Privacy Policy
Effective date: June 2026
This Privacy Policy explains how Adam Piotr Kossowski collects, uses and protects personal information through this website, adamkossowski.com.
Adam Piotr Kossowski is a fine-art photographer and storyteller based in Cape Town, South Africa. This website is used to share photographic work, place stories, writing, project information, contact options, mailing list updates and, in future, fine-art print or related purchase enquiries.I respect your privacy and aim to handle personal information carefully, transparently and only where there is a clear reason to do so.
Who is responsible for your information
For the purposes of this Privacy Policy, the responsible party for personal information collected through this website is Adam Piotr Kossowski, based in Cape Town, South Africa.
For privacy questions, requests or concerns, you can contact me at:
1. Who this policy applies to
This policy applies to visitors to adamkossowski.com and to anyone who contacts me through the website, joins my mailing list, submits an enquiry, interacts with my content, or purchases or enquires about prints, licensing, publishing, exhibitions, commissions or collaborations. In this policy, “personal information” means information that can identify you directly or indirectly, such as your name, email address, contact details, enquiry information, website usage information or purchase-related information.
2. Information I collect
Depending on how you use the website, I may collect the following information:
your name and surname
your email address
your phone number, if you choose to provide it
the content of any enquiry, message or form you submit
your mailing list subscription preferences
information relating to print, licensing, publishing, exhibition, collaboration or project enquiries
information needed to process or respond to future purchases or print orders
website usage information, such as pages visited, browser type, device information, approximate location, referring pages and interaction with the website
cookie and analytics information, where applicable.
I do not knowingly collect personal information that is unnecessary for the purpose for which it is provided.
3. How I collect information
I may collect personal information in the following ways:
when you submit a contact or enquiry form
when you sign up to the mailing list or respond to a website popup
when you contact me directly by email
when you enquire about or purchase prints, licensing, publishing, exhibitions, commissions or collaborations
when you interact with the website through cookies, analytics or similar technologies
when you engage with my work through social media or external links.
4. How I use personal information
I use personal information for reasonable and necessary purposes, including to:
respond to enquiries and messages
manage contact, print, licensing, publishing, exhibition, collaboration or project requests
send updates, journal notes or mailing list communications where you have chosen to receive them
manage mailing list subscriptions and unsubscribe requests
understand how visitors use the website
improve the website, its content and visitor experience
manage website security, technical performance and error reporting
process future print store activity, orders, payments, delivery or related customer support
keep appropriate records for administrative, legal or accounting purposes
comply with applicable laws or lawful requests.
5. Mailing list and updates
If you join my mailing list, I will use the information you provide to send occasional updates, notes, journal posts, print news, exhibition information or related communications.
You can unsubscribe from mailing list communications at any time by using the unsubscribe link in the email or by contacting me directly.
I do not sell or rent mailing list information.
6. Cookies and analytics
This website may use cookies and similar technologies to help the site function, understand visitor activity, improve the website and support analytics.
Some cookies are necessary for the website to work properly. Others may be used to understand how visitors arrive at and move through the site, which pages are viewed, and how the site performs.
This website is built on Squarespace, which may use cookies, analytics and similar technologies as part of hosting and operating the website. Where available, you can manage cookie preferences through the cookie banner or cookie preferences link on the website.
You can also manage or block cookies through your browser settings. Blocking some cookies may affect how certain parts of the website function.
7. Print enquiries, purchases and future store activity
The website may in future include a print store or other purchase-related functionality.
If you enquire about or purchase a print or related item, I may collect the information needed to respond to the enquiry, process the order, arrange payment, manage delivery, provide customer support, and keep appropriate transaction records.
Payment information, where applicable, will usually be handled by a secure third-party payment provider. I do not intend to store full payment card details directly on this website.
8. Social media and external links
This website may link to social media platforms, portfolio sites, articles, publications, collaborators, partners or other external websites.
If you click an external link or interact with my work on a third-party platform, that platform may collect or process your information according to its own privacy policy and cookie practices. I am not responsible for the privacy practices of external websites or platforms.
9. Sharing personal information
I do not sell personal information.
I may share limited personal information with trusted service providers where necessary to operate the website, respond to enquiries, manage mailing list communications, process future orders, provide analytics, host website content, maintain security, or comply with legal obligations.
These service providers may include website hosting providers, email or mailing list platforms, analytics providers, payment processors, delivery providers, professional advisers or other technical service providers.
Where information is shared, it is shared only for the relevant purpose and only to the extent reasonably necessary.
10. International service providers
Some of the service providers used to operate this website may be based outside South Africa. This means that personal information may be processed or stored in other countries.
Where this happens, I take reasonable steps to work with reputable providers and to ensure that personal information is handled with appropriate care and protection.
11. How long I keep information
I keep personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected, unless a longer period is required for legal, accounting, administrative or record-keeping reasons.
For example:
enquiry information may be kept for as long as needed to respond and manage the relationship
mailing list information is kept until you unsubscribe or ask for it to be removed
transaction-related information may be kept for accounting, tax or legal record-keeping purposes
analytics information may be retained according to the settings and retention periods of the relevant service provider.
12. Your privacy rights
Depending on applicable law, you may have the right to:
ask what personal information I hold about you
request access to your personal information
ask for incorrect or outdated information to be corrected
ask for your information to be deleted where appropriate
object to certain uses of your information
withdraw consent where processing is based on consent
unsubscribe from marketing or mailing list communications.
You may also have the right to lodge a complaint with the South African Information Regulator if you believe your personal information has not been handled appropriately.
To make a privacy request, please contact me using the details below.
13. Children’s privacy
This website is not directed at children and I do not knowingly collect personal information from children.
If you believe that a child has provided personal information through this website, please contact me so that the information can be reviewed and, where appropriate, removed.
14. Security
I take reasonable steps to protect personal information from loss, misuse, unauthorised access, disclosure, alteration or destruction.
No website, email system or online service can be guaranteed to be completely secure, but I aim to use trusted platforms and reasonable safeguards appropriate to the nature of the information being handled.
15. Updates to this policy
This Privacy Policy may be updated from time to time to reflect changes to the website, services, tools, legal requirements or privacy practices.
The latest version will be published on this page with an updated effective date.
16. Contact
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or would like to make a privacy request, you can contact me at: hello@adamkossowski.com