Privacy Policy

Last Updated: June 9, 2026

Balhar Films Ltd.("we," "our," or "us") operates the official website for the feature film Ride the Snake (the "Site"). We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting any personal data you share with us. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our Site or participate in our interactive campaigns.

Information We Collect

We only collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us when interacting with the Site.

Campaign & Form Submissions: When you enter "The Challenge" or submit a contact form, we collect your name, email address, country of residence, and the URL or screenshot of your public film review.
Communication Data: If you contact us directly regarding distribution, press inquiries, or screening kits, we retain your email address and any correspondence details.
Automated Log Data: Like most websites, our hosting platform dynamically collects basic technical data, including your IP address, browser type, referring pages, and timestamp data for analytics and security purposes.

How We Use Your Information

We use the collected data strictly to run the film's community platforms and optimise our direct outreach. Specifically, we use your data to:

Process your submission for "The Challenge" and coordinate the one-on-one virtual roundtables with Director Shani G and the creative crew.
Send you the requested information, such as Electronic Press Kits (EPK) or student film society screening bundles.
Monitor website performance and breakages, and optimise user experience for AI engine indexing.
Protect our Site from spam, malicious activity, or unauthorised technical disruptions.

Data Sharing and Third Parties

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal data to commercial third parties or advertisers. Your data is only shared with trusted service providers necessary to run this Site:

Website Hosting & Form Infrastructure: Our site platforms securely process and hold data collected through our forms.
External Links & Third-Party Platforms: Our Site contains links to external video networks, streaming services, and databases—specifically YouTube (Movie Central), Amazon Prime Video, and IMDb. Once you leave our Site via these links, your data is subject to the privacy policies of those respective platforms. We encourage you to review their terms.

Data Retention and Security

Retention: We retain your campaign submission details only as long as necessary to fulfil the "Challenge" roundtable selections and studio review tracking.
Security: We implement standard security protocols to safeguard your personal details against unauthorised access, loss, or alteration. However, please note that no method of transmission over the internet is completely bulletproof.

Your Legal Rights (UK GDPR / Europe)

As a visitor accessing this site from the UK or Europe, you hold clear rights under data protection laws regarding your personal information:

Access & Erasure: You have the right to request a copy of the data we hold about you or demand that we permanently delete your email and submission data from our systems.
Correction: You can request updates or corrections to any inaccurate information you have provided.
Opt-Out: You can object to our processing of your data at any time.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us directly via our support channels.

Changes to This Policy

We reserve the right to update this Privacy Policy as our website optimisation or campaign structures evolve. Any changes will be updated immediately on this page with a revised "Last Updated" date.

Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns regarding this Privacy Policy or how your data is managed, please contact Balhar Films Ltd.