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Privacy Notice

Last Updated: 16th September 2023

4 Key Points

1) Your data will ONLY be used in relation to Stephen promoting/providing his services and running his business. He will not pass your personal data onto third parties with the exception of services he uses to enable him to promote/provide his services AND when referring event to other magicians/suppliers (for example when Stephen is unavailable on your date).

2) For private individuals, Stephen will only contact you in relation to a quotes/bookings or if you have consented to being on his emailing list. If you are a business Stephen will contact you in relation to a quotes/bookings and may also email you regarding his services that may be of interest, you may request to be added to his "Do Not Email" list at any time.

3) Stephen has provided a summary of the information he holds, the legal basis for holding it and how long he holds it for.

4) If you have any concerns or requests regarding your data you can contact Stephen on stephen@stephenjamesmagic.uk or 07512 322 673.



More Details

1. Data Contact & Controller

Your data is stored and controlled by Stephen James, who is self employed and trading as Magician Stephen James. For queries or requests about your data please contact him on stephen@stephenjamesmagic.uk or 07512 322 673.

2. Your Rights

You have the legal right to: withdraw consent for use of your data, be informed about how your data is used, access copies of your data (including in importable file formats), request data is made available to a third party, request inaccurate/incomplete data about you be corrected, and request that data held about you is deleted.

In addition to the above rights, you also have the right to object to the use the your personal data and request that it is no longer used.

You can unsubscribe from Stephen’s e-mailing list at any time. If you are a business that has received a speculative email you can request to be added to the Do-Not-Mail list.

If you wish to exercise any rights above please email or call Stephen. You also have the right to make a complaint to the ICO if you feel your data has been unlawfully used.

3. Cookies

Section being updated soon.

4. Sharing Your Data

Stephen will NOT share your data with any third party with the exception of the following:

4.1 Referrals
If you request additional services (i.e. photo booths) Stephen will refer your details onto KT Entertainments who supply these. If your request a quote/booking on a date Stephen is unavailable (or if you book multiple magicians for an event) he may refer your details onto another magician who is able cover it. Magicians Stephen refers gigs to include Alexander James, Brett Sirrell, Damian Surr, Dean Jorgensen, Francis Moore, Gary Jones, Lee Thompson, Marc Lavelle, Matty Evans, Michael McIntyre, Neil Edwards, Nick Reade, Paul Fowler, Paul Regan, Pete James, Phil Taylor, Rob Sharp, Spencer Wood and Steve Rowe.

4.2 Third Parties
To enable Stephen to run his business, he may store or share data about you on the following third parties. These companies may hold data on servers outside the EU, click on the name of each company to see their separate privacy policies:
- 123-Reg: Server hosting Stephen’s website.
- Amy Beecroft: Chartered accountant used by Stephen.
- Barclays: Business bank account used for most transactions.
- Cognito Forms: Online form service for capturing enquiries.
- Dubsado: Main CRM used to run business.
- Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn: Social networks for customer engagement and targeted advertising.
- Google: Services for Adwords, emails, data/file storage, spreadsheets, calendars and video.
- HMRC: Govenment taxation body which businesses report to.
- Mailmeteor: Google sheets add-on for mass emailing.
- iZettle: Service used to take card payments on the spot.
- Quickbooks: Accounting package.
- Reviews On My Website: Reviews storage and aggregation system.
- Todist: Task management system
- WeVideo: Video editing software.
- Zapier: Platform that shares data between other systems.


5. Data Held

This section details the data Stephen may hold on you, the legal basis for holding it and when the data is deleted.

NOTE: The deletion times below are when Stephen will delete data from his CRM, accounting package, spreadsheets, email folders etc. Third parties in 3.2 may hold data for longer in line with their privacy policies, for example Calendly and iZettle don't offer the option to delete past events/tranactions and Google Sheets will keep version history. If you wish Stephen to put a data deletion request into any parties listed in 3.2 then please email him.

5.1 Quotes And Bookings
LEGAL BASIS: “Contract” & "Legal"
DELETED: Within 8 full years of event date

Data (including business/contact details) related to your quotes, bookings, invoices and payments will be stored to enable Stephen to provide his services, keep tax records legally required by HMRC and measure business success. When placing a booking the requested info relating to the event must be supplied for the booking to go ahead.

5.2 Referrals & Subcontracts
LEGAL BASIS: “Contract” & “Legitimate Interest”
DELETED: Within 8 full years of event date

To enable referring and subcontracting bookings to other magicians, the end customers and other magicians data such as: business/contact details, invoices, transactions, event details, contracts and the referral info may be stored. This is done for the "legitimate business interest" or referring work and to fulfill the “contracts” between other magicians and/or the end customer.

5.3 Emails
LEGAL BASIS: “Legitimate Interest”
DELETED: Within 8 years of sending/receiving

Records relating to emails sent between you and Stephen (ad-hoc or in marketing) will be stored. This is for the legitimate business interests of communicating with customers, approaching new clients and of documenting communications for future reference. Emails Stephen stores may also contain other data detailed in 4.1-4.9 as info from systems is if often relayed by email.

5.4 New Business Leads
LEGAL BASIS: “Legitimate Interest”
DELETED: Within 1 year if you don't join mailing list or request a quote/booking

Stephen may store contact details of potential business contacts (for example when you give him your business card or if he locates you online). This is for the legitimate interest of connecting with B2B business contacts.

5.5 Marketing Info
LEGAL BASIS: “Consent” & “Legitimate Interest”
DELETED: When NOT subscribed to e-mailing list AND there is no quotes, bookings or referrals data stored

To enable Stephen to market his services to you, your contact details may be stored and used for marketing purposes. For private indiviuals this will be marketing they have consented to (i.e. emails and targeted ads), for business contacts it will be the legitimate interest of connecting and following up.

5.6 How Stephen Came Into Contact With You
LEGAL BASIS: “Legitimate Interest”
DELETED: When NOT subscribed to e-mailing list AND there is no quotes, bookings or referrals data stored

For the legitimate business interest to track success of marketing activities, Stephen will keep logs on how he connected with you. This may be obtained through links you click on, forms you fill in and info you supply.

5.7 Supplier Transactions
LEGAL BASIS: “Legal”
DELETED: Within 8 full years of transaction date

Records of transactions with suppliers will be kept as these are legally required by HMRC. Expenditura date may also be used for assessing the business and financial reporting.

5.8 Reviews
LEGAL BASIS: “Legitimate Interest”
DELETED: Upon Request

If you leave a review Stephen will hold the data (name, company, review, image, event type and date left) which appears in the published review on his website and on social media for the legitimate interest of promoting his business. This is kept separately from the data detailed in 4.1-4.6.

5.9 Consent Information & Do-Not-Mail List
LEGAL BASIS: “Legal Obligation”
DELETED: Data held indefinitely for legal reasons

Logs (including your email) will be kept when you give consent to receive, or, request not to receive email marketing. Email addresses may also be added to a master do-not-mail list. This data is kept separately from the data detailed in 4.1-4.6.

5.10 Performance Photos/Footage
LEGAL BASIS: “Legitimate Interest”
DELETED: Upon request

Stephen stores photos and footage of him and the audiences he performs to. This may be used in both online and in print for the legitimate business interest of marketing his services. This is kept separate from the data detailed in 4.1-4.6.

Stephen may make updates to this privacy policy from time-to-time and a link to the latest version will always be available on his website.

Thank you!
Stephen James Magic