Southpoint Films Ltd (a private limited company registered in England with number 08705276, whose registered address is Ground Floor, 61-65 High Street, Totton, Southampton, SO40 9HL United Kingdom) (“we”) are the controller of your personal data and are committed to protecting and respecting your privacy in accordance with the UK GDPR and Data Protection Act 2018.
This privacy notice tells you what to expect us to do with your personal information.
We collect or use the following information to provide and improve products and services for clients:
We collect or use the following personal information for the operation of client or customer accounts:
We collect or use the following personal information for information updates or marketing purposes:
We collect or use the following personal information to comply with legal requirements:
We collect or use the following personal information for recruitment purposes:
We collect or use the following personal information for dealing with queries, complaints or claims:
Under UK data protection law, we must have a “lawful basis” for collecting and using your personal information. There is a list of possible lawful bases in the UK GDPR. You can find out more about lawful bases on the ICO’s website.
Which lawful basis we rely on may affect your data protection rights which are set out in brief below. You can find out more about your data protection rights and the exemptions which may apply on the ICO’s website:
If you make a request, we must respond to you without undue delay and in any event within one month.
To make a data protection rights request, please contact us using the contact details at the top of this privacy notice.
Our lawful bases for collecting or using personal information to provide and improve products and services for clients are:
Our lawful bases for collecting or using personal information for the operation of client or customer accounts are:
Our lawful bases for collecting or using personal information for information updates or marketing purposes are:
Our lawful bases for collecting or using personal information to comply with legal requirements:
Our lawful bases for collecting or using personal information for recruitment purposes are:
Our lawful bases for collecting or using personal information for dealing with queries, complaints or claims are:
For more information on our use of legitimate interests as a lawful basis you can contact us using the contact details set out above.
Production Documents: Risk assessments, call sheets and project briefs are retained for 10 years.
Final Deliverables: Finished videos and photos are held indefinitely for archival purposes.
Raw Footage:
For Short-form projects (<15 min): Kept for 5 years at original quality, or 10 years compressed. (At our discretion.)
For Long-form projects (>15 min): Kept for 1 year after completion.
Business Records:
Contractual/Financial: Held for 6 years post-contract.
Employee/Freelancer Data: Kept for 6 years after the relationship ends.
Recruitment: Retained for 1 year.
Short-term Data:
CCTV & Dashcam Footage: Kept for 30 days.
Website Form Submissions: Retained for 90 days
Where necessary, we may transfer personal information outside of the UK. When doing so, we comply with the UK GDPR, making sure appropriate safeguards are in place.
For further information or to obtain a copy of the appropriate safeguard for any of the transfers below, please contact us using the contact information provided above.
| Organisation | Data Category | Country | Transfer Compliance Mechanism |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1Password | Security Services | United States | International Data Transfer Agreement (IDTA) |
| Adobe Systems Software Ireland Ltd | Cloud Storage Provider, AI Services, Media Processing | Ireland | Adequacy Decision |
| Airtable | Database Services | United States | International Data Transfer Agreement (IDTA) |
| ANNKE INNOVATION (HK) CO., LIMITED | Security Services | Hong Kong | International Data Transfer Agreement (IDTA) |
| Apple Inc. | AI Services, Cloud Storage Provider | United States | International Data Transfer Agreement (IDTA) |
| Automattic Inc | Marketing Analytics | United States | International Data Transfer Agreement (IDTA) |
| Buffer | Marketing Analytics | United States | International Data Transfer Agreement (IDTA) |
| eBay Inc. | Payment Processing, Marketing Analytics, Instant Message Service Provider | United States | International Data Transfer Agreement (IDTA) |
| Envato | Media Licensing, AI Services | Australia | International Data Transfer Agreement (IDTA) |
| Fiverr International Ltd. | Media Licensing, Instant Message Service Provider, Payment Processing | Israel | Adequacy Decision |
| Flexibits Inc. | CRM Services, Calendar Service Provider | United States | International Data Transfer Agreement (IDTA) |
| Frame.io, Inc. | Cloud Storage Provider, Media Processing, Marketing Analytics | United States | International Data Transfer Agreement (IDTA) |
| Google Ireland Limited | Cloud Storage Provider, Email Service Provider, AI Services, Marketing Analytics | Ireland | Adequacy Decision |
| LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company | Instant Message Service Provider, Recruitment Services, Marketing Analytics | Ireland | Adequacy Decision |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. | Instant Message Service Provider, Marketing Analytics | United States | International Data Transfer Agreement (IDTA) |
| Mosyle Corporation | IT Services | United States | International Data Transfer Agreement (IDTA) |
| Murf Inc. | AI Services | United States | International Data Transfer Agreement (IDTA) |
| OpenAI, LLC | AI Services | United States | International Data Transfer Agreement (IDTA) |
| PROTECTUS d.o.o t/a Car Lock | Security Services | Slovenia | Adequacy Decision |
| Rentman B.V. | Database Services, CRM Services | Netherlands | Adequacy Decision |
| Restream, Inc. | Media Processing | United States | International Data Transfer Agreement (IDTA) |
| Rev.com, Inc. | Cloud Storage Provider, AI Services, Media Processing | United States | International Data Transfer Agreement (IDTA) |
| riverside.fm | AI Services, Media Processing, Cloud Storage Provider | United States | International Data Transfer Agreement (IDTA) |
| sli.do s. r. o. | Marketing Analytics, IT Services | Slovakia | Adequacy Decision |
| Slite | Database Services, Marketing Analytics | United States | International Data Transfer Agreement (IDTA) |
| SmileOnMyMac, LLC dba TextExpander | IT Services | United States | International Data Transfer Agreement (IDTA) |
| SoundCloud Global Limited & Co. KG | Cloud Storage Provider, Marketing Analytics | Germany | Adequacy Decision |
| Splashtop Inc. | IT Services | United States | International Data Transfer Agreement (IDTA) |
| stagetimer.io | IT Services | Germany | Adequacy Decision |
| StarNow NZ LP | Recruitment Services | New Zealand | Adequacy Decision |
| Stripe Inc. | Payment Processing | United States | International Data Transfer Agreement (IDTA) |
| Toggl OÜ | Database Services | Estonia | Adequacy Decision |
| Unity Intercomm | Media Processing | United States | International Data Transfer Agreement (IDTA) |
| VIMEO, Inc. | Media Processing, Cloud Storage Provider | United States | International Data Transfer Agreement (IDTA) |
| WeTransfer B.V. | Cloud Storage Provider, Marketing Analytics | Netherlands | Adequacy Decision |
| Zapier Inc. | IT Services, Database Services, AI Services | United States | International Data Transfer Agreement (IDTA) |
| Zoom Video Communications Inc. | IT Services, Media Processing, Marketing Analytics | United States | International Data Transfer Agreement (IDTA) |
Adequacy Decision: Used for countries within the EEA or those specifically recognised by the UK government as providing an “adequate” level of data protection.
International Data Transfer Agreement (IDTA): Used for transfers to countries without an adequacy decision (such as the US, Australia, and Hong Kong) to ensure contractually binding data protection standards.
If you have any concerns about our use of your personal data, you can make a complaint to us using the contact details at the top of this privacy notice.
If you remain unhappy with how we’ve used your data after raising a complaint with us, you can also complain to the ICO.
The ICO’s address is:
Information Commissioner’s Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
Helpline number: 0303 123 1113
Website: https://www.ico.org.uk/make-a-complaint