Privacy Policy

1. Who we are

Colored Films LLC in Santa Monica, California, is responsible for the personal information collected through this website, our emails and our bookings. You can reach us any time at contact@coloredfilms.net.

2. What we collect

What	When	Why
Your account: name, email, and a password we store encrypted, or your name and email from Google or Apple if you sign in with them	When you create an account	To give you access to your films, orders and downloads
Orders: name, email, billing details, and a shipping address for merchandise	At checkout	To deliver what you bought and keep records. Card details go straight to Stripe.
Viewing: which films you rent or own, and when a rental starts	When you watch	To run your rentals and My Films
Newsletter: your email, and your first name if you give it	When you sign up or get a free download	To send our weekly roundup of new lessons
Messages: name, email and what you write	When you use the contact form or email us	To reply to you
Consultations: name, email, payment, and your answers to our booking questions	When you book	To prepare for and run your session
Usage: pages visited, device, browser and rough location	Only if you allow Analytics or Ads cookies	To see what helps people, and to measure our ads

3. Our iPhone app

The ColoredFilms app uses the same account as this website. When you sign in, the app gets your name and email from your account, or from Apple if you choose Sign in with Apple, and keeps a sign-in key on your phone so you stay signed in. It knows which films are in your account and remembers where you stopped watching, so you can pick up where you left off.

The app has no ads and doesn’t track you across other apps or websites. It doesn’t collect your location, contacts or photos. You can sign out, or delete your account, any time under Account in the app.

4. How we use it

Give you access to the films you rent or buy
Process payments, and send receipts and account emails
Send the newsletter, if you signed up
Answer your messages and run consultations
Understand which pages and lessons help people, with your permission
Show our films on Instagram and Facebook to people who might enjoy them, with your permission
Protect the films and the site from fraud and copying

If you’re in the European Economic Area or the UK: we rely on our contract with you (accounts, orders and rentals), your consent (newsletter, analytics and ads), and our legitimate interest in running and protecting the site.

5. Who we share it with

A few outside companies help us run the site, and each one only gets what it needs to do its job:

A payment processor, for films, guides, consultations and support
A video streaming service that plays the films
An email service that sends the newsletter
Sign-in and analytics tools, for Continue with Google, Sign in with Apple and, with your permission, site statistics
A calendar service for consultation bookings, and video players for clips you choose to watch
Advertising platforms that measure our Instagram and Facebook ads, with your permission
A print-on-demand partner that prints and ships merchandise to your address
Our web host

We may also share information if the law requires it, or with a buyer if the business is ever sold.

In plain English

We don’t sell your personal information. Under California law, letting Meta measure our ads can count as “sharing” for advertising. You can switch it off any time in Cookie settings by turning off Ads.

6. How long we keep it

Account and order information: while your account is open, and after that for as long as tax and accounting rules require
Newsletter: until you unsubscribe
Messages: as long as we need them to help you

7. Your choices and rights

See the information we hold about you, or get a copy of it
Correct it, or ask us to delete it
Unsubscribe from the newsletter with the link in any email
Change your cookie choices any time in Cookie settings
California residents can also ask what we’ve collected and opt out of “sharing” for advertising, and we won’t treat you differently for using these rights
In the EEA or UK, you can also object to or restrict how we use your information, and complain to your data protection authority

To use any of these rights, write to contact@coloredfilms.net. We’ll answer within the time the law allows, and we may ask you to confirm it’s really you.

8. Children

The site isn’t meant for children under 13, and we don’t knowingly collect their information. If you think a child has given us information, write to us and we’ll delete it.

9. Keeping it safe

The site runs over a secure connection, passwords are stored encrypted, and card details are handled by Stripe, not by us. No website can promise perfect security, but we take care to protect what you share.

10. Where it's stored

We’re in the United States, and so are most of the services we use, so your information may be processed in the US.

11. Changes to this policy

If we change this policy, we’ll update the date at the top. If a change matters, we’ll tell account holders and subscribers by email.