ASHLEY SMITH PHOTOGRAPHY

A note on privacy.

Last updated: 8 November 2026

Your enquiry

Successful online enquiry submissions are stored in our private database and sent to Ashley by email so we can respond. If you choose WhatsApp or email instead, your details are passed to that service, where you can review and send your enquiry.

How your details are used

Information you send to Ashley is used to respond to your enquiry, discuss your session and arrange your booking. Please include only the information needed to plan your shoot.

Third-party services

The website is hosted by Vercel, which may process basic request information to deliver and secure the site. WhatsApp, your email provider and Instagram have their own privacy terms. Google Analytics, Google Ads measurement and optional cookies are described below.

Portfolio photographs

Photographs remain the work of Ashley Smith Photography. If you have a question about an image featured here, or would like to request its removal, please contact Ashley.

Contact

For questions about your information or to request access, correction or deletion of enquiry details, email contact@ashleysmithphotography.co.za.

Website enquiries and optional analytics

When the online enquiry form is available, your name, email, optional phone number and message are stored in our private enquiry database so we can respond. Notification emails are sent to Ashley. We use Neon for database hosting and Resend for email delivery; processing may take place outside South Africa. Please avoid sending sensitive personal information in your enquiry.

With your permission, we count page views as anonymous daily totals. Google tags stay off until you allow measurement. Advertising measurement is enabled only if you choose Analytics + Ads measurement. You can change your choice using Analytics preferences in the footer. Short-lived hashed network identifiers help prevent spam. Contact us to request access to or deletion of your enquiry details.

Each new enquiry records the measurement choice reported by your browser at submission. If you allow Ads measurement, we also keep valid Google ad-click identifiers and the landing page with your enquiry to help understand its source. These identifiers are held in this browser tab for up to 24 hours and cleared from the tab when permission is withdrawn. They do not prove that Google has credited a conversion. We do not collect this attribution when Ads measurement is declined. Existing enquiry records are not changed by a later browser preference change; contact Ashley to request deletion.

Google Analytics

If you allow analytics, Google Analytics 4 uses cookies to measure visits and enquiry actions. It does not load or send measurement events before permission or when you choose No thanks. We do not send your name, email address, telephone number or enquiry message as event parameters. You can withdraw permission using Analytics preferences in the footer. Analytics data is processed by Google and may be processed outside South Africa.

Google Ads measurement and optional cookies

We use basic consent mode. Google Analytics loads only after analytics permission, and Google Ads measurement is configured only after Ads permission. No Google measurement tags load before your choice or after you choose No thanks. We do not send cookieless measurement pings while measurement is declined. Browsers signalling Global Privacy Control or Do Not Track receive no Google tags from our implementation.

If you choose Analytics + Ads measurement, Google may use analytics and advertising cookies, ad-click identifiers and enquiry events to connect visits and enquiries to our Google Ads campaigns. This includes successful contact form submissions and WhatsApp link clicks. A WhatsApp click does not tell us whether you sent a message. We do not send your form name, email address, telephone number or message to Google as analytics event parameters. We do not enable personalised advertising or remarketing.

Choose Analytics only to allow analytics cookies without advertising cookies, or No thanks to decline both types of optional cookies. Analytics only does not enable Google Ads conversion measurement. Withdrawing permission reloads the page to stop previously loaded measurement tags. Existing analytics permission does not grant Ads permission. You can change or withdraw your choice at any time using Analytics preferences in the footer. Your choice does not affect your ability to browse or enquire. Google processes measurement data and may process it outside South Africa.