This policy describes the small amount of browser storage used by Photos by AI, a public photography portfolio with a separate admin sign-in and upload dashboard. It is a practical site-specific draft, not a guarantee of compliance in every location.

The admin area uses essential authentication cookies to keep an authorized session working. They support sign-in, account security, and access control. They are not advertising cookies and are not used to build a marketing profile.

If you are only browsing the public portfolio, you do not need an account. Blocking essential authentication cookies may prevent the admin area from working correctly.

The site stores a few preferences in your browser's localStorage: the selected visual theme, your essential-only cookie notice acknowledgment, and whether you chose to load an interactive map. These values are used to remember your choice on that browser; they are not a promise that a browser can never be identified by ordinary server logs or third-party requests.

The public site does not currently use marketing trackers, advertising cookies, or an analytics consent category. The notice therefore offers an essential-only choice rather than implying that optional analytics are active.

When enabled, an interactive map is provided by Mapbox. The site waits for your separate Load interactive map choice before rendering the Mapbox map. Mapbox may process technical connection information and the map data required for that feature under its own policies. You can leave the map unloaded and continue reading the page.

You can clear cookies and localStorage through your browser settings. Clearing the preference storage may show the notice again and reset the theme or map choice. Browser controls do not necessarily stop all ordinary server requests needed to deliver a web page.

Official account and privacy contact details will be added before visitor submissions are collected. Until those details are published, do not send sensitive data through the site. The site owner should confirm the final cookie names, providers, durations, and any legally required choices during owner-specific legal review.