SWEETIE is a short film written and directed by HAZEL YOUNG. HAZEL YOUNG has paid for and developed this website as a tool to increase engagement with the film and a platform to share knowlege and campaign materials related to the sensitive topics raised in the film.

Contact email: [privacy@yourdomain.com]

We collect the following types of information when you use the Site:

• Name and email address if submitted

• Newsletter sign-up form including: Name, email address, and message content.

• Contact form submissions: Name, email address, and any content you post.

• Comments and fan/hate posts.

• Device, browser, and usage data (e.g. pages visited, time on site, approximate location)

• Cookies and analytics (Google Analytics).

We only collect what's needed for the purposes described below — we don't ask for sensitive personal information (such as health, religious, or financial data) and you should avoid including it in comments or messages to us.

PurposeLegal basis (UK/EU GDPR)

• Sending newsletter updates about Sweetie, campaigns, and BTS content

• Consent — you can withdraw this at any time

• Responding to messages sent via the contact form

• Legitimate interest in handling enquiries

• Publishing and moderating comments/fan or hate posts

• Consent / legitimate interest in understanding how visitors use the Site (via analytics)

• Consent (for non-essential cookies)

• Keeping the Site secure and functioning

• Legitimate interest

We use cookies and similar technologies to operate the Site and understand how it's used.‍ ‍

• Strictly necessary cookies — required for the Site to function (e.g. remembering cookie preferences). These don't require consent.

• Analytics cookies — we use Google Analytics to understand visitor numbers and behaviour. These cookies are only set with your consent via our cookie banner.

You can manage or withdraw cookie consent at any time through the cookie settings link/banner on the Site or your browser settings. Note that Google may process analytics data outside the UK/EEA; Google's standard contractual clauses and its own privacy policy govern that transfer — see Google's Privacy Policy.

Our merchandise is sold through a third-party platform (REDBUBBLE), which is not operated by us. When you click through to buy merchandise:

• You leave our Site and any information you submit there (e.g. name, address, payment details) is collected and processed directly by that third party, under their own privacy policy — not this one.

• We do not have access to, control over, or visibility of any personal data you provide on the merchandise site, and we do not receive or store it.

‍We recommend reviewing that provider's privacy policy before making a purchase.

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We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to third parties for marketing or any other purposes. We only share data with the limited service providers (e.g. email newsletter platform, analytics provider) needed to run the Site, and only for the purposes described in this policy.

We keep personal data only as long as necessary for the purpose it was collected:

• Newsletter data — until you unsubscribe.

• Contact form messages — up to 12 months after resolution, unless a longer period is needed.

• Comments/fan posts — for as long as the content remains published, or until you ask us to remove it.

• Analytics data — in line with Google Analytics' default retention settings.

If you're in the UK or EU, you have the right to:

• Access the personal data we hold about you

• Correct inaccurate data

• Erase your data ("right to be forgotten")

• Restrict or object to processing

• Data portability

• Withdraw consent at any time (e.g. unsubscribe from the newsletter)

• Lodge a complaint with the UK Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) at ico.org.uk, or your local EU data protection authority

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at [privacy@yourdomain.com].

The Site is not directed at children, and we don't knowingly collect personal data from children under 13. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us so we can remove it.

We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect your data against unauthorised access, loss, or misuse. However, no method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure. We host our site on SQUARESPACE which implements and maintains technical and organizational security measures to protect your assets and data from everyday security threats. You can read these in full here.

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated "Last updated" date.

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or how your data is handled, contact us at:

📧 [privacy@yourdomain.com]