Privacy Policy
The Breadfruit Documentary · thebreadfruitdocumentary.com
Effective date: August 30, 2026 · Last updated: August 30, 2026
This website is operated by Green Orb Films ("we," "us"), a production company based in Chicago, Illinois, USA. This policy explains what we collect when you visit thebreadfruitdocumentary.com, why we collect it, and the rights you have over it. We keep this simple because our data practices are simple: this is a documentary film's website, not a data business.
1. Information We Collect
| Category | What it includes | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|
| Personal data you give us | Email address; first name (optional); anything you include in a message to us | The "Join the Breadfruit Universe" signup form; the contact form |
| Email engagement data | Whether our emails were opened; which links inside them you click (we use these clicks to understand which topics — the film, food, culture, climate, screenings — interest you) | Our email service, Kit |
| Technical and usage data | IP address; browser and device type; pages viewed; approximate (city-level) location; on-site events such as playing the trailer | Google Analytics; standard server logs |
| Cookies and similar technologies | Analytics cookies (Google); cookies set by the embedded YouTube trailer player; functional cookies required by WordPress | Your browser, when you visit |
We do not collect sensitive categories of data, we have no user accounts, and we process no payments on this site.
2. How We Collect It
Directly, when you sign up for the mailing list or write to us. Automatically, through cookies and analytics while you browse. We do not buy data about you or enrich your information from third-party sources.
3. Why We Process It, and the Legal Basis
| Purpose | Data used | Legal basis (GDPR) |
|---|---|---|
| Sending you the newsletter you signed up for | Email, first name, engagement data | Consent — withdrawable any time via the unsubscribe link in every email |
| Understanding which subjects interest our audience | Email link clicks | Consent (as part of the newsletter relationship) |
| Replying when you contact us | Your message and email | Legitimate interest in responding to you |
| Understanding how the site is used and improving it | Technical and usage data | Legitimate interest; consent where required for analytics cookies |
| Keeping the site secure and complying with law | Technical data, records | Legitimate interest; legal obligation |
4. Who We Share Data With
We share personal data only with the service providers that run this site's basic functions, each acting under contract on our instructions: Kit (email delivery and list management), Google (analytics, site tools, and the embedded YouTube player), and Hostinger (website hosting). We may also disclose data where the law requires it, or as part of a transfer if the production entity is ever reorganized or acquired — in which case this policy continues to apply to it.
We do not sell your personal information. We do not share it for cross-context behavioral advertising. There is no third-party advertising on this site.
5. Embedded Content
The trailer on this site is an embedded YouTube player. Playing it behaves as if you visited YouTube directly: Google may set cookies and collect data about your interaction under its own privacy policy.
6. International Data Transfers
We are based in the United States, and our service providers process data here. If you visit from the EEA, the UK, or Switzerland, your data is transferred to the US under recognized safeguards — our providers rely on Standard Contractual Clauses and/or certification under the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework, as applicable.
7. How Long We Keep Data
Newsletter data is kept until you unsubscribe; after that we retain only the minimal record needed to honor your opt-out. Correspondence is kept as long as needed to handle the matter and for a reasonable period afterward. Analytics data is retained for the limited period configured in Google Analytics ([e.g., up to 14 months]) and then deleted or aggregated. In every case the criteria are the same: we keep data only as long as the purpose it was collected for still exists.
8. Security
The site is served over HTTPS, access to subscriber data is limited to the people producing the film, and we use established providers with their own security programs. No method of transmission or storage is perfectly secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security — we can and do limit what we collect in the first place, which is the strongest protection there is.
9. Your Rights — EEA, UK, and Switzerland
You may request access to your data, correction, erasure, restriction of processing, or a portable copy; you may object to processing based on legitimate interest; and you may withdraw consent at any time (unsubscribing withdraws newsletter consent). To exercise any of these, use the contact details below. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with your local supervisory authority, or with the ICO if you are in the UK.
10. Your Rights — US State Laws
If you live in California, Virginia, Colorado, Utah, Connecticut, or another state with a comprehensive privacy law, you have the right to know what personal information we hold about you, to access it, to correct it, to delete it, and to receive it in a usable format. You will never face discrimination — different service, pricing, or treatment — for exercising these rights.
Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information: we do not sell personal information and do not share it for cross-context behavioral advertising or targeted advertising, so there is nothing to opt out of. If that ever changed, we would update this policy and provide the required opt-out mechanism first. Where browsers send a Global Privacy Control (GPC) signal, we honor it consistent with these practices.
To exercise any right, contact us using the details below. We will verify your request using the email address associated with your data, respond within the timeframe your state's law requires, and — if we ever decline a request — you may appeal by replying to our decision, and we will have someone not involved in the original decision review it.
Authorized agents may submit requests on your behalf with proof of your written permission.
11. Children's Privacy
This site is a documentary film website intended for a general adult audience. It is not directed at children, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 (or under 16 where that higher age applies). If you believe a child has provided us information, contact us and we will delete it.
12. Changes to This Policy
When our practices change — for example, if we add new tools to the site — we will update this policy and revise the date at the top. Meaningful changes to how we handle newsletter data will also be announced by email.
13. Contact
Email: contact (at) thebreadfruitdocumentary.com, or use the contact form on this site.
This is the fastest way to ask questions about this policy or exercise any of the rights above.