Privacy Policy

Effective Date: 07/01/2025

This privacy policy describes how we collect, use, and protect your personal information when you use our website, Editorial Photos LLC., available at https://editorialphotos.org.

1. Information We Collect

We may collect the following types of personal and non-personal information:

• Contact Information
  When you leave a comment, we may collect your name, email address, and IP address.
• Usage Data
  We use Google Analytics to collect anonymized data on pages visited, time spent, device type, and geographic region.
• Cookies and Tracking Technologies
  We use cookies to improve your experience and gather analytics data.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use your data to:

• Publish and manage user-submitted comments.
• Respond to inquiries or feedback.
• Analyze traffic and usage patterns via Google Analytics.
• Prevent spam and detect misuse.

3. Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics to better understand how visitors interact with the site. Google may use cookies and collect data per its own privacy policy.
You can opt out via the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

4. Sharing of Data

We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal information. We may share data only when required by law or to protect the site’s integrity.

5. Contact Form Disclosures

When you submit a message through a contact or comment form:

• The data you enter (e.g., name, email, and message) is sent to our web server.
• We may store this data to respond to your inquiry or moderate content.
• Your IP address is collected to protect against spam.

We do not use contact form submissions for marketing unless you explicitly opt in.

6. Data Retention

We retain personal data only as long as necessary to:

• Fulfill the purpose for which it was collected (e.g., display a comment or respond to an inquiry).
• Comply with legal obligations or defend legal claims.

Comment Data: Stored indefinitely unless deleted by request or during site maintenance.
Analytics Data: Retained by Google per its own default retention policy.
Contact Messages: Typically deleted after 12 months unless needed longer for follow-up.

You may request deletion of your data at any time by contacting: contact@editorialphotos.org

7. Your Rights

If you’ve left comments on the site, you can request:

• A copy of the data we have about you.
• That we delete any of your personal data.

To make such requests, email us at: contact@editorialphotos.org

8. Data Security

We use reasonable security measures to protect your data, including encrypted connections (HTTPS) and anti-spam protections.

9. Children’s Privacy

Our website is not intended for children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children.

10. Changes to This Policy

We may update this policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated effective date.