Privacy Policy

We use Google Analytics 4 to understand how the site is used in aggregate — which pages are visited, roughly where visitors come from, and which devices they use. This helps us decide what to write and what to fix.

Google Analytics sets cookies and collects measurement data such as a truncated IP address, pages viewed, and general device and browser information. It does not know who you are, and we never combine this data with anything that could identify you. The information is processed by Google as described in Google's privacy policy. You can opt out across all sites with the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

This site is supported in part by display advertising served by third-party ad networks, including Google AdSense. These networks may use cookies and similar technologies to serve ads and, where permitted, to show ads based on your prior visits to this and other websites.

Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads based on your visits to this site and others. You can control the ads you see and opt out of personalised advertising through Google's Ad Settings and, for participating networks, through aboutads.info or youronlinechoices.eu. Depending on your location, you may be shown a consent notice that lets you accept or reject personalised ads before they load.

Some pages contain affiliate links to products — for example through the Amazon Associates programme. If you follow one of these links and make a purchase, we may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. Following an affiliate link may set cookies controlled by the retailer so the purchase can be attributed. We only ever link to products we consider genuinely relevant. See our affiliate disclosure for the full explanation.

We do not sell your personal data. We do not rent it, trade it, or share it with anyone except the service providers named above (analytics and advertising) acting on our behalf to operate the site. We do not ask you to create an account, and we do not run a newsletter or collect email addresses through the site — if you email us, we use your message only to reply.

The cookies on this site come from the analytics and advertising services described above; the tools themselves do not require cookies to work. You can block or delete cookies in your browser's settings at any time, and you can use the opt-out links above to limit analytics and personalised advertising. Doing so will not affect your ability to use the metadata tools.

Depending on where you live, you may have rights to access, correct, or delete personal data held about you, or to object to certain processing. Because we hold no account data and never receive your photos, the main data involved is the analytics and advertising data handled by the third parties named above; their own policies explain how to exercise those rights against them. You can also contact us with any request and we will help where we can.

We may update this policy as the site changes — for example if we add or remove a service. When we do, we will revise the effective date at the top of this page.

This site is operated by Pond Software. Questions about privacy can be sent to mjpond@gmail.com or through our contact page.