Privacy & Cookies

Who we are

This website is operated by Tim Olin, a photographer specialising in sailing and marine photography.

Website: olinphoto.co.uk
Email: tim@olinphoto.co.uk

Information we collect

When you contact us through the website, we may collect your name, email address and any information you include in your message. We use this information to respond to your enquiry, including questions about photographs, image licensing or purchases.

If you leave a comment on a gallery post, WordPress may collect the information entered in the comments form, together with your IP address and browser information to help detect spam. Approved comments may be displayed publicly alongside the name you provide.

Our hosting provider may also record technical information, such as IP addresses, browser details and access times, for security, troubleshooting and website operation.

How we use your information

  • To respond to enquiries and requests.
  • To discuss photography, image purchases and licensing.
  • To manage comments and prevent spam.
  • To maintain the security and operation of the website.
  • To understand website usage, if optional analytics are enabled with the appropriate consent.

Depending on the activity, we process personal information because it is necessary to respond to your request, take steps towards a transaction, or pursue legitimate interests in maintaining a secure website. Where consent is required, such as for non-essential analytics cookies, we will request it separately.

Cookies

Cookies are small files stored on your device that help websites operate and, where enabled, measure how they are used.

This website may use essential cookies for WordPress functionality, comment preferences and security. These do not generally require consent when strictly necessary for the service you request.

We also intend to use Google Analytics to understand which pages and photography galleries are visited. Google Analytics is not currently enabled. Before enabling it, we will update this policy and configure the website’s consent controls so that analytics cookies are not set before the required consent is given.

You can manage or delete cookies through your browser settings. Where optional cookies are used, the website will provide appropriate consent controls.

Sharing information

We do not sell your personal information. Information may be processed by service providers involved in hosting, delivering website messages, preventing spam and maintaining the website. Where analytics services are enabled, their providers may also process relevant information as described in this policy.

How long information is kept

We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected, including responding to enquiries, maintaining relevant correspondence and meeting any applicable legal obligations. Published comments may remain visible until they are removed or the relevant content is deleted.

Your rights

Under UK data protection law, you may have rights to access, correct or delete personal information, restrict or object to certain processing, and withdraw consent where processing relies on it.

To make a request, please email tim@olinphoto.co.uk.

You can also raise concerns with the UK’s data protection regulator, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO).

External websites

This website may link to external websites, including social media platforms. Their privacy practices are governed by their own policies. Embedded third-party content, if used, may also process information when loaded.

Changes to this policy

We may update this policy when the website’s services or data practices change. The latest version will be published on this page.

Last updated: 27 October 2026