Effective Date: September 17, 2026
Last Updated: September 17, 2026
This Privacy Policy explains how Teton Time Lapse (“we,” “us,” or “our”) collects, uses, and safeguards your information when you visit Teton Time Lapse or engage our time lapse photography and video production services.
1. Information We Collect
We collect information directly from you when you interact with our website, inquire about services, or commission a project.
- Contact & Business Inquiries: When you submit an inquiry or contact form (via WPForms), we collect your name, email address, phone number, company name, project location, and project specifications.
- Client & Production Data: For commercial or custom shoots, we collect billing details, physical site addresses, access permissions, and billing contact information.
- Automated Website Data: Like most websites, our servers and analytics tools (such as MonsterInsights/Google Analytics) log standard visitor details, including IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URLs, pages viewed, and device identifiers.
- Cookies & Tracking Technologies: We use cookies to remember preferences, analyze website traffic, and ensure core site functionality. You can manage or disable cookie settings directly through your browser.
2. Time Lapse Footage, Media, and On-Site Privacy
Because our primary service involves high-resolution interval photography and video recording in varied environments:
- Commercial & Construction Sites: Time lapse cameras deployed on job sites capture continuous still imagery. We work with clients to orient cameras toward project scopes and minimize Incidental capture of adjacent private properties or non-work zones.
- Public & Landscape Footage: Our nature, landscape, and celestial time lapse captures take place primarily in public or permitted outdoor spaces. Any incidental capture of individuals in public spaces adheres to applicable local and federal recording laws.
- Client Ownership & Media Sharing: Raw footage, edited time lapse reels, and licensed clips are processed, stored, and shared through secure cloud storage or direct delivery as stipulated in individual client agreements.
3. How We Use Your Information
We use the data we collect to:
- Respond to client quotes, booking requests, and project inquiries.
- Plan, schedule, and execute on-site time lapse captures and video editing.
- Process invoices, transactions, and licensing agreements.
- Monitor website performance, user engagement, and site security.
- Prevent fraudulent inquiries, spam, and security breaches.
4. Third-Party Services and Data Sharing
We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information. We only share data with trusted third-party providers necessary to operate our business:
- Service Providers: Cloud storage services for media delivery, accounting/invoicing software, web hosting providers, and spam prevention services (e.g., Akismet or form security).
- Analytics Providers: Google Analytics (configured via MonsterInsights) to understand aggregate website traffic and visitor behavior.
- Embedded Third-Party Content: Articles, portfolio reels, or blog posts on our site may embed videos or content hosted on platforms such as Vimeo or YouTube. Interacting with embedded media functions identically to visiting the host platform directly.
- Legal Compliance: We may disclose records if required by subpoena, search warrant, or applicable statutory law.
5. Data Retention and Security
- Contact & Client Records: We retain customer correspondence, production notes, and transaction records for as long as necessary to service your account and fulfill tax and accounting obligations.
- Footage Archives: Project footage archives are retained according to the retention window outlined in your production contract.
- Security Measures: We implement standard administrative, technical, and physical safeguards—including SSL encryption and access controls—to protect client and website data.
6. Your Data Rights
Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have the right to:
- Access or receive a copy of the personal information we hold about you.
- Request corrections to inaccurate personal records.
- Request the deletion of your personal data, subject to legal, tax, or contractual retention requirements.
7. Contact Us
If you have questions regarding this Privacy Policy or wish to exercise your data rights, contact us at:
Email: contact@tetontimelapse.com
Website: Teton Time Lapse