Last updated: November 5, 2026
Who we are
Christiana Collective is a photography and wedding content creation business owned by Christi Porter and based in Charleston, South Carolina. Our website address is https://christianacollective.com. You can reach us at christi@christianacollective.com.
What information we collect
Inquiry and booking forms. When you fill out our contact or inquiry form, we collect the details you provide, such as your name, email address, phone number, event date, location, and any message you include. Our forms are powered by Jotform, which processes form submissions on our behalf under its own privacy policy.
Comments. If you leave a comment on a blog post, we collect the data shown in the comments form, plus your IP address and browser user agent string to help with spam detection. An anonymized string created from your email address (a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to check whether you use it; the Gravatar privacy policy is available at https://automattic.com/privacy/.
Analytics and site statistics. Our site is hosted on WordPress.com and uses Jetpack Stats to understand how visitors use the site. These tools collect information such as pages visited, referring site, browser type, and approximate location derived from your IP address. See the Automattic privacy policy for details.
Embedded content and widgets. Some pages include embedded content from third parties, such as Instagram feeds and review widgets served by Elfsight, and videos or social media posts. Embedded content behaves as if you had visited the other website directly and those services may collect data about you, use cookies, and track your interaction with the embedded content.
Cookies
We use cookies to remember your preferences, keep the site working, and understand site traffic. If you leave a comment you may opt in to saving your name, email, and website in cookies for your convenience; these last for one year. You can control or delete cookies through your browser settings.
How we use your information
We use the information you provide to respond to your inquiry, prepare quotes and contracts, deliver photos and content, communicate about your session or event, and improve our website and services. We do not sell your personal information.
Who we share your information with
We share information only with service providers that help us run the business, such as our form provider, email provider, gallery delivery platform, and payment processors, and only as needed to provide our services. We may also disclose information when required by law.
Photographs
Photographs from your session or event may be used in our portfolio, on this website, and on our social media channels unless you ask us not to in writing or your contract states otherwise.
How long we keep your data
Inquiry and client information is kept for as long as needed to provide our services and meet legal and accounting obligations. Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely so follow-up comments can be recognized automatically.
Your rights
You may request a copy of the personal data we hold about you, ask us to correct it, or ask us to delete it, subject to data we must keep for legal or administrative purposes. To make a request, email christi@christianacollective.com.
Changes to this policy
We may update this policy from time to time. The date at the top shows when it was last revised.