Last updated: July 17, 2026
Nickolaus21 Photography ("we," "us," "our"), operating this website at empoweringportraitschicago.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 you give us directly: when you fill out our consultation request form, we collect your first name, phone number, and your style preference.
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.
We use the information we collect to respond to consultation requests, coordinate and deliver your session, 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).
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 We do not publish, share, or use any image from your session — on our website, portfolio, social media, or anywhere else — without your explicit, separate consent.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.
We use cookies for a few purposes: keeping the site fast and functional, 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.
We share information with a small number of service providers who help us run this business: Google (Analytics and Ads), and our hosting provider. 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.
We keep consultation request 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.
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, call or text us at (702) 490-7649.
Our services are intended for adults. We do not knowingly collect information from anyone under 18.
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.
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.
Questions about this policy or your information? Reach us at:
Nickolaus21 Photography
833 West Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60642
(702) 490-7649