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Black Bear Pictures UK Limited

PRIVACY NOTICE
(Last updated November 2024)

INTRODUCTION
Who are we?	We are Black Bear Pictures UK Limited, a company with registration number 14173993, and with registered address at 71 Queen Victoria Street, London, United Kingdom, EC4V 4BE (“we”, “us” or “our”). We are a leading film distributor, bringing the best in independent cinema to UK and Irish audiences. Where we decide the means or purpose of processing your personal data, we are the data "controller."
What’s this policy about?	This notice explains how we process personal data, as a controller, in relation to individuals (“you” or “your”) who engage with our media online (“Services”) – which includes individuals who visit our website (“Website”). We update this policy from time to time, so you should check back in on a regular basis. Where appropriate, we will actively notify you. Throughout our Website we may link to other websites owned and operated by third parties, and you may also be interacting with our media on third-party websites. Those third-party websites may also gather information about you in accordance with their own separate privacy notices. For privacy information relating to those third-party websites, please consult their privacy notices as appropriate. Please be advised that the practices described in this privacy notice apply only to information gathered online through our Services. It does not apply to information that you may submit to us offline or by third parties to which we may link or who may link to us.
What are your rights?	You have the following rights, although these rights may be limited in some circumstances: Ask us to send a copy of your data to you or someone else Ask us to restrict, stop processing, or delete your data Object to our processing of your data Object to use of your personal data for direct marketing Ask us to correct inaccuracies
How do you contact us? (if you have questions about this policy or to exercise your rights)	If you have any questions concerning this notice, including how you can exercise your rights, please contact us at: ukoffice@blackbearpictures.com . If we can’t resolve your issue, you can contact the relevant regulator or supervisory authority in your country. For example, if you are based in the UK, you can get in touch with the Information Commissioner’s Office: https://ico.org.uk/concerns .

YOUR PERSONAL DATA
Personal data	What it includes
Contact Data	Name and email address.
Log and Usage Data	Service-related, diagnostic, usage, and performance information. Depending on how you interact with us, this Log and Usage Data may include your: IP address Device information Browser type Settings and information about your activity on the Website (such as the date/time stamps associated with your usage, pages and files viewed, searches, and other actions you take such as which features you use) Device event information (such as system activity, error reports (sometimes called “crash dumps”) hardware settings).
Device Data	Such as information about your: Computer Phone Tablet Other device you use to access the Website. Depending on the device used, this Device Data may include information such as your: IP address (or proxy server) Device and application identification numbers Location Browser type Hardware model Internet service provider and/or mobile carrier Operating system System configuration information.
Location Data	Such as imprecise information about your device’s location. How much information we collect depends on the type and settings of the device you use to access the Services. For example, we may use GPS and other technologies to collect geolocation data that tells us your current location (based on your IP address). You can opt out of allowing us to collect this information either by refusing access to the information or by disabling your location setting on your device. However, if you choose to opt out, you may not be able to use certain aspects of the Website.
Feedback Data	Information relating to you which is contained within enquiries, complaints, feedback, questions which you may share with us.
Ad Tracking Data	Information relating to: How you interact with our adverts (including which adverts you interact with, where you interact with the adverts and the frequency of your interactions). Your preferences when interacting with our adverts (including language settings).

HOW WE USE IT

To make the Website, and its functionalities, available to you

Purpose and data: We collect and use your Location Data in order to provide you with information which is relevant to your location. For example, if you’d like to find out in which cinemas you can watch certain films, we use your Location Data to identify cinemas nearby to you.

Legal basis and further information: We only process this data where we have your consent to do so. You can withdraw your consent for us collecting this information by changing the settings on the cookies tool on the Website.

Sources and recipients: We generate your Location Data by using MaxMind, Inc., which uses your IP address to provide information on your imprecise location.

We may share this information with Google LLC and Amazon Web Services, Inc. in order to use certain cloud computing services in order to achieve these purposes.

To understand how you use our Website, and improve our Website

Purpose and data: We collect and use your Log and Usage data, Device Data, Location Data in order to:

Analyse how our Website is used so we can improve them to engage and retain users.
Determine which parts of our Website is most interesting and helpful to people and for other similar purposes.
To improve, test and monitor the quality and delivery of the Website.
To identify and correct any problems on the Website.

Sources and recipients: We collect this information automatically from you when you access or use our Website, and we do this using the technology referenced in section 5 below.

We use technology and services, made available by certain third-party analytics providers, to collect this information.

We may share this information with Google LLC and Amazon Web Services, Inc. in order to use certain cloud computing services in order to achieve these purposes.

To respond to your feedback

Purpose and data: We collect and use your Feedback Data and Contact Data in order to: (i) review and respond to their enquiries, complaints, feedback or questions; (ii) provide customer care services; (iii) improve, test and monitor the quality and delivery of the Website; and (iv) receive your feedback.

Legal basis and further information: We may process this personal data:

To pursue our legitimate interests in promoting our business and furthering our commercial interests.
To pursue your legitimate interests in ensuring that you get the best out of your experience when using our Website.
To pursue both our and your legitimate interests in ensuring that we can improve our Website.

Sources and recipients: We collect this information from you when you send us an enquiry, complaint, feedback or question by email or via social media.

We may share this information with Google LLC and Amazon Web Services, Inc. in order to use certain cloud computing services in order to achieve these purposes.

To understand how you engage with our adverts

Purpose and data: We collect and use your Ad Tracking Data and Location Data to understand how you interact with advertisements which we display on third-party websites. This enables us to measure the success of our ad campaigns, and understand what content you may be interested in.

Legal basis and further information: We process this personal data to pursue our legitimate interests in promoting our business and furthering our commercial interests.

Sources and recipients: This information is collected using tracking technology (such as cookies) on third-party websites. If you see our advertisements on third-party websites, please refer to that website’s privacy notice for more information on how your information is being collected on that website (including how, if applicable, that third-party is using your Ad Tracking Data and Location Data). We access this information via Google LLC’s “Campaign Manager 360” service, which allows us to manage and understand the success of our ad campaigns.

Section 5 below provides some general information on how you can control cookies, which are stored on your devices, via your browser settings.

STORAGE, TRANSFERS AND DISCLOSURE
Storage & Transfers	We are based in the United Kingdom, but we regularly collaborate with an international network of partners, affiliates and subcontractors based in other countries. As such, personal information we collect may be transferred, and stored and processed outside of the UK and European Economic Area in a country in which we or our partners, affiliates or subcontractors maintain facilities. We will ensure that transfers of personal information to a third country or an international organization are subject to appropriate safeguards (in accordance with data protection laws).
Retention	We retain information for as long as necessary to (i) make the Website, and its functionalities, available to you; (ii) understand how you use our Website, and improve our Website; and (iii) respond to your feedback. We also retain information when necessary to comply with contractual and legal obligations, when we have a legitimate business interest to do so and for the exercise or defence of legal claims.
Disclosure	Other than as set out above, we may disclose your personal data: Where required by law, government, competent authorities or the courts or to establish, exercise or defend our legal rights, and for the purposes of preventing crime and fraud. Legal basis: our legal basis for this processing is likely to be: compliance with legal obligation or legitimate interests in: (i) obtaining advice in relation to legal and similar proceedings; (ii) communicating with relevant third parties in relation to legal and similar proceedings; and/or (iii) protecting and defending ourselves from legal and similar proceedings. With members of our corporate group, suppliers and subcontractors, as necessary for the purposes (and on the legal basis) set out in this notice. If involved in an investment, merger, acquisition, or sale of our organisation or assets, personal data we hold may be shared on the basis of the legitimate interests of us, our shareholders, customers and other parties to a transaction, unless those interests are outweighed by prejudicial impacts upon you. Legal basis: our legal basis for this processing is likely to be: our legitimate interests pursued would typically include our interest (and that of our shareholders) in negotiating and concluding the relevant transaction, and our interest (and that of our users) in financing the business and ensuring the development and continuity of our business.

COOKIES, ANALYTICS AND SIMILAR TECHNOLOGIES
Cookies, pixels and other technologies store and access data on devices to help websites and apps work. This table explains their purpose, how long they last, and who else can access their data. We get consent to use them unless they’re essential to the Website. Most browsers allow control over cookies, for more information: Google Chrome \| Microsoft Edge \| Mozilla Firefox \| Microsoft Internet Explorer \| Opera \| Apple Safari .
Cookie/data	Duration	Purpose	Source
_ga	26 months	Google Analytics sets this cookie to store information on how visitors use a website while also creating an analytics report of the website's performance. Some of the collected data includes the number of visitors, their source, and the pages they visit anonymously.	For further information about how Google collects and uses personal data, please refer to their privacy notice here .
YouTube	As determined by Google	Where YouTube videos are in use on your platform, Google sets a tracking cookie for marketing and advertising purposes. These can be disabled using an enhanced privacy mode	Google