Effective date: 24 March 2026
These Terms and Conditions govern your use of 159photography.co.uk and any photography services, digital images, products, and related services offered through the website.
By using this website, making an enquiry, or booking a session, you agree to these Terms and Conditions.
1. About us
Website: https://159photography.co.uk
Site name: 159photography.co.uk
Address: Morley, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS27, United Kingdom
Contact email: contact@159photography.co.uk
In these Terms and Conditions, “we”, “us” and “our” refer to 159photography.co.uk, and “you” and “your” refer to the customer, website visitor, or client.
2. Scope of these terms
These Terms and Conditions apply to:
- use of this website
- photography session enquiries and bookings
- the supply of photography services
- the delivery of digital images
- the sale of prints, wall art, albums, and other photography products where offered
If separate written terms are agreed for a specific booking, package, event, or commercial project, those terms will also apply.
3. Website use
You agree to use this website only for lawful purposes.
You must not:
- use the website in any way that may damage, disrupt, or impair the site
- attempt to gain unauthorised access to the website or its systems
- copy, scrape, reproduce, or republish website content without permission
- use our images, branding, or text for commercial purposes without our written consent
We may update, suspend, or remove parts of the website at any time without notice.
4. Booking enquiries and session bookings
A booking is not confirmed until we have accepted your booking and, where required, received any booking fee or deposit.
When making a booking, you agree to provide accurate and complete information, including any relevant details about the session, location, participants, pets, accessibility, or timing requirements.
We reserve the right to decline a booking where:
- the requested date is unavailable
- the booking is unsuitable or unsafe
- required information has not been provided
- the booking would breach these terms
5. Prices and payment
All prices shown on the website or quoted directly are in GBP (£) unless otherwise stated.
Prices may be updated at any time, but any confirmed booking will be charged at the rate agreed at the time of booking unless changes are agreed with you.
We may require:
- a non-refundable booking fee or deposit to secure the date
- full payment before the session
- full payment before delivery of final images or products
Replace this section with your real payment terms, for example:
A booking fee of £100 is required to secure your session date. The remaining balance is due no later than 14 days before the session.
If payment is overdue, we may pause services, withhold delivery, or cancel the booking.
6. Cancellations and rescheduling
If you need to cancel or reschedule, please contact us as soon as possible.
By you
You may request to reschedule your booking. We will try to accommodate this where reasonably possible, but new dates are subject to availability.
Unless we agree otherwise in writing:
- booking fees or deposits are non-refundable
- payments already made may be transferred to a new date if sufficient notice is given
- last-minute cancellations may result in the loss of some or all amounts paid
You should insert your actual policy here. For example:
If you cancel more than 14 days before the session, payments other than the booking fee may be refunded at our discretion. If you cancel within 14 days of the session, all payments made may be retained.
By us
We may need to reschedule or cancel due to illness, emergency, unsafe conditions, severe weather, location issues, or circumstances beyond our control. If this happens, we will offer a rescheduled date or, where appropriate, a refund of amounts paid.
Nothing in these terms affects any statutory cancellation rights you may have under applicable consumer law.
7. Distance contracts and consumer rights
If you book online, by email, phone, or other remote method, consumer cancellation rights may apply depending on the nature of the booking and when the services are due to be performed. UK rules on online and distance selling require businesses to provide pre-contract information and explain applicable cancellation rights.
If you want to rely on service-start or digital-content wording that limits cancellation rights once performance has begun, the wording should be matched carefully to your actual booking and delivery process. Digital content has specific legal treatment under UK law.
8. Session conditions
You are responsible for ensuring that all participants, including pets where relevant, behave safely and appropriately during the session.
You are also responsible for:
- arriving on time
- following reasonable instructions during the session
- ensuring any dog or animal is suitably controlled
- ensuring the chosen location is suitable if you request a specific venue
- disclosing any relevant risks, behavioural concerns, or access limitations in advance
We reserve the right to end a session early if safety becomes a concern or if abusive, threatening, or inappropriate behaviour occurs. In those circumstances, refunds may not be given.
9. Weather, locations, and timing
Outdoor photography may be affected by weather, season, light, location access, and other environmental factors.
We may recommend rescheduling where weather or conditions would significantly affect safety or image quality.
We are not responsible for limitations caused by:
- poor weather
- late arrival by the client
- location restrictions
- third-party interference
- animal behaviour
- lighting conditions beyond our control
10. Image style and artistic discretion
You acknowledge that you are booking us for our photographic style, editing approach, and creative judgment.
We will use our professional discretion in relation to:
- composition
- image selection
- editing style
- colour treatment
- cropping
- retouching
- final gallery content
Not every image taken during a session will be delivered.
Raw, unedited image files are not included unless explicitly agreed in writing.
11. Delivery of images
Final images will normally be delivered by digital gallery, download link, USB, or another method stated at the time of booking.
You should insert your real delivery timeframe here, for example:
Final edited images are usually delivered within 2–4 weeks of the session.
Delivery times are estimates, not guarantees, unless specifically agreed otherwise.
It is your responsibility to download and back up any digital files promptly after delivery.
12. Prints, products, and digital downloads
Where prints, albums, wall art, or digital products are offered:
- product images on the website are illustrative only
- colours may vary slightly between screens and printed products
- turnaround times may depend on third-party print labs or suppliers
- personalised or custom items may not be returnable unless faulty
Digital content supplied for payment has specific legal protections under the Consumer Rights Act 2015.
13. Client use of images
Unless otherwise agreed in writing, you may use your delivered personal photographs for your own private, non-commercial use.
You must not:
- sell the images
- enter them into commercial competitions without permission
- submit them to magazines, brands, or businesses without permission
- edit, filter, crop, or alter them in a way that misrepresents our work
- remove any watermark where one is present
If you need commercial usage rights, please contact us for a separate licence.
14. Copyright and intellectual property
All photographs, images, text, branding, graphics, and content on this website and all photography created by us remain our intellectual property unless otherwise agreed in writing.
Copyright in all images remains with us.
Booking a session or purchasing images does not transfer copyright to you.
15. Our use of images
Unless you ask us not to, we may use selected images from your session for our portfolio, website, blog, social media, competitions, marketing, and promotional materials.
If you do not want your images used in this way, please let us know in writing before the session.
For sensitive sessions, private clients, or children, you may wish to make this section more specific.
16. Image requests and retouching
Minor editing is included where stated in the package or service description.
Additional editing, advanced retouching, or extra file requests may incur additional charges.
We are not required to make edits that are inconsistent with our style or that materially alter the authenticity of the images unless specifically agreed.
17. Website content and accuracy
We try to ensure that information on this website is accurate and up to date, but we do not guarantee that all content is complete, current, or error-free.
Descriptions, prices, availability, and service information may change without notice.
18. Links to third-party websites
This website may contain links to third-party websites or services. We are not responsible for the content, policies, availability, or practices of third-party sites.
19. Limitation of liability
Nothing in these terms excludes or limits liability where it would be unlawful to do so, including liability for death or personal injury caused by negligence, fraud, or any rights you have under consumer law.
Subject to the above, we will not be liable for:
- indirect or consequential loss
- loss of profit, revenue, opportunity, or reputation
- failure caused by events outside our reasonable control
- dissatisfaction arising from factors outside our control, including weather, location conditions, cooperation of participants, or animal behaviour
Where services are supplied to consumers, your statutory rights remain unaffected. Under the Consumer Rights Act 2015, services must be carried out with reasonable care and skill.
20. Data protection and privacy
We process personal data in accordance with our Privacy Policy.
If you contact us, make a booking, or use the website, your information may be processed for booking, administration, service delivery, legal, security, and customer service purposes.
Please read our Privacy Policy for full details.
21. Cookies and tracking
This website may use cookies and similar technologies. Some may be necessary for the website to function, while others, such as analytics or advertising cookies, may require consent.
The ICO states that consent for non-essential cookies must be freely given, specific, informed, and signalled by a positive action; it should not be buried only inside a privacy policy.
Please see our Cookie Policy or cookie banner, where available.
22. Marketing communications
If you subscribe to updates or marketing, we may contact you by email or other electronic means where permitted.
UK PECR rules restrict unsolicited electronic marketing, and in many cases specific consent is needed.
You can opt out at any time by using the unsubscribe link or contacting us directly.
23. Complaints
If you are unhappy with any part of our website or services, please contact us first at contact@159photography.co.uk and we will do our best to resolve the matter promptly.
24. Changes to these terms
We may update these Terms and Conditions from time to time. The latest version will always be posted on this page with the effective date shown at the top.
25. Governing law
These Terms and Conditions are governed by the laws of England and Wales.
Any disputes arising in relation to these terms or our services will be subject to the jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales, unless applicable consumer law allows otherwise.