Privacy Policy

Last updated: 15 September 2026

This Privacy Policy explains how personal information is collected, used and protected when you visit grzlyjourney.co.uk (the “Website”) or contact me through the Website.

The Website is operated by Matteo Amodio, trading as grzlyjourney, based in London, United Kingdom.

For questions about this Privacy Policy or how your personal information is handled, you can contact:

Email: contact@grzlyjourney.co.uk

1. Information collected when you visit this Website

This Website is hosted by Squarespace.

When you visit the Website, certain information may be collected automatically to operate, secure and improve the Website. This may include:

• information about your browser, network and device;

• your IP address;

• pages you visited before arriving at this Website;

• pages you view on this Website;

• information about how you interact with the Website; and

• technical information necessary to provide the Website to you.

Squarespace processes certain information on my behalf as the Website hosting provider and may also process information for its own purposes in accordance with its privacy policy.

2. Analytics

This Website may use Squarespace Analytics to help me understand how visitors use the Website and how its content performs.

Information used for analytics may include:

• browser, network and device information;

• IP address;

• referring websites;

• pages visited;

• clicks and interactions;

• scrolling;

• searches; and

• timestamps.

I use this information to understand Website traffic and engagement, improve the Website and understand which content visitors find useful.

Where required by applicable law, analytics and performance technologies are only used after you provide the appropriate consent through the Website's cookie banner.

3. Cookies

This Website uses cookies and similar technologies.

Cookies are small files or pieces of information stored on your device when you visit a website.

Squarespace uses certain necessary cookies to securely operate and provide this Website. These cookies are required for the Website to function and cannot always be disabled.

The Website may also use analytics and performance cookies to understand Website traffic and activity. Where required, these cookies will only be used after you have provided consent through the cookie banner.

You can manage your cookie preferences through the cookie controls available on the Website. You may also be able to control or delete cookies through your browser settings.

4. Information you provide to me

If you contact me by email or through any contact functionality made available on the Website, I may receive personal information that you voluntarily provide.

This may include:

• your name;

• email address;

• company or organisation;

• information about a photography, content creation or collaboration enquiry; and

• any other information you choose to include in your message.

I use this information primarily to respond to your enquiry, communicate with you and, where relevant, discuss or provide photography, content creation or collaboration services.

Please avoid sending sensitive personal information unless it is necessary for your enquiry.

5. How I use your personal information

I may process personal information for the following purposes:

• operating, maintaining and securing the Website;

• responding to enquiries and communications;

• discussing potential photography, content creation, commercial or collaborative work;

• providing services you have requested;

• understanding how visitors use the Website;

• improving the Website and its content;

• maintaining appropriate business records; and

• complying with legal or regulatory obligations.

6. Legal bases for processing

Where UK data protection law applies, I rely on one or more lawful bases for processing personal information.

These may include:

Legitimate interests. For operating and improving the Website, responding to general enquiries, protecting the Website and conducting my photography and creative activities, provided those interests are not overridden by your rights and interests.

Contract. Where processing is necessary to take steps at your request before entering into a contract or to perform a contract with you.

Consent. Where you have given consent to a particular use of your information, including where consent is required for non-essential cookies or similar technologies.

Legal obligation. Where processing is necessary for me to comply with applicable legal or regulatory requirements.

Where processing is based on consent, you may withdraw that consent at any time. Withdrawal does not affect processing that took place before consent was withdrawn.

7. Sharing your information

I do not sell your personal information.

Personal information may be shared with service providers where necessary to operate the Website or provide services.

This includes Squarespace, which hosts this Website and provides Website and analytics functionality.

Information may also be disclosed where reasonably necessary to:

• comply with a legal obligation;

• respond to a lawful request from a public authority;

• establish, exercise or defend legal claims; or

• protect my rights, property, Website or users.

8. Third-party websites and social media

This Website contains links to third-party websites and social media platforms, including Instagram.

When you follow a link to a third-party website, that service may collect and process information about you independently. Their handling of your personal information is governed by their own privacy policies and is outside my control.

I recommend reviewing the privacy information provided by those services before providing them with personal information.

9. International data transfers

Some service providers used to operate this Website, including Squarespace and third-party platforms linked from the Website, may process personal information outside the United Kingdom.

Where personal information is transferred internationally, the relevant service provider and/or I will use appropriate safeguards where required by applicable data protection law.

These safeguards may include transfers to countries recognised as providing an adequate level of protection or the use of approved contractual safeguards.

10. Data retention

I retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected.

For example, correspondence relating to enquiries or projects may be retained for as long as necessary to respond to the enquiry, manage the relevant professional relationship, maintain appropriate business records, resolve disputes or meet legal, accounting or tax obligations.

Technical and analytics information may be retained according to the retention periods applied by Squarespace and the Website's configuration.

11. Your data protection rights

If UK data protection law applies to you, you may have rights in relation to your personal information, including the right to:

• request access to personal information held about you;

• request correction of inaccurate or incomplete information;

• request deletion of your personal information in certain circumstances;

• request restriction of processing in certain circumstances;

• object to certain processing based on legitimate interests;

• request transfer of certain information in a portable format;

• withdraw consent where processing is based on consent; and

• lodge a complaint with a data protection authority.

These rights are subject to certain legal conditions and exemptions.

To exercise your rights, contact contact@grzlyjourney.co.uk.

I may need to request information to verify your identity before responding to a request.

12. Complaints

If you have concerns about how your personal information is handled, please contact me first at contact@grzlyjourney.co.uk so that I can investigate your concern.

You also have the right to make a complaint to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), the UK's independent data protection regulator.

13. Security

Reasonable measures are taken to protect personal information from unauthorised access, loss, misuse, alteration or disclosure.

However, no method of transmitting or storing information online can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

14. Children's privacy

This Website is not specifically directed at children and I do not knowingly collect personal information from children through the Website.

If you believe that a child has provided personal information through the Website, please contact me so that the matter can be reviewed.

15. Changes to this Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy may be updated occasionally to reflect changes to the Website, the services I use or applicable legal requirements.

The latest version will be published on this page and the “Last updated” date will be revised accordingly.

16. Contact

For privacy-related questions or requests, contact:

Matteo Amodio
grzlyjourney
London, United Kingdom
Email: contact@grzlyjourney.co.uk