Privacy policy

This policy explains what information IM Studio collects through this website, why we collect it and how we look after it. IM Studio is operated by IM Maldives.

What we collect

• Enquiry and booking forms: your name, email address, and any optional details you choose to give, such as WhatsApp number, resort, dates, guests and message.
• Newsletter: your email address, if you subscribe.
• Browsing and interests, only if you accept tracking: a random visitor ID, how you arrived (for example a search engine, social media or a direct link, but never the full referring address), your country as reported by our hosting provider, the pages you view, and the photo styles and packages you interact with, such as weddings, aerial or underwater.
• Your preferences: your chosen display currency, stored only in your own browser.

Interest tracking

If you accept tracking in the banner, we build a profile of the photo styles you seem interested in, linked only to a random ID stored in your browser. We do not use device fingerprinting, and we do not try to find out who you are from this data. If you later send us an enquiry, the profile is attached to it so our team understands what you are looking for. If you decline, nothing is tracked, and you can change your choice at any time with “Privacy settings” at the bottom of every page. We also respect the Global Privacy Control signal sent by some browsers.

How we use it

• To reply to your enquiry and arrange your session
• To share your request with the studio that will carry out the shoot
• To send the newsletter, if you asked for it
• To understand how the site is used so we can improve it

We do not sell your personal information.

Who we share it with

• Partner studios at your resort, when they will carry out your session.
• Your resort, when its approval is needed for a shoot, wedding or drone flight.
• Service providers who help us run the site, such as website hosting, email delivery and analytics. They only process data on our instructions.

How long we keep it

We keep enquiry details for as long as needed to handle your booking and meet our legal and accounting obligations. [Retention period to be confirmed.]

Your choices

You can ask to see, correct or delete the personal information we hold about you, and you can unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time. Contact us at [email protected].

Cookies and local storage

The site stores your currency choice in your browser. If you accept tracking, it also stores a random visitor ID and your interest profile in your browser, and Google Analytics may set cookies. Nothing beyond the currency choice and your consent choice is stored if you decline.

Contact

IM Maldives, M. Dhoonifushi (5th Floor), Orchid Magu, Malé 20074, Maldives. Email: [email protected].