Last updated: February 2026
Introduction
Shift Videoproductions (“we”, “our”, or “us”), operated by Lars Grote, is committed to protecting your privacy in accordance with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit shiftvideoproductions.com.
Our legal basis for processing your data is your explicit consent, which you can withdraw at any time.
Information We Collect
- Newsletter subscribers: When you subscribe to our newsletter, we collect your first name, last name, and email address. This data is stored and managed by Kit.com (ConvertKit Inc., USA), our email service provider. You can unsubscribe at any time via the link in every email.
- Analytics data: If you consent via our cookie banner, we use Google Analytics 4 (Google LLC, USA) to collect anonymised data about how you use our site, including pages visited, session duration, and general location (country level). Your IP address is anonymised. This data is used solely to improve our website.
- Google signals: We have enabled Google signals in Google Analytics, which provides aggregated, anonymised demographic and interest data (such as age range, gender, and interest categories) about visitors who are signed in to their Google accounts and have turned on Ads Personalisation. This data cannot be used to identify individual visitors and is used only to better understand our audience. You can control Ads Personalisation in your Google Ad Centre or review and delete activity via My Activity.
- Contact enquiries: When you contact us via our Calendly scheduling form, email, or phone, we process the information you provide to respond to your enquiry.
- Embedded content: Pages may include embedded YouTube or Vimeo videos. These platforms may set their own cookies. We recommend reviewing their respective privacy policies.
Cookies
We use the following types of cookies:
- Essential cookies: Necessary for the website to function (e.g. remembering your cookie consent preference). These do not require consent.
- Analytics cookies (Google Analytics 4): Only set after you accept via our cookie banner. These collect anonymised data about your visit to help us understand site usage. You may decline at any time via the cookie banner or by clearing your browser’s local storage.
You can withdraw your analytics consent at any time by clearing your browser’s local storage for this domain. Analytics data will no longer be collected on your next visit.
Third-Party Processors
- Kit.com (ConvertKit Inc.): email newsletter management. Data stored in the USA under EU-US Data Privacy Framework adequacy. kit.com/privacy
- Google Analytics 4 (Google LLC): anonymised website analytics with Google signals enabled for aggregated demographic insights. Only activated with your consent. We adhere to the Google Advertising Features Policy. policies.google.com/privacy
- Vercel Inc.: website hosting. May collect basic server logs (IP address, browser type) for security purposes. vercel.com/legal/privacy-policy
- Calendly LLC: scheduling and booking. Subject to their own privacy policy. calendly.com/privacy
Your Rights (GDPR)
As an EU resident, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:
- Right of access: request a copy of the data we hold about you.
- Right to rectification: ask us to correct inaccurate data.
- Right to erasure: ask us to delete your data (“right to be forgotten”).
- Right to withdraw consent: at any time, without affecting prior processing.
- Right to data portability: receive your data in a machine-readable format.
- Right to lodge a complaint: with the Belgian Data Protection Authority (dataprotectionauthority.be).
Data Retention
Newsletter subscriber data is retained for as long as you remain subscribed. Analytics data is retained by Google for 14 months. Contact enquiry data is retained for as long as necessary to fulfil the enquiry and any resulting project relationship.
Contact
For any privacy-related requests or questions, please contact: