Privacy Statement
Last updated: 5 October 2026
Who is responsible for your information?
What Movie (https://whatmovie.co.uk) is operated by John Higgins, a UK-based individual and the controller of personal information collected through this website.
You can contact John at:
Email: john_higgins99@yahoo.co.uk
Correspondence address: 2 Rycroft Way, London N17 9ER, United Kingdom
Contacting us
When you use our contact form or email us, we receive the information you provide, such as your name, email address and message.
We use this information to respond to your enquiry and manage any resulting correspondence. Our lawful basis is our legitimate interest in communicating with readers and people who contact us about the website.
You do not have to contact us or provide personal information. However, without suitable contact details, we may be unable to respond. Please avoid including sensitive personal information in your message.
The contact form uses the website’s built-in Impreza form feature. Messages are sent by email.
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Website operation and security
Our hosting service may process technical information, including IP addresses, request details and server logs, to deliver the website, investigate faults and protect against misuse.
Our lawful basis for this processing is our legitimate interest in operating and securing the website.
Google Analytics
We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors use the website and to help improve its content.
When you consent to analytics, Google Analytics may collect information about the pages you view, how you reach the website, interactions with its content, and your browser, device and approximate location.
Our lawful basis for this processing is consent. You can decline analytics or withdraw your consent using the website’s cookie settings.
Embedded YouTube videos
Some pages contain videos hosted by YouTube, a Google service.
YouTube embeds are blocked until you give consent through our cookie controls. If you enable them, your browser connects to YouTube, which may receive technical information about your visit and use cookies or similar technologies.
Google’s use of information is explained in its privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy
You can change your consent choices through our cookie settings. Withdrawing consent does not undo processing that has already taken place.
Cookies
We use Complianz to explain our cookie use and manage consent choices.
For information about individual cookies, their purposes and expiry periods, please see our Cookie Policy. You can reopen the cookie settings to review or change your choices.
The website does not currently offer reader comments or a newsletter.
Who receives your information?
Information may be processed by the services needed to operate the website and handle correspondence, including:
- Our website hosting and technical support providers.
- Our email and email delivery providers.
- Google, when you consent to Google Analytics or embedded YouTube videos.
We may also disclose information where required by law or where necessary to establish, exercise or defend legal claims.
Processing outside the UK
Some service providers may process information outside the UK.
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How long we keep information
We retain personal information only for as long as needed for its purpose.
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We may retain relevant correspondence for longer where needed to meet a legal obligation or resolve a dispute.
Your rights
Depending on the circumstances, you may have the right to request access to your personal information, correction, deletion, restriction of processing or transfer of information to another organisation.
You have the right to object to processing based on our legitimate interests.
Where we rely on consent, you may withdraw it at any time. This does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out before withdrawal.
To exercise your rights, contact john_higgins99@yahoo.co.uk.
You can also complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office, the UK data protection regulator: https://ico.org.uk/make-a-complaint/
Changes to this statement
We may update this statement when the website or its use of personal information changes. The date above shows when it was last updated.