Privacy Policy
Last updated: 19 October 2026
1. Introduction
IBEMAN respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal data.
This Privacy Policy explains how personal information is collected, used and protected when you visit ibeman.com, contact IBEMAN or subscribe to our newsletter.
IBEMAN is currently a photography portfolio and creative project being developed into a professional photography business.
This policy applies to the website and its associated contact and newsletter services.
2. Who is responsible for your personal data?
IBEMAN is operated under the name Owen McMann.
For questions about this Privacy Policy or how your personal data is handled, please contact:
Email: contact@ibeman.com
IBEMAN will only collect and use personal data for the purposes described in this policy and in accordance with applicable data-protection legislation, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
3. What personal data do we collect?
The information we collect depends on how you interact with the website.
Contact enquiries
When you contact IBEMAN by email or through a contact form, we may collect:
Your name.
Your email address.
The content of your message.
Any additional information you choose to provide.
We use this information to respond to your enquiry and manage our correspondence.
Newsletter subscriptions
If you subscribe to the IBEMAN newsletter, we collect your email address and, where applicable, your subscription preferences.
We use this information to send updates about photography, new work, projects, exhibitions, print releases and other relevant news from IBEMAN.
Subscribing is voluntary, and you can withdraw your consent at any time.
Technical information
When you visit the website, certain technical information may be collected by the website platform or its service providers. Depending on the services enabled, this may include your IP address, browser information, device information and information about how you use the website.
Cookies and similar technologies may also be used, as explained in Section 7.
4. How do we use your personal data?
We process personal data for the following purposes:
PurposeLegal basisResponding to contact enquiriesLegitimate interests in responding to communications, or steps taken at your request before entering into a contract, where applicableSending newslettersYour consentManaging newsletter subscriptions and unsubscribing requestsConsent and applicable legal obligationsMaintaining website security and functionalityLegitimate interests, where applicableUsing optional analytics or tracking technologiesYour consent, where required
We will not use your personal data for unrelated purposes without providing appropriate information and obtaining consent where necessary.
5. Newsletters and email communications
If you subscribe to the IBEMAN newsletter, your email address will be used to send you the updates you have requested.
You can unsubscribe at any time by using the unsubscribe link included in our emails or by contacting contact@ibeman.com.
Once you unsubscribe, we will stop sending you newsletter communications. We may retain the minimum information necessary to record your preference and prevent further unwanted communications, where appropriate.
We will not sell your email address or share it with third parties for their independent marketing purposes.
A third-party email service may be used to manage subscriptions and distribute newsletters. Where applicable, that provider will process personal data in accordance with its contractual obligations and applicable data-protection legislation.
6. Who can access your personal data?
Your personal data may be processed by service providers that help operate the website and its communications.
Depending on the services enabled, these may include:
Website hosting and platform providers.
Newsletter and email distribution providers.
Website analytics providers, where applicable.
Security and technical service providers.
Access is limited to what is necessary to provide these services.
Where a provider processes personal data outside the European Economic Area, appropriate safeguards will be used where required by applicable law.
IBEMAN does not sell personal data.
7. Cookies and similar technologies
The website may use cookies and similar technologies to support its operation, security and functionality.
Depending on the configuration, cookies may also be used to analyse website traffic or measure audience engagement.
Strictly necessary cookies may be used where legally permitted. Non-essential analytics, advertising or tracking cookies will only be used after obtaining consent where required.
You can manage your cookie preferences through the website's cookie settings, where available.
This policy will be updated if the website introduces additional technologies that materially affect how personal data is collected or used.
8. How long do we keep your personal data?
We retain personal data only for as long as necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, subject to applicable legal requirements.
Our general approach is as follows:
Contact enquiries: Retained for as long as necessary to respond and manage the correspondence, normally no longer than 12 months after the last meaningful exchange unless a longer period is justified.
Newsletter subscriptions: Retained while you remain subscribed.
Unsubscription records: Retained for as long as reasonably necessary to respect your decision and prevent further unwanted communications.
Technical information: Retained according to the applicable service provider's settings and the time required for security and operational purposes.
Where information is no longer needed, it will be deleted or anonymised where appropriate.
9. Your data-protection rights
Under applicable data-protection legislation, you may have the right to:
Access the personal data we hold about you.
Request correction of inaccurate information.
Request deletion of your personal data.
Request restriction of certain processing.
Object to processing where the law provides this right.
Withdraw consent at any time where processing is based on consent.
Request the portability of eligible personal data.
Lodge a complaint with the relevant data-protection authority.
To exercise your rights, contact:
We may need to verify your identity before responding to certain requests.
10. Complaints
If you have concerns about how your personal data is handled, please contact us first so that we can try to address them.
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the French data-protection authority:
Commission Nationale de l'Informatique et des Libertés (CNIL)
Website: https://www.cnil.fr/
11. Data security
IBEMAN takes reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect personal data against unauthorised access, loss, misuse or disclosure.
However, no method of electronic transmission or storage can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
12. Third-party websites
The website may contain links to external websites, including social media platforms and other photography-related services.
IBEMAN is not responsible for the privacy practices of external websites. We encourage you to consult their privacy policies when visiting them.
13. Changes to this Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy may be updated as the website and IBEMAN's activities develop.
The date of the latest update will be displayed at the beginning of this page.
Where necessary, we will provide additional information about significant changes to our data-processing practices.
14. Contact
For questions about this Privacy Policy or your personal data, please contact:
IBEMAN — Owen McMann
Email: contact@ibeman.com