Privacy Policy

Last updated: July 10, 2026

Nickolaus21 Photography (“we,” “us,” “our”), operating this website at mychicagoboudoir.com, respects your privacy. This policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, and the choices you have. By using this site or booking a session with us, you agree to the practices described here.

Information We Collect

Information you give us directly: when you fill out our booking request form, contact form, or newsletter signup, we collect your name, email address, phone number, and any details you share about your session preferences.

Information collected automatically: like most websites, we use cookies and similar technologies to understand how visitors use our site. This includes your IP address, browser type, pages viewed, and referring site, collected through Google Analytics and Google Ads.

Photographs: if you book a session with us, we create and store the photographs taken during that session.

How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to respond to booking requests and inquiries, coordinate and deliver your session, send you the newsletter if you opt in, understand how people use our site so we can improve it, and run advertising campaigns (Google Ads) to reach potential clients — this may include showing you ads based on prior visits to our site (remarketing).

Your Photographs

The privacy of your session matters as much to us as the images themselves. Your photos belong to you. We do not publish, share, or use any image from your session — on our website, portfolio, social media, or anywhere else — without your explicit, separate consent. Session details you share with us are treated as confidential.

Cookies & Tracking Technologies

We use cookies for a few purposes: keeping the site fast and functional (via our caching provider), understanding site traffic (Google Analytics), and measuring and improving our advertising (Google Ads). You can disable cookies through your browser settings, though some site features may not work as intended if you do.

Third-Party Services

We share information with a small number of service providers who help us run this business: Google (Analytics and Ads), Mailchimp (for our newsletter, if you subscribe), and our hosting and content-delivery providers. These providers only receive what they need to perform their function and have their own privacy policies governing how they handle data. We do not sell your personal information to anyone.

Data Retention

We keep booking and contact information for as long as needed to provide our services and maintain business records, and delete it when it’s no longer needed unless we’re required to keep it longer for legal reasons. You can ask us to delete your information at any time — see “Your Rights” below.

Your Rights

You can ask us, at any time, to tell you what personal information we hold about you, correct anything that’s inaccurate, or delete your information from our records. California residents have additional rights under the CCPA, including the right to know what personal information is collected and to request its deletion. To exercise any of these rights, email us at [email protected].

Children’s Privacy

Our services are intended for adults. We do not knowingly collect information from anyone under 18.

Security

We take reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect the information you share with us. No method of storage or transmission over the internet is completely secure, but we work to protect your data appropriately.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this policy from time to time. The “Last updated” date at the top reflects the most recent revision. Continued use of the site after a change means you accept the updated policy.

Contact Us

Questions about this policy or your information? Reach us at:
Nickolaus21 Photography
833 West Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60642
[email protected]
702-490-7649