Last updated: April 14, 2026
The Analog Photographer is a small community gallery for film photographers, operated from Phoenix, Arizona, USA. This page explains what information we collect, why we collect it, and what rights you have over your data. We aim to comply with privacy laws including the GDPR (EU/UK), CCPA/CPRA (California), PIPEDA (Canada), LGPD (Brazil), and the Arizona Consumer Data Privacy Act.
Visitors (not logged in). We only store the date of birth you enter in the age gate in your own browser (localStorage). That value never leaves your device. We do not set any tracking cookies for visitors and we do not use third-party advertising trackers.
Analytics. We use Google Analytics 4 to collect aggregated, privacy-respecting traffic information so we can understand how the site is used (page views, country-level location, browser type, referring site, time on page). We have IP anonymization in effect, we do not enable Google Signals, and we do not use Analytics data for advertising. Google Analytics sets its own cookies in your browser; you can opt out site-wide by installing the official Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
Registered users. When you create an account, we store your username, country, birthday, a bcrypt hash of your password, and a security question + hashed answer for password recovery. You can optionally add an Instagram handle and a personal website link, which are shown publicly alongside your photos if you enable them.
Uploads. When you upload a photo, we store the image file plus any metadata you enter (camera, film stock, whether it is black and white or color, SFW or NSFW). We also record the IP address the upload came from. IPs are only visible to the site administrator and are used to investigate abuse.
Session cookie. When you log in, we set a single first-party session cookie so we know who you are on subsequent requests. It contains no personal data, just a random session id. It is deleted when you log out or delete your account.
Preferences. Dark mode and NSFW visibility preferences are stored in your own browser (localStorage) and are not transmitted to us.
We do not sell your data. We do not share it with advertisers or data brokers. We do not use your photos to train AI models.
You have the right to access, correct, export, and delete the personal information we hold about you. The fastest way to exercise most of these rights is to use the site itself:
We keep your account and photos for as long as your account exists. Reports and contact messages are kept until the site administrator resolves them, after which they may be deleted. Server access logs are kept for a short period for security and debugging purposes.
You must be at least 13 years old to register. NSFW content is only shown to visitors and users who are 18 or older. We do not knowingly collect information from children under 13. If you believe a child under 13 has registered, please contact us using the form below and we will remove the account.
Use this form to send a general message to the site administrator. For reports about a specific photo, please use the flag icon on that photo instead so we can link the report to the image.