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Your trust is very important to us and this privacy notice tells you what to expect us to do with your personal information and describes how we collect and use your personal data during and after your relationship with us, in accordance with data protection law. 
What Information We Collect, Use, and Why
Nearside Productions will collect and process the personal data that you have provided to us about yourself when submitting your scripts and other documents as part of our ‘Flesh and Blood Stories Open Call Out’ for the following purposes:
Personal Data
The personal data that Nearside Productions will collect through your submission are:
Who is the Data Controller? 
Nearside Productions Ltd is the “data controller” of your personal data. This means that the Nearside Productions decides what your personal data is used for and the ways in which it is processed. For the avoidance of doubt, your personal data will be collected and processed solely for the purposes as set out in this privacy notice. Nearside Productions, as the date controller, has the responsibility to comply, and to demonstrate compliance with, UK data protection law.   
Lawful Basis and Data Protection Rights
Under UK data protection law, we must have a “lawful basis” for collecting and using your personal information and a list of possible lawful bases can be found on the Information Commissioner’s (ICO) Website. Which lawful basis we rely on may affect your data protection rights which are in brief set out 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 via our Contact Page
Our Lawful Bases for the Collection and Use of your Data
Our lawful bases for collecting or using personal information are:
Our legitimate interests are:
Where We Get Personal Information From
Sharing your Personal Data 
Nearside Productions works with approved third-parties who assist us in the running of our business and the provision of our services. These third-parties only use your personal data on behalf of Nearside Productions Ltd and not independently of Nearside Productions Ltd.  We use an online platform to collect and store your submission. To ensure we provide you with opportunities beyond the Call Out, and to develop your skills and talent more widely, Nearside Productions may from time to time share your personal information and scripts (treatments, outlines and/or projects) with third parties such as independent production companies, agents, producers, theatres/venues, public funding bodies and/or any other relevant third party partners who are seeking talented writers and/or content.
In the event we share your personal information and/or scripts with a third party partner, we will tell you who the third party is and why we’ve shared your information.  Should Nearside Productions share your script(s) and/or personal information with a third party partner, the third party partner will act as separate controllers of your personal information and scripts (and details of how such third parties will manage your personal information can be found in their privacy policy and/or notice).  We may also share your personal data with a third party where required or permitted by law.  
Retaining your Personal Data 
Nearside Productions will retain your personal data for a period of five (5) years following your last submission, after which it will be deleted in accordance with Nearside Productions policies. The five (5) year retention period will reset each time you make a submission to Nearside Productions.
How to Complain
If you have any concerns about our use of your personal data, you can make a complaint to us using our Contact Form on our Contact Page. 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:          
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
Updating this Privacy Notice
We will revise the Privacy Notice if there are significant changes to how we use your personal data.
Last updated
27th December 2024

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