Cookie Policy
Last Updated: 12th April 2026
This Cookie Policy explains how Omar Saleem Photography ("we", "us", or "our") uses cookies and similar tracking technologies on our website, saleem.uk. This policy should be read in conjunction with our Privacy Policy and is designed to comply with the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR) and the UK GDPR.
1. What are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer, smartphone, or other device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently, provide a better browsing experience, and offer information to the owners of the site. Cookies can be "persistent" (stored until they expire or are deleted) or "session" cookies (deleted when the browser is closed).
2. How We Use Cookies
We use cookies to understand how you interact with our portfolio and journal, to remember your preferences, and to improve the overall functionality of the Site. The cookies we use fall into the following categories:
- Strictly Necessary Cookies: These are essential for the operation of our website. They include, for example, cookies that enable you to navigate the site, use theme-toggle features, or access secure areas. The website cannot function properly without these.
- Analytical/Performance Cookies: These allow us to recognise and count the number of visitors and to see how visitors move around our website when they are using it. This helps us to improve the way our website works, for example, by ensuring that users find what they are looking for easily.
- Functionality Cookies: These are used to recognise you when you return to our website. This enables us to personalise our content for you and remember your preferences (for example, your choice of text size or light/dark mode).
- Third-Party Cookies: Some pages on our site contain content from other services (such as YouTube, Instagram, or Google Maps). These third-party providers may set their own cookies on your device to track the success of their application or customise the experience for you. We do not control these cookies.
3. Analytics and Performance Monitoring
We use Google Analytics to collect information about how visitors use this Site. We use the information to compile reports and to help us improve the Site. The cookies collect information in an anonymous form, including the number of visitors to the Site, where visitors have come to the Site from, and the pages they visited. We ensure that IP anonymisation is active where possible to protect your identity.
4. Managing Your Cookie Preferences
Most web browsers allow some control of most cookies through the browser settings. You can set your browser to refuse all or some browser cookies, or to alert you when websites set or access cookies. To find out more about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set, visit www.aboutcookies.org or www.allaboutcookies.org.
Please note that if you disable or refuse cookies, some parts of this website may become inaccessible or not function properly (such as the celestial-body theme toggle or font-size controls).
5. Consent
In accordance with PECR, we will obtain your consent to use non-essential cookies (such as analytical or marketing cookies) when you first visit our website. You can change your preferences at any time by clearing your browser cache or adjusting your settings.
6. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in the cookies we use or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. Please re-visit this policy regularly to stay informed about our use of cookies and related technologies.
7. Contact Information
If you have any questions about our use of cookies or other technologies, please contact us:
For data and cookie enquiries:
