Privacy and Buckinghamshire Film Office

This privacy notice explains how the Buckinghamshire Film Office at Buckinghamshire Council (the data controller) will use the personal information we collect about you when you use this service.

Information held about you

We can hold the following information on you:

  • your name
  • your contact details, including telephone number and email address
  • contact we have had with you (such as correspondence and feedback)

Why we need your information

We need your information to:

  • carry out consultation, processing and permitting of location filming requests

The legal basis for processing the data under the UK GDPR and Data Protection Act 2018 is:

  • Article 6(1)(a) Your consent. You are able to remove your consent at any time. You can do this by contacting [email protected]
  • Article 6(1)(e) We need it to perform a public task

How we share and process your information

We will share your information, if appropriate, with:

  • other bodies in connection with the consultation, processing and permitting of a filming application including Town Councils, Parish Councils, Thames Valley Police, and other emergency services as may be required
  • other relevant services within the council

We will securely hold your information and only keep it for as long as is necessary. Where information is no longer needed it will be confidentially disposed of.

Locations Database

Information held about you (locations database)

We can hold the following information on you:

  • your name
  • your contact details, including telephone number and email address
  • contact we have had with you (such as correspondence)

Why we need your information (locations database)

We need your information to:

  • promote locations to film production companies

The legal basis for processing the data under the UK GDPR and Data Protection Act 2018 is:

  • Article 6(1)(a) Your consent. You are able to remove your consent at any time. You can do this by contacting [email protected]

How we share and process your information (locations database)

We will share your information, if appropriate, with:

  • Third parties who are partners with the Buckinghamshire Council to work on behalf of the Council to support Film Office services – such third parties include:
    • Filming in England
  • Production companies and individuals who have registered through the Buckinghamshire Film Office database to search the database
  • other bodies in connection with the consultation, processing and permitting of a filming application including Town Councils, Parish Councils, Thames Valley Police, and other emergency services as may be required
  • other relevant services within the council

We will securely hold your information and only keep it for as long as is necessary. Where information is no longer needed it will be confidentially disposed of.

Automated decision making

We do not carry out any automated decision making in relation to this information.

Your rights

You have legal rights over your information. For details of those rights, see our corporate Privacy Policy. Your rights will differ depending on our lawful basis for processing your data.

Our Data Protection Officer can be contacted at Buckinghamshire Council, The Gateway, Gatehouse Road, Aylesbury, HP19 8FF, by email at [email protected] or by phone at 0300 131 6000.

If you have any concerns about our use of your personal information, you can make a complaint to the Data Protection Officer. You can also then complain to the ICO if you remain unhappy with how we have used your data.

Date of publication/last update: 15 November 2022