NOBODY IS WATCHING // PRIVACY POLICY

Last Updated: November 2026

At Nobody Is Watching ("NIW", "we", "us" or "our"), we respect your privacy and believe you should understand how your personal information is collected, used and protected.

This Privacy Policy explains what information we may collect when you visit our website, contact us, submit a project or event, become a member, make a payment or interact with our services.

We handle personal information in accordance with applicable UK data protection legislation, including the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR), the Data Protection Act 2018 and the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR).

1. Who We Are

Nobody Is Watching is an independent creative platform focused on storytelling, emerging artists, music, events and creative communities.

For data protection purposes, the organisation or individual responsible for deciding how your personal information is used is known as the data controller.

Data controller: [Insert full legal name or registered organisation name]
Trading name: Nobody Is Watching
Email: contact@nobodyiswatching.co.uk
Website: https://www.nobodyiswatching.co.uk

If you have any questions about this policy or how your information is handled, you can contact us using the email address above.

2. What Information We Collect

The information we collect depends on how you interact with Nobody Is Watching.

We may collect the following types of information:

Website visitors

When you browse our website, certain technical and usage information may be collected, including:

• Browser type and version.

• Device type and operating system.

• Pages visited and time spent on the website.

• General location information, such as country or region.

• Referring websites and how visitors arrive at our site.

• Online identifiers and information collected through cookies or similar technologies, where permitted.

Project and event submissions

If you submit a creative project, event, release or other information through our website or submission forms, we may collect:

• Your name or artist, organisation or project name.

• Your email address and contact details.

• Information about your project, event or creative work.

• Social media accounts, website links and promotional materials.

• Images, videos, music or other files you choose to submit.

We use this information to review submissions, contact you, consider opportunities for coverage and promote relevant creative work or events.

Membership and Nobody Card

If you register for or purchase a Nobody Is Watching membership, we may collect:

• Your name and email address.

• Membership or account details.

• Information about your selected membership or donation.

• Payment and transaction information.

• Communications relating to your membership.

Payment card details are handled by our payment provider, Stripe. We do not intend to collect or store your full payment card details ourselves.

General enquiries and communications

If you contact us by email, through our website or via social media, we may retain your name, contact details and the contents of your message so that we can respond and maintain a record of our communications.

3. How We Use Your Information

We only use personal information where we have a valid reason to do so.

Depending on how you interact with us, this may include:

• Operating, maintaining and improving our website.

• Understanding how visitors use our platform.

• Reviewing creative submissions and event listings.

• Contacting artists, contributors, venues, promoters and other collaborators.

• Managing membership registrations and Nobody Card benefits.

• Processing donations and membership payments.

• Responding to enquiries and providing customer support.

• Promoting projects, events and creative work where appropriate.

• Meeting legal, financial and administrative obligations.

• Protecting our website, services and community from misuse.

Where we intend to publish submitted material, we will use it in accordance with the permissions, agreements or other arrangements applicable to that submission.

We do not sell personal information to third parties.

4. Our Lawful Basis for Processing

Under UK GDPR, we need a lawful basis for using personal information.

Depending on the circumstances, we may rely on:

Consent

Where you have actively agreed to something, such as receiving optional marketing communications or accepting non-essential analytics cookies.

You can withdraw your consent at any time.

Contract

Where processing is necessary to provide a membership, manage an account, process a transaction or fulfil an agreement with you.

Legitimate interests

Where we have a genuine and proportionate business reason to use information, such as responding to enquiries, managing submissions, maintaining our platform, improving our services or protecting our website.

We consider your rights and interests before relying on this basis.

Legal obligation

Where we need to retain or provide information to comply with legal, accounting, tax or other regulatory requirements.

5. Cookies and Google Analytics

Our website may use cookies and similar technologies to support website functionality and understand how visitors interact with our platform.

Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website.

Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics to understand website traffic and how visitors interact with our content. This helps us identify popular pages, understand general visitor behaviour and improve the website.

Google Analytics may collect information such as:

• Pages viewed and interactions.

• Browser and device information.

• Approximate geographical location.

• Website referral information.

• Online identifiers used to distinguish visits and returning visitors.

We use Google Analytics 4 (GA4). Google states that GA4 does not log or store individual IP addresses, although IP information is used to derive approximate location information before being discarded.

Google processes analytics information on our behalf in accordance with its applicable service terms and privacy documentation.

Your cookie choices

Non-essential analytics cookies will only be used where the required consent has been obtained.

You can accept or reject non-essential cookies through the cookie controls provided on our website. You can also change your preferences later where those controls are available.

You can manage or delete cookies through your browser settings. However, disabling certain cookies may affect how some website features work.

For further information about Google's data practices, visit:
https://policies.google.com/privacy

6. Third-Party Services

We use third-party services to help operate Nobody Is Watching.

Depending on the service you use, your information may be processed by:

Google

We may use Google services, including Google Analytics, Google Forms, Google Sheets and Google Workspace, to support website analytics, submission management, administration and communications.

Stripe

We use Stripe to process membership payments and donations. When you make a payment, relevant personal and transaction information is processed by Stripe to complete and manage the transaction.

Stripe handles payment card information through its payment systems. Its privacy policy is available at:
https://stripe.com/privacy

Website and other service providers

Our website may also rely on hosting providers, website platforms, embedded content providers and other technical services.

These providers may process limited information where necessary to deliver their services.

Third-party providers have their own privacy policies and terms. We encourage you to review them when using their services.

7. Sharing Your Information

We do not sell, rent or trade your personal information.

We may share relevant information with trusted service providers where necessary to operate our platform, process payments, manage submissions or provide our services.

We may also disclose information where required by law, to comply with a legal request or to protect our rights, users or services.

Where we work with external contributors or collaborators, we only share information that is relevant and necessary for the work being undertaken.

We do not give third parties permission to use your personal information for their own unrelated marketing purposes.

8. International Data Transfers

Some of the services we use may process or store information outside the United Kingdom.

Where personal information is transferred internationally, we take appropriate steps to ensure that the transfer complies with applicable UK data protection requirements.

Depending on the provider and