Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy explains how PhotoMail (“PhotoMail” or “Magazine” or “we” or “us”) describes our policies and practices regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of certain information relating to you, your access to and use of the PhotoMail Online magazine. PhotoMail is deliberately structured in such a way that, in general, you can visit without revealing any personal information.  However, if you choose to provide us with personal information, it will only be used in accordance with the principles and practices set forth in this policy.

This Privacy Policy applies to personal information and other information we collect on the site as well as via emails, text, and other electronic messages between you and us via the Site.

This Privacy Policy does not apply to information that you may provide to us, or that we may obtain, other than through our Site, such as by phone, through postal mail and through other live or print media, or from any third party, including through any application or content (such as advertising) that may link to or be accessible from the Site. That is, our policy does not apply to websites maintained by other companies or organizations to which we may link or who may link to us. We are not responsible for the actions and privacy policies of third party websites.

Please read this Privacy Policy carefully to understand our policies and practices regarding your information and how we will treat it. If you do not agree with these terms and conditions, your choice is not to use our Site and any associated services.  By accessing or using the Site and associated services, you agree to the terms and conditions described in the Privacy Policy.

What information we collect

The information we gather falls into two categories:

  1. Personal information you voluntarily supply when you subscribe, share a feedback or make a donation
  2. Non-personal tracking information collected as you navigate through our site.

Personal Information You Voluntarily Provide

We may request and collect certain personal information from our users, such as name, mailing address, email address, and contact number.

When you make a donation, you will be asked to provide certain personal information, which may include your name, street address, city, state, zip code, email address, and phone number (landline and/or mobile), credit/debit card details while making payment (via gateways). The policies of the third party gateways are applicable in that case.

Non-Personal Information

We may also collect certain non-personally identifiable information via the Site, such as usage activity and preferences, as well as demographic or profile data.

Paid Products and Services

While our magazine is free, we do accept donations and occasionally sell products. To enable this, we collect and store billing information. This information will only be shared with third parties who perform tasks required to complete the transaction. Examples of this include fulfilling orders and processing credit card payments.

Cookies and Other Technologies

As is standard practice on many websites, PhotoMail uses “cookies” and other technologies to keep, and sometimes track, information about you. This will help us to understand which parts of our website are the most popular, where our visitors are going and how much time they spend there. We use Google analytics to do some of this collection. We reserve the right to change the vendors who provide us with usage data. You have the option to opt-out of Google Analytics cookies altogether click here.

IP Addresses

We use the IP address log in an aggregate fashion to track access to our site. Log data is used in aggregate to analyze usage of our website.

Targeted Advertising

We may permit third-party advertising companies to serve ads when you visit our Site. These companies may use non-personal, aggregate information about your visits to our Site in order to provide advertisements about goods and services that may be of interest to you. These companies may employ cookies, clear gifs or other tracking mechanisms to measure advertising effectiveness.  Any information that these third parties collect is generally not personally identifiable (unless, for example, you provide personally identifiable information to them through an ad or email message). We encourage you to read these companies’ privacy policies if you should have any concerns about how they will care for your personal Information.

Social Media Platforms

You access our media properties through social media platforms, such as Facebook, Instagram, YouTube.  When you do so, we may be able to access certain information in your platform profile, such as your name, email address, photos, gender, birthday, location and platform ID, etc.  Please refer to the terms of use and privacy policies for these social media platforms regarding your ability to control what information is provided to third parties.

How we use and share your personal information      

We may use Personal Information collected on and through our Site for a variety of purposes. This information is primarily for internal record keeping, or to evaluate what portions of the Site are more popular than others, determine where visitors came from, where they go, and how long they stay on a particular page or a Site in general. We may match information collected from you, including both Personal Information and website usage information, and use such information along with information obtained from other sources, including third parties to determine, for example audience segments. We may perform statistical, demographic and marketing analyses of subscribers, and their subscribing and purchasing patterns, for marketing and customer service purposes. We may also send promotional emails to the ids you have voluntarily shared with us. We will not share the information with any other third party. We will not sell, rent, swap or authorize any third party to use your email address without your permission. If you would like to stop all communications from PhotoMail please send email to editorial.photomail@gmail.com with your name, address, and, email id with the request to unsubscribe.

Links          

The Sites may contain links or references to other websites outside of our control.  Please be aware that we have no control over these third-party websites, that these web sites may collect personal information about you, and that our Privacy Policy does not apply to these websites.

Data Security

We use reasonable precautions to protect our users’ personal information and to store it securely. Sensitive information that is transmitted to us online (such as a credit card number) is 256-bit encrypted and is transmitted to us securely.

Data Retention

We keep your information for no longer than is necessary. We will retain your information for any period required by law. Where we are not under a legal obligation to retain your information, we will determine what is necessary by reference to the lawful basis for processing set out above and our legitimate interests. If you have any questions about how long we keep your information, please contact us.

Children’s Privacy

We do not intentionally collect any personally identifiable information from individuals under the age of 18.

Policy Effective from June 2016. Updated 1st Nov 2020.

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2021-11-18T10:15:13+05:30

கழுமரவேர் | ஒளியெழுத்து | சமகால புகைப்படமும் கவிதையும்

ஒளியெழுத்து | சமகால புகைப்படமும் கவிதையும் சிறப்பு நெடுவரிசை கவிதைகள் முத்துராசா குமார் புகைப்படம் அபுல் கலாம் ஆசாத் போட்டோ மெயில் தமிழ் பக்கத்தில் சமகால புகைப்படக்கலை அதன் வரலாறு, அழகியல் நுட்பங்கள், விமர்சனம், மற்றும் மொழிமாற்றப்பட்ட கட்டுரைகள் பிரசுரிக்கப்படும்

2021-11-12T15:22:58+05:30

ചുവപ്പും കറുപ്പും: ചില കാൺപൂർ ഓർമ്മകൾ

നഗരത്തെ നടുവിലൂടെ കീറിമുറിച്ച് കടന്നുപോകുന്ന പ്രധാന പാതയിലൂടെ പതിനഞ്ച് കിലോമീറ്റർ കൂടി സഞ്ചരിച്ചാൽ മാത്രമേ സുമിതിന്റെ സുഹൃത്തുക്കൾ ഏർപ്പാടാക്കിയ മുറിയിൽ എത്താനാകൂ. ഇതുവരെയുള്ള യാത്രയിലെ ഏറ്റവും വലുതും, തിരക്കുപിടിച്ചതുമായ നഗരമായിരുന്നു കാൺപൂർ. നിരനിരയായി ഇഴഞ്ഞുനീങ്ങുന്ന മോട്ടോർ വാഹനങ്ങളുടെ ഇടയിലൂടെ സൈക്കിളിൽ സഞ്ചരിക്കുന്നത് ഒരു സർക്കസ് വിദ്യ പോലെ തോന്നി. വഴിയിൽ ഇടക്കിടെ വരുന്ന മേൽപ്പാലങ്ങളിലേക്ക് സൈക്കിൾ ചവിട്ടിക്കയറ്റാൻ ഞങ്ങൾ ഇരുവരും പ്രയാസപ്പെട്ടു. ആയിരക്കണക്കിന് വാഹനങ്ങളുടെ ഹോണുകൾ സൃഷ്ടിക്കുന്ന ഒച്ചപ്പാടിൽ സൈക്കിൾ മണികളുടെ ശബ്ദം അലിഞ്ഞില്ലാതായി. കൂടെക്കൂടെ പ്രത്യക്ഷപ്പെടുന്ന ട്രാഫിക് സിഗ്നലുകൾ പിന്നിടുന്നത് അതീവ ശ്രമകരമായിരുന്നു. ഓട്ടപ്പന്തയത്തിന് തയ്യാറെടുക്കുന്നതുപോലെ അക്ഷമരായി പച്ചവെളിച്ചവും കാത്ത് നിൽക്കുന്ന ഡ്രൈവർമാർക്കിടയിലൂടെ സൈക്കിൾ ചവിട്ടുന്നത് അപകടം നിറഞ്ഞ പരിപാടിയായിരുന്നു. ഒന്നരമണിക്കൂറോളം നീണ്ട പ്രയാണത്തിനൊടുവിലാണ് കാൺപൂർ നഗരത്തിന്റെ തെക്കേയറ്റത്ത് ഞങ്ങൾ എത്തിച്ചേർന്നത്.

2021-11-12T14:28:19+05:30

முந்திரி | ஒளியெழுத்து | சமகால புகைப்படமும் கவிதையும்

ஒளியெழுத்து | சமகால புகைப்படமும் கவிதையும் சிறப்பு நெடுவரிசை கவிதைகள் முத்துராசா குமார் புகைப்படம் அபுல் கலாம் ஆசாத் போட்டோ மெயில் தமிழ் பக்கத்தில் சமகால புகைப்படக்கலை அதன் வரலாறு, அழகியல் நுட்பங்கள், விமர்சனம், மற்றும் மொழிமாற்றப்பட்ட கட்டுரைகள் பிரசுரிக்கப்படும்

2021-11-08T13:15:20+05:30

The Meeting of Two Legends – MGR and Mammootty

From the erstwhile Madras, on the inauguration day, MGR arrived at the Cochin old airport, and I was there to shoot him. As a big fan of MGR, obviously one among the millions of MGR lovers, I cherished my fascination to meet and shoot him. A master performer who excelled in playing fashionable, romantic, globetrotting and adorable heroes, MGR was unique by all standards. As most of the journalists and photographers took images of his arrival and left, I decided to stick around.

2021-11-03T16:46:53+05:30

Verantha Chronicle by Ramesh Varma

അതും പിടിച്ച് എന്റെ വരാന്തയിലൂടെ അങ്ങോട്ടുമിങ്ങോട്ടു്‌ നടന്നുകൊണ്ടിരുന്നു. ‘മോണിങ്ങ് വാക്ക്’ പരമ്പരക്കായി പ്രഭാതത്തിലെ തെരുവുകൾ ക്യാമറയിൽ പകർത്തിയിരുന്ന നാളുകളുടെ സ്വപ്നസ്മരണകൾ…. വരാന്തയിൽ കണ്ടവരുടെ, (അധികവും ഉറ്റവരും ഉടയവരും തന്നെ ) ഫോട്ടോ എടുത്തു. ഇതാ എന്റെ ‘Verantha Chronicle’

2021-09-28T14:35:13+05:30

പുതുമഴയുടെ മണമുള്ള മണ്ണിൽ

മുറിയിൽ എത്തിയപ്പോൾ ധർമ്മശാലയുടെ ഉടമ അവിടെ ഉണ്ടായിരുന്നു. ഞങ്ങളുടെ വിശേഷങ്ങൾ കേട്ടപ്പോൾ അയാൾ ഭേദപ്പെട്ട ഒരു മുറി തന്നു. ചിലന്തിവലകൾ നിറഞ്ഞ, ഈർപ്പം തങ്ങി നിന്നിരുന്ന ആ മുറി ആദ്യത്തെ സ്റ്റോർ റൂമിനേക്കാൻ നല്ലതായിരുന്നു. ഞങ്ങളുടെ പര്യടനഭൂപടത്തിൽ ഉൾപ്പെടാത്ത സ്ഥലമായിരുന്നെങ്കിലും, ബദായൂനിന്റെ ചരിത്രത്തെക്കുറിച്ച് ഞാൻ അല്പം അന്വേഷണം നടത്തി. അഹർ രാജകുമാരനായ ബുദ്ധ് പൊതുയുഗം (CE) 905ൽ സ്ഥാപിച്ചതാണ് ഈ നഗരം എന്ന് വിശ്വസിക്കപ്പെടുന്നു. മുഹമ്മദ് ഗസ്നിയുടെ ബന്ധുവായ സയ്യിദ് മസൂദ് ഗാസി CE 1028 ൽ ഈ പ്രദേശം പിടിച്ചടക്കി

2021-09-23T12:04:04+05:30

Crows: Photographing the Familiar | Abul Kalam Azad

Photographs can make familiar objects, places, and people more familiar. Everyday mundane encounters and banal objects, when photographed, instill an interest in its viewer to observe the ignored. For, when we look at familiar objects, again and again, it reveals something or the other that was not seen during the first instance.

2021-09-30T18:46:14+05:30

Interview with Nick Oza

Nick Oza is a staff photojournalist at the Arizona Republic where he covers community and national issues like immigration, gang violence, mental health, and refugees. His 20+ years of experience behind the camera have taken him to places like Iraq, India, Benin, Mexico, Guatemala and all over North America. Recently he is working on Politics and Immigration crisis. He is driven by curiosity, compassion and a deep desire to tell the stories of the people he documents. His multimedia work has been honored with an Emmy Award and his documentary photos have received honors from Pictures of the Year International and NPPA's Best of Photojournalism. He was also awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service as part of the Biloxi Sun Herald's coverage of Hurricane Katrina.

2021-09-25T21:50:15+05:30

கூழாங்கல் பதித்த தாயத்து | ஒளியெழுத்து

கூழாங்கல் பதித்த தாயத்து, சமகால புகைப்படமும் கவிதையும் சிறப்பு நெடுவரிசை, கவிதைகள் முத்துராசா குமார், புகைப்படம் அபுல் கலாம் ஆசாத்

2021-09-25T20:52:00+05:30

Huge and Historic: On the First Cochin Carnival

After my father’s demise, I stumbled upon a few negatives he had preserved along with some valuable documents. It was amidst this, I found a few strips of the negatives of the Carnival Parade 1985 (The First Cochin Carnival), the culminating event of the year-long Beach Festival (1984-85). The origin of the Cochin Carnival is a lot more straightforward than what is being popularly narrated today. It began as a celebration of the UN Declaration of 1985 as the International Youth Year. Such a remarkable cultural event was made possible in Kochi thanks to its rich cosmopolitan history.

2021-09-25T20:24:10+05:30

Microhistories of Unsung Heroes

Of all the artists I met at Kalapeedam, Chicku was closest to me, as there were many things common between us. Chicku was also a drop-out, self-taught, and nomadic. By nature, he was timid and tranquil. Most of his works were surrealistic animal and plant forms. For his study, we spent several days trekking and exploring the forests and mountainous regions of South India. A wonderful painter with unmatchable skill and capability, Chicku brought out his artistic expression with a lot of rebellion and originality.

2021-09-25T21:50:28+05:30

A Canvas of Motions

Young photographer Arun Inham's A Canvas in Motion combines photography, theatre, and performance, is one of those projects that fall within the scope of now-trending experimental and conceptual photography practices. This body of work was done during the pandemic lockdown period. Confined within a small space, he interestingly stages objects and stitches them together as an image. These works were showcased at the Images of Encounter online group exhibition, which would be Arun Inham's first show.