Privacy Policy
Last updated: October 2026
1. Controller and contact
NextStar Casting, Riga, Latvia is the controller of your application data. For privacy requests, contact privacy@nextstarcasting.site. General enquiries: hello@nextstarcasting.site.
2. What we collect
The application collects your full name, email address, phone number with country code, country of residence, confirmation that you are 18 or older, and your agreement to application processing. You may optionally provide one JPG or PNG photo, a portfolio, Instagram or self-tape link, and a short note of up to 500 characters. We also record the application date, campaign details from the link you used (UTM parameters), your application consent notice version and your cookie choice.
3. Why we use it and legal basis
We use this information to assess your application, check age and location eligibility, reply to you and put your profile forward when a production we work with needs someone like you. The legal basis for processing your application is consent under GDPR Article 6(1)(a). You may withdraw consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of processing before withdrawal. Please do not include sensitive information that is not needed for casting in your optional note.
4. Identity checks
Identity is checked only if you are shortlisted, by video call. The application does not request a document upload.
5. Retention
Application data is retained for 24 months from submission unless you withdraw consent or request earlier deletion. At the end of that period, the application and its uploaded photo are removed. Contact privacy@nextstarcasting.site to request deletion before then.
6. Who receives your information
We share your profile with casting directors only when putting you forward for a suitable production. Our hosting and service providers process data to operate the site, store applications and deliver application emails. We never sell your personal data.
7. Cookies, Google and Reddit
Before you choose, analytics and advertising consent is denied. Only if you select Accept all do we load Google Analytics, Google Ads, Google Tag Manager and the Reddit Pixel. Google and Reddit receive visit and completed-application event data, such as the page visited, technical browser information and advertising identifiers, for analytics and advertising measurement. We do not send your application email, phone number, photo or note to advertising platforms. Essential only keeps analytics and advertising denied. The site saves your choice, time and notice version. You can change or withdraw your choice through Cookie settings in the footer. Providers may process data outside the EEA; where applicable, transfers require appropriate GDPR safeguards, such as an adequacy decision or standard contractual clauses.
8. Your rights
You can request access, correction, erasure, restriction of processing or data portability, and withdraw consent. Contact privacy@nextstarcasting.site. We may need to confirm your identity before acting on a request. You can complain to your local data protection supervisory authority, including Latvia’s Data State Inspectorate (Datu valsts inspekcija). Applying does not involve an automated decision about representation or work.
See our Terms of Service.