Effective Date: October 2, 2026

Welcome to Photorized.com (“Photorized,” “we,” “us,” or “our”). We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting the personal information and photographs you provide when using our website and professional photo editing, photo restoration, enhancement, retouching, colorization, background editing, image upscaling, and related services.

This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we use and protect it, when we may share it, how we handle uploaded photographs and images, and the choices available to you.

By accessing or using Photorized.com, you acknowledge the practices described in this Privacy Policy.

  1. Information We Collect

Depending on how you use Photorized.com, we may collect the following categories of information.

  1. Information You Provide

When you contact us, request a service, place an order, or communicate with us, we may collect:

  • Name
  • Email address
  • Telephone number, if provided
  • Billing or payment-related information
  • Shipping or billing address, when required
  • Order and transaction information
  • Service instructions and editing requirements
  • Messages and communications you send to us
  • Other information you voluntarily provide

Please do not provide information that is unnecessary for completing your order.

  1. Photographs and Images You Upload

If you use our photo editing or restoration services, you may upload photographs, images, documents, or other files for processing.

These files may include photographs containing:

  • You
  • Family members
  • Friends
  • Children
  • Other individuals
  • Personal locations or events
  • Historical or family information

We use uploaded images primarily to provide the requested service, including photo restoration, repair, enhancement, retouching, colorization, background removal or editing, object or person removal, resizing, upscaling, and other image-editing services you request.

We do not claim ownership of photographs or images that you upload. You retain ownership of your original photographs and other content, subject to any rights that may be necessary for us to provide the service.

  1. Automatically Collected Information

When you visit Photorized.com, certain technical information may be collected automatically, such as:

  • IP address
  • Browser type and version
  • Device type
  • Operating system
  • Approximate geographic information derived from technical data
  • Pages visited
  • Date and time of visits
  • Referring website
  • Website usage information
  • Error and diagnostic information

This information may be used for website functionality, security, analytics, troubleshooting, and improving our services.

  1. How We Use Your Information

We may use information we collect for purposes including:

  • Providing and completing photo editing and restoration services
  • Processing and managing orders
  • Communicating with you about your order
  • Responding to customer service inquiries
  • Processing payments
  • Delivering completed files
  • Following your editing instructions
  • Improving our website and services
  • Maintaining website security
  • Detecting and preventing fraud, abuse, or unauthorized activity
  • Troubleshooting technical problems
  • Maintaining business and transaction records
  • Complying with legal obligations
  • Sending service-related communications
  • Sending promotional communications where permitted by law and where applicable

We will not use your uploaded photographs for purposes unrelated to providing or operating our services unless we have an appropriate legal basis and, where required, your permission.

  1. How We Handle Uploaded Photos

Your privacy is especially important when you provide personal or family photographs for editing.

Uploaded images may be accessed by authorized personnel, contractors, or service providers who need access to perform the requested work or operate the service.

We may process your uploaded files to:

  • Restore damaged photographs
  • Repair scratches, tears, fading, or other damage
  • Improve image quality
  • Remove unwanted people or objects
  • Remove or replace backgrounds
  • Retouch portraits
  • Colorize black-and-white photographs
  • Resize photographs
  • Upscale photographs
  • Convert image formats
  • Perform other services specifically requested by you

We do not intentionally publish your uploaded photographs publicly as part of providing the service.

Unless otherwise agreed with you, we will not use your photographs as public examples, advertisements, portfolio images, promotional materials, or marketing content.

  1. Use of Images for Artificial Intelligence or Automated Processing

Some photo-editing services may use automated image-processing technologies, artificial intelligence tools, or third-party processing services to complete requested editing tasks.

Where such technology is used, uploaded images may be transmitted to the relevant processing provider solely as necessary to provide the requested service.

We do not intentionally use customer photographs to train artificial intelligence models unless this is separately disclosed to you and permitted by applicable law.

If our processing practices change materially, we may update this Privacy Policy and, where required, obtain appropriate consent.

  1. Image Retention and Deletion

We retain photographs and other uploaded files only for as long as reasonably necessary to:

  • Complete your requested service
  • Provide revisions or customer support
  • Resolve disputes
  • Maintain appropriate business records
  • Meet legal, accounting, or security requirements
  • Prevent fraud or abuse

After the applicable retention period, uploaded files may be securely deleted or permanently removed from systems under our control, subject to backups or legal requirements that may require additional retention.

Because backup systems may operate independently, deletion from active systems may not immediately remove every backup copy.

If you would like us to delete an uploaded photograph or other personal information, you may contact us using the information provided in the Contact Us section below.

  1. Sharing of Information

We do not sell your uploaded photographs as a product.

We may share information with trusted third parties when reasonably necessary to operate our business and provide our services.

These may include:

Payment Providers

Payment processors may process payment information when you purchase our services.

We generally do not need to receive or store your complete credit-card number when payment is handled by an external payment processor.

Hosting and Cloud Service Providers

We may use hosting, storage, backup, security, and infrastructure providers to operate Photorized.com and securely process files.

Photo-Processing and Editing Providers

Where necessary to fulfill an order, photographs may be processed through third-party software or technology providers used to provide image-editing or related functionality.

Email and Communication Providers

We may use third-party services to send order confirmations, customer service messages, transactional emails, or other communications.

Analytics and Website Service Providers

We may use analytics, security, performance, or other website technologies to understand how visitors use our website and improve its operation.

Third-party providers may have their own privacy policies governing information they process. The FTC notes that information handled through third-party services can be subject to those providers’ own privacy practices. (Federal Trade Commission)

Legal and Regulatory Requirements

We may disclose information when reasonably necessary to:

  • Comply with applicable law
  • Respond to lawful governmental requests
  • Protect our rights or property
  • Investigate fraud or abuse
  • Protect the safety of users or others
  • Enforce our Terms of Service
  • Prevent or address security problems
  1. We Do Not Sell Your Personal Information

We do not sell your name, email address, uploaded photographs, or other personal information as a conventional data product.

If our business practices regarding the sale or sharing of personal information change, we will update this Privacy Policy and provide any notices or choices required by applicable law.

  1. Cookies and Similar Technologies

Photorized.com may use cookies and similar technologies.

Cookies may be used to:

  • Keep the website functioning
  • Remember preferences
  • Maintain sessions
  • Improve website performance
  • Understand website traffic
  • Provide security
  • Analyze website usage
  • Support relevant marketing or advertising, where applicable

You may be able to control cookies through your browser settings.

Disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of portions of the website.

  1. Third-Party Websites and Services

Photorized.com may contain links to websites, payment services, social media platforms, software providers, or other third-party services.

We are not responsible for the privacy practices, content, security, or policies of third-party websites.

We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party service before providing information to that service.

  1. Data Security

We take reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures designed to protect personal information and uploaded photographs against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, loss, misuse, or destruction.

Depending on the service and technology used, security measures may include:

  • Secure website connections
  • Access controls
  • Authentication procedures
  • Restricted access to customer information
  • Secure hosting and storage
  • Monitoring and security measures
  • Reasonable data-retention practices

However, no website, Internet transmission, electronic storage system, or online service can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

Therefore, while we work to protect your information, we cannot guarantee absolute security.

  1. Your Responsibility

You should only upload photographs or files that you have the legal right or permission to provide to us for editing.

By uploading an image, you represent that you have sufficient rights or authorization to request the service.

If an uploaded photograph contains another person’s personal information or image, you should ensure that you have appropriate permission to provide the photograph to us.

  1. Children’s Privacy

Photorized.com is intended for a general audience and is not designed specifically to collect personal information directly from children.

Parents or legal guardians may submit photographs containing children when requesting a legitimate photo-editing or restoration service.

If you believe that a child has directly provided personal information to us without appropriate authorization, please contact us so that we can review the situation and take appropriate action.

Certain children’s privacy laws may impose additional requirements depending on the nature of a website and the information collected. For example, COPPA contains specific requirements for services covered by the rule that collect personal information from children under 13. (Federal Trade Commission)

  1. Your Privacy Rights

Depending on where you live, you may have certain rights concerning your personal information.

These rights may include, subject to applicable law:

  • The right to request access to personal information
  • The right to request correction of inaccurate information
  • The right to request deletion of personal information
  • The right to request information about how personal information is used
  • The right to object to or restrict certain processing
  • The right to withdraw consent where processing is based on consent
  • The right to opt out of certain marketing communications
  • The right to request information about certain disclosures of personal information

If you wish to exercise an applicable privacy right, contact us using the information below.

We may need to verify your identity before completing certain requests in order to protect your account and personal information.

  1. California Privacy Rights

If you are a California resident, you may have additional rights under applicable California privacy laws.

Depending on the circumstances, these rights may include rights to:

  • Know what categories of personal information are collected
  • Request access to certain personal information
  • Request deletion of certain personal information
  • Request correction of inaccurate information
  • Opt out of certain sales or sharing of personal information
  • Limit certain uses or disclosures where applicable
  • Receive information about applicable privacy practices

Photorized does not sell uploaded photographs as a conventional data product.

California privacy rights can depend on the size, business model, data practices, and legal status of a business. Accordingly, the rights applicable to a particular visitor should be determined based on the law in effect and the circumstances applicable to that person.

  1. European Economic Area, United Kingdom, and Other Jurisdictions

If you access Photorized.com from the European Economic Area, United Kingdom, or another jurisdiction with comprehensive privacy laws, you may have additional rights concerning your personal data.

Depending on applicable law, these may include:

  • Access
  • Correction
  • Deletion
  • Restriction of processing
  • Objection to processing
  • Data portability
  • Withdrawal of consent
  • Complaint to an applicable data protection authority

Where required, we will identify the legal basis for processing your personal information.

We aim to provide privacy information in clear and understandable language, consistent with general transparency principles applicable to privacy notices. (Federal Trade Commission)

  1. International Data Transfers

Photorized and its service providers may operate in different countries.

As a result, information submitted through Photorized.com may be processed or stored in a country other than the country where you live.

Where applicable law requires safeguards for international transfers of personal information, we will seek to use appropriate safeguards.

  1. Marketing Communications

We may occasionally send promotional emails about Photorized services, special offers, new services, or related information where permitted by law.

You may unsubscribe from promotional emails by using the unsubscribe link contained in the message or by contacting us.

Even if you opt out of promotional communications, we may continue sending necessary transactional or service-related communications, such as order confirmations, payment notices, service updates, and responses to your requests.

  1. Data Breaches and Security Incidents

If we become aware of a security incident involving personal information, we will take reasonable steps to investigate, contain, and address the incident.

Where required by applicable law, we will provide notices to affected individuals, regulators, or other parties within the legally required timeframe.

  1. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect:

  • Changes to our services
  • Changes in technology
  • Changes in data-processing practices
  • Changes in applicable laws
  • Changes in third-party service providers
  • Other operational or legal requirements

When we update this Privacy Policy, we will revise the Effective Date at the top of this page.

We encourage you to periodically review this page to remain informed about how we handle information.

  1. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, want to request deletion or correction of your information, or have concerns about the handling of your photographs or personal information, please contact us.

Website: Photorized.com
Email: [INSERT YOUR PRIVACY/CONTACT EMAIL]
Business Name: [INSERT LEGAL BUSINESS NAME]
Address: [INSERT BUSINESS ADDRESS, IF REQUIRED]

Please include enough information for us to understand and respond to your request.

  1. Important Notice Regarding Uploaded Photographs

Because Photorized provides professional photo restoration and editing services, we understand that photographs may be personally valuable or sensitive.

We therefore recommend that customers:

  • Upload only the files necessary for the requested service.
  • Avoid including unnecessary personal documents or sensitive information.
  • Keep an original backup of important photographs.
  • Remove unnecessary metadata when appropriate.
  • Contact us if a photograph requires special privacy or deletion handling.

We will use reasonable measures to protect uploaded photographs and will handle them primarily for the purpose of providing the services requested by you.

Last Updated: October 2, 2026

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A few important implementation points

Before publishing this, replace the placeholders for legal business name, privacy email, and address.

Also make sure the policy matches your actual technology—for example, whether you use Google Analytics, Stripe/PayPal, cloud storage, AI image-processing APIs, email marketing, or advertising cookies.

The FTC specifically cautions businesses that their privacy promises should match their actual data practices. (Federal Trade Commission)

For Photorized, I would also recommend having separate Terms & Conditions, Refund/Cancellation Policy, and Photo Upload & Usage Policy pages, particularly because customers are entrusting you with personal and family photographs.