Privacy Policy

This policy describes how we collect, use and look after the information you provide us.

We are committed to protecting and respecting your privacy and this statement sets out the basis on which any personal data we collect from you through the Site, or that you provide to us via the Site, will be processed by us. Please read this statement carefully.

Data processing

In order to provide the service, we may need to process your personal data.

We have in place safeguards to ensure that access to your data is restricted to only those people who need access to that data. We regularly audit the information we store, to check how we manage consent for it, that the right people can access it, that it is secure, and that it is removed when no longer needed.

We will not transfer, process or store your data anywhere that is outside of the European Economic Area, unless we have a contractual agreement in place that is of an equivalent standard to GDPR.

If required we may need to pass your details to the police, regulatory bodies or legal advisors.

We will never sell or rent your details to any other organisation.

Information We May Collect From You

We may collect and process the following information about you:

  • information that you provide to us when registering or completing forms on the Site (including your personal details, contact details, work history and other profile information you may submit);
  • if you contact us, we may keep a record of that correspondence;
  • details of your visits to the Site and the resources that you access.

Uses Made Of The Information

We use information held about you in the following ways:

  • to provide services that you order from us and to otherwise fulfill any obligations arising under any contracts between us;
  • to help us improve the structure, layout and usability of the Site;
  • to allow you to participate in any interactive features of the Site, when you choose to do so;
  • to answer any questions you may raise or respond to any comments you may send to us; and
  • to carry out market analysis and research.

We may share information about you with:

  • other companies in the same corporate group as us;
  • to a buyer or prospective buyer of us or our business;
  • our professional advisers, such as our lawyers and accountants, where it is necessary for them to advise us; and
  • other persons where we are required to do so in order to comply with any legal obligation or in accordance with the Website Terms of Use.

We may also share information about you with third parties that we engage to help us in certain areas, such as hosting the Site. However, we will control and be responsible for the use of your information by these third parties.

We may also provide information about you to other users of the Site as reasonably required in order to provide services that you order from us. For example, we may provide your contact information to other users in order that they can contact you about a job that you have advertised or applied for using the Site.

Except as set out in this statement, we will not share, sell or transfer your personal data to anyone else.

Direct Marketing

We may use your contact information to send you information about the services that we offer. We may also use this information to send you information about third-party products that may be of interest. If you do not want to receive this type of information, please let us know by contacting us at info@freelancevideocollective.com

Cookies

Cookies are small files that, with your consent, we place on your device.

When you use the site we use cookies to perform analytical tracking and to maintain login sessions – for example to record which user account you are when you are logged into the site to access secure areas.

Cookies may remain on your computer after you leave our website or after your Internet session finishes. You can block cookies using your browser preferences, and you can delete cookies either via your browser settings or using system utilities.

We use Google Analytics to collect information about site activity, for example, so as we can see which parts of the site are most used, and to help us to improve the service. This data is not personally identifiable.

The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity for Cahootify and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage. Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google’s behalf. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google.

You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website. By using this website, you consent to the processing of data about you by Google in the manner and for the purposes set out above.

IP Addresses & Information

Apart from the information mentioned above, we may also collect:

  • information about your computer, including your IP address and the type of operating system software and browser software that you use; and
  • information about your general internet usage by using a cookie file which is stored on the hard drive of your computer.

We use this information in order to:

  • help us recognise you as a unique visitor to the Site so that, when you return, we are able to customise the Site to reflect your individual interests and preferences; and
  • compile anonymous, aggregated statistics that allow us to understand how you and other users use the Site and to help us improve the structure, layout and usability of the Site. We may share this aggregated information with our advertisers. This aggregated information will not identify you as an individual.

You can accept or decline cookies by changing the applicable settings in your browser software. However, if you do this, you may be unable to use certain features of the Site. If you have not configured your browser software to refuse cookies, our system will issue a cookie to you when you log onto the Site.

Security

We have implemented reasonable technical and organisational measures designed to secure your personal information from accidental loss and from unauthorised access, use, alteration or disclosure. However, the Internet is an open system and we cannot guarantee that unauthorised third parties will never be able to defeat the measures we have taken or use your personal information for improper purposes.

From time to time, we may restrict access to some parts of the Site, or the entire Site, to users who have registered with us. If we provide you with a user ID code or password that allows you to access a restricted part of the Site, you must keep that information secret and ensure that the password is not used without your authority.

The Site contains links to other websites over which we have no control. We are not responsible for the privacy policies or practices of other websites that you choose to link to from the Site. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any other websites that you visit so that you can understand how they collect, use and share your information.

Your Rights

You are entitled to see the information that we hold about you. If you want a copy of this information or if you want to correct, update or delete the information we hold about you at any time, please contact us (our contact details are set out below). Before we tell you what information we hold, we may need you to verify your identity and to pay us an administration fee in order to cover the cost of providing the information. Please note that in certain circumstances we may need to withhold information in order to comply with relevant data protection legislation.

Children’s Privacy

We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13, or allow them to create an account. We take children’s privacy seriously and encourage parents to play an active role in their children’s online experience at all times.

Changes To Our Privacy Statement

If we change this statement in any way, we will place an updated version on the Site. Please regularly review the statement on the Site to make sure you are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it and under what circumstances, if any, we may share it with other parties.

Contacting Us

If you require any further details regarding our use of your personal information, please contact the team at info@freelancevideocollective.com

Notification of Changes

If Video Collective decides to change its privacy policy, it will post such changes on its website under the section entitled ‘Privacy Policy’.