What is this Privacy Policy for?
This privacy policy is for this website www.break-thruproductions.co.uk and operated by Break-Thru Productions (contact: office@breakthruproductions.org.uk) and governs the privacy of its users who choose to use it.
The policy sets out the different areas where user privacy is concerned and outlines the obligations & requirements of the users, the website and website owners. Furthermore the way this website processes, stores and protects user data and information will also be detailed within this policy.
The Website
This website and its owners take a proactive approach to user privacy and ensure the necessary steps are taken to protect the privacy of its users throughout their visiting experience. This website complies to all UK national laws and requirements for user privacy.
Use of Cookies
This website uses cookies to better the users experience while visiting the website. Where applicable this website uses a cookie control system allowing the user on their first visit to the website to allow or disallow the use of cookies on their computer / device. This complies with recent legislation requirements for websites to obtain explicit consent from users before leaving behind or reading files such as cookies on a user’s computer / device.
Cookies are small files saved to the user’s computers hard drive that track, save and store information about the user’s interactions and usage of the website. This allows the website, through its server to provide the users with a tailored experience within this website.
Users are advised that if they wish to deny the use and saving of cookies from this website on to their computers hard drive they should take necessary steps within their web browsers security settings to block all cookies from this website and its external serving vendors.
We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors use this website. Depending on the settings in use, it may use cookies or similar technologies and collect technical information about visits and interactions. We use the resulting information to improve the website. See our Cookie Policy and Google’s privacy policy for more information. Analytics cookies require an appropriate choice mechanism where applicable; we are reviewing the site’s cookie controls separately.
Other cookies may be stored to your computers hard drive by external vendors when this website uses referral programs, sponsored links or adverts. Such cookies are used for conversion and referral tracking and typically expire after 30 days, though some may take longer. No personal information is stored, saved or collected.
Contact & Communication
If you contact us by email or through a form, we use the details you provide, such as your name, email address and message, to respond to your enquiry. Our lawful basis is our legitimate interest in handling enquiries, or taking steps you request before entering an agreement where relevant. We keep correspondence for as long as needed to deal with the enquiry and maintain reasonable records.
Email Newsletter
If you choose to join the Break-Thru Productions mailing list, we collect your email address, optional first name and a record of your consent and subscription confirmation. We use this information to email you about productions, Black women writers’ opportunities, workshops, casting and creative events. Our lawful basis for these emails is your consent. You do not have to subscribe to use the website.
We use MailPoet, an Automattic service, to manage subscribers and deliver our emails. MailPoet processes subscriber information for this purpose. Email delivery and engagement information, such as whether a message was opened or a link was clicked, may be recorded where those features are enabled. Our website hosting provider also processes information needed to operate the site. We do not sell mailing list details or give them to other organisations for their own marketing. See Automattic’s privacy policy for information about its services.
After signing up, you must confirm your subscription using the email we send. You can withdraw your consent at any time by using the unsubscribe link in an email or contacting office@breakthruproductions.org.uk. We keep your subscription details while you remain subscribed. If you unsubscribe, we stop sending marketing and retain only information needed to respect your choice, resolve a request or meet a legal obligation, for as long as necessary for that purpose.
You can ask to access or correct your personal information, request its deletion or restriction, object to certain uses, and ask for a portable copy where the relevant right applies. Contact us at the email address above. You can also complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO). Service providers may process information outside the UK; contact us if you would like details of any applicable transfer safeguards.
External Links
Although this website only looks to include quality, safe and relevant external links, users are advised adopt a policy of caution before clicking any external web links mentioned throughout this website. (External links are clickable text / banner / image links to other websites, similar to; www.ochomedia.co.uk and Ocho Media this.)
The owners of this website cannot guarantee or verify the contents of any externally linked website despite their best efforts. Users should therefore note they click on external links at their own risk and this website and its owners cannot be held liable for any damages or implications caused by visiting any external links mentioned.
Adverts and Sponsored Links
This website may contain sponsored links and adverts. These will typically be served through our advertising partners, to whom may have detailed privacy policies relating directly to the adverts they serve.
Clicking on any such adverts will send you to the advertisers website through a referral program which may use cookies and will track the number of referrals sent from this website. This may include the use of cookies which may in turn be saved on your computers hard drive. Users should therefore note they click on sponsored external links at their own risk and this website and its owners cannot be held liable for any damages or implications caused by visiting any external links mentioned.
Social Media Platforms
Communication, engagement and actions taken through external social media platforms that this website and its owners participate on are custom to the terms and conditions as well as the privacy policies held with each social media platform respectively.
Users are advised to use social media platforms wisely and communicate / engage upon them with due care and caution in regard to their own privacy and personal details. This website nor its owners will ever ask for personal or sensitive information through social media platforms and encourage users wishing to discuss sensitive details to contact them through primary communication channels such as by telephone or email.
This website may use social sharing buttons which help share web content directly from web pages to the social media platform in question. Users are advised before using such social sharing buttons that they do so at their own discretion and note that the social media platform may track and save your request to share a web page respectively through your social media platform account.
Shortened Links in Social Media
This website and its owners through their social media platform accounts may share web links to relevant web pages. By default some social media platforms shorten lengthy urls [web addresses] (this is an example: http://bit.ly/zyVUBo).
Users are advised to take caution and good judgement before clicking any shortened urls published on social media platforms by this website and its owners. Despite the best efforts to ensure only genuine urls are published many social media platforms are prone to spam and hacking and therefore this website and its owners cannot be held liable for any damages or implications caused by visiting any shortened links.