PLEASE READ THIS PRIVACY POLICY CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THIS WEBSITE OR OTHER RELATED SITES OF KAUSHIK FILMS & ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY.

Welcome to the Kaushik Films & Entertainment Company (KFAEC) website. At KFAEC, we deeply respect the privacy of everyone who visits our website and are committed to maintaining the privacy and security of the personal information of all our visitors. Our policy on the collection and use of personal and other information is outlined below.

1. Our Commitment to Your Privacy

We don't generally require personal information for you to access most parts of our website. We collect personal information from our visitors on a voluntary basis. This may include your name, phone number, email address, and other relevant data. Questions or comments you submit may also contain personal information.

2. Information We Collect and How We Use It

We collect and use your personal information for legitimate business purposes. This includes, but isn't limited to: providing information or interactive services through this website (like talent registration), sending communications to your email address or, if you prefer, to your physical postal address. We may also use this information to seek your feedback or to contact you about the services offered on our website.

For our casting services, especially when you register as an actor, we may collect sensitive personal data (also known as "special categories of personal data" under GDPR). This includes, but isn't limited to, information about your:

Ethnicity/Race
Physical Attributes (e.g., height, weight, specific measurements, eye color, hair color, distinctive features like tattoos or scars)
Health information (e.g., specific skills requiring health declarations or accessibility needs)
Union affiliation (if applicable)

We collect this sensitive data only when it's necessary for casting purposes and with your explicit consent, to match you with appropriate roles and fulfill our contractual obligations to productions. We process this data with the utmost care and confidentiality.

Additionally, by registering with KFAEC and providing your information, you explicitly consent to your profile, including your personal data, headshots, and demo reels, being listed on our websites (www.kfaec.com or www.kfaec.in) and used for our promotional purposes across various media and platforms without requiring further consent from you. This helps us promote your talent and our casting services to potential clients and the broader industry.

3. Legal Basis for Processing Your Information

We process your personal data based on the following legal grounds:

Consent: Where you've given us clear consent for processing your personal data for a specific purpose (e.g., registering for casting services, providing sensitive personal data, and consenting to promotional use and website listing as detailed above). You have the right to withdraw your consent at any time, though this may affect our ability to provide you with certain services or promote your profile.
Contractual Necessity: Where processing is necessary for the performance of a contract to which you are a party or to take steps at your request before entering into such a contract (e.g., providing casting services).
Legitimate Interests: Where processing is necessary for our legitimate interests, provided these don't override your fundamental rights and freedoms (e.g., improving our services, maintaining website security).

4. Data Sharing and Disclosure

We will not sell, rent, or lease your personal information to third parties for their independent marketing purposes. We may share your information with trusted third parties who assist us in operating our website, conducting our business, or providing services to you, such as hosting providers, IT support, or casting directors and production companies strictly for casting purposes. All such third parties are bound by confidentiality agreements and are required to protect your personal data in accordance with applicable laws.

As explicitly stated in Section 2, by registering, you agree that your information, including sensitive personal data, headshots, and demo reels, may be displayed on www.kfaec.com or www.kfaec.in for public or industry viewing, and used by KFAEC for promotional activities related to our business and your talent.

We may also disclose your information if required by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities.

5. International Data Transfers

As a company operating in India, the UK, and the USA, your personal data may be transferred to, stored, and processed in countries outside of your country of residence, including India, the UK, or the USA, where data protection laws may differ. When we transfer your data internationally, we implement appropriate safeguards to ensure your personal data remains protected in accordance with this Privacy Policy and applicable laws. For transfers of data from the UK/EU, we rely on standard contractual clauses, adequacy decisions, or other lawful transfer mechanisms.

6. Your Data Protection Rights

For UK/EU Residents (under GDPR): You have specific rights regarding your personal data, including the right to:
- Access: Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
- Rectification: Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data.
- Erasure (Right to be Forgotten): Request deletion of your personal data under certain conditions. Please note that exercising this right for data published on our websites for promotional purposes may require additional processing time and may not entirely remove all cached or archived references.
- Restriction of Processing: Request that we limit the way we use your data.
- Data Portability: Request that we transfer your data to another organization.
- Object: Object to our processing of your personal data.
- Withdraw Consent: Withdraw your consent at any time where processing is based on consent. This includes consent for promotional use and website listing. Please be aware that withdrawing consent may impact our ability to promote your profile effectively or continue offering certain services.
- Lodge a Complaint: Lodge a complaint with your supervisory authority (e.g., the Information Commissioner's Office in the UK).
For California Residents (under CCPA/CPRA): You have specific rights regarding your personal information, including the right to:
- Know: Request disclosure of the categories and specific pieces of personal information we have collected about you, the categories of sources from which the personal information is collected, the business or commercial purpose for collecting, selling, or sharing personal information, and the categories of third parties to whom we disclose personal information.
- Delete: Request deletion of personal information we have collected about you. Please note that exercising this right for data published on our websites for promotional purposes may require additional processing time and may not entirely remove all cached or archived references.
- Correct: Request correction of inaccurate personal information we maintain about you.
- Opt-Out of Sale/Sharing: Opt-out of the sale or sharing of your personal information. Please note KFAEC does not sell or share personal information as defined by CCPA.
- Non-Discrimination: Not be discriminated against for exercising your CCPA/CPRA rights.
For Residents in India (under relevant Indian Data Protection Laws, e.g., DPDP Act 2023): We are committed to complying with Indian data protection laws. You will have rights concerning your personal data, which may include the right to:
- Access: Obtain information about your personal data.
- Correction/Erasure: Request correction or erasure of your personal data.
- Grievance Redressal: Lodge a grievance with our designated Grievance Officer regarding any data protection concerns.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details provided below.

7. Data Retention

We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements. When it's no longer required, we'll securely delete or anonymize your data.

8. Security

At all times, we endeavor to treat the information about you that we receive online with care deemed reasonable under the circumstances. We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data from unauthorized access, accidental loss, destruction, or damage.

9. Accuracy of Information & Consequences of Fake Data

It's your responsibility to ensure that all information you provide to KFAEC, including personal data, resumes, headshots, demo reels, and any other submitted content, is accurate, complete, and truthful.

KFAEC reserves the right to verify the accuracy of any information submitted. If we determine, at our sole discretion, that any information provided is false, misleading, incomplete, or fraudulent, we reserve the right to:

Immediately remove your profile and all associated data from our websites (www.kfaec.com and www.kfaec.in).
Suspend or terminate your access to our casting services and any associated accounts.
Report such fraudulent activity to relevant industry bodies or legal authorities if deemed necessary.
Pursue any available legal remedies.

By submitting information to KFAEC, you acknowledge and agree to this policy regarding the accuracy of your data.

10. Links to Other Websites

Our website may contain links to other websites. This Privacy Policy applies only to our website. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of third-party websites. We encourage you to read the privacy policies of any linked websites you visit.

11. Updates to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. We'll notify you of any significant changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last Updated" date.

12. Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, our data practices, or if you wish to exercise your data protection rights, please contact us:

Kaushik Films & Entertainment Company
info@kfae.com

For any complaints or grievances, please email: umeshkaushik@kfaec.com

Last Updated: June 8, 2025