Privacy Policy

The Echo Project (“we”, “us”, “our”) is committed to protecting your privacy. This policy explains what personal data we collect, why, and what your rights are.

1. Who we are

The Echo Project is a documentary studio based in Ayrshire, Scotland, run by Bryan Shaw. For any privacy query, contact bryan@theechoproject.co.uk.

2. What we collect

When you nominate a story, get in touch, or sign up for updates, we collect what you give us directly, typically your name, email address, and details of the story you’re sharing. If you appear in a film or allow filming at your location, we also hold your signed release form, which includes the date and time it was signed and forms part of the record of consent, and the footage itself.

3. How we use it

To respond to nominations and enquiries
To arrange and coordinate filming with contributors and location owners
To send updates to anyone who has opted in, such as new films or screenings
To keep an accurate record of consent for published films, as required by our release forms

We do not sell or share your personal data with third parties for marketing purposes.

4. Legal basis

We process your data on the basis of your consent (for nominations, updates, and appearing on camera) and, where you are a contributor, to perform our agreement with you as set out in your signed release form.

5. How long we keep it

Contact and nomination details are kept only as long as needed to respond or follow up. Signed release forms are retained for as long as the related film remains published, as our record of consent.

6. Newsletter

If you subscribe to updates, we collect your email address for that purpose only. Signups use double opt-in: you receive a confirmation email and are only added to the list once you click the link in it. Subscriber details are stored securely by our newsletter system within this website, with emails delivered via our newsletter provider. Your details are never sold or shared for marketing, and every email we send includes an unsubscribe link that removes you immediately. You can also ask us to delete your details at any time at bryan@theechoproject.co.uk.

7. Your rights

Under UK data protection law you can ask to see what personal data we hold about you, ask us to correct it, or ask us to delete it, subject to our need to retain consent records for published films. You can also object to or restrict our processing of your data. Contact bryan@theechoproject.co.uk to exercise any of these rights, or complain to the UK Information Commissioner’s Office if you are unhappy with how we’ve handled your data.

8. Cookies

This site uses only essential functionality required for it to work and does not use tracking or advertising cookies. Films are played through YouTube’s privacy-enhanced player, which does not set cookies unless you choose to play a video; once you press play, YouTube may set its own cookies under its own privacy policy.

9. Changes to this policy

We may update this policy from time to time. The date below shows when it was last revised.

Last updated: July 2026.