Photo Retention Policy

We aim to strike a balance between availability of our services and privacy regulations such as required by GDPR. This page outlines the different retention periods for photos uploaded to Papier's website based on a series of rules in regard to usage and time since upload. These rules and retention periods are subject to change.

You can manually delete photos at any time in the 'My Photos' area of your account.
Deletion is permanent - deleted photos can not be recovered. Any order that is currently in production will not be affected. We make no guarantee that reprints in the event of damage or mistakes are possible if you have deleted photos used in the affected item. Any item in your basket will be removed from your basket and returned to your Saved Designs. You will need to replace any deleted photos before re-adding to basket. Deleted photos will be removed from any previously Saved Designs, leaving a blank space on any pages where they featured.
Photos uploaded to Papier.com will be deleted after certain periods in accordance with the logic below. This information is up to date as of September 18th 2025.
Photos associated with a Papier.com account that have never been used in a saved design, nor an ordered product, will be deleted after 3 months from the date of upload. Photos associated with a Papier.com account that have been used in a saved design, but not in an ordered product, will be deleted after 13 months from the date of upload. Photos not associated with a Papier.com account (i.e uploaded by a guest user) and have never been used in a saved design, nor an ordered product, will be deleted after 1 month from the date of upload. Photos not associated with a Papier.com account, (i.e uploaded by a guest user) that have been used in a saved design, but not in an ordered product, will be deleted after 3 months from the date of upload. When a photo has been used in an ordered product, it will be deleted after 2 years from the date of upload, unless it has since been used in a new saved design or ordered product. In which case, the rules above apply.
Issues relating to photo products created before June 25th 2025
Unfortunately, due to circumstances with a third party provider, products created using photos uploaded to the website prior to June 25th 2025 may no longer be accessible. We apologise for any and all inconvenience in this case. If you're affected by this issue, please contact our CS team who will do their best to support.

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