PRIVACY POLICY
daviddavidson.uk Privacy Policy
This is the personal web site of photographer David Davidson (who can be contacted at
david@daviddavidson.uk). It is for the sole purpose of displaying examples of his photography.
This Privacy Policy outlines how the web site handles information collected from users who access the website. In essence the web site only gathers information needed to prove a good user experience and for its effective operation. The web site does not require users to register, accept adverts or receive information and does not pass on information except for the operation of the web site.
Reasons for information collection
Collecting information which can identify you personally is necessary to provide you with an acceptable web site experience. When you use the site, you consent to this collection, storage, use, and disclosure of your Personal Information as described in this Privacy Policy.
What information do we collect?
We collect Non-personal, and Personal Information.
Non-personal Information
is un-identified and non-identifiable information about each user which may be made available or gathered as a result of your use of the site. We are not aware of the identity of a user from which this impersonal Information was collected. Non-personal Information which is being collected may include your aggregated usage information and technical information transmitted by your device, including certain software and hardware information (e.g. the type of browser and operating system your device uses, language preference, access time, etc.) in order to enhance the functionality of the web site. We may also collect information about your activity on the Site.
Personal Information identifies an individual or may, with reasonable effort, identify an individual. We collect Personal Information from your device. such as geolocation,, IP address, unique identifiers (e.g. MAC address and UUID) and other information which relates to your activity on the Site.
How do we receive information about you?
We receive your Personal Information from various source, including
cookies when you access or use our site and from third-party providers, for example for traffic analytics.
Use of the information we collect?
We do not rent, sell or share users’ information with third parties, except as described in this Privacy Policy.
We may use the information for statistical and analytical purposes, intended to improve the site, and we may share Personal Information with trusted third-party providers, who may be located in different jurisdictions across the world, to enable them to host and operate the web site.
We may also disclose information if we have good reason to believe that disclosure of such information is necessary to: (i) comply with any applicable law, regulation, legal process; (ii) investigate, detect, or prevent illegal activities, suspected fraud or security issues; (iii) defend against legal claims; (iv) protect our intellectual property rights.
User Rights
Under the GDPR you have the right: to access a copy of the information we hold about you and the nature of its processing; to rectify errors, missing or incomplete data; to delete your information, to restrict processing if your information is inaccurate or unlawful; to object to processing of it; to transfer it to another organisation or you; to withdraw your consent for processing; and to lodge a complaint with an appropriate authority. If you wish more information, please contact david@daviddavidson.uk.
Retention
We will retain your personal information only for as long as necessary to provide our services, and as necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes and enforce our policies. Currently analytics data is held for a maximum of 1 year by the third party company.
Cookies
We and our trusted partners use cookies and other technologies in our related services, including when you visit our site.
A "cookie" is a small piece of information that a website assigns to your device while you are viewing a website. Cookies are very helpful and can be used for various different purposes. These purposes include allowing you to navigate between pages efficiently, enabling automatic activation of certain features, remembering your preferences and making the interaction between you and our Services quicker and easier. Cookies are also used to compile statistical data on your use of our Services.
The Site uses the following types of cookies:
a. 'session cookies' which are stored only temporarily during a browsing session in order to allow normal use of the system and are deleted from your device when the browser is closed;
b. 'persistent cookies ' which are read only by the site, saved on your computer for a fixed period and are not deleted when the browser is closed. Such cookies are used where we need to know who you are for repeat visits, for example to allow us to store your preferences for the next sign-in;
c. 'third-party cookies' which are set by other online services who run content on the page you are viewing, for example by a third-party analytics company who monitor and analyse our web access.
Cookies do not contain any information that personally identifies you, but Personal Information that we store about you may be linked, by us, to the information stored in and obtained from cookies. You may remove the cookies by following the instructions of your device preferences; however, if you choose to disable cookies, some features of our site may not operate properly and your online experience may be limited.
The site uses an analytics tool by "Yandex Metrica” to collect information about the aggregate number of users who visit the site, their country location, and the pages that they visit. This is only used for general interest.
Third-party collection of information
This Privacy Policy does not apply to the practices of third party companies that we do not control, nor to individuals whom we do not employ or manage, including any of the third parties which we may disclose information to, as set out in this Privacy Policy.
How do we safeguard your information?
Although we take reasonable steps to safeguard information, the internet is inherently risky and we cannot be responsible for the acts of those who gain unauthorised access or abuse our site, and we make no warranty, express, implied or otherwise, that we will prevent such access.
Transfer of information outside the EEA
Please note that some information recipients may be located outside the EEA. In such cases we will transfer your information only to such countries (eg the USA) as approved by the European Commission as providing adequate level of data protection, or that enter into legal agreements ensuring an adequate level of data protection.
Advertisements
We do not serve advertisements when you access the site and we do not send any marketing or promotional material.
Updates or amendments to this Privacy Policy
If you have any general questions about the Site or the information we collect about you and how we use it, you can contact us at "david@daviddavidson.uk"
We reserve the right to periodically amend or revise the Privacy Policy; material changes will be effective immediately upon the display of the revised Privacy policy. The last revision will be reflected in the "Last modified" section. Your continued use of the Platform, following the notification of such amendments on our website, constitutes your acknowledgment and consent of such amendments to the Privacy Policy and your agreement to be bound by the terms of such amendments.
Last Modified ! May 2024