Privacy Policy

1. Introduction & Scope

Our tools help photographers plan for golden hour and blue hour anywhere in the world. Whether you’re exploring golden hour photography, magic hour photography, or capturing scenes for portrait photography, landscape photography, and nature photography, this policy explains how we handle information in a clear, transparent way.

Golden Hour Now (“we,” “us,” or “our”) provides tools to help you discover golden hour and blue hour times worldwide. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and protect information when you use our website and related services (the “Service”). By using the Service, you consent to the practices described here.

2. Information We Collect

For example, when you search a city or allow approximate geolocation to plan travel photography or scout for street photography compositions, we process only what’s necessary to return accurate sunrise/sunset and golden/blue hour times. We avoid collecting sensitive personal details and minimize retention wherever feasible.

• Information you provide: When you contact us (e.g., via the Contact page), you may provide your name, email address, and message content.
• Approximate location: If you opt in to “Use my location,” your browser may share geolocation coordinates to calculate golden and blue hour times for your area. You can disable this in your browser at any time.
• Usage data: We may collect limited technical information such as IP address, device/browser type, and pages viewed for security and analytics purposes.
• Cookies: We use cookies to remember preferences (e.g., selected city or settings) and to improve the Service. See Cookies & Similar Technologies.

3. How We Use Information

We may save simple preferences (like your last city or time zone) so you can quickly plan sessions for food photography, drone photography, or mobile photography at the right moment. These lightweight settings improve usability without requiring account creation.

• Provide, personalize, and maintain the Service (e.g., accurate sunrise/sunset, golden hour, and blue hour timing for your selected location).
• Improve performance, reliability, and user experience.
• Respond to inquiries and provide customer support.
• Protect against, investigate, and deter activities that may violate our Terms of Use or applicable law.

4. Cookies & Similar Technologies

Preference cookies can support optional features—for example, remembering if you prefer certain interface options when reviewing timing for night photography, experimenting with photo filters, or testing workflows before photo editing. You can manage these preferences at any time in your browser.

Cookies are small text files stored on your device. We use:

• Necessary cookies to enable core functionality and security.
• Preference cookies to remember choices like time zone or last searched location.
• Analytics cookies (if enabled) to understand usage and improve features.

You can manage cookies via your browser settings. Disabling certain cookies may impact functionality.

5. Data Sharing & Third Parties

We may share information with third‑party service providers that help us operate the Service (e.g., map or geocoding providers, form processing, analytics). These providers are authorized to process information only as necessary to provide services to us and are subject to appropriate safeguards.

We may disclose information if required by law, to protect our rights or users, or in connection with a business transfer (e.g., merger, acquisition).

6. Your Rights & Choices

You control how you use the Service. You’re never required to upload personal content to check timing for long exposure during blue hour or to follow new photography tips learned in a photography course. If you contact us, we’ll only use your details to respond and support your request.

Depending on your location, you may have rights to request access, correction, deletion, or portability of your personal information, and to object to or restrict certain processing. To exercise these rights, contact us at customerservice@goldenhournow.com.

You can withdraw consent to location access through your browser or device settings at any time.

7. Data Security

We use reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards designed to protect information. However, no method of transmission or storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

8. Data Retention

We retain information for as long as necessary to provide the Service, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements. We aim to minimize retention of precise location data and store preferences locally where feasible.

9. International Users

Information may be processed in countries other than your own. By using the Service, you consent to transfers of information to countries that may have different data protection laws than your country of residence.

10. Children’s Privacy

The Service is not directed to children under 13 (or the age of digital consent where you live), and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us so we can take appropriate steps.

11. Changes to this Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. If we make material changes, we will update the “Effective date” above and may provide additional notice as appropriate.

12. Contact Us

We serve a broad community—from enthusiasts preparing wedding photography shoots to professionals teaching photography courses. Regardless of experience level, we value your trust and are committed to safeguarding your information with industry‑standard practices.

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, contact us at customerservice@goldenhournow.com or visit our Contact page.