Photographicon

Legal Information & Privacy Policy

Copyright

Unless otherwise stated all content comprising this web site are the copyright of Photographicon, and all photographic images are the copyright of Dominic Search, All Rights Reserved. Reproduction or use of any image requires prior written permission.

Fair use for not-for-profit purposes will usually be freely given; please observe the courtesy of asking first – unbranded high resolution versions are available if you do. Commercial (for-profit) use of Photographicon images usually requires payment at reasonable rates – please contact us to discuss.

Disclaimer

Whilst great effort has gone into creating and maintaining this website, Photographicon offers no warranty in respect of the accuracy of any information contained within – it is provided in good faith on a best-effort basis. Photographicon will not accept liability for any injury, loss, or damage suffered as a result of any use of the information, material, or other content comprising this web site.

Privacy Policy

This privacy policy will explain how Photographicon (https://photographicon.com/) uses the personal data we collect from you when you use our website or contact us.

What data do we collect?

We collect the following data:

  • Personal identification information (Name, Email address, and any other information you include) only if you communicate with us by email.
  • If you leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
  • If you leave a comment on the site an anonymised string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service Privacy Policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
  • Anonymised information (IP address, pages visited, site search terms, tracking cookies) about the way you interact with our website but which cannot be used to personally identify you.

How do we collect your data?

You directly provide us with most of the data we collect. We collect data and process data when you:

  • Provide feedback or otherwise communicate with us via email.
  • Use or view our website via your browser’s cookies.

How will we use your data?

We collect your data so that we can:

  • Send you updates which we think you might like about us and what we do.
  • Answer the queries or feedback that you send to us.
  • Analyse the ways in which our website is being used.

We will not share your personal data with our other organisations except where it is strictly necessary to carry out these activities. We do not use your data to track you or for advertising purposes. We have configured Google Analytics as far as possible to not do so either.

How do we store your data?

We securely stores your personal data as follows:

  • Name, Email address, and previous messages communicated directly with you is stored in our Google Mail account until you request that we delete it.
  • Anonymised data within web server logs is stored at our web hosting company Gandi in France for up to 90 days in full and in a highly summarised analytic format indefinitely.
  • Anonymised data is also stored in a our Google Analytics account in a summarised format indefinitely.

Marketing

We do not collect any data about you for marketing purposes.

What are your data protection rights?

We would like to make sure you are fully aware of all of your data protection rights. Every user is entitled to the following:

  • The right to access – You have the right to request copies of your personal data that we hold. We may charge you a small fee for this service.
  • The right to rectification – You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate. You also have the right to request us to complete the information you believe is incomplete.
  • The right to erasure – You have the right to request that we erase your personal data, under certain conditions. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
  • The right to restrict processing – You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
  • The right to object to processing – You have the right to object to us processing your personal data, under certain conditions.
  • The right to data portability – You have the right to request that we transfer the data that we have collected to another organisation, or directly to you, under certain conditions.

If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you. If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us at our email: eye@photographicon.com

Cookies

Cookies are text files placed on your computer to collect standard Internet log information and visitor behaviour information. When you visit our websites, we may collect information from you automatically through cookies or similar technology. For further information, visit allaboutcookies.org.

How do we use cookies?

We use cookies in a range of ways to improve your experience on our website, including:

  • Remembering your specific cookie consent settings.
  • Understanding how you use our website so we can improve it.
  • If you leave a comment on our site you may opt in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies which will last for one year.
  • If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
  • If you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
  • If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.

What types of cookies do we use?

There are a number of different types of cookies, however, our website uses:

  • Necessary / Functional – We use these cookies so that we recognise you on our website and remember your previously selected preferences. These could include what language you prefer and what your cookie consent preferences are.
  • 3rd Party / Analytic – We deploy Google Analytics to help us understanding your journey through our website, and this uses anonymised tracking cookies.  We try to minimise the use of invasive tracking, for instance by not enabling demographic or interest analytic features, and by honouring “Do not track” browser settings.
  • 3rd Party / Advertising – We does not uses this type cookie.

How to manage cookies

When you first visit our website you will be asked for your consent to store the above types of cookies in your browser.  We will remember your choice for 12 months before asking you again.  If at any time you wish to review or change your consent settings, please visit our  Cookie Consent Manager.

Privacy policies of other websites

Our website contains links to other websites. Our privacy policy applies only to our website, so if you click on a link to another website, you should read their privacy policy.

Changes to our privacy policy

We keep our privacy policy under regular review and place any updates on this web page. This privacy policy was last updated on 26 October 2026.

How to contact us

If you have any questions about our privacy policy, the data we hold on you, or you would like to exercise one of your data protection rights, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Email us at: eye@photographicon.com

How to contact the appropriate authority

Should you wish to report a complaint or if you feel that Our Organisation has not addressed your concern in a satisfactory manner, you may contact the Information Commissioner’s Office.

Phone: 0303 123 1113
Address: https://ico.org.uk/global/contact-us/

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