Terms and conditions
Last updated: 30 July 2026
1. About this website
This website is operated by João Pedreda, acting as a sole trader under the trading name PortoPhoto.
References to “PortoPhoto” or “the studio” in these Terms refer to João Pedreda operating under the PortoPhoto trading name.
Contact
Email: hello@portophoto.com
2. Acceptance of these Terms
By accessing or using this website, you agree to these Terms and Conditions of Website Use.
You should stop using the website if you do not agree with these Terms.
These Terms apply to the use of this website. Photography, video, production, licensing, and related services will normally be governed by a separate written proposal, estimate, booking confirmation, licence, or contract.
3. Information provided on the website
The website provides general information about:
PortoPhoto
Photography and video services
The studio’s working approach
Portfolio projects
Journal articles
Availability and contact methods
Website content is provided for general information and does not constitute:
A binding quotation
A contractual offer
A guarantee of availability
A commitment to accept an assignment
Legal, financial, technical, or other professional advice
A guarantee that a particular price, production level, result, deliverable, or schedule will apply to every project
Project scope, pricing, dates, expenses, deliverables, licensing, payment terms, cancellation terms, and other conditions will be agreed separately in writing.
4. Enquiries and project discussions
Submitting a contact form, project-enquiry form, email, message, brief, or other information does not create a contract.
No assignment is confirmed until the relevant scope, fees, dates, intended uses, payment terms, and other conditions have been accepted in writing.
PortoPhoto may accept or decline an enquiry, subject to applicable law.
Availability is not reserved until it has been confirmed in writing and any required booking payment has been received.
5. Estimates and quotations
Any estimate, quotation, or proposal provided in response to an enquiry may be based on the information available at that time.
Fees, expenses, timing, production requirements, and deliverables may change if:
The scope changes
The schedule changes
Additional locations or participants are added
Further production support is required
Travel or access requirements change
The intended use changes
Relevant information was incomplete or inaccurate
The applicable project agreement or written confirmation will take precedence over general information published on the website.
6. Website accuracy and availability
PortoPhoto aims to keep the website accurate, secure, and available, but does not guarantee that:
All content will always be complete, current, or error-free
The website will always be available without interruption
Every feature will function on every browser or device
Portfolio examples represent every assignment type or production level
Every service will be available in every location or on every date
External links or embedded services will remain available
PortoPhoto may update, correct, remove, suspend, or replace website content at any time.
7. Intellectual property
Unless otherwise stated, all website content is owned by, licensed to, or used with permission by PortoPhoto or the relevant rights holder.
This includes:
Photographs
Video
Audio
Graphics
Logos and branding
Written content
Page layouts
Project descriptions
Downloads
Other creative or technical materials
Website content may not be copied, downloaded, reproduced, adapted, published, distributed, sold, licensed, scraped, or otherwise exploited without prior written permission from the relevant rights holder, except where permitted by law.
Website content may not be used for machine-learning training, dataset creation, image generation, automated analysis, or similar computational purposes without prior written permission.
Viewing this website does not transfer ownership of any content or grant a licence to use it.
8. Portfolio content
Portfolio work may include material created for:
Clients
Agencies
Organisations
Collaborators
Publications
Events
Cultural programmes
Independent projects
Project names, credits, descriptions, and related information are provided for identification and context.
Their inclusion does not necessarily imply:
Endorsement of PortoPhoto by the person or organisation shown
An ongoing commercial relationship
Responsibility for this website by a featured client, venue, participant, or organisation
PortoPhoto may update or remove portfolio material where appropriate.
9. Permitted use of the website
You may access and view this website for personal, professional, and informational purposes.
You must not:
Use the website unlawfully or fraudulently
Attempt to gain unauthorised access to the website, server, forms, accounts, or systems
Introduce malware, harmful code, or automated attacks
Interfere with the website’s security, availability, or operation
Copy or systematically extract website content
Scrape images, text, metadata, or project information
Misrepresent PortoPhoto, its services, or its work
Use website forms to send spam, abusive content, unlawful material, or unsolicited promotions
Use website content in a manner that infringes intellectual-property, privacy, confidentiality, or other legal rights
10. Information and files submitted by users
You are responsible for the information and files you submit through the website.
By submitting material, you confirm that:
You are entitled to provide it
Its submission does not infringe another person’s rights
It does not contain unlawful, malicious, fraudulent, or misleading content
PortoPhoto may review and use it as reasonably necessary to respond to your enquiry or assess a proposed assignment
Do not submit confidential, sensitive, or restricted information unless it is genuinely necessary and an appropriate method of transmission has been agreed.
PortoPhoto is not required to retain unsolicited submissions or project enquiries indefinitely.
11. External links and embedded services
The website may include links to, or embedded content from, third-party websites and services.
These may include:
YouTube
Google Maps
Social-media platforms
File-delivery services
Other external websites
PortoPhoto does not control and is not responsible for third-party:
Content
Availability
Terms
Privacy practices
Security
Statements
Services
A link or embedded item does not necessarily mean that PortoPhoto endorses the relevant third party.
12. Website security
You must not attempt to:
Circumvent website security
Test vulnerabilities without permission
Access restricted areas
Interfere with form protection
Disrupt hosting or server infrastructure
Extract information through automated or abusive requests
PortoPhoto may block, restrict, or report activity that appears malicious, unlawful, abusive, or harmful to the website or its users.
13. Liability
PortoPhoto uses reasonable care in operating the website and preparing its content.
To the fullest extent permitted by law, PortoPhoto will not be responsible for losses arising solely from:
Reliance on general information published on the website
Temporary website unavailability
Technical faults outside PortoPhoto’s reasonable control
Third-party websites or services
Unauthorised use of the website by another person
Malware or harmful material introduced by third parties despite reasonable precautions
A visitor’s failure to maintain appropriate device, browser, or security protections
Nothing in these Terms excludes or limits liability where doing so would be unlawful.
Any liability relating to an agreed photography, video, or production assignment will be governed by the relevant project agreement rather than these website-use Terms.
14. Privacy and cookies
Personal data collected through the website is handled in accordance with the PortoPhoto Privacy Policy.
The website uses services provided by organisations including Bluehost, Cloudflare, Google, and Elementor for purposes including:
Website hosting
Website security
Email
Form functionality
Analytics
Spam prevention
Embedded video
Mapping
Further information is available in the Privacy Policy and through the website’s cookie controls.
15. Consumer rights
Nothing in these Terms affects any mandatory rights available to consumers under applicable law.
Questions or complaints can be sent to:
16. Governing law and jurisdiction
These Terms are governed by Portuguese law.
Any dispute relating to the use of this website will be subject to the jurisdiction of the competent Portuguese courts, without prejudice to any mandatory consumer-protection rules or jurisdictional rights that apply.
17. Changes to these Terms
PortoPhoto may update these Terms to reflect changes in:
The website
Services
Business operations
Technology providers
Legal or regulatory requirements
The current version and its latest revision date will be published on this page.
18. Contact
Questions about these Terms can be sent to:
João Pedreda, operating as PortoPhoto
Email: hello@portophoto.com