a parent or guardian. However, we cannot verify whether a visitor is over 16. We therefore encourage parents to be involved in their children's online activities to help prevent data from being collected about children without parental consent.

If you believe that we have collected personal data about a minor without such consent, please contact us at [info@steffievandenakker.com](mailto:info@steffievandenakker.com), and we will delete this information.

Purpose and legal basis for processing personal data
Steffie van den Akker Photography processes your personal data for the following purposes:

– To handle your payment
– To be able to call or email you if necessary to provide our services
– To inform you about changes to our services and products
– To deliver goods and services to you
– Steffie van den Akker Photography also processes personal data when legally required to do so, such as data needed for our tax filings.
– The photos taken by Steffie van den Akker Photography may be shared on websites, printed materials, advertisements, and social media to inform others about the services, unless the client has not given permission for this.

Automated decision-making

Steffie van den Akker Photography does not make decisions based on automated processing that could have consequences for individuals. This refers to decisions made by computer programs or systems without human involvement. Steffie van den Akker Photography uses the following computer programs or systems:

How long we retain personal data
Steffie van den Akker Photography does not retain your personal data longer than strictly necessary to achieve the purposes for which the data is collected. We apply the following retention periods for the following categories of personal data: 7 years due to tax obligations.

Sharing personal data with third parties

Steffie van den Akker Photography does not sell your data to third parties and will only share it when necessary for the execution of our agreement with you or to comply with a legal obligation. With companies that process your data on our behalf, we enter into a processor agreement to ensure the same level of security and confidentiality of your data. Steffie van den Akker Photography remains responsible for these processing activities. This includes, for example, having your photos printed or sending products by mail. If the client has given permission, photos taken may be used on Steffie van den Akker Photography’s social media, website, and printed materials to inform others about the services offered. 

Cookies or similar technologies we use
Steffie van den Akker Photography does not use cookies or similar technologies.

Accessing, correcting, or deleting data
You have the right to access, correct, or delete your personal data. Additionally, you have the right to withdraw any consent you have given for data processing or to object to the processing of your personal data by Steffie van den Akker Photography. You also have the right to data portability, which means you can request that the personal data we hold about you be sent in a computer file to you or another organization you specify. You can send a request for access, correction, deletion, data portability, withdrawal of consent, or objection to the processing of your personal data to [info@steffievandenakker.com](mailto:info@steffievandenakker.com). To ensure the request is made by you, please include a copy of your ID with your request. In this copy, please black out your photo, machine-readable zone (MRZ, the strip of numbers at the bottom of the passport), passport number, and Citizen Service Number (BSN) to protect your privacy. We will respond as soon as possible, but within four weeks, to your request. Steffie van den Akker Photography also wants to inform you that you have the option to file a complaint with the national supervisory authority, the Dutch Data Protection Authority (Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens). This can be done via the following link: [https://autoriteitpersoonsgegevens.nl/nl/contact-met-de-autoriteit-persoonsgegevens/tip-ons](https://autoriteitpersoonsgegevens.nl/nl/contact-met-de-autoriteit-persoonsgegevens/tip-ons)

How we protect personal data
Steffie van den Akker Photography takes the protection of your data seriously and implements appropriate measures to prevent misuse, loss, unauthorized access, unwanted disclosure, and unauthorized alteration. If you believe your data is not properly secured or suspect misuse, please contact [info@steffievandenakker.com](mailto:info@steffievandenakker.com).