Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy explains how Photography Gear Guide ("we", "us", "our"), available at https://photographygear.guide, collects, uses and protects information when you visit our website.

1. Information we collect

We do not require you to create an account and we do not ask for personal information to read our content.

• Information you send us: if you email us, we receive your email address and the contents of your message, which we use only to reply.
• Automatically collected information: like most websites, our hosting provider records standard server log data such as IP address, browser type, referring page and the date and time of the visit. This is used for security and to keep the site running.
• Cookies and similar technologies: used by us and by third parties such as Google, as described below.

2. Cookies

Cookies are small text files stored on your device. We and our advertising partners use cookies and similar technologies to deliver and measure advertising, to limit how often you see an ad, and to help keep the site secure. You can control and delete cookies through your browser settings. Blocking some cookies may affect how the site works.

3. Advertising — Google AdSense

We use Google AdSense to display advertising. In connection with this:

• Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on a user's prior visits to this website or other websites.
• Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to our visitors based on their visit to our site and/or other sites on the Internet.
• You may opt out of personalised advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings. Alternatively, you can opt out of some third-party vendors' use of cookies for personalised advertising by visiting www.aboutads.info.
• Other third-party vendors or ad networks may also use cookies to serve ads on our site.

For more information on how Google uses data, see How Google uses information from sites or apps that use its services.

4. Consent (EEA, UK and Switzerland)

If you visit from the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom or Switzerland, we ask for your consent before personalised advertising cookies are used, via a consent message provided through Google's certified consent management platform. You can change or withdraw your consent at any time using the privacy settings link shown on the site.

5. Your privacy rights

Depending on where you live, you may have rights under laws such as the EU/UK General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) or US state privacy laws (such as the California Consumer Privacy Act as amended by the CPRA). These can include the right to access, correct or delete personal information, to object to or restrict processing, and to opt out of the "sale" or "sharing" of personal information for targeted advertising.

We do not sell personal information for money. To exercise any of these rights, contact us at the address below. Where the data is held by Google, you can also use Google's own tools linked above.

6. Legal basis for processing

Where GDPR applies, we process data on the basis of your consent (for advertising cookies), our legitimate interests (for site security and operation), and to respond to requests you send us.

7. Data retention

We keep emails only as long as needed to handle your request. Server logs are retained by our hosting provider for a limited period for security purposes. Cookie lifetimes are set by the provider that places them.

8. Children's privacy

This website is not directed at children under 13 (or under 16 in the EEA), and we do not knowingly collect personal information from them.

9. External links

Our guides link to external websites such as event organisers and manufacturers. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those sites.

10. Changes to this policy

We may update this policy from time to time. The "Last updated" date at the top shows when it was last changed.

11. Contact

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, email contact@photographygear.guide.