Website Terms and Copyright

Last updated: 21/07/2026

These terms apply when you access or use the Capture the Story website at www.capturethestory.com.au.

By continuing to use this website, you agree to use it in accordance with these terms.

1. Website operator

This website is operated by:

Business name: Capture the Story
Legal owner: Franco Joseph Sauzier
ABN: 37 193 795 887
Email: hello@capturethestory.com.au
Location: Western Australia, Australia

In these terms, “Capture the Story”, “we”, “us” and “our” refer to the business identified above.

2. Website purpose

This website provides information about our photography, visual-storytelling and related creative services.

The website may include:

  • Service descriptions

  • Starting prices

  • Portfolio photographs

  • Client stories

  • Articles

  • Package information

  • Enquiry forms

  • Links to client galleries

  • Links to social-media accounts

  • General information about our process

Website content is general information only and may not address the specific requirements of every project.

3. Enquiries and bookings

Submitting an enquiry does not create a confirmed booking.

A booking is only confirmed when the requirements stated in the relevant quote, agreement and Booking Terms and Conditions have been completed.

Availability shown or discussed before confirmation may change.

4. Quotes and pricing

Prices published on the website may be:

  • Starting prices

  • Example package prices

  • Subject to project requirements

  • Subject to travel, venue, licensing or additional-service costs

A final price will be provided through a quote or agreement after we understand the project requirements.

Capture the Story is not currently registered for GST. No GST is added to the quoted price.

We may update website pricing at any time. Changes will not alter a quote already accepted unless the client requests a change in scope or both parties otherwise agree.

5. Accuracy of information

We take reasonable care to keep website content accurate and current.

However:

  • Information may occasionally contain an error.

  • Services, packages and availability may change.

  • Images may display differently depending on the device or screen.

  • Older articles may not reflect our current services or pricing.

  • Website information may be updated without notice.

Please contact us before relying on information that is material to a booking or commercial decision.

6. Copyright ownership

Unless otherwise stated, the content on this website is owned by Capture the Story, the applicable photographer or another identified copyright owner.

Protected content may include:

  • Photographs

  • Video

  • Written copy

  • Articles

  • Graphics

  • Logos

  • Branding

  • Page layouts

  • Illustrations

  • Downloadable files

  • Audio

  • Website design elements

The appearance of content on this website does not transfer ownership or grant an unrestricted licence to use it.

7. Permitted website use

You may:

  • Browse the website

  • View our portfolio when considering our services

  • Share links to publicly available pages

  • Contact us to request permission or a licence

  • Print a page for your private, non-commercial reference

You must not, without prior written permission:

  • Download portfolio images

  • Copy or republish photographs

  • Screenshot photographs for reuse

  • Use website images on social media

  • Use content in advertising

  • Remove watermarks, credits or copyright notices

  • Sell or license website content

  • Reproduce substantial portions of the website

  • Present our photographs or written material as your own

  • Train an artificial-intelligence system using our content

  • Scrape or systematically extract website content

  • Alter images in a way that misrepresents our work

  • Use content for unlawful, defamatory or misleading purposes

8. Client use of photographs

A client’s right to use photographs is governed by the licence in their quote, agreement or Booking Terms and Conditions.

The presence of a photograph on this website does not expand or replace the licence granted to a client.

Clients should contact us before using photographs for a purpose not expressly included in their agreement.

9. Copyright concerns

If you believe that material on this website infringes your copyright or has been used without appropriate permission, contact:

Email: hello@capturethestory.com.au

Please include:

  • Your name and contact details

  • Identification of the relevant material

  • The website page where it appears

  • An explanation of your rights or concern

  • Any supporting information

We will review the request and respond within a reasonable period.

10. Client names, logos and third-party material

Names, logos, trademarks and other materials belonging to clients or third parties remain the property of their respective owners.

Their appearance on this website may reflect photography work completed for that client or permission to display the material.

Unless expressly stated, the appearance of a person, organisation, brand or logo does not necessarily imply endorsement of Capture the Story.

11. Portfolio subjects and image requests

We aim to display photographs in accordance with the permissions applying to each project.

A person who appears in an image and has a genuine privacy, safety or consent concern may contact us at hello@capturethestory.com.au.

Please identify the photograph and explain the concern. We will review requests individually and may need to verify the requester’s identity or relationship to the image.

12. User submissions

When you send information through an enquiry form, email or other website feature, you agree that:

  • The information is accurate to the best of your knowledge.

  • You have authority to provide any information relating to another person.

  • The submission is not unlawful, abusive, misleading or malicious.

  • The submission does not contain harmful code.

Sending an enquiry does not give us ownership of your pre-existing intellectual property.

You grant us permission to use the information to assess and respond to your enquiry and, where a booking proceeds, to provide the agreed services.

13. Acceptable use

You must not use this website to:

  • Break the law

  • Infringe another person’s rights

  • Attempt unauthorised access

  • Disrupt website functionality

  • Introduce malware or harmful code

  • Harvest personal information

  • Send spam

  • Impersonate another person

  • Submit false or fraudulent enquiries

  • Scrape content using automated systems

  • Place an unreasonable load on the website or its infrastructure

We may restrict access or report activity where misuse is suspected.

14. External links

This website may contain links to:

  • Social-media platforms

  • Client galleries

  • Payment providers

  • Booking tools

  • Third-party businesses

  • External articles or resources

External websites are operated independently and may have their own terms, privacy policies and security practices.

We are not responsible for third-party content or services merely because a link appears on our website.

15. Social-media platforms and embedded content

Embedded social-media content may allow the relevant platform to collect information about visitors.

Your use of Instagram, TikTok, YouTube or another social platform is governed by that platform’s own terms and privacy policy.

16. Website availability

We aim to keep the website reasonably available and secure.

We do not guarantee that:

  • The website will always be available

  • Every feature will operate without interruption

  • The website will be free from all errors

  • Third-party integrations will always function

  • Content will be compatible with every device or browser

We may suspend, modify or discontinue parts of the website for maintenance, security or business reasons.

17. Security

You must not attempt to bypass website security or gain unauthorised access to:

  • Website administration

  • Forms

  • Client galleries

  • Private pages

  • Business accounts

  • Another person’s information

Suspected security issues should be reported privately to hello@capturethestory.com.au.

18. Privacy

Personal information collected through this website is handled in accordance with our Privacy Policy.

Our Privacy Policy is available at:

https://www.capturethestory.com.au/privacy-policy

19. Booking terms

Photography bookings are also governed by our Booking Terms and Conditions and any project-specific quote or agreement.

Our Booking Terms and Conditions are available at:

https://www.capturethestory.com.au/booking-terms-and-conditions

20. Consumer rights

Nothing in these Website Terms excludes, restricts or modifies any right or remedy that cannot lawfully be excluded under the Australian Consumer Law or other applicable legislation.

21. Liability

To the extent permitted by law, Capture the Story is not responsible for loss caused solely by:

  • Temporary website unavailability

  • A third-party website or service

  • Unauthorised misuse of website content

  • A user failing to verify material information before making a decision

  • Circumstances outside our reasonable control

Nothing in these terms excludes liability where it would be unlawful to do so.

22. Changes to the website

We may change:

  • Website content

  • Services

  • Packages

  • Prices

  • Portfolio images

  • Page structure

  • These Website Terms

Changes to these terms apply from the date the updated version is published.

23. Governing law

These Website Terms are governed by the laws of Western Australia and applicable Commonwealth laws of Australia.

24. Contact

Questions about these terms, website content or copyright may be directed to:

Capture the Story
Franco Joseph Sauzier
ABN 37 193 795 887
hello@capturethestory.com.au
Western Australia, Australia

© 2026 Capture the Story. All rights reserved.