Legal, Disclaimer & Privacy

Plain-English summary. Photoshovel is built by one developer who cares deeply about making sure the software doesn't eat your photos. Photoshovel uses cryptographic checksums on every file, asks before doing anything destructive, and never overwrites without proof it's safe to do so. But all software has bugs, and storage media can fail unpredictably. You must always keep independent backups of irreplaceable work. You are encouraged to shoot on multiple cards and only import one with Photoshovel. Read on for the precise legal terms.

Last updated: 7 April 2026. Contact: james+photoshovel@talkunafraid.co.uk

1. Who we are

Photoshovel is software developed and operated by James Harrison, a sole trader based in the United Kingdom, trading as Photoshovel. References to "we", "us", "our", "Photoshovel", or "the developer" in this document mean James Harrison trading as Photoshovel.

If you need to contact us about anything in this document - including data-protection requests - please email james+photoshovel@talkunafraid.co.uk.

2. Disclaimer of warranties

To the fullest extent permitted by law, Photoshovel is provided "as is" and "as available", without warranties of any kind, whether express or implied. We do not warrant that:

  • the software will meet your specific requirements;
  • the software will be uninterrupted, timely, secure, or free from bugs;
  • the results obtained from using the software will be accurate or reliable;
  • any errors in the software will be corrected.

We make best efforts to ensure Photoshovel is safe and reliable, including verifying every copied file with a cryptographic checksum and requiring explicit confirmation before any destructive action. However, no software is perfect, and storage media - memory cards, hard drives, network shares - can and do fail unpredictably.

3. Your responsibility for backups

You are solely responsible for maintaining independent backups of your photographs and any other data Photoshovel touches.

Photoshovel is a file-transfer and organisation tool. It is not a backup service nor a tool. Even when Photoshovel reports that a copy was successful and verified, you should always retain at least one independent copy of irreplaceable work - ideally on separate physical media stored in a different location - until you have personally confirmed the imported files in your preferred photo library or editor. Photoshovel is designed to not delete files without your explicit permission to do so, but you should never rely on this behaviour to avoid data loss.

4. Limitation of liability

To the fullest extent permitted by the laws of England and Wales, in no event shall James Harrison (trading as Photoshovel) be liable to you or any third party for any:

  • loss of profits, revenue, business, contracts, or anticipated savings;
  • loss of, damage to, or corruption of data, photographs, or files;
  • loss of goodwill, reputation, or business opportunity;
  • indirect, consequential, special, incidental, exemplary, or punitive damages;

arising out of or in connection with your use of, or inability to use, Photoshovel - even if we have been advised of the possibility of such damages, and regardless of whether the claim is based in contract, tort (including negligence), statute, or any other legal theory.

Liability cap

Where, despite the above, we are found liable to you for any loss or damage, our total cumulative liability to you is limited to the greater of:

  • the total amount you have actually paid for a Photoshovel licence in the twelve (12) months immediately preceding the event giving rise to the claim; or
  • £20.

If you are using the free version of Photoshovel and have paid us nothing, our maximum liability to you is £20.

5. What we do not exclude

Nothing in this document excludes or limits our liability for:

  • death or personal injury caused by our negligence;
  • fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation;
  • any other liability that cannot be excluded or limited under the laws of England and Wales.

6. Consumers and business users

If you are a consumer

If you are using Photoshovel as a consumer (i.e. for purposes outside of your trade, business, craft or profession), you have certain statutory rights under the Consumer Rights Act 2015 that cannot be excluded or limited by this document - including, where applicable, the right to digital content of satisfactory quality, fit for purpose, and as described. Nothing in this document affects those rights.

If anything in sections 2, 3 or 4 above would have the effect of excluding or limiting any of your statutory rights as a consumer, that exclusion or limitation does not apply to you to the extent it is prohibited by law.

If you are a business user

If you are using Photoshovel for any purpose connected to your trade, business, craft or profession (for example, you are a professional photographer using Photoshovel to manage paid client work), you accept that:

  • the limitations and exclusions in sections 2, 3 and 4 above apply to you in full, to the maximum extent permitted by the Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977;
  • you are running a business, and are responsible for making your own judgement about whether Photoshovel is suitable for your professional workflow, including running your own validation tests before relying on it for irreplaceable client work;
  • you must maintain your own backups and your own business-continuity arrangements; we will not be liable for any commercial losses you suffer if Photoshovel fails or behaves unexpectedly.

7. Privacy notice

This section explains what personal data we collect, why, and what we do with it. We aim to keep this short and honest.

What we collect

We deliberately collect as little personal data as possible. Specifically:

  • Photoshovel desktop app. The app processes your photographs entirely on your own computer. It does not transmit your photos, your file names, your folder names, or your activity log to us or to anyone else. All of that information stays on your machine.
  • Update checks. The app periodically contacts our update URL (updates.photoshovel.com) to check whether a newer version is available. The update URL is provided by a Scaleway cloud storage bucket hosted in Paris. The update server's web logs may temporarily record your IP address, the version of Photoshovel you're running, and your operating system, as a normal side-effect of any HTTPS request.
  • Purchasing a licence. Payment for Photoshovel Pro is handled by Stripe. We do not see or store your card details. Stripe shares with us only the information necessary to issue a licence: your email address, the product purchased, the amount, and the country (for VAT/tax purposes).
  • Licence delivery and activation. When you buy Photoshovel Pro, we generate a licence key against your email address using Keygen software running on our own servers, and we email the licence to you. When you activate that licence in the app, the app sends the licence key and a machine identifier to our licence server so we can authorise that machine. We retain the email address, the licence key, and the list of activated machines for as long as the licence is valid.

We do not run any analytics, tracking, or advertising scripts on photoshovel.com or in the app.

We rely solely on legal basis for storing and processing your personal data in line with the above.

How long we keep it

  • Purchase and licence records: retained for at least 7 years to comply with UK tax record-keeping obligations, and for as long as the licence is in use.
  • Email correspondence with us: kept until it is no longer needed.

Sharing

We do not sell or rent your data. We share data only with the third parties strictly necessary to operate Photoshovel:

We maintain our own infrastructure for licensing.

Your rights

Under the UK GDPR you have the right to:

  • access the personal data we hold about you;
  • ask us to correct inaccurate data;
  • ask us to delete your data (where we are not required by law to keep it);
  • object to or restrict certain kinds of processing;
  • ask for your data in a portable form;
  • complain to the UK's Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) at ico.org.uk.

To exercise any of these rights, email james+photoshovel@talkunafraid.co.uk.

8. Changes to this document

We may update this document from time to time - for example, when we add new features or change a third-party provider. The "Last updated" date at the top of the page will reflect the most recent change. Material changes will be communicated through the app or by email to existing licence holders.

9. Governing law and jurisdiction

This document, and any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection with it (including non-contractual disputes or claims), are governed by and shall be construed in accordance with the laws of England and Wales. You and we both agree that the courts of England and Wales shall have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any such dispute or claim.

If you are a consumer resident in another part of the United Kingdom, you may also be entitled to bring proceedings in the courts of the part of the United Kingdom in which you live, and to rely on the mandatory consumer-protection laws of that jurisdiction.

10. Severability

If any provision of this document is found by a court or other competent authority to be unenforceable or invalid, the remaining provisions will continue in full force and effect. The unenforceable provision will be deemed modified to the minimum extent necessary to make it enforceable while preserving its original intent as closely as possible.