Privacy Policy

Last Updated: August 14, 2026

Mactorran Studios respects your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, when it may be shared, and the choices you may have when using Mactorran Studios and its website, community features, tools, and services.

By using Mactorran Studios, you acknowledge the practices described in this Privacy Policy.

1. Information We Collect

Information You Provide

We may collect information you voluntarily provide when you create an account, build a profile, communicate with other users, submit content, participate in projects or competitions, or contact us.

This information may include:

  • Name or display name

  • Email address

  • Username and account information

  • Profile photo

  • Biography and profile information

  • Social media, website, portfolio, or professional links

  • Filmmaking interests, skills, roles, and other information you choose to display

  • Messages and communications sent through Mactorran Studios

  • Comments, posts, applications, submissions, and other community activity

  • Project, crew, film, screenplay, storyboard, or other information you choose to submit or create

  • Files, images, videos, audio, or other content you upload

  • Information submitted through contact forms, applications, competitions, or other forms

Please avoid submitting sensitive personal information that is not necessary to use our services.

Automatically Collected Information

When you use our website, we or service providers that support the website may automatically collect certain technical information, such as:

  • IP address

  • Browser and device type

  • Operating system

  • Pages visited

  • Approximate or general location derived from an IP address

  • Date and time of visits

  • Referring pages

  • Website activity and usage information

  • Error, security, and performance information

This information may be used for analytics, security, troubleshooting, and improving Mactorran Studios.

2. Account Information

Users may create accounts to access certain Mactorran Studios features.

We may store information associated with your account so that we can authenticate you, maintain your profile, provide community features, and preserve your preferences and content.

You are responsible for keeping your account credentials secure and should not share your password with others.

Passwords may be processed and securely stored by our authentication or hosting providers. Mactorran Studios does not need to know or view your password in order to operate your account.

3. How We Use Your Information

We may use information we collect to:

  • Create and maintain user accounts

  • Authenticate users

  • Operate user profiles and community features

  • Enable messaging, comments, posts, notifications, and collaboration

  • Allow filmmakers and creators to connect with one another

  • Operate filmmaking, planning, collaboration, and creative tools

  • Process project applications, competition entries, or other submissions

  • Respond to inquiries and support requests

  • Send important account, security, or service communications

  • Provide notifications requested or enabled by users

  • Improve our website, tools, features, and user experience

  • Diagnose technical problems

  • Prevent spam, fraud, abuse, or misuse

  • Protect Mactorran Studios, our users, and our services

  • Comply with applicable legal obligations

4. Messages and Community Activity

Mactorran Studios may provide features that allow users to communicate and collaborate with one another.

Messages, comments, posts, profiles, and other information you submit may be stored so these features can function.

Information you choose to make public may be visible to other users or visitors. You should not post information publicly that you do not want others to see.

Private messages are intended to be visible to the participants in the conversation. However, information may be accessed when reasonably necessary to operate the service, investigate abuse or security issues, comply with legal obligations, or protect users and Mactorran Studios.

5. User-Generated Content

You may be able to upload or create content through Mactorran Studios, including films, videos, images, audio, screenplays, storyboards, project information, posts, comments, and other creative materials.

We may store and process this content as necessary to provide the features you use.

The visibility of content may depend on the feature and privacy settings associated with it. Content intentionally posted publicly may be accessible to other users or visitors.

6. Notifications and Communications

Mactorran Studios may send communications related to your account or activity, including notifications about:

  • Messages

  • Comments or replies

  • Project activity

  • Account or security matters

  • Important changes to our services

Where available, users may be able to control certain optional notifications through their account or device settings.

We may also send promotional or community updates where permitted by law. You may unsubscribe from optional marketing communications when an unsubscribe option is provided.

7. Cookies and Similar Technologies

Mactorran Studios and the services used to operate the website may use cookies, local storage, or similar technologies.

These technologies may be used to:

  • Keep users signed in

  • Remember preferences

  • Maintain website functionality

  • Improve security

  • Understand website usage

  • Diagnose technical issues

Your browser may allow you to restrict or delete cookies. Disabling certain cookies or storage technologies may prevent some parts of the website from functioning correctly.

8. Third-Party Service Providers

Mactorran Studios may use third-party companies and services to operate portions of the website and its features.

These providers may assist with services such as:

  • Website hosting

  • Databases and data storage

  • Authentication

  • Email delivery

  • Analytics

  • File or media storage

  • Security

  • Website infrastructure

  • Notifications or communications

These providers may process information as necessary to perform services for Mactorran Studios and are subject to their own privacy and security practices.

We may also provide links or integrations with third-party websites, social media platforms, or services. Mactorran Studios is not responsible for the privacy practices of third-party websites or services that we do not control.

9. Information Sharing

Mactorran Studios does not sell or rent your personal information.

We may share or disclose information:

  • With service providers that help operate Mactorran Studios

  • When you intentionally make information public or share it with other users

  • With your consent or at your direction

  • When reasonably necessary to investigate fraud, abuse, security threats, or violations of our policies

  • When required by law, regulation, legal process, or valid governmental request

  • When reasonably necessary to protect the rights, property, or safety of Mactorran Studios, our users, or others

  • In connection with a merger, acquisition, financing, sale, restructuring, or transfer of some or all of the business or its assets, subject to applicable law

10. Data Security

We take reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures to protect information handled through Mactorran Studios.

However, no website, database, electronic storage system, or method of transmitting information over the internet can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

Users are responsible for protecting their passwords and account credentials and should contact us if they believe their account has been accessed without authorization.

11. Data Retention

We may retain personal information for as long as reasonably necessary to:

  • Provide our services

  • Maintain your account

  • Preserve content or projects you choose to store

  • Resolve disputes

  • Prevent fraud or abuse

  • Maintain security

  • Meet legal, accounting, or regulatory obligations

Information may remain in backups for a limited period after deletion.

We may retain certain information when required or permitted by law, even after an account has been deleted.

12. Account and Data Deletion

You may request deletion of your account or personal information by contacting Mactorran Studios.

We will take reasonable steps to process valid deletion requests, subject to information we are legally permitted or required to retain.

Deleting an account may result in the loss of projects, messages, files, profile information, or other information associated with that account.

Some information that you shared with other users may remain visible where necessary to preserve conversations, collaborative projects, records, or the integrity of the service.

13. Your Privacy Rights

Depending on where you live, applicable law may provide rights concerning your personal information.

These rights may include the ability to request:

  • Access to personal information we maintain about you

  • Correction of inaccurate information

  • Deletion of certain personal information

  • Information about how your data is used

  • A copy of certain information

  • Withdrawal of consent where processing is based on consent

Not every right applies in every jurisdiction or circumstance.

To make a privacy request, contact us using the information provided below. We may need to verify your identity before completing certain requests.

14. Children's Privacy

Mactorran Studios is not intended for children under the age of 15, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 15.

If we learn that we have collected personal information from a child under 15 without appropriate authorization, we will take reasonable steps to delete it.

Parents or guardians who believe a child under 15 has provided personal information to Mactorran Studios should contact us.

15. International Users

Mactorran Studios may be accessible to users outside the United States.

If you access our services from another country, your information may be processed or stored in the United States or other locations where our service providers operate. Privacy and data-protection laws in those locations may differ from those in your country.

Where required, we will handle personal information in accordance with applicable data-protection laws.

16. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy as Mactorran Studios develops, adds new features, changes service providers, or responds to legal or regulatory requirements.

When we make changes, we will update the Last Updated date at the top of this policy.

For significant changes, we may provide additional notice where appropriate or required by law.

17. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, want to exercise a privacy right, or want to request access to, correction of, or deletion of your information, please contact:

Mactorran Studios
Email: Patrick@mactorranstudios.com
Website: MactorranStudios.com

Please include enough information for us to understand and respond to your request.

Thank you for being part of the Mactorran Studios community.