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Privacy Policy
Shuaib Cinematics is committed to protecting your privacy. This policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your personal information when you use our website or engage our services.
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Who We Are
Shuaib Cinematics is a photography and cinematography business based at 47 Bobbersmill Road, Nottingham, NG7 5GY. We can be contacted at [email protected].
For the purposes of the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018, Shuaib Cinematics is the data controller for personal information collected through this website and in connection with our services.
Information We Collect
We may collect the following types of personal information:
Contact information — including your name, email address, phone number, and any details you provide when you contact us via our enquiry form or by email.
Booking and service information — including event dates, locations, package preferences, and any other details relevant to your booking.
Technical data — including your IP address, browser type, and pages visited, collected automatically when you use our website.
How We Use Your Information
We use your personal information to respond to your enquiries and provide the photography and cinematography services you have requested.
We may also use your information to send you relevant updates about your booking, issue invoices, and fulfil our contractual obligations to you.
We do not use your personal information for unsolicited marketing without your explicit consent, and we do not sell your data to third parties.
Legal Basis for Processing
We process your personal data on the following legal bases under UK GDPR:
Contract — where processing is necessary to fulfil a contract with you or to take steps at your request before entering into a contract.
Legitimate interests — where we have a legitimate business interest in processing your data, such as responding to enquiries or improving our services, provided this does not override your rights.
Consent — where you have given us clear consent to process your data for a specific purpose, such as receiving marketing communications.
Photographs and Media
As part of our services, we create photographs and films that may include images of you and other individuals. We will always discuss usage rights with you before your session or event.
We may use images from sessions or events in our portfolio, website, and social media for promotional purposes. If you do not wish your images to be used in this way, please let us know in writing before or at the time of your booking and we will respect your wishes.
Data Retention
We retain your personal information for as long as is necessary to fulfil the purposes for which it was collected, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements.
Contact and booking records are typically retained for up to seven years following the completion of a booking, in line with standard business record-keeping requirements.
Your Rights
Under UK GDPR, you have the following rights in relation to your personal data:
The right to access — you may request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
The right to rectification — you may ask us to correct any inaccurate or incomplete data.
The right to erasure — in certain circumstances, you may ask us to delete your personal data.
The right to restrict processing — you may ask us to limit how we use your data in certain circumstances.
The right to object — you may object to our processing of your data where we rely on legitimate interests as our legal basis.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at [email protected]. We will respond to your request within one month.
Cookies
Our website may use cookies to improve your browsing experience and to understand how visitors use our site. You can control cookie settings through your browser.
We do not use cookies to track you across other websites or to serve targeted advertising.
Third-Party Services
We may use trusted third-party services to operate our website and deliver our services, such as email providers and online gallery platforms. These providers are required to handle your data in accordance with UK GDPR.
We do not transfer your personal data outside the UK or European Economic Area without ensuring appropriate safeguards are in place.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this privacy policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated revision date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.
Contact & Complaints
If you have any questions about this privacy policy or how we handle your personal data, please contact us at [email protected] or by post at 47 Bobbersmill Road, Nottingham, NG7 5GY.
If you are unhappy with how we have handled your data, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), the UK's data protection regulator, at ico.org.uk or by calling 0303 123 1113.