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Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy for Black Lake Pictures Ltd
Last Updated: August 10, 2025

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This Privacy Policy explains how Black Lake Pictures ("we," "us," "our"), operating blacklakepictures.com, collects, uses, and protects your personal data when you visit our website or use our services. We are committed to bringing powerful stories to life through effective partnerships while safeguarding your privacy.

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1. Information We Collect

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  • Personal Data: Name, email, phone number, and address provided during registration or contact.

  • Content Data: Metadata (e.g., titles, genres) from TV shows, movies, or documentaries uploaded by producers or broadcasters.

  • Technical Data: IP addresses, cookies, and browsing data via Google Analytics for site improvement.

  • Professional Contact Data (Broadcasters): Name, position, work email, work phone, company address, and station affiliation.

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2. How We Collect Data

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  • Through registration forms, content submission portals, and cookies (with your consent).

  • Automatically via website analytics tools.

  • From publicly available sources, industry directories, trade events, and other lawful business channels to identify and contact potential broadcasting partners.

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3. How We Use Your Data

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  • We process your personal and professional information for the following purposes:

    • Service Delivery

      • To manage accounts, process content submissions, and facilitate the distribution of your productions to broadcasters, streaming platforms, and buyers in any region worldwide.

      • To support technical requirements such as metadata preparation, subtitling, dubbing, and rights verification.

    • Partnership Development

      • To identify, reach out to, and engage with broadcasters, producers, buyers, and other industry stakeholders across international markets who may benefit from our distribution network.

      • To match your productions with relevant broadcasters or platforms based on genre, target audience, language, and geographic appeal.

    • Marketing & Outreach

      • To send tailored proposals, partnership opportunities, and curated catalogs that may be relevant to your business in local, regional, or international markets.

      • To share invitations to events, trade fairs, or online industry sessions where Black Lake Pictures is represented.

      • To maintain an internal contact database of industry professionals to streamline communication and collaboration.

    • Platform Improvement & Compliance

      • To analyze usage patterns, technical performance, and user feedback in order to improve our platform’s functionality and user experience for a global audience.

      • To comply with applicable international and local media distribution laws, copyright regulations, and accessibility standards (e.g., subtitling, dubbing, and localization).

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4. Broadcaster Outreach Data

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  • We process broadcaster and industry representative contact data under our legitimate interest (Article 6(1)(f) GDPR) to connect with potential partners and license holders.

  • Purpose: Professional outreach, partnership discussions, licensing offers, and collaboration opportunities.

  • Source: Collected from public websites, press kits, event participation lists, referrals, or directly from you.

  • No Sale of Data: We do not sell professional contact information to third parties.

  • Opt-Out: You may request to be removed from our outreach database at any time by emailing privacy@blacklakepictures.com.

  • Retention: Up to 3 years from last interaction, unless deletion is requested earlier.

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5. Data Sharing

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  • We share data with trusted service providers (e.g., hosting, email delivery, legal advisors) for operational purposes.

  • Public authorities may access data if required by law.

  • International transfers are safeguarded using Standard Contractual Clauses.

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6. Data Retention and Security

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  • Personal and professional data is retained only as long as necessary for the purposes outlined above.

  • Data is deleted or anonymized once it is no longer needed.

  • We apply SSL encryption, access controls, and regular security audits.

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7. Your Rights

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  • Access, rectify, erase, or restrict your data.

  • Port your data or object to processing (including marketing outreach).

  • Withdraw consent where applicable.

  • Submit requests to privacy@blacklakepictures.com.

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8. Contact Us

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9. Policy Updates

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  • We review this policy annually or when our practices change. Check back for updates or look for notifications from us.

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