Last Updated: November 09, 2025
Welcome to Skylight Photography L.L.C. ("we," "us," "our," or "Skylight Photography"). These Terms of Use and Privacy Policy ("Terms") govern your access to and use of our website, services, and products (collectively, the "Services"). Please read these Terms carefully before using our Services.
By accessing our website, creating an account, or using our Services, you ("User," "you," "or" "your") agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree to these Terms, you may not use our Services.
Terms of Use
1. Account Registration and Communication
By creating an account on our website, you agree to provide accurate, current, and complete information. You also expressly consent to be contacted by Skylight Photography L.L.C. via phone call, text message (SMS), or email regarding your account, appointments, order updates, website changes, and other non-solicitation communications related to the Services we provide. Standard message and data rates may apply for text messages.
2. Payment Processing
Skylight Photography L.L.C. is committed to protecting your financial information. We do not store, save, or have access to any credit card or banking information on our website or servers. All online payment transactions are processed securely through trusted third-party payment processors, specifically PayPal and Venmo. By making a purchase, you agree to abide by the terms and conditions of the respective payment processor.
3. Intellectual Property and Image Rights
a. Ownership: All photographs, images, digital files, and proofs (collectively, "Images") created, taken, or edited by a photographer working for or under the name of Skylight Photography L.L.C. are the sole and exclusive intellectual property of Skylight Photography L.L.C. We retain all copyrights and ownership rights to the Images in perpetuity.
b. Licensing Grant: Upon the full and final purchase of Images or digital items, Skylight Photography L.L.C. grants the purchasing User a limited, non-exclusive, perpetual, and worldwide license. This license permits the User to print the Images for personal, non-commercial use and share them on personal social media accounts, provided that credit to Skylight Photography L.L.C. is given where possible. This license does not permit the User to sell, sublicense, use for commercial gain, alter, edit, or manipulate the Images beyond basic cropping.
c. Promotional Use by Skylight Photography: By ordering prints or digital images from Skylight Photography L.L.C., you grant us a non-exclusive, perpetual, worldwide, royalty-free license to use any photograph taken or image created from your session. This license allows us to display the Images on our website, social media, and other marketing materials for the express purposes of promoting our business, demonstrating our skill, and for artistic value.
4. User Conduct
All users agree not to engage in any activity that could cause harm to Skylight Photography L.L.C., its owners, employees, or affiliates. Prohibited acts include, but are not limited to, physical or emotional harm, defamation, slander, libel, harassment, or unauthorized use of our intellectual property. We reserve the right to terminate the account and refuse service to any user who violates this clause.
5. Governing Law and Dispute Resolution
These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Missouri. Any legal proceedings arising from the use of our Services will be held in the state and federal courts located in Newton County, Missouri.
6. Changes to Terms
We reserve the right to modify these Terms at any time. We will notify all registered users via email of any major changes to these Terms of Use and/or Privacy Policy. Your continued use of the Services after any such change constitutes your acceptance of the new Terms.
Privacy Policy
7. Our Privacy Commitment
We are committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, and how we protect it. We do not sell or share your personal data with third parties for their marketing purposes.
8. Information We Collect
a. User Information: When you create an account, we collect your First Name, Last Name, Phone Number, and Email Address.
b. Minor's Information: To fulfill our service, we collect the First and Last Name of your child(ren) to ensure their names are correctly associated with and placed on the images we create.
c. Passwords: Your password is not stored as plain text. It is securely hashed using modern encryption standards.
9. How We Use and Protect Your Information
a. To Provide Services: We use your contact information (phone, email) to communicate with you regarding your account, orders, digital images, print issues, or to respond to your questions. We use your child's name only to create and identify their images.
b. Internal Data Verification: We do not sell or share your information. We may, for internal use only, cross-reference the contact information you provide with data from other local sports leagues that we also manage. This is done solely to ensure our contact information for you is current and accurate (e.g., if you update your email with one league, we can update it for your photography account).
c. Data Security: We are committed to ensuring your information is secure. Our website uses a secure SSL certificate (HTTPS) to protect your data during transmission. We take all reasonable measures to protect the personal information stored on our servers.
10. Contact Information
If you have any questions about these Terms or our Privacy Policy, please contact us at support@skylight.photography.
