Privacy Policy

Last Updated: December 16, 2024
Effective Date: December 16, 2024

This Privacy Policy describes how Digital Photography Life (“we,” “us,” or “our”) collects, uses, and protects your information when you use our website https://www.digitalphotography.life (the “Service”).

Your Consent

By accessing or using our Service, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with any part of this policy, please do not use our Service.

Information We Collect

We collect several types of information for various purposes to provide and improve our Service to you:

Automatically Collected Information

  • Log data (IP address, browser type, pages visited, timestamps, referring/exit pages)
  • Device information (operating system, unique device identifiers, mobile device information)
  • Usage data (interaction with our content, search queries, browsing patterns)
  • Location data (country, region, city based on IP address)
  • Performance data (page load times, error logs)

Information You Provide

  • Contact information when using our contact form
  • Comments and feedback you choose to submit
  • Email addresses for newsletter subscriptions
  • Account information if you create an account
  • Any other information you voluntarily provide

Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We and our partners use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our Service and hold certain information. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our Service.

How We Use Your Information

We use the collected information for:

  • Providing and maintaining our Service
  • Improving our content and user experience
  • Analyzing usage patterns and trends
  • Communicating with you
  • Addressing technical issues
  • Personalizing content and advertisements
  • Preventing fraud and ensuring security
  • Complying with legal obligations
  • Processing your requests and transactions
  • Sending newsletters and marketing communications (with your consent)

Legal Basis for Processing

We process your information based on:

  • Your consent
  • Performance of a contract
  • Legitimate business interests
  • Legal obligations

Data Retention

We retain your information for as long as needed to provide our services and comply with our legal obligations. When no longer needed, we will dispose of your information in a secure manner.

Data Protection

We implement appropriate technical and organizational security measures to protect your information. We regularly review and update our security practices to help protect your data.

Third-Party Services

Our Service uses third-party services that may collect information used to identify you. The key services we use include:

Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics to analyze the use of our website. Google Analytics gathers information about website use by means of cookies. The information gathered relating to our website is used to create reports about the use of our website. Google’s privacy policy is available at: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/

Kit.com (formerly Convert Kit)

We use Kit.com for email newsletter services and marketing communications. When you subscribe to our newsletter or interact with Kit.com forms on our website, they collect information such as:

  • Email address
  • Name (if provided)
  • Subscription preferences
  • Interaction data with our emails Kit.com’s privacy policy is available at their website.

Akismet

We use Akismet to protect our comment system from spam. When you submit a comment, Akismet collects data including:

  • Comment author’s IP address
  • User agent string
  • Referrer
  • Comment content Akismet’s privacy policy is available at their website.

Additional Third-Party Services

We also use:

  • Hosting providers
  • Content delivery networks (CDNs)
  • Security services
  • Payment processors (if applicable)
  • Ezoic (as detailed below)

Each of these services may collect and process your data according to their own privacy policies. We recommend reviewing the privacy policies of these services for more detailed information about their data practices.

Ezoic Services

Ezoic Services
This website uses the services of Ezoic Inc. (“Ezoic”), including to manage third-party interest-based advertising. Ezoic may employ a variety of technologies on this website, including tools to serve content, display advertisements and enable advertising to visitors of this website, which may utilize first and third-party cookies.
A cookie is a small text file sent to your device by a web server that enables the website to remember information about your browsing activity. First-party cookies are created by the site you are visiting, while third-party cookies are set by domains other than the one you're visiting. Ezoic and our partners may place third-party cookies, tags, beacons, pixels, and similar technologies to monitor interactions with advertisements and optimize ad targeting. Please note that disabling cookies may limit access to certain content and features on the website, and rejecting cookies does not eliminate advertisements but will result in non-personalized advertising. You can find more information about cookies and how to manage them here.
The following information may be collected, used, and stored in a cookie when serving personalized ads:

  • IP address
  • Operating system type and version
  • Device type
  • Language preferences
  • Web browser type
  • Email (in a hashed or encrypted form)
Ezoic and its partners may use this data in combination with information that has been independently collected to deliver targeted advertisements across various platforms and websites. Ezoic’s partners may also gather additional data, such as unique IDs, advertising IDs, geolocation data, usage data, device information, traffic data, referral sources, and interactions between users and websites or advertisements, to create audience segments for targeted advertising across different devices, browsers, and apps. You can find more information about interest-based advertising and how to manage them here.
You can view Ezoic’s privacy policy here, or for additional information about Ezoic’s advertising and other partners, you can view Ezoic’s advertising partners here.

Your Rights

You have the right to:

  • Access your personal data
  • Request correction of inaccurate data
  • Request deletion of your data
  • Object to processing of your data
  • Request restriction of processing
  • Request data portability
  • Opt-out of marketing communications
  • Withdraw consent at any time
  • Lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority

International Data Transfers

Your information may be transferred to and maintained on computers located outside of your state, province, country, or other governmental jurisdiction where data protection laws may differ. We ensure appropriate safeguards are in place for such transfers.

Children’s Privacy

Our Service does not address anyone under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 13. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with personal data, please contact us.

California Privacy Rights

California residents have additional rights regarding their personal information under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). Please contact us for more information.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by:

  • Posting the new Privacy Policy on this page
  • Updating the “Last Updated” date Changes become effective when posted, and your continued use of the Service after such changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us:

This Privacy Policy is effective as of the date stated at the top of this page.