Privacy Policy

Last updated: 12 November 2026

This policy explains what personal data this website collects, why, and what your choices are. It is written to meet the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR).

Who Is Responsible for Your Data

The website is run by Charles Kerry. You can contact me about anything in this policy at inquiries@charleskerryphotos.com.

What Data Is Collected, and How

• Emails you send me. If you email me, I receive your address and whatever you write. I use this only to reply and to deal with your question.
• Analytics (only with your permission). If you accept analytics, Google Analytics, loaded through Google Tag Manager, records anonymous visit information: pages viewed, approximate location, browser and device type, and how you reached the site. It sets cookies such as _ga to tell visitors apart. Nothing is sent to Google until you accept.
• Your cookie choice. Your answer to the cookie banner is stored in your browser (in local storage) so the banner does not keep reappearing. It holds only the word "yes" or "no".
• Display preferences. For the length of your visit, the site remembers a few things about how it should look, such as whether the opening animation has already played and whether to use fewer visual effects on a slower device. These are stored in your browser's session storage and are deleted when you close the tab.
• Hosting. The site is hosted on Cloudflare, which keeps basic technical logs (such as IP address and request time) to keep the service secure and running.

Why I Use It, and the Legal Basis

• Analytics: your consent (UK GDPR Article 6(1)(a)). You can withdraw it at any time.
• Replying to emails: legitimate interests in answering people who write to me (Article 6(1)(f)), or steps taken at your request (Article 6(1)(b)).
• Your cookie choice and display preferences: strictly necessary to remember what you asked for, so no consent is needed for them.
• Hosting logs: legitimate interests in keeping the site secure (Article 6(1)(f)).

Who Else Receives Data

Google (Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager) and Cloudflare act as service providers. Their servers may be outside the UK, including in the United States. Transfers rely on the UK-US data bridge or the International Data Transfer Addendum/Standard Contractual Clauses, as set out in their own terms. I do not sell your data, and I do not use it for advertising.

How Long Data Is Kept

• Emails: as long as needed to reply and to follow up on the matter, then deleted.
• Google Analytics data: kept for no longer than 14 months, as set in the analytics settings.
• Cookie choice: until you clear your browser's storage or change the choice.

Your Choices and Rights

You can change your cookie choice at any time with Cookie Settings at the bottom of every page.

Under UK GDPR you have the right to: access the data held about you; have it corrected or erased; restrict or object to its use; receive it in a portable form; and withdraw consent at any time. Email me to use any of these rights. I will reply within one month.

If you are unhappy with how your data has been handled, you can complain to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) at ico.org.uk/make-a-complaint. I would be grateful if you contacted me first so I can put things right.

Children

This website is not aimed at children under 13, and I do not knowingly collect their data.

Changes to This Policy

If this policy changes, the date at the top will change with it. How the site may be used is set out in the Terms and Conditions.