Privacy Policy
Effective date: August 24, 2026
Things Seen Zine is operated by Keith Sutherland, a visual storyteller, artist, photographer, and photojournalist based in South Central Pennsylvania, USA.
Things Seen Zine respects the privacy of visitors and is committed to being transparent about information that may be collected through the website and the services used to operate it.
Information You Provide
You may voluntarily provide information when contacting Things Seen Zine by email, participating in comments, or using other features that may be available on the site. You should only provide information that you are comfortable sharing.
Information you provide may include your name, email address, message, or other information you choose to share. If you are communicating with Things Seen Zine as a source, subject, participant, or in connection with photojournalism or reporting, you may choose what identifying information you provide.
Things Seen Zine will make a good-faith effort to respect the privacy and identity of people who provide information or communicate with the site, particularly where identifying information could reasonably place a person at risk of harm. Information will not be intentionally published or disclosed in a manner intended to expose, endanger, harass, or otherwise harm a source or participant.
As an independent photojournalist and publisher located in the United States, Keith Sutherland recognizes the importance of protecting confidential sources and exercising responsible editorial judgment. Requests for confidentiality or anonymity will be taken seriously and handled in good faith, consistent with applicable law and the circumstances of the reporting.
Information voluntarily provided for the purpose of contacting Things Seen Zine will be used for the purpose for which it was provided and will not be sold to advertisers.
Blogger and Google Services
Things Seen Zine is hosted using Blogger, a service provided by Google. Google and Blogger may collect or process certain technical information associated with visitors to websites using their services. This may include information such as browser and device information, network information, usage information, cookies, IP addresses, and similar technical information, depending on the services and features in use.
Google's handling of information is also governed by Google's own policies. For more information, please review Google's Privacy Policy.
Cookies and Similar Technologies
Things Seen Zine may use cookies and similar technologies through Blogger, Google, advertising services, analytics services, or other third-party services used by the website.
Cookies may be used for purposes including website functionality, security, measurement, remembering preferences, advertising, and other purposes associated with the services operating on the site.
Some cookies may be placed or read by third parties rather than directly by Things Seen Zine.
Google AdSense and Advertising Cookies
Things Seen Zine does not currently display Google AdSense advertising. Google AdSense may be introduced in the future.
If Google AdSense or another advertising service is used, third-party vendors, including Google, may use cookies, web beacons, IP addresses, or similar technologies to serve, measure, personalize, or otherwise support advertising.
Google may use advertising cookies to serve ads based on a user's previous visits to this website or other websites. Google also allows users to manage certain advertising personalization choices through its advertising settings.
For more information about Google's use of advertising cookies, see How Google uses cookies in advertising and Google Ads Settings.
When advertising services are introduced, this Privacy Policy will be updated as necessary to identify the relevant advertising services and describe applicable privacy and consent practices.
Cookie Consent
Depending on where a visitor is located and which services are active on the website, applicable law may require consent before certain cookies or similar technologies are used.
If Things Seen Zine uses services requiring a consent mechanism, an appropriate cookie or privacy consent mechanism may be provided to visitors. Visitors may be given choices concerning cookies, advertising personalization, analytics, or other uses of information where required.
Google's advertising products have additional consent requirements for visitors in certain regions, including the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom, and Switzerland. If those requirements apply to Things Seen Zine, the appropriate Google-certified consent mechanism and related disclosures will be implemented as required.
Comments
Things Seen Zine may allow visitors to post comments on articles or photographs.
Information voluntarily included in a public comment may be visible to other visitors. Please do not include personal information in a public comment that you do not want to make public.
Comments may be moderated, removed, or reported when they contain spam, harassment, threats, unlawful material, impersonation, or other conduct prohibited by the site's Terms of Use.
Email and Direct Contact
If you contact Things Seen Zine by email, your email address and the contents of your message will be used to respond to your inquiry.
Things Seen Zine does not sell contact information to advertisers.
Analytics
Things Seen Zine may use analytics services in the future to understand how visitors use the website and to improve the site's content and functionality.
If an analytics service such as Google Analytics is introduced, this Privacy Policy will be updated to describe the service and its applicable data collection and privacy practices.
Future Newsletter or Email Subscriptions
Things Seen Zine may offer an email newsletter or other subscription service in the future.
If a newsletter or subscription service is introduced, visitors will be provided with appropriate information about the service and how their information is used. This Privacy Policy will also be updated as appropriate.
Future Affiliate Programs
Things Seen Zine may participate in affiliate programs in the future.
If affiliate relationships are introduced, appropriate disclosures will be provided wherever required, and this Privacy Policy will be updated as appropriate.
External Websites and Links
Things Seen Zine may contain links to websites, social media platforms, photography services, or other websites operated by third parties.
Things Seen Zine is not responsible for the privacy practices, security, or content of third-party websites. Visitors should review the privacy policies of third-party services they choose to use.
Children's Privacy
Things Seen Zine is not specifically directed toward children. Visitors should not submit unnecessary personal information through public comments or other site features.
Data Security
Reasonable measures are taken to protect information voluntarily provided to Things Seen Zine. However, no method of transmitting or storing information over the internet can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy may be updated when the website, its features, advertising arrangements, analytics services, or other third-party services change.
When significant changes are made, the updated policy will be published on this page with a revised effective date.
Contact
Questions about this Privacy Policy may be directed to:
Keith Sutherland
artbykasutherland@proton.me
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