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: 27 September 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 hosted by us on the same server you've retrieved this notice from. 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.

Analytics and your choices

We use limited statistics to improve Photoshovel and its website. Website page totals are on by default; optional website interactions and desktop statistics are off until you choose to enable them. These choices are independent and declining does not affect access to the website or Free or Pro features.

  • Basic website totals: we count loads of the public pages /, /changes/ and /legal/. Each request increments a daily total for that page immediately. We store only the UTC date, public page, running total and whether the total has been exported to our dashboard. We do not keep individual visit records, visit times or visitor identifiers. Completed daily totals go to our self-hosted Umami dashboard. This uses the UK PECR statistical purposes exception for aggregate information used solely to improve our website. Choose Turn off all analytics in the bottom banner, or turn off basic totals in Analytics settings in the footer, to object at any time for free.
  • Optional website interactions: only if you choose Allow optional analytics, we count clicks on marked download and Pro links. The event contains the public page, button action (such as a Windows download or Pro checkout link) and its position on the page. It does not tell us whether you downloaded, installed or purchased anything. These event records include a time and a fresh random identifier per click; there is no persistent visitor identifier. We use your consent for this collection. Reject optional analytics leaves the basic totals on; Turn off all analytics stops both. You can withdraw consent in the footer's Analytics settings at any time.
  • Desktop app: separately opt-in in Settings. After an import attempt, the app can send its version, operating-system family, import mode and outcome, source-file counts, and grouped file extensions and camera make/model names. Counts distinguish files seen from files selected for import; they do not describe verified copies or successful backups. Camera text is bounded and filtered; missing or unsafe values become unknown, and excess groups become overflow. No filenames, paths, serial numbers, photographs, licence keys, customer email addresses, or persistent device identifiers are included. Previewing an import does not send a report.

We do not set analytics cookies. Your choices are saved in browser local storage solely to remember them, and can be changed through the footer. If the browser prevents saving preferences, they may not persist to another page; the controls tell you when this happens. Do Not Track and Global Privacy Control stop both website analytics types. With JavaScript disabled, neither type is sent. Website reports omit query strings, fragments, referrers and browser/device details.

Like any web connection, an analytics request temporarily exposes connection information, including an IP address, to our server. This is not saved with analytics: the public endpoint has access/error logging disabled and removes identifying headers before the collection service. We rely on our legitimate interest in operating and improving this site for the minimal network processing needed to produce basic anonymous totals. Optional collection relies on consent. Ordinary website/security logs may separately contain connection information; we do not combine them with analytics. We do not use analytics for advertising, profiling, session recordings or cross-site tracking, and do not share it with advertising providers.

App reports get a fresh random identifier solely to group one import's rows; it is not reused for other imports. Daily page summaries have an aggregate identifier describing a day, not a visitor. No browser identifier is shared with the desktop app, our licensing system or Stripe.

Daily page totals and optional analytics are kept for up to 90 days, with up to one additional day for scheduled deletion. Reports are not saved to disk on your device or retried if delivery fails. Because there is no persistent personal identifier, we cannot reliably locate one person's past contributions for individual deletion. Turning a choice off stops future reports; it does not remove previously contributed totals.

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, webhosting, email etc, hosted by Mythic Beasts.

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.