Terms of service

These Terms of Service ("Terms") govern your use of friedaschweky.com (the "Site"), operated by Frieda Schweky Photography ("we", "us", or "our"). By using the Site, booking a session, or enrolling in a course, you agree to these Terms.

1. Eligibility

You must be at least 18 years old (or the age of majority where you live) to make a booking, purchase a course, or enter into any agreement through the Site. By using the Site you represent that you meet this requirement.

2. Accounts

Some features — including course access and the client dashboard — require an account. You are responsible for keeping your login credentials confidential and for all activity that happens under your account. Let us know right away if you suspect unauthorized access.

3. Bookings and payments

• Requesting a booking is a request, not a confirmation. We will follow up by email to confirm availability and next steps before anything is charged.
• Session fees, retainers, and any deposit amounts are shown at the time of booking. Payments are processed by our third-party payment provider.
• Rescheduling and cancellation terms are communicated when you book. Deposits are generally non-refundable but may be applied to a rescheduled session at our discretion.

4. Courses

• Course purchases grant a single-user, non-transferable license to access the course materials for the period described at checkout.
• You may not share your account, redistribute the videos or written material, or use the content to create a competing course.
• If the course is not as described, contact us within 14 days of purchase and we will work with you on a refund or resolution.

5. Photo delivery and usage

• We retain copyright in all photographs we produce. Clients receive a personal-use license to the final delivered images unless a different arrangement is set out in writing.
• We may use session images in our portfolio and on social media unless you have asked us not to in writing before the session.
• Commercial use of the photographs requires a separate license. Contact us to discuss.

6. Acceptable use

You agree not to:

• Interfere with or attempt to compromise the Site.
• Scrape, reverse-engineer, or bulk-download content from the Site.
• Use the Site to send unlawful, harassing, or fraudulent material.

7. Third-party services

The Site integrates with third parties — payment, email, and Google Calendar sync. Their own terms and privacy policies apply to the part of the service they operate. We are not responsible for those providers' actions. See our Privacy Policy for details on Google account data.

8. Disclaimers and limitation of liability

The Site is provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis without warranties of any kind. To the maximum extent permitted by law, we are not liable for any indirect, incidental, or consequential damages arising out of your use of the Site or our services. Our total liability for any claim relating to the Site or our services is limited to the amount you paid us in the 12 months before the claim arose.

9. Termination

We may suspend or terminate your account or access if you breach these Terms. You can close your account at any time by contacting us.

10. Governing law

These Terms are governed by the laws of the jurisdiction in which Frieda Schweky Photography is based, without regard to conflict-of-laws principles.

11. Changes

We may update these Terms from time to time. When we do, we will update the "Last updated" date above. Your continued use of the Site after changes become effective means you accept the updated Terms.

12. Contact

Questions about these Terms? Email hello@friedaschweky.com.