Cookies Policy

Last updated: 23 September 2026.

What Cookies and Similar Technologies Are

Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They allow the site to remember actions and preferences over time. Similar technologies include web beacons, pixels and local storage that can store or access information on your device. These tools may record details such as your IP address, browser type, operating system, pages visited, time spent on pages, and any interactions with forms or media elements. The information helps deliver consistent experiences across visits but does not include personal identifiers unless you have supplied them through other means on the site.

Why the Site Uses Cookies

spotlymedia operates a commercial platform focused on media production workflows for entertainment content. Cookies support essential site functions, improve performance for users exploring stage interviews, visual coverage, camera framing, lighting setups and organised production processes, and enable measurement of how content is accessed. Without these technologies many interactive features would not function correctly and usage statistics would be unavailable for service improvement.

Categories of Cookies in Use

Strictly necessary cookies enable core navigation, security and form submission. Functional cookies remember user preferences such as display settings for media examples. Analytics or performance cookies collect aggregated data on visitor behaviour to identify popular sections of the platform. Advertising or targeting cookies are not deployed on this site. Social-media cookies may appear only if embedded content from external platforms is loaded, but no such embeds are active here.

First-Party versus Third-Party Cookies

First-party cookies are set directly by spotlymedia and relate solely to activity on this domain. Third-party cookies originate from external providers that supply services such as hosting or analytics. The site minimises third-party cookies and only engages providers that comply with UK data protection standards. All third-party activity is disclosed in the categories below where applicable.

Session versus Persistent Cookies

Session cookies exist only while your browser is open and are deleted when you close it. Persistent cookies remain on your device for a defined period or until manually removed. Necessary cookies typically last for the duration of the session. Analytics cookies may persist for up to twenty-four months to allow year-on-year comparison of usage trends. Retention periods are reviewed regularly to ensure they remain proportionate to the purpose.

Data Handled and Purpose of Each Category

Necessary cookies process technical identifiers required to maintain secure sessions and process contact-form submissions. Functional cookies store layout preferences to present media-production resources consistently. Analytics cookies record page views and navigation paths so that content about camera framing or lighting techniques can be prioritised. No category processes special-category data. Each purpose is limited to what is strictly required for the stated function.

Legal Basis for Each Category under UK Law

Strictly necessary cookies rely on the strict necessity exemption under the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations. All other categories require consent under the UK GDPR and PECR. Consent is obtained through the site-wide cookie banner before non-essential cookies are set. Users may withdraw consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of processing based on consent before withdrawal.

Consent Manager Operation and User Choices

The cookie banner appears on first visit and allows granular acceptance or rejection of each non-essential category. A link to reopen the banner remains available in the footer. Changing preferences updates stored consent records immediately. Withdrawal of consent stops further setting of the relevant cookies, although previously stored cookies may remain until their natural expiry or manual deletion by the user.

Browser-Level Controls and Consequences of Disabling Cookies

Most browsers allow blocking or deletion of cookies through settings menus. Disabling necessary cookies will prevent core functions such as form submission on the Contacts page. Disabling analytics cookies reduces the site’s ability to measure performance but does not affect basic navigation. Instructions for common browsers are available from their respective support pages. Users should note that some preferences may need re-entry after cookies are cleared.

International Transfers and Reference to Privacy Policy

Where analytics providers are located outside the United Kingdom, appropriate safeguards such as standard contractual clauses are in place. Further details on data handling practices appear in the separate Privacy Policy accessible from the footer. That document also explains rights available under the UK GDPR including access, rectification and erasure.

Policy Changes and Contact Route

This Cookies Policy may be updated to reflect changes in technology, law or business operations. The date of the most recent revision always appears at the top of the page. For questions about cookie usage please use the contact form on the Contacts page or write to [email protected] or Top Floor, 11 Blackheath Village, London, SE3 9LA, United Kingdom. Company Registration Number: 13543976 | Registered in England and Wales | Registered Office: Top Floor, 11 Blackheath Village, London, SE3 9LA, United Kingdom