PRIVACY POLICY

As of July 24, 2025

Who we are

The data controller responsible in accordance with the purposes of the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and other data protection regulations is:

Media 1 Productions

Clarence Mill, Clarence Road Bollington

SK10 5JZ Macclesfield

United Kingdom

+44 1625 578 114

info@media1productions.co.uk

www.media1productions.co.uk

How to contact the data protection officer

The designated data protection officer is:

DataCo International UK Limited
Suite 1,3rd Floor Suite 1, 11 - 12 St James's Square,
London, United Kingdom
SW1Y 4LB
Telephone: +442035146557
Email: privacy@dataguard.co.uk

General information on data processing

On this page, we provide you with information regarding the processing of your personal data on our website.

How we collect and use your personal data will depend on how you interact with us or the services you use. We only collect, use or share your personal data where we have a legitimate purpose and a legal basis for doing so.

What do we mean by ‘legal basis’?

Consent (Art. 6(1) (a) UK GDPR)– You have given us your consent to process your personal data for the specific purpose we have explained to you. You have the right to withdraw your consent at any time. For further information on how to withdraw consent, please see the ‘Exercising your rights’ subsections in the subsequent sections of this Privacy Policy.

Contract (Art 6(1) (b) UK GDPR) – We need to use your data to fulfil a contract you have with us. Alternatively, it’s necessary to use your data because we have asked you to, or you have taken yourself, specific steps before entering that contract.

Legal Obligation (Art 6(1) (c) UK GDPR) – We need to use you’re your data to comply with the law.

Vital Interests (Art 6(1) (d) UK GDPR) – Processing your data is necessary to protect your vital interests or of another person. For example, to prevent you from serious physical harm.

Public Task (Art 6(1) (e) UK GDPR) – Using your data is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest, or because it is covered by a task set out in law, for example, for a statutory function.

Legitimate Interests (Art 6(1) (f) UK GDPR) – Processing your data is necessary to support a legitimate interest we or another party has, only where this is not outweighed by your own interests. Please note where your data is processed under the performance of a contract or for a legal obligation, if you do not provide the data requested, we may be unable to provide you with our app.

Data sharing and international transfers

As explained throughout this Privacy Policy, we use various service providers to help us deliver our services and keep your data secure. When we use these service providers, it is necessary for us to share your personal data with them.

We have agreements in place with all our service providers that we share your data with that oblige them to protect your data.

Where your personal data is shared outside the UK, we ensure that your personal data is given an equivalent level of protection, either because the jurisdiction to which your data is transferred has an ‘adequate’ data protection standard according to the UK Government, or by using another safeguard such as an enhanced contractual agreement, i.e. the International Data Transfer Agreement. You can request a copy of the contractual agreements we have concluded with our service providers for these purposes by sending an email to the email address provided in this Privacy Policy.

Your rights

When your personal data is processed, you are a data subject within the meaning of the UK GDPR and have the following rights:

1. Right of access (Art. 15 UK GDPR)

You may request the data controller to confirm whether your personal data is processed by them.

If such processing occurs, you can request the following information from the data controller:

Purposes of processing
Categories of personal data being processed.
Recipients or categories of recipients to whom the personal data have been or will be disclosed.
Planned storage period or the criteria for determining this period
The existence of the rights of rectification, erasure or restriction or opposition.
The existence of the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority.
If applicable, origin of the data (if collected from a third party).
If applicable, existence of automated decision-making including profiling with meaningful information about the logic involved, the scope and the effects to be expected.
If applicable, transfer of personal data to a third country or international organization.

2. Right to rectification (Art. 16 UK GDPR)

You have a right to rectification and/or modification of the data, if your processed personal data is incorrect or incomplete. The data controller must correct the data without delay

3. Right to the restriction of processing (Art. 18 UK GDPR)

You may request the restriction of the processing of your personal data under the following conditions:

If you challenge the accuracy of your personal data for a period that enables the data controller to verify the accuracy of your personal data.
The processing is unlawful, and you oppose the erasure of the personal data and instead request the restriction of their use instead.
The data controller or its representative no longer need the personal data for the purpose of processing, but you need it to assert, exercise or defend legal claims; or
If you have objected to the processing pursuant and it is not yet certain whether the legitimate interests of the data controller override your interests.

4. Right to erasure ("Right to be forgotten") (Art. 17 UK GDPR)

If you request from the data controller to delete your personal data without undue delay, they are required to do so immediately if one of the following applies:

Personal data concerning you is no longer necessary for the purposes for which they were collected or processed.
You withdraw your consent on which the processing is based pursuant to and where there is no other legal basis for processing the data.
You object to the processing of the data and there are no longer overriding legitimate grounds for processing, or you object pursuant to Art. 21 (2) UK GDPR.
Your personal data has been processed unlawfully.
The personal data must be deleted to comply with a legal obligation in Union law or Member State law to which the data controller is subject.
Your personal data was collected in relation to information society services offered pursuant to Art. 8 (1) UK GDPR.

The right to deletion does not exist if the processing is necessary

to exercise the right to freedom of speech and information;
to fulfil a legal obligation required by the law of the Union or Member States to which the data controller is subject, or to perform a task of public interest or in the exercise of public authority delegated to the representative.
for reasons of public interest in the field of public health.
for archival purposes of public interest, scientific or historical research purposes or for statistical purposes.
to enforce, exercise or defend legal claims.

5. Right to data portability

You have the right to receive your personal data given to the data controller in a structured and machine readable format. In addition, you have the right to transfer this data to another person without hindrance by the data controller who was initially given the data.

6. Right to object

For reasons that arise from your particular situation, you have, at any time, the right to object to the processing of your personal data pursuant to Art. 6 (1) (e) or 6 (1) (f) UK GDPR; this also applies to profiling based on these provisions.

If the personal data relating to you are processed for direct marketing purposes, you have the right to object at any time to the processing of your personal data in regard to such advertising; this also applies to profiling associated with direct marketing.

7. Right to complain to a supervisory authority

You have the right to complain to the ICO if you are unhappy with how we have used your data and/or believe that the processing of the personal data concerning you violates the applicable law. The ICO´s address: Information Commissioner´s Office Wycliffe House Water Lane Wilmslow Cheshire SK9 5AF Helpline number: 0303 123 1113 ICO website: https://www.ico.org.uk

Use of cookies

1. Description and scope of data processing

When you visit our website, we use technical tools for various functions, in particular cookies, which can be stored on your device. When you visit our website for the first time and at any time later, you have the choice of whether you generally permit the setting of cookies or which individual additional functions you would like to select. You can make changes in your browser settings or via our consent manager. Cookies are text files or information in a database that are stored on your hard drive and assigned to the browser you are using so that certain information can be passed to the entity that sets the cookie.

We use cookies on our website that are classed as ‘non-essential’. Non-essential cookies are cookies which are used for purposes beyond the basic functioning of a website.

The following data will be processed through the use of non-essential cookies:

IP-address
Internet user location
Date and time of the website request
Customization of advertisements to the user
Tracking of the surfing behavior
Linking the website visit with other social media platforms

2. Purpose of data processing

The use of non-essential cookies is carried out for the purpose of improving the quality of our website, its content and thus our reach and profitability. By setting these cookies, we learn how the website is used and can thus constantly optimise our offer. These cookies serve us particularly for the following purposes:

Analytics, forms & marketing

3. Legal basis for data processing

The legal basis for the processing of personal data using non-essential cookies is Art. 6 (1) (a) UK UK GDPR.
The legal basis for the processing of personal data using essential cookies is Art. 6 (1) (f) UK UK GDPR, legitimate interests.

4. Exercising your rights

You can revoke consent to the use of cookies and manage your consent preferences at any time at the following link: https://www.media1productions.co.uk/

Contact via Email

1. Description and scope of data processing

You can contact us via the email address provided on our website. In this case the personal data of the user transmitted with the email will be stored.

The data will be used exclusively for the processing of the conversation.

2. Purpose of data processing

If you contact us via email, this also constitutes the necessary legitimate interest in the processing of the data.

3. Legal basis for data processing

The legal basis for the processing of data transmitted in the course of sending an e-mail is Art. 6 (1) (f) UK GDPR. Our legitimate interest is to optimally answer your request that you send by e-mail.

If the purpose of the email contact is to conclude a contract, the additional legal basis for the processing is Art. 6 (1) (b) UK GDPR.

4. Duration of storage

The data will be deleted as soon as it is no longer necessary to achieve the purpose for which it was collected. For personal data sent by email, this is the case when the respective conversation with the user has ended. The conversation ends when it can be concluded from the circumstances that the matter in question has been conclusively resolved.

The additional personal data collected during the sending process will be deleted after a period of seven days at the latest.

5. Exercising your rights

You have the possibility to withdraw consent to the processing of their personal data at any time. If you contact us via email, you can object to the storage of his personal data at any time, by the following means:

Please email info@media1productions with your request

In this case, all personal data stored while establishing contact will be deleted.

Contact form

1. Description and scope of data processing

A contact form is available on our website, which can be used for electronic contact. If you make use of this option, the data entered in the contact form will be transmitted to us and stored.

When sending the message the following data will also be stored:

Email address
Last name
First name
Telephone / mobile phone number
Company Name
IP address of the user's device
Date and time

2. Purpose of data processing

The processing of the personal data from the form as well as if you contact us by mail serves us exclusively for the purpose of establishing contact.

The other personal data processed during the sending process serve to prevent misuse of the contact form and to ensure the security of our information technology systems.

3. Legal basis for data processing

The legal basis for the processing of data transmitted while sending an email is Art. 6 (1) (f) UK GDPR. Our legitimate interest is to provide you with the best possible response to the request you send to us via the contact form. If the purpose of the email contact is to conclude a contract, the additional legal basis for the processing is Art. 6 (1) (b) UK GDPR.

4. Duration of storage

The data will be deleted as soon as they are no longer necessary to achieve the purpose for which they were collected. For the personal data from the contact form and those sent by email, this is the case when the respective conversation with the user has ended. The conversation ends when it can be inferred from the circumstances that the facts in question have been conclusively clarified.

The additional personal data collected during the sending process will be deleted after a period of seven days at the latest.

5. Exercising your rights

If you contact us via the the contact form or via e-mail, you can object to the storage of your personal data at any time, by the following means:

Please email info@media1productions with your request

In this case, all personal data stored while establishing contact will be deleted.

Corporate web profiles on social networks

Instagram:

Instagram, Part of Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd., 4 Grand Canal Square Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2 Ireland

On our company profile we provide information and offer Instagram users the possibility of communication. If you carry out an action on our Instagram company profile (e.g. comments, contributions, likes etc.), you may make personal data (e.g. clear name or photo of your user profile) public. However, as we generally or to a large extent have no influence on the processing of your personal data by Instagram, we cannot make any binding statements regarding the purpose and scope of the processing of your data.

Our corporate profile in social networks is used for communication and information exchange with (potential) customers. We use the company's profile for:

Information & marketing

Publications on the company profile can contain the following content:

Information about services

Every user is free to publish personal data.

As far as we process your personal data in order to evaluate your online behavior, to offer you sweepstakes or to conduct lead campaigns, this is done on the basis of your express declaration of consent, Art. 6 (1) (a), Art. 7 UK GDPR. The legal basis for processing personal data for the purpose of communicating with customers and interested parties is Art. 6 (1) (f) UK GDPR. Thereby, our legitimate interest is to answer your request optimally or to be able to provide the requested information. If the aim of contacting you is to conclude a contract, the additional legal basis for the processing is Art. 6 (1) (b) UK GDPR.

The data generated on the company profile are not stored in our own systems.

You can object at any time to the processing of your personal data that we collect within the framework of your use of our corporate web profiles and assert your rights as a data subject mentioned the "Your rights" section of this privacy policy. Please send us an informal email to info@media1productions.co.uk. For further information on the processing of your personal data by Instagram and the corresponding objection options, please click here:

Instagram: https://help.instagram.com/519522125107875

Use of corporate profiles in professionally oriented networks

1. Scope of data processing

We use corporate profiles on professionally oriented networks. We maintain a corporate presence on the following professionally oriented networks:

On our site we provide information and offer users the possibility of communication.

The corporate profile is used for job applications, information, public relations, and active sourcing.

We do not have any information on the processing of your personal data by the companies jointly responsible for the corporate profile. Further information can be found in the privacy policy of:

LinkedIn:

https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy

If you carry out an action on our company profile (e.g. comments, contributions, likes etc.), you may make personal data (e.g. clear name or photo of your user profile) public.

2. Legal basis for data processing

The legal basis for the processing of personal data for the purpose of communication with customers and interested parties is Art. 6 (1) (f) UK GDPR. Our legitimate interest is to answer your request optimally or to be able to provide the requested information. If the aim of contacting you is to conclude a contract, the additional legal basis for the processing is Art. 6 (1) (b) UK GDPR.

3. Purpose of the data processing

Our corporate web profile serves to inform users about our services. Every user is free to publish personal data.

4. Duration of storage

The data generated on the company profile are not stored in our own systems.

5. Exercising your rights

You can find further information on objection and removal options here:

LinkedIn:

https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy

Hosting

The website is hosted on servers of a service provider commissioned by us. Our service provider is:

410 Terry Avenue North, Seattle, WA 98109-5210, U.S.A.

For further information on the processing of personal data by Amazon AWS please see: https://aws.amazon.com/privacy/

The servers automatically collect and store information in so-called server log files, which your browser automatically transmits when you visit the website. The stored information is:

This data will not be merged with other data sources. The data is collected on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (f) UK GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the technically error-free presentation and optimization of his website - and server log files are therefore recorded.

The server of the website is geographically located in the USA.

Integrated third-party services

We use various service providers to deliver the service we offer through the app.

Generally, where such services are essential to providing the basic service offered by the website, we have a legitimate interest in sharing your data with the relevant service providers in order to provide the relevant website service.

Where such services are required for additional services, enhanced functionalities, or additional purposes, your personal data will only be transferred to service providers if you provide consent.

You can manage your consent preferences at any time here: https://www.media1productions.co.uk/

Use of Facebook Comments

1. Scope of processing of personal data

We use functions of the social network Facebook Inc., 1601 S. California Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA andntheir representatives in the Union Facebook Ireland Ltd., 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal H , D2 Dublin, Ireland (Hereinafter: Facebook). We use this plugin to extend the functionality of our online presence. Users can use Facebook Comments to comment on content on our online presence using their Facebook account. Personal data can be stored and evaluated, especially the activity of the user (especially which pages have been visited and which elements have been clicked on) as well as device and browser information (especially the IP address and the operating system). We do not have any information about the exact scope of the collection of personal data.

For more information about Facebook's collection and storage of data, please visit:

https://de-de.facebook.com/policy.php

2. Purpose of data processing

The use of the Facebook Comment Plug-In serves the improvement of the user friendliness of our online presence. We use this plug-in to offer an embedded comment function directly on Facebook without users having to leave our online presence.

3. Legal basis for the processing of personal data

The legal basis for the processing of personal data is the user's given consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) UK GDPR.

4. Duration of storage

Your personal information will be stored for as long as is necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this Privacy Policy or as required by law, e.g. for tax and accounting purposes.

5. Exercising your rights

You have the right to revoke your declaration of consent under data protection law at any time. The revocation of the consent does not affect the lawfulness of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent up to the revocation.

You can prevent Facebook from collecting and processing your personal information by preventing the storage of third-party cookies on your computer, by using the "Do Not Track" feature of a supporting browser, by disabling the execution of script code in your browser, or by installing a script blocker such as NoScript (https://noscript.net/) or Ghostery (https://www.ghostery.com) in your browser.

You can find more information about objection and removal options for Facebook at: https://en-gb.facebook.com/policy.php

Use of Instagram Plugin

1. Scope of processing of personal data

We use plugins of the Instagram service of Facebook Inc., 1601 S. California Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA and their representatives in the Union Facebook Ireland Ltd. 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland (Hereinafter referred to as Facebook). The integrated Instagram buttons are used by us to link to our Instagram profile. Also included is a widget that allows us to display certain photos and videos from our Instagram profile on our online presence. When you visit one of our pages that contains such a plug-in, your browser connects directly to a Facebook server. The contents of the plug-ins are transmitted directly to your browser and integrated into the online presence. Data is automatically transferred to Instagram and stored on its servers. This transmitted data includes connection data (such as your IP address, date and time, the URL accessed) as well as the browser and operating system used.

Your visit to our site can be tracked by Instagram even if you are not actively using the plug-in features.

If you are logged into your Instagram account, you can click the Instagram button to link the contents of our site to your Instagram profile. This allows Instagram to assign the visit to our pages to your user account. If you want to prevent this direct assignment, you must log out of Instagram before visiting our online presence.

For more information, see Instagram's privacy policy: https://help.instagram.com/519522125107875

2. Purpose of data processing

The use of the Instagram Plug-In serves to improve the public image of our company.

3. Legal basis for the processing of personal data

The legal basis for the processing of personal data is the user's given consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) UK GDPR.

4. Duration of storage

Your personal information will be stored for as long as is necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this Privacy Policy or as required by law, e.g. for tax and accounting purposes.

5. Exercising your rights

You can prevent Instagram from collecting and processing your personal information by preventing third party cookies from being placed on your computer, by using the "Do Not Track" feature of a supporting browser, by disabling script code execution in your browser, or by installing a script blocker such as NoScript (https://noscript.net/) or Ghostery (https://www.ghostery.com) in your browser.

For more information about objection and removal options for Instagram, visit: https://help.instagram.com/519522125107875

Use of LinkedIn

1. Scope of processing of personal data

We use functions of the network LinkedIn. The provider is LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Irland (Hereafter referred to as LinkedIn). Each time you access one of our pages that contains LinkedIn functions, a connection is established to LinkedIn servers. LinkedIn will be informed that you have visited our website with your IP address. If you click the LinkedIn "Recommend" button and are logged into your LinkedIn account, LinkedIn will be able to associate your visit to our website with you and your user account. This allows personal data to be stored and evaluated, in particular the user's activity (in particular which pages have been visited and which elements have been clicked on) and device and browser information (in particular the IP address and the operating system).

We would like to point out that, as the provider of the pages, we have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data or its use by LinkedIn. For more information on LinkedIn's collection and storage of data, please visit: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy

2. Purpose of data processing

The use of the LinkedIn Plugin serves the usability of our online presence.

3. Legal basis for the processing of personal data

The legal basis for the processing of personal data is the user's given consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) UK GDPR.

4. Duration of storage

Your personal information will be stored for as long as is necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this Privacy Policy or as required by law, e.g. for tax and accounting purposes.

5. Exercising your rights

You can prevent LinkedIn from collecting and processing your personal data by preventing the storage of third-party cookies on your computer, by using the "Do Not Track" function of a supporting browser, by deactivating the execution of script code in your browser or by installing a script blocker such as NoScript (https://noscript.net/) or Ghostery (https://www.ghostery.com) in your browser. Furthermore, the transmission may be prevented by logging out of your LinkedIn account before accessing our website.

The following links will allow you to deactivate the use of your personal data by LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/psettings/guest-controlsy

For further information on the possibilities of objection to and removal from LinkedIn, please visit: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy

This privacy policy has been created with the assistance of DataGuard.