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Privacy Policy
Last updated: July 2026
ASKA Studios ("we", "us", "our") respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal data. This policy explains what we collect, why we collect it, and how you can exercise your rights under UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018.
1. Data We Collect
- Contact form: your name, email address, subject, and message.
- Community newsletter: your email address and the timestamp of your consent.
- Technical data: IP address and request timestamps used solely for abuse prevention on our forms.
2. Why We Collect It
- To respond to enquiries you send us through the contact form.
- To send you the AS Community newsletter after you confirm your email.
- To notify you about films, screenings, casting calls and studio news you have subscribed to.
- To meet our legal obligations and protect the service against abuse.
3. Legal Basis
We process your data on the basis of your consent (newsletter) or our legitimate interest in responding to enquiries directed to us (contact form).
4. How Long We Keep It
Contact form submissions are kept for up to 24 months in case we need to refer back to prior correspondence. Newsletter records are kept until you unsubscribe or request deletion. Abuse-prevention logs are kept for 30 days.
5. Sharing
We do not sell your personal data. We share it only with the service providers required to run the site (email delivery, hosting, database), all of whom act as our processors under written agreements.
6. Your Rights
Under UK GDPR you have the right to access, correct, restrict, or delete your personal data, and to withdraw consent at any time. To exercise any of these rights, email contact@askastudios.studio or use our unsubscribe & data deletion page. You may also complain to the UK Information Commissioner's Office at ico.org.uk.
7. Cookies
We use only essential cookies required to run the site plus a small consent-preference cookie so we don't ask you twice. Non-essential cookies are only set if you accept them in the banner shown on first visit.
8. Contact
Questions about this policy? Contact us at contact@askastudios.studio.