Please read this policy carefully
This privacy policy should be read alongside, and in addition to, our Terms and Conditions.
Any reference of BRANCHOUT PRODUCTIONS should be acknowledged as being the trading name of BRANCHOUT PRODUCTIONS LIMITED.
This privacy policy explains how BRANCHOUT PRODUCTIONS collects, uses, and protects your personal data when you use our website.
We are committed to protecting your privacy and handling your data in a transparent and secure way.
1. In this Privacy Policy, the following definitions are used:
collectively all information that you submit to BRANCHOUT PRODUCTIONS via the Website. This definition incorporates, where applicable, the definitions provided in the Data Protection Laws;
A small text file placed on your computer by this Website when you visit certain parts of the Website and /or when you use certain features of the Website. Details of the cookies used by this Website are set out in the clause below (Cookies);
all applicable data protection and privacy legislation in force in the UK, including the UK GDPR, the Data Protection Act 2018, and the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003 (as amended).
the retained EU law version of the General Data Protection Regulation ((EU) 2016/679), as it forms part of the law of England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
has the meaning given in the UK GDPR.
BRANCHOUT PRODUCTIONS, is the trading name of BRANCHOUT PRODUCTIONS LIMITED a company incorporated in England & Wales with registered number 07994266, whose registered address is; House 2, Unit 1 Lynderswood Business Park, Lynderswood Lane, Black Notley, Braintree, England, CM77 8JT.
the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003 (as amended)
Any third party that accesses the Website and is not either (i) employed by BRANCHOUT PRODUCTIONS. and acting in the course of their employment or (ii) engaged as a consultant or otherwise providing services to BRANCHOUT PRODUCTIONS and accessing the Website in connection with the provision of such services;
The website that you are currently using, www.branchoutproductions.com, and any sub-domains of this site unless expressly excluded by their own terms and conditions.
2. In this privacy policy, unless the context requires a different interpretation:
a. the singular includes the plural and vice versa;
b. references to sub-clauses, clauses, schedules or appendices are to sub-clauses, clauses, schedules or appendices of this privacy policy;
c. a reference to a person includes firms, companies, government entities, trusts and partnerships;
d. “including” is understood to mean “including without limitation”;
e. reference to any statutory provision includes any modification or amendment of it;
f. the headings and sub-headings do not form part of this privacy policy.
3. This privacy policy applies only to the actions of BRANCHOUT PRODUCTIONS and Users with respect to this Website. It does not extend to any websites that can be accessed from this Website, including any links to social media websites.
4. For purposes of the applicable Data Protection Laws, BRANCHOUT PRODUCTIONS is the “data controller”. This means that BRANCHOUT PRODUCTIONS determines the purposes for which, and the manner in which, your Data is processed.
5. We may collect the following Data from you:
a. Name;
b. Job title;
c. Profession;
d. Contact Information such as email addresses and telephone numbers;
e. IP address (automatically collected);
f. Web browser type and version (automatically collected);
g. Operating system (automatically collected);
h. A list of URLs starting with a referring site, your activity on this Website, and the site you exit to (automatically collected);
6. We collect Data in the following ways:
a. Data is given to us by you;
b. Data is received from other sources; and
c. Data is collected automatically.
7. We collect Data when:
a. You contact us through the Website, by telephone, post, e-mail or through any other means;
b. You register with us and set up an account to receive our products/services;
c. You complete surveys that we use for research purposes (although you are not obliged to respond to them);
d. You enter a competition or promotion through a social media channel;
e. You make payments to us, through this Website or otherwise;
f. You elect to receive marketing communications from us;
g. You use our services.
8. Data received from third parties
We may receive Data about you from third parties where you have consented to share your information with us or where permitted by law.
9. Publicly available sources
We may receive Data from publicly available sources where this is lawful and relevant to our business.
10. To the extent that you access the Website, we will collect your Data automatically, including:
a. We automatically collect information about your visit to the Website, including your IP address, access times, and how you use the site. This helps us improve our content and user experience.
b. We collect certain Data automatically through cookies and similar technologies, in line with your cookie preferences. For more information about cookies, and how we use them on the Website, see the section below, headed “Cookies”.
a. To respond to enquiries
Data used: name, contact details
Lawful basis: legitimate interests (to respond to enquiries and provide
information about our services)
b. To provide our services and manage
accounts
Data used: contact details, account information, payment details
Lawful basis: performance of a contract
c. To send marketing communications
Data used: email address
Lawful basis: consent or soft opt-in (where applicable)
d. To improve our Website and user experience
Data used: IP address, browser data, usage data
Lawful basis: consent (via cookie preferences)
e. To comply with legal obligations
Data used: financial and transaction data
Lawful basis: legal obligation
Where we rely on legitimate interests, we ensure that our
interests do not override your fundamental rights and freedoms.
12. Marketing communications
We may use your Data to send you information about our products and services that we believe may be of interest to you.
We will only send you marketing communications where we have a lawful basis to do so. This will usually be:
You can opt out of receiving marketing communications at any time by:
We will not share your Data with third parties for their own marketing purposes without your explicit consent.
We may send occasional updates about our services, offers, or news.
13.Advertising and cookies
This Website uses cookies and similar technologies to improve your experience and to help us understand how the Website is used.
Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website.
We use the following types of cookies:
We will only use non-essential cookies (such as analytics and marketing cookies) with your consent. You can give or withdraw your consent at any time using our cookie preferences tool.
You can also control cookies through your browser settings. However, disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of this Website.
For more information about the cookies we use, please contact us at info@branchoutproductions.com.
14. Who we share Data with
We may share your Data with the following categories of third parties:
We require all third parties to respect the security of your Data and to treat it in accordance with the law. We do not allow third parties to use your Data for their own purposes.
Some of these third parties may be located outside the UK. Where this is the case, we ensure appropriate safeguards are in place to protect your Data.
15. Keeping Data secure
We will use technical and organisational measures to safeguard your Data, including:
a. Access to your account is controlled by a password and a user name that is unique to you.
b. We store your Data on secure servers.including Mailchimp, that assist us in sending communications and newsletters (where you have consented to receive them)
16. We will only retain your Data for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes set out in this privacy policy, including for legal, accounting, or reporting requirements.
In general:
a. Enquiry data (e.g. contact form submissions) is retained for up to 12 months
b. Customer data is retained for the duration of our relationship and for up to 6 years thereafter for legal and tax purposes
c. Marketing data is retained until you withdraw your consent or opt out
d. Analytics data is retained in accordance with our analytics provider’s retention settings
In some circumstances, we may retain your Data for longer where required to comply with legal obligations or to resolve disputes.
When your Data is no longer required, we will securely delete or anonymise it.
17. You have the following rights in relation to your Data:
a. Right to access – the right to request (i) copies of the information we hold about you at any time, or (ii) that we modify, update or delete such information. If we provide you with access to the information we hold about you, we will not charge you for this, unless your request is “manifestly unfounded or excessive.” Where we are legally permitted to do so, we may refuse your request. If we refuse your request, we will tell you the reasons why.
b. Right to correct – the right to have your Data rectified if it is inaccurate or incomplete.
c. Right to erase – the right to request that we delete or remove your Data from our systems.
d. Right to restrict our use of your Data – the right to “block” us from using your Data or limit the way in which we can use it.
e. Right to data portability – the right to request that we move, copy or transfer your Data.
f. Right to object – the right to object to our use of your Data including where we use it for our legitimate interests.
18. Contact us
If you have any questions about this privacy policy or how we handle your Data, you can contact us at:
Email: info@branchoutproductions.com
Address: House 2, Unit 1 Lynderswood Business Park, Lynderswood Lane, Black Notley, Braintree, England, CM77 8JT
We will respond to your enquiry as soon as possible.
BRANCHOUT PRODUCTIONS LIMITED is the data controller responsible for your personal Data.
We are registered with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) under registration number ZC023576.
19. If you are not satisfied with the way a complaint you make in relation to your Data is handled by us, you may be able to refer your complaint to the relevant data protection authority. For the UK, this is the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO). The ICO’s contact details can be found on their website at https://ico.org.uk/.
20. It is important that the Data we hold about you is accurate and current. Please keep us informed if your Data changes during the period for which we hold it.
21. Some of the third parties we use to provide our Website and services may process your Data outside the United Kingdom.
This may include countries that do not have the same data protection laws as the UK, such as the United States.
Where we transfer your Data internationally, we ensure that appropriate safeguards are in place to protect it. These safeguards include:
We take all reasonable steps to ensure your Data is treated securely and in accordance with this privacy policy.
We may share your Data with service providers such as hosting providers, analytics providers, and email service providers.
For example, we use Mailchimp to manage email marketing communications. Mailchimp may process personal data on our behalf and may transfer and store that data outside the United Kingdom. Where this occurs, appropriate safeguards are in place to protect your personal data, including approved international data transfer mechanisms.
22. BRANCHOUT PRODUCTIONS may, as needed, expand or reduce its business and this may involve the sale and/or the transfer of control of all or part of BRANCHOUT PRODUCTIONS. Data provided by Users will, where it is relevant to any part of our business so transferred, be transferred along with that part and the new owner or newly controlling party will, under the terms of this privacy policy, be permitted to use the Data for the purposes for which it was originally supplied to us.
23. We may also disclose Data to a prospective purchaser of our business or any part of it.
24. In the above instances, we will take appropriate steps to protect your privacy.
25. You may not transfer any of your rights under this privacy policy to any other person. We may transfer our rights under this privacy policy where we reasonably believe your rights will not be affected.
26. If any court or competent authority finds that any provision of this privacy policy (or part of any provision) is invalid, illegal or unenforceable, that provision or part-provision will, to the extent required, be deemed to be deleted, and the validity and enforceability of the other provisions of this privacy policy will not be affected.
27. Unless otherwise agreed, no delay, act or omission by a party in exercising any right or remedy will be deemed a waiver of that, or any other, right or remedy.
28. This Agreement will be governed by and interpreted according to the law of England & Wales. All disputes arising under the Agreement will be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the England & Wales law.
29. BRANCHOUT PRODUCTIONS reserves the right to update this privacy policy as required or to comply with legal obligations. Any changes will be posted on the Website.
You may contact BRANCHOUT PRODUCTIONS by email at info@branchoutproductions.com.
This privacy policy was created using a document from Rocket Lawyer.
