Privacy

Privacy policy

A practical description of what the Photos by AI public portfolio and its admin tools may handle, why it is used, and where owner-specific details still need to be added.

Last updated 27 October 2026. This is a practical, site-specific general draft for owner-specific legal review; it is not a guarantee of compliance.

What this site is

Photos by AI is a public photography portfolio. Visitors can browse public photography pages, travel views, discovery views, and related site information. A separate admin sign-in and upload dashboard is used to manage site content.

This page describes the current site setup in plain language. It is not a promise that every legal requirement in every place is satisfied, and it does not name an owner, legal entity, jurisdiction, or contact address that has not been provided.

Information the site may handle

Depending on how you use the site, the site may handle the following categories of information:

  • Ordinary server logs and technical request information needed to operate, secure, and troubleshoot the site.
  • For authorized admin activity, account sign-in information and essential authentication cookie data.
  • Uploaded photos and associated metadata, including titles, descriptions, capture details, and locations when those details are supplied or retained with an upload.
  • Local browser settings, such as the selected theme and the site's essential-only cookie preference, stored in localStorage rather than sent as a marketing profile.

How the information is used

The site uses this information to show the public portfolio, operate the admin sign-in and upload dashboard, display photo metadata and locations where configured, maintain security, and diagnose technical problems. The site does not currently enable marketing trackers or advertising cookies.

Public uploads and their displayed metadata may be visible to anyone who visits the relevant public page. Do not upload or submit information that you expect to remain private, and do not send sensitive personal data through the site.

Interactive maps and Mapbox

When an interactive map is enabled, the site can load Mapbox, a third-party map provider, to render map tiles, styles, or location features. The map is gated so it remains unloaded until you choose Load interactive map. Mapbox may receive technical connection information and the map data needed to provide that feature under its own terms and privacy documentation.

You can continue to read the surrounding page without loading an interactive map. Mapbox is not used as a marketing or advertising tracker by this site.

Cookies and local storage

Essential authentication cookies support the admin sign-in area. The public site also uses localStorage for the visual theme, the essential-only cookie notice preference, and the choice to load interactive maps. These settings are described in more detail in the cookie policy.

Sharing, access, and security

Public gallery content is intentionally available to visitors. Admin content and dashboard actions are intended for authorized users. The site uses reasonable technical measures for its current setup, but no internet service can promise absolute security or uninterrupted availability.

The site may use service providers needed to host, store, secure, or display the site and its uploads. This draft does not invent a provider list, a data retention period, or a legal transfer mechanism; those details need owner-specific review.

Rights requests and contact details

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. Once the official details are available, use them to ask about access, correction, deletion, or another applicable privacy request. Requests may need enough information to identify the relevant account or content, but should not include unnecessary sensitive information.

Changes and legal review

The site may update this page when its data practices change. The date above identifies this draft. The site owner should complete a legal review, add official ownership and contact details, confirm provider and retention details, and select any required governing-law language before relying on this policy.