Scorpion Media Group Ltd, trading as Darren Woolway, is a commercial advertising photography and creative content business serving clients throughout the United Kingdom and internationally.

Company Name: Scorpion Media Group Ltd
Trading Name: Darren Woolway
Company Number: 16712833

For privacy-related enquiries, please contact:

Email: darren@darrenwoolway.co.uk 
Website: www.darrenwoolway.co.uk

We may collect and process the following information:

Information You Provide Directly

• Name
• Email address
• Telephone number (if provided)
• Company or organisation name
• Website address (if provided)
• Information submitted through contact forms
• Information provided when enquiring about our services
• Information provided when booking a consultation or discovery call
• Information provided when subscribing to our mailing list (where available)
• Any additional information you choose to include in your correspondence with us

Information Collected Automatically

When you visit our website, we may automatically collect:

• IP address
• Browser type and version
• Device information
• Operating system
• Pages visited
• Time spent on pages
• Referral source
• Website interactions
• General geographic location (where available)

This information is collected through cookies, analytics and similar technologies to help us understand how visitors use our website and to improve its performance and user experience.

We may use your personal information to:

• Respond to enquiries
• Arrange consultations and discovery calls
• Provide quotations and proposals
• Deliver the services you have requested
• Manage projects and communicate throughout their delivery
• Improve our website and user experience
• Send relevant communications about our services
• Send newsletters, insights and educational content (where you have opted in)
• Monitor website performance and security
• Meet our legal, regulatory and contractual obligations

We will only process your personal information where we have a lawful basis to do so under the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR).

If you choose to subscribe to our mailing list, we may occasionally send you:

• New projects and portfolio updates
• Case studies and behind-the-scenes insights
• Articles and educational content
• Workshop, event and speaking announcements
• Company news and occasional promotional updates

Marketing communications are delivered through Mailchimp.

You can unsubscribe at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link included in our emails or by contacting us directly.

We use Calendly to allow visitors to schedule consultations, discovery calls and other appointments.

When booking an appointment, Calendly may collect information such as:

• Name
• Email address
• Telephone number (if provided)
• Preferred appointment date and time
• Any additional information you choose to provide when making your booking

This information is used solely for arranging, confirming and managing appointments.

Calendly acts as an independent data processor and processes your personal information in accordance with its own Privacy Policy.

We use analytics and tracking technologies to understand how visitors use our website, monitor its performance and improve the services we provide.

These technologies may include:

• Google Analytics 4
• Google Search Console
• Google Tag Manager
• Microsoft Clarity

These tools help us understand:

• Website traffic and visitor trends
• How visitors interact with our website
• The performance of our content
• Enquiries, conversions and other website goals

Where required by law, we will obtain your consent before placing non-essential cookies or similar technologies on your device.

Further information about the cookies and technologies we use can be found in our Cookie Policy.

Where payments are made through our website, transactions may be processed by trusted third-party payment providers, including:

• Stripe
• WooPayments

We do not collect or store your full payment card details on our website.

Payment information is processed securely by the relevant payment provider in accordance with their own privacy policies and security standards.

Scorpion Media Group Ltd, trading as Darren Woolway, may use artificial intelligence ("AI") tools to assist with:

• Research
• Content planning
• Creative ideation
• Workflow efficiency
• Administrative tasks

AI tools may be used to support planning and improve efficiency, but they are never used to replace professional judgement or creative decision-making.

All client-facing work, including photographs, written content, creative concepts and project deliverables, is reviewed, edited and approved by a human before publication or delivery.

We do not use AI to make automated decisions about individuals or to process personal information in a way that produces legal or similarly significant effects.

We do not sell, rent or trade your personal information.

We may share your information with trusted third-party service providers where necessary to operate our business and deliver our services, including:

• Website hosting providers
• Appointment booking providers (such as Calendly)
• Email marketing providers
• Analytics and website service providers
• Payment processors (where online payments are available)
• Professional advisers, including accountants, insurers and legal advisers
• Law enforcement or regulatory authorities where we are legally required to do so

Any third-party service providers are required to process your personal information securely, lawfully and only for the purposes for which it has been shared.

Some of the third-party service providers we use may process or store personal information outside the United Kingdom.

Where this occurs, we take reasonable steps to ensure appropriate safeguards are in place so that your personal information continues to receive a level of protection consistent with the requirements of the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR).

Examples of these safeguards may include the use of adequacy regulations, Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) or other lawful transfer mechanisms where required.

We retain personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes for which it was collected and to comply with our legal, regulatory and contractual obligations.

Typical retention periods include:

In some circumstances, we may retain information for longer where required by law, to protect our legal rights, resolve disputes or maintain an ongoing business relationship.

When personal information is no longer required, it will be securely deleted, anonymised or destroyed.

Under the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR), you have the right to:

• Request access to the personal information we hold about you
• Request that inaccurate or incomplete information is corrected
• Request the deletion of your personal information in certain circumstances
• Request that we restrict the processing of your personal information
• Object to the processing of your personal information where applicable
• Withdraw your consent at any time where processing is based on consent
• Request a copy of your personal information in a portable format where applicable
• Lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) if you believe your data has been handled unlawfully

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at:

Email: darren@darrenwoolway.co.uk

Our website uses cookies and similar technologies to:

• Ensure the website functions correctly
• Remember your preferences where applicable
• Analyse website traffic and visitor behaviour
• Improve the performance and user experience of our website

Where required by law, we will ask for your consent before placing non-essential cookies on your device.

Further information about the cookies we use, how they work and how you can manage your preferences can be found in our Cookie Policy.

Our website may contain links to third-party websites, services or resources for your convenience.

We have no control over, and accept no responsibility for, the content, privacy practices or security of external websites.

We encourage you to read the privacy policies of any third-party websites you visit before providing them with your personal information.

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes to our business, our website, the services we provide or our legal obligations.

Any changes will be published on this page and the Last Updated date at the top of this Privacy Policy will be revised accordingly.

We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically to stay informed about how we collect, use and protect your personal information.

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how we process your personal information, please contact us:

Scorpion Media Group Ltd
Trading as Darren Woolway

Email: darren@darrenwoolway.co.uk
Website: www.darrenwoolway.co.uk