Christopher Lewis-Smith is an independent filmmaker.
Contact details: chris@chrislewis-Smith.co.uk

What personal data or information is collected if you visit this website?
The personal information collected may include your name, address, email address, IP address and information regarding the pages you access on this website and when.

How is data or information collected from you?
Personal information about you is collected when you:

• Make an enquiry via the contact form on this website or via the telephone

• Use this website and willingly submit data via contact form(s).

How is your information used?
Collection of your personal data or information is used to operate effectively and provide you with a high-quality service. Information may be used to:

• To deliver services to you in response to a brief

• To answer enquiries that you make prior to any formal instruction

• To meet obligations relating to the confirmation of client identity

• To invoice you, and to track payments you make or payments made to you

It is believed that all these purposes are justified on the basis of legitimate interests in working collaboratively with you, via contractual requirements to deliver the agreed services to you, and legal obligations.

Active and Former Clients
As an active or former client, we will hold the following information about you:

• Name, contact information and any shared personal data

• Information relating to your query

• Information and documents relating to the service we are providing, including communications with you, shared proposals and signed off statements of work

• Billing and payment information

As a prospective client, the following information about you may be held:

• Name, contact information and any shared personal data

• Information relating to your query

Personal data
Christopher Lewis-Smith does not sell or rent your personal data or information to any third party or share your information with third parties for their marketing purposes.

Your data or information may be disclosed if required by law, for example by a court order or for the prevention of fraud or other identified crime.


Your rights
You have certain rights over the processing of your personal information. These are:

• The right to be informed

• The right to access the data held about you

• The right to object to direct marketing

• The right to object to processing carried out on the basis of legitimate interests

• The right to erasure (assuming this does not contradict any legal requirements)

• The right to data portability

• The right to have your data rectified if it is inaccurate

• The right to have your data restricted or blocked from processing

You also have the right to lodge a complaint about processing of your personal data with the UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office.


Keeping your data secure
Any emails sent, including file attachments, are scanned for viruses or malicious software as part of Google GSuite best practice. Please be aware that you have a responsibility to ensure that any email you send is within the bounds of the law.


IP addresses
Information about your computer may be collected, including where available your IP address, operating system and browser type, for system administration and to report aggregate information for internal purposes only. This is statistical data about users’ browsing actions and patterns, and can not be used to identify any individual.