Unauthorised photography within my home and sharing of the photographs

[Changerofthename1]

I found out that a contractor has taken photographs of the inside of my home that I did not authorise, one of them has got my child in the corner I’m fucking furious about. Obviously it’s gone from one employees phone to another and then it’s been forwarded onto who is thinks is me but actually I’m using an email address that isn’t the one that he would have on my contract if that makes sense so I think he’s on thin ice with that.

This can’t be legal surely ?

Op. Presumably they didn't barge in uninvited? So they came to the door, you said they could come in and they started taking photos. Did you say anything to them? And is your child's face in the photo?

OP how do you feel about the cctv that captures images of you and your child everywhere you go?

The only way this could possibly be wrong would be if they were using the photos in a commercial capacity (I.e. selling the photo). They're not. They took a photo of their worksite to share a situation with their manager/client (you). Quite frankly you're sounding completely irrational.

If anybody is going to court it will be me pursuing them not the other way round they have my money.

"I don’t care whether they were in the wrong they aren’t obviously going to be invited back so as far as I’m concerned they tore up the contract for them to have the audacity to photograph I’m sorry I think it’s disgusting"

I'm pretty sure they'll be pleased to hear they aren't going to be invited back

I’m in a public place then I don’t have the right to privacy and I am aware of that.

Nope they'd take a photo to prove they couldn't incase you say it never happened

I used to work with someone who was unable to explain things in a clear way, you remind me of them OP

So you walked off, expecting the contractor to follow you but you left your toddler alone in the hallway?

That's a plot twist! You've paid them but they are refusing to do the work? On what grounds?

They literally took a picture to show their boss why they couldn't do the work? Is that it?

I can already smell the compensation claim from the OP

No toddler was in the front room watching CBeebies. Completely unaware that it was about to be photographed. Not smiling or anything

Pretty much what I was thinking.

They therefore have evidence they can use if/when you do so to show that you were in breach of contract. They will almost certainly be entitled to hold on to at least some of your money. Depending on how much you have paid and the cost to them of your breach, you may owe them money.

No I just want my money back and my kid not photographed in their own home.

You are getting het up over nothing. Time to calm down. They've taken a photo of your child, you can ask them to blur that or, if it still gives the evidence they want they can crop the photo.

Unless you told them not to photograph anything before they came in, they can take photos. Even if you told them not to and they did anyway, you have no right to ask for the photos to be destroyed. They belong to the photographer.

If they'd snuck around and took photos of you in the bath (expectation of privacy) you might have a point.

However, you invited them in. You can ask them to leave if they take photos but that's it.

They've come to do a job but couldn't complete it. They've taken photos as evidence. I think you need to focus on why your property was not ready for the work to be completed.

The fact that your kid was in the photo is incidental.

They weren't deliberately photographing your toddler.

But why couldn't the contractor do the work?

Wouldn't it have been more sensible to sort out whatever was preventing the contractor from carrying out the work?

Did you have a discussion with the contractor themselves before they left?

So you showed them what needed doing - did they then say they couldn't and you disagreed? For arguments sake:

You: 'The new carpet is to be laid in this room'
Them: 'We can't do it because you need to move the sideboard out of the way'
You: 'You can move the sideboard into the kitchen.'
Them: 'We can't move the sideboard because the telly is in the way' (etc)

I'm trying to work out how it got to a photo being needed.

We need a diagram op. I'm confused - your kid is in the lounge watching tv, the builders are in the hall and you're at the back of the house? Why did you take them to the back of the house when they needed to photograph the living room? I'm so confused!

What was stopping them? Your child?

Why did you walk away to the back of the house if the work was to be done at the front?

Completely unaware that it was about to be photographed. Not smiling or anything

Would it have helped if had been beaming for the camera?