Privacy policy

Last updated 25th November 2023

LEMONTANK LTD is UK company number 14733847.
Our registered office address is 34 - 40 High Street, Wanstead, London, England, E11 2RJ.

The type of personal information we collect 

We currently collect and process the following information:

  • Personal identifiers, contacts and characteristics (for example, name / age / contact details)

  • Other details supplied by applicants to join our writers’ room team (for example, preferred music genres / availability for work / links to social media accounts)

How we get the personal information and why we have it

Most of the personal information we process is provided to us directly by you for one of the following reasons:

  • You apply using a Google Form or email to join our writers’ room team

  • You apply using a Google Form or email to come to one of our events, or an event that we’re working on with an industry partner (eg. Name Game Nights)

  • You fill in a market research survey sent to you by us or one of our industry partners

  • You are a prospective client from the media, music, entertainment or marketing industry, messaging us to enquire about our services

We use the information that you have given us in order to contact you and find ways that we might be able to work together. 

We will use your contact details internally in the course of our work, which may include a small number of freelance contractors, but we will not share them with any other businesses or third parties without your consent.

Under the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR), the lawful bases we rely on for processing this information are:

  • (a) Your consent. You are able to remove your consent at any time. You can do this by contacting us by email using the button on this page.

  • (c) We have a legal obligation, if you are working for us in any capacity.

  • (f) We have a legitimate interest, for the purposes of carrying out our business.

How we store your personal information 

Your information is securely stored in password-protected digital documents.

We keep contact details of applicants to join the writers’ room team for a period of 12 months. We will then dispose of your information by deleting any copies of the digital database file. We will keep your contact details on file for longer if we choose to work together, for the purposes of contacting you in the future when a business need arises.

We keep contact details of market research survey participants for a period of 12 months, in case we need to contact you about that specific project. We will then dispose of your information by deleting any copies of the digital database file. We will keep your contact details on file for longer if you give your consent to hear from us about other research projects in the future.

Your data protection rights

Under data protection law, you have rights including:

Your right of access - You have the right to ask us for copies of your personal information. 

Your right to rectification - You have the right to ask us to rectify personal information you think is inaccurate. You also have the right to ask us to complete information you think is incomplete. 

Your right to erasure - You have the right to ask us to erase your personal information in certain circumstances. 

Your right to restriction of processing - You have the right to ask us to restrict the processing of your personal information in certain circumstances. 

Your right to object to processing - You have the the right to object to the processing of your personal information in certain circumstances.

Your right to data portability - You have the right to ask that we transfer the personal information you gave us to another organisation, or to you, in certain circumstances.

You are not required to pay any charge for exercising your rights. If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you.

Please contact us by email using the button on this page, or by post at the address above, if you wish to make a request.

How to complain

If you have any concerns about our use of your personal information, you can make a complaint to us by email or post.

You can also complain to the ICO if you are unhappy with how we have used your data.

The ICO’s address:            

Information Commissioner’s Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF

Helpline number: 0303 123 1113

ICO website: https://www.ico.org.uk