Last updated: June 2026
This policy explains how Stagebound collects, uses, stores and protects personal data — yours, your child's, or your business's. Because Stagebound is a competition for under-18s, we pay extra attention to how children's data is handled, and we keep things as simple, transparent and protective as possible.
By using this website or registering interest in Stagebound, you agree to this policy. If you don't agree, please don't use the site or submit any details.
Stagebound is a youth talent competition for singers and dancers under 18, based in Wigan, Greater Manchester. For the purposes of UK data protection law, Stagebound is the data controller of the personal data described in this policy.
You can reach us at hello@stagebound.co.uk for any privacy or data-protection question.
The data we collect depends on how you interact with Stagebound. We only collect what we genuinely need.
When entries officially open, we'll collect additional information needed to run the competition safely — including emergency contact details, accessibility requirements, photography & video consent, and parental consent declarations for performers under 16. This will be detailed in the official entry pack at the point of entry.
We process your data on three lawful bases under UK GDPR:
When you submit a form, tick the consent box, or sign a consent declaration, you're giving us permission to contact you and to use your information for the specific purpose you've consented to. You can withdraw consent at any time.
We use legitimate interest to keep records of past enquiries, manage sponsor relationships, communicate event updates to registered interest holders, and protect against fraud or abuse of our website.
If you formally enter the competition or sign a sponsorship agreement, we process your data to fulfil that agreement — communicating about auditions, processing entries, delivering benefits, and so on.
Stagebound is built for under-18s, so we take child data protection seriously and follow UK GDPR's rules for handling minors' personal information.
Stagebound captures photos and video footage at auditions, semi-finals and the grand final, and uses that footage in its own marketing, social media, website, partner promotion and press coverage.
When you (or a parent/guardian on behalf of a child) enter the competition, the entry form includes a clear photography & video consent declaration. By signing that declaration, you agree to:
You can withdraw photography consent at any time before the audition by emailing us. After the audition, you can request that specific photos or video clips of you are no longer used — we'll remove them from anything we control, although we can't always recall content that's already been published or shared by third parties.
We don't sell your data, ever. We share it only with the trusted suppliers we need to run Stagebound:
We don't share your data with sponsors, advertisers or unrelated third parties. Where we share data with a supplier, we make sure they have appropriate data-protection measures in place.
This site uses a small number of cookies to make it work properly and to understand how it's used.
These are required for the site to function (e.g. remembering your cookie preference, keeping you logged in to admin dashboards). They're set without needing consent.
If we use Google Analytics or similar, those tools may set cookies to track aggregated, anonymous usage data — pages visited, time on site, geographic region. This helps us understand what people find useful. You can opt out via your browser settings or the cookie banner.
We don't use marketing cookies, behavioural advertising trackers, or third-party tracking pixels.
We don't keep your data longer than we need to.
Under UK data protection law, you have the right to:
To exercise any of these rights, email hello@stagebound.co.uk. We'll respond within 30 days. You also have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) at ico.org.uk.
We take reasonable steps to keep your data safe — encrypted transmission (HTTPS), access controls on our admin systems, and trusted infrastructure providers. No system is 100% secure, but we work to minimise risk.
If we ever become aware of a breach affecting your data, we'll notify you and the ICO as required.
Questions about this privacy policy, how we handle your data, or how to exercise your rights?
Email: hello@stagebound.co.uk
We aim to respond within 48 hours on weekdays, and within 30 days for formal data subject access requests.
This policy may be updated occasionally — the "Last updated" date at the top will reflect when. Major changes will be communicated to anyone with active data held by us.
