Privacy Policy

Introduction

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.

About us

  • Company Name: Southpoint Films Ltd
  • Registered Office: Ground Floor 61-65 High Street, Totton, Southampton, SO40 9HL, United Kingdom
  • ICO Registration Number: ZA844838

Document Index

This privacy notice tells you what to expect us to do with your personal information.

Contact Details

  • Email: info@southpointfilms.com
  • Phone: +44 (0) 800 009 6982
  • Post: Southpoint Films, 61-65 High Street, Totton, Southampton, SO40 9HL, United Kingdom

What information we collect, use, and why

We collect or use the following information to provide and improve products and services for clients:

  • Names and contact details
  • Addresses
  • Usage data (including information about how you interact with and use our website, products and services)
  • Employment details
  • Information relating to compliments or complaints
  • Video recordings
  • Audio recordings
  • Records of meetings and decisions
  • Account access information
  • Website user information

We collect or use the following personal information for the operation of client or customer accounts:

  • Names and contact details
  • Addresses
  • Purchase or service history
  • Account information, including registration details
  • Information used for security purposes
  • Marketing preferences
  • Technical data, including information about browser and operating systems

We collect or use the following personal information for information updates or marketing purposes:

  • Names and contact details
  • Addresses
  • Marketing preferences
  • Purchase or account history
  • Website and app user journey information
  • IP addresses

We collect or use the following personal information to comply with legal requirements:

  • Name
  • Contact information
  • Health and safety information
  • Any other personal information required to comply with legal obligations

We collect or use the following personal information for recruitment purposes:

  • Contact details (eg name, address, telephone number or personal email address)
  • Date of birth
  • National Insurance number
  • Copies of passports or other photo ID
  • Employment history (eg job application, employment references or secondary employment)
  • Education history (eg qualifications)
  • Right to work information
  • Details of any criminal convictions (eg Disclosure Barring Service (DBS), Access NI or Disclosure Scotland checks )

We collect or use the following personal information for dealing with queries, complaints or claims:

  • Names and contact details
  • Addresses
  • Purchase or service history
  • Video and audio recordings of public areas
  • Video and audio recordings of private or staff only areas
  • Dashcam footage – outside and inside vehicle
  • Witness statements and contact details
  • Photographs
  • Relevant information from previous investigations
  • Customer or client accounts and records
  • Financial transaction information
  • Information relating to health and safety (including incident investigation details and reports and accident book records)
  • Correspondence
  • Telematics data and connected car information

Lawful bases and data protection rights

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 the collection and use of your data

Our lawful bases for collecting or using personal information to provide and improve products and services for clients are:

  • Consent – we have permission from you after we gave you all the relevant information. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to object. To be clear, you do have the right to withdraw your consent at any time.
  • Contract – we have to collect or use the information so we can enter into or carry out a contract with you. All of your data protection rights may apply except the right to object.
  • Legal obligation – we have to collect or use your information so we can comply with the law. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to erasure, the right to object and the right to data portability.
  • Legitimate interests – we’re collecting or using your information because it benefits you, our organisation or someone else, without causing an undue risk of harm to anyone. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to portability.

Our lawful bases for collecting or using personal information for the operation of client or customer accounts are:

  • Consent – we have permission from you after we gave you all the relevant information. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to object. To be clear, you do have the right to withdraw your consent at any time.
  • Contract – we have to collect or use the information so we can enter into or carry out a contract with you. All of your data protection rights may apply except the right to object.
  • Legitimate interests – we’re collecting or using your information because it benefits you, our organisation or someone else, without causing an undue risk of harm to anyone. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to portability.

Our lawful bases for collecting or using personal information for information updates or marketing purposes are:

  • Consent – we have permission from you after we gave you all the relevant information. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to object. To be clear, you do have the right to withdraw your consent at any time.
  • Legitimate interests – we’re collecting or using your information because it benefits you, our organisation or someone else, without causing an undue risk of harm to anyone. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to portability.

Our lawful bases for collecting or using personal information to comply with legal requirements:

  • Legal obligation – we have to collect or use your information so we can comply with the law. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to erasure, the right to object and the right to data portability.

Our lawful bases for collecting or using personal information for recruitment purposes are:

  • Consent – we have permission from you after we gave you all the relevant information. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to object. To be clear, you do have the right to withdraw your consent at any time.
  • Legal obligation – we have to collect or use your information so we can comply with the law. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to erasure, the right to object and the right to data portability.
  • Legitimate interests – we’re collecting or using your information because it benefits you, our organisation or someone else, without causing an undue risk of harm to anyone. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to portability.

Our lawful bases for collecting or using personal information for dealing with queries, complaints or claims are:

  • Consent – we have permission from you after we gave you all the relevant information. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to object. To be clear, you do have the right to withdraw your consent at any time.
  • Legal obligation – we have to collect or use your information so we can comply with the law. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to erasure, the right to object and the right to data portability.
  • Legitimate interests – we’re collecting or using your information because it benefits you, our organisation or someone else, without causing an undue risk of harm to anyone. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to portability.

For more information on our use of legitimate interests as a lawful basis you can contact us using the contact details set out above.

Where we get personal information from

  • Directly from you
  • CCTV footage or other recordings
  • Publicly available sources
  • Previous employment

How long we keep information

  • Project Assets & Files: Stock music, graphics, and working project libraries are kept for 10 years after a project ends.
  • 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

Who we share information with

  • Suppliers & Freelancers for the purpose of fulfilling our contracts (or scoping projects)
  • Debt collection agencies
  • Professional or legal advisors
  • Organisations we’re legally obliged to share personal information with
  • Underlying technology platform vendors (email, CRM, website hosting, and so on)
  • Publicly on our website, social media or other marketing and information media

Sharing information outside the UK

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.

Overseas Vendors

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)

Legal Compliance Summary

  • 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.

How to complain

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


Last reviewed: 1st May 2026