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Last updated: 6 November 2026

1. About This Legal Notice

This Legal Notice is the imprint and statutory information page for the website operated under the name shinexta. It explains who is legally responsible for the website, how the business behind it is registered in the United Kingdom, which identifiers and tax numbers apply to it, what visitors may and may not do with the material published here, and how legal, contractual and data protection questions are handled.

The page is published to meet the disclosure duties that apply to companies in the United Kingdom, in particular the Companies Act 2006 and the Company, Limited Liability Partnership and Business (Names and Trading Disclosures) Regulations 2015, the Electronic Commerce (EC Directive) Regulations 2002, and the transparency duties that arise under the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR), the Data Protection Act 2018 and the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003 (PECR). It should be read together with the Privacy Policy, the Cookie Policy, the Terms and Conditions of Business and the Payment and Refund Policy, each of which covers a different part of the relationship between us and you.

We review this page whenever our registration details, our services, our suppliers or the applicable law change. The date at the top of this page is the date of the current version, and it replaces all earlier versions.

2. Who We Are and What Our Role Is

The website shinexta is owned and operated by Shoot Blue Limited, a private limited company incorporated in England and Wales. The company is active in the professional equipment sector for film, television and media production, supplying, hiring and integrating camera, lighting, grip and studio equipment of the kind used in live television environments: multi-camera studios, news programmes, interview setups and live shows.

Shoot Blue Limited performs three distinct roles that matter for legal purposes. First, it is the operator of this website, which means it decides what is published here, how the site is hosted and how it is made available. Second, it is the controller of personal data processed through the website, such as the details you submit through the contact form or when you request a quotation, a hire or a technical consultation. Third, it is the supplier of equipment and related services; that role is governed by the Terms and Conditions of Business and by the individual hire or supply agreement agreed with each customer, not by this page.

Where this Legal Notice uses the words "we", "us" and "our", it means Shoot Blue Limited. Where it uses "you", it means the person or organisation accessing the website, whether you are browsing for professional information, comparing equipment, or enquiring about a production.

3. Legal Form, Registration Details, Tax Identifiers and Responsible Representatives

United Kingdom law requires a company that operates a commercial website to disclose its registered identity, its place of registration, its registration number and its registered office address. In accordance with those requirements, the following information identifies the legal entity behind this website:

  • Registered company name: Shoot Blue Limited
  • Legal form: private company limited by shares, incorporated in England and Wales
  • Company registration number: 13033970
  • Place of registration: England and Wales, registered with Companies House
  • VAT registration number: 494089156
  • Registered company director and legal representative: Jon Howarth
  • Principal business activity: rental and supply of camera and lighting equipment for film, television and media production, together with related integration, technical support and studio services

The company is registered for United Kingdom Value Added Tax under the number shown above. VAT is charged on taxable supplies at the rate applicable at the time of supply and is shown separately on invoices where the law requires it. Business customers who are VAT-registered may recover input tax in accordance with their own VAT accounting rules; nothing on this website constitutes tax advice.

The company is not a regulated profession, does not carry on a licensable financial activity, and is not entered in a professional or trade register that the Electronic Commerce (EC Directive) Regulations 2002 would require us to name separately. Where a service involves installation, rigging, electrical work or work at height, the technicians concerned hold the certifications, training and site-specific competence required by the applicable health and safety legislation and by the rules of the production or venue concerned.

Information about the company's officers, filings, accounts and confirmation statements is maintained on the public register at Companies House and is updated whenever a statutory filing is made. If any detail on this page is ever inconsistent with the public register, the register prevails.

4. Registered Office, Correspondence and Contact Routes

The company's registered office in the United Kingdom is: MediaCityUK, Salford, Greater Manchester, M50 2EQ, United Kingdom. This is the address at which formal legal documents, including court documents and statutory notices, may be validly served on the company.

For everyday commercial correspondence, including enquiries about availability, technical specifications, quotations, invoices and hire agreements, the following routes are available:

  • Email: [email protected]
  • Telephone: +44 (0)161 295 4545
  • Postal and registered office address: MediaCityUK, Salford, Greater Manchester, M50 2EQ, United Kingdom
  • Online enquiry: the contact form on our Contacts page, which is the quickest route for new enquiries and for booking a technical discussion

Please use the contact form or email for general questions and reserve registered post for matters that legally require a formal written notice. We are not able to accept service of legal proceedings by email or through the contact form unless we agree otherwise in writing. If you are unsure which route applies to your situation, contact us first and we will direct you to the correct address or department.

5. Purpose, Scope and Intended Audience of This Website

shinexta is a professional hub for people who plan, build and run live television production. The material published here deals with studio equipment integration, dynamic camera techniques, acoustic optimisation of studio spaces, lighting design and rigging, signal flow and reliable production processes for news programmes, interviews and live shows.

The intended audience is professional and semi-professional: producers, directors, directors of photography, lighting directors, sound supervisors, vision mixers, studio managers, broadcast engineers, facilities managers, production companies and corporate communications teams. The site is written for people who already understand production terminology and who are looking for practical, technical context before they specify equipment, plan a studio layout or approach a supplier.

Two consequences follow from this professional focus. First, the content is general technical and commercial information, not a bespoke specification, and it cannot take account of the ceiling heights, power supply, floor loading, acoustic characteristics, cabling or health and safety constraints of your particular studio or venue. A site survey or a technical conversation is always necessary before equipment is specified or installed. Second, the website is not directed at children and is not intended to collect information from children; if you are under 18, please do not submit enquiries or personal details through the site.

6. Access To and Acceptable Use of This Website

You may access and browse this website free of charge for lawful purposes connected with the evaluation of production equipment, services and techniques. Access is provided on a temporary basis, and we may suspend, withdraw, restrict or change the site or any part of it without notice and without liability, for example for maintenance, security reasons, legal reasons or commercial reasons.

When using the site you must not:

  • use it for any unlawful, fraudulent, misleading or defamatory purpose, or in any way that breaches applicable law, including data protection, intellectual property, export control and sanctions law;
  • introduce viruses, malware, ransomware, spyware, adware or any other harmful code, or attempt to gain unauthorised access to the site, its servers, its databases or any connected system;
  • probe, scan, test or otherwise attempt to circumvent the security, authentication or access controls of the site;
  • use automated means, including crawlers, scrapers, bots and harvesting tools, to extract content, images, specifications, contact information or pricing data in bulk, or to build a competing database or service;
  • frame, mirror, deep-link into restricted areas or otherwise present our content in a way that suggests it is yours or that you have rights in it that you do not have;
  • impersonate Shoot Blue Limited, its staff or any other person, or misrepresent your identity, your employer or your authority to act on behalf of a customer;
  • upload, transmit or submit material that is unlawful, infringing, obscene, abusive, discriminatory, or that interferes with the operation of the site or the use of the site by anyone else;
  • use the site to send unsolicited commercial communications, including marketing or promotional material, to any person.

We may take reasonable measures to enforce these rules, including blocking access from any device or network, removing submitted content, refusing service and reporting unlawful behaviour to the relevant authorities or to the affected rights holders. Where a breach causes damage, loss or expense, we may also seek compensation. Nothing in this section prevents you from using the site's normal navigation, enquiry and purchasing functions in the ordinary way.

7. Intellectual Property, Trademarks and Permitted Use of Content

All intellectual property rights in this website and in the material published on it are owned by or licensed to Shoot Blue Limited. That material includes the design and layout of the site, text, diagrams of studio layouts and lighting positions, camera and rigging configurations, acoustic treatment illustrations, checklists, tables, technical notes, software elements and any audio-visual material made available here, as well as the trade name and brand marks used on the site.

These rights are protected by the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, the Trade Marks Act 1994 and equivalent or corresponding laws in other jurisdictions, together with rights in databases and unregistered design rights. Trade names, product names, logos and marks belonging to manufacturers or other third parties remain the property of their respective owners and appear on this site only for identification or descriptive purposes; their appearance does not imply any endorsement, sponsorship or affiliation.

You may do the following without seeking permission, provided you do so fairly and do not distort or misrepresent our material:

  • view, read and browse the website in a standard web browser;
  • print or download a single copy of individual pages for your own internal evaluation, planning or reference, retaining all copyright and proprietary notices;
  • quote short extracts of text, with clear attribution to shinexta and to the page from which the extract was taken;
  • link to the home page and to publicly accessible pages of this website in a way that is honest and does not suggest endorsement.

You may not do any of the following without our prior written permission:

  • copy, reproduce, republish, upload, post, transmit or distribute any part of the site or its content, whether on another website, in a publication, in training material, in a proposal or in any commercial product or service;
  • create derivative works from, modify, translate, adapt or reverse engineer any part of the site;
  • use any data mining, extraction or automated analysis of the content, or create a database derived from it;
  • exploit the content commercially, including by selling, reselling, sublicensing or bundling it with other services;
  • remove, obscure or alter any copyright, trade mark or other proprietary notice;
  • use our name, logo or any confusingly similar mark as a metatag, keyword, hidden text, domain name or social media handle, or in any other way that may cause confusion about the origin of goods or services.

Requests for permission should be sent to [email protected] with a clear description of the material you wish to use, the purpose of the use and the audience. We may grant or refuse permission at our discretion, and any permission granted is limited to the specific use described in your request.

8. Accuracy, Availability and Proportionate Limits of Liability

We prepare the content of this website with care and review it periodically. Technical material nevertheless becomes out of date quickly: equipment ranges are discontinued, firmware changes, lighting fixtures are superseded, and acoustic behaviour depends on the individual room. Hire availability, pricing, lead times and delivery arrangements shown or discussed on the site are indicative only and are always subject to written confirmation in a quotation or hire agreement. We therefore do not warrant that every statement, specification, price, diagram or availability note on the site is accurate, complete or current at the moment you read it.

We aim to keep the website available and secure, but we do not guarantee uninterrupted, timely, error-free or fully secure access, and we do not guarantee that the site or its hosting infrastructure is free of viruses or other harmful components.

Nothing in this Legal Notice excludes or limits our liability in a way that the law does not permit. In particular, nothing here excludes or limits liability for death or personal injury caused by our negligence, for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation, for any breach of the terms implied by section 12 of the Sale of Goods Act 1979 or section 2 of the Supply of Goods and Services Act 1982 where those terms apply, or for anything else that cannot lawfully be excluded or restricted.

To the extent permitted by law, and subject to the preceding paragraph:

  • the website and its content are provided on an "as available" basis, and we exclude all conditions, warranties, representations and other terms that would otherwise be implied by statute, common law or the law of equity;
  • we are not liable for loss of profit, loss of revenue, loss of anticipated savings, loss of business, loss of opportunity, loss of goodwill, loss of data or any indirect or consequential loss arising out of or in connection with your use of, or inability to use, this website;
  • we are not liable for damage caused by the actions of third parties, by distributed denial-of-service attacks, by failures of your own equipment, software or internet connection, or by content you download from the site;
  • our total liability arising out of or in connection with your use of the website (as distinct from any contract for the hire or supply of goods and services) is limited to the amount, if any, that you have paid to us for access to the website, which is nil for general browsing.

Liability in relation to any hire, sale, installation or support service is governed by the Terms and Conditions of Business agreed for that service and by the applicable statutory regime. If you are a consumer, your statutory rights under the Consumer Rights Act 2015, the Consumer Protection Act 1987 and related legislation are not affected by anything on this page, and you may have additional remedies that we cannot and do not exclude.

9. External Links and Third-Party Content

This website may contain links to websites, documents, videos, specifications and services operated by third parties, such as equipment manufacturers, broadcasters, industry bodies, standards organisations and training providers. Those links are provided for convenience and context only. They are not an endorsement of the linked site, its operator, its products or its views, and they do not mean that we have any control over, or responsibility for, that content.

We do not review every linked destination continuously and we do not accept responsibility for the accuracy, availability, legality, security, accessibility or privacy practices of third-party sites, or for any loss or damage caused by your use of them. When you follow a link and leave shinexta, the terms of use, privacy notices, cookie policies and complaint procedures of the destination site apply. We recommend that you read them before providing personal data or entering into a transaction there.

Where a third party links to this website, that link does not imply any relationship with us. We reserve the right to require the removal of any link that is misleading, that suggests endorsement that does not exist, that frames our content within another site, or that is otherwise unlawful or damaging to our reputation, and we may withdraw linking permission at any time without notice.

10. Privacy, Cookies and Data Protection in the United Kingdom

We process personal data in accordance with the UK GDPR, the Data Protection Act 2018 and, where relevant to electronic marketing and the storage of information on your device, PECR. The full detail of what we collect, why we collect it, how long we keep it, who we share it with and how you can exercise your rights is set out in the Privacy Policy and the Cookie Policy, which are separate documents referred to plainly here rather than repeated.

The main categories of personal data we collect through this website are: the information you submit through the contact form or by email, such as your name, job title, employer, production details and the equipment or service you are enquiring about; information needed to prepare a quotation, arrange a hire or deliver equipment, such as billing and delivery details, purchase order references and site contact names; and technical information generated automatically when you browse, such as IP address, device and browser type, referring pages and pages viewed.

Our lawful bases for processing are: performance of a contract or steps taken at your request before entering into a contract; our legitimate interests in operating and improving the website, responding to professional enquiries and protecting the site from misuse; compliance with legal obligations such as tax, accounting, insurance and health and safety requirements; and consent, which we rely on for non-essential cookies and for electronic marketing where consent is required.

Cookies and similar technologies are used to keep the site working, to remember your cookie choices and to measure how the site is used. Essential cookies are set on the basis of the operation of the site; analytics, preference and marketing cookies are set only in accordance with your choices made in the site-wide cookie banner, and you can change or withdraw those choices at any time through the cookie settings or by clearing cookies in your browser. The Cookie Policy lists the categories of cookies in use and their purposes.

We share personal data only with service providers who need it to perform a service for us, such as hosting, email, IT support, payment, logistics, insurance and professional advisers, and only under written terms that require confidentiality and appropriate security. We do not sell personal data. We may transfer data outside the United Kingdom where our service providers operate internationally, using an appropriate safeguard such as the International Data Transfer Agreement, the Addendum to the EU Standard Contractual Clauses or a UK adequacy finding.

You have the right to be informed, to request access to your personal data, to have inaccurate data rectified, to have data erased in certain circumstances, to restrict or object to processing, to receive data you provided in a portable format, and to withdraw consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of processing carried out before withdrawal. Requests can be made through the contact details in section 4. If you are not satisfied with our response, you have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner's Office, the United Kingdom's independent data protection supervisory authority, and you can also seek a judicial remedy.

11. Trading Terms, Payment Terms and Refund Arrangements

This Legal Notice is an information and disclosure page. It does not replace the contractual documents that govern orders, hires, installations and support services. Those documents are published separately and take precedence over anything on this page if there is a conflict.

The documents that may apply to your dealings with us include:

  • Terms of Use governing access to and use of the website;
  • Terms and Conditions of Business governing the hire, supply, installation and servicing of equipment, including risk, title, insurance, damage, loss, late return and cancellation provisions;
  • Payment and Refund Policy covering accepted payment methods, deposit and credit terms, invoicing, VAT, surcharges, and how refunds and credits are calculated;
  • Cancellation and Returns Policy explaining notice periods for cancelled bookings and the procedures for returning or exchanging goods;
  • Modern Slavery Statement, setting out the steps taken to prevent modern slavery and human trafficking in our business and supply chains;
  • Sustainability Policy, describing how we reduce energy use, waste and the environmental impact of equipment hire and studio operations;
  • Health and Safety Policy and our Covid-19 Safe Working Policy, covering safe working practices on site, at venues and in studio environments;
  • Anti-Bribery and Anti-Corruption Statement and our Accessibility Statement.

Where you deal with us as a consumer, the Consumer Contracts (Information, Cancellation and Additional Charges) Regulations 2013 may give you a statutory right to cancel a distance or off-premises contract within 14 days of conclusion or delivery, and the Payment and Refund Policy explains how to exercise it. Some contracts are exempt, for example where goods are made or configured to your specification, where sealed goods have been unsealed, or where services have been fully performed with your prior consent. Where you deal with us as a business, the cancellation rights in the 2013 Regulations do not apply and the cancellation terms in the Terms and Conditions of Business govern instead.

12. Additional Legal and Compliance Formalties

12.1 Waste electrical and electronic equipment

Lighting, camera support, control and audio equipment falls within the scope of the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations 2013 and related producer responsibility rules. We aim to ensure that equipment supplied by us is disposed of through authorised routes at the end of its life, and we can advise customers on take-back and recycling arrangements when equipment is replaced or decommissioned.

12.2 Insurance and professional standards

The company maintains insurance appropriate to its activities, including employer's liability insurance as required by the Employers' Liability (Compulsory Insurance) Act 1969, and public liability and equipment cover relevant to hire and installation work. Customers who need evidence of cover for a production, a venue or a broadcaster's compliance file can request it through the contact details in section 4.

12.3 Anti-slavery, anti-bribery and ethical trading

We do not tolerate modern slavery, human trafficking, forced labour, bribery or corruption in our business or in our supply chains. Our suppliers are expected to comply with applicable law on labour standards, working hours, health and safety, and to allow reasonable scrutiny of their practices. Concerns can be raised confidentially through the contact details in section 4.

12.4 Accessibility

We want this website to be usable by as many visitors as possible, including people who use screen readers, keyboard navigation or magnification. If you encounter a barrier to accessing information or completing an enquiry, please tell us and we will provide the information in an alternative format where reasonably practicable.

12.5 Changes to our corporate information

If our registered office, directors, VAT registration or trading arrangements change, we will update this page and, where required, the public register. Until this page is updated, the details shown in section 3 and 4 should be treated as the current statutory information for the company.

13. Applicable Law, Competent Courts and Consumer Dispute Rights

This Legal Notice, its subject matter and its formation, and any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection with it or with the use of this website, are governed by the law of England and Wales. Subject to the paragraph below, the courts of England and Wales have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any such dispute or claim.

If you are a consumer resident in Scotland or Northern Ireland, you may bring proceedings in the courts of the part of the United Kingdom in which you live, and you benefit from any mandatory provisions of the law of your place of residence. If you are a consumer resident in another country, nothing in this section deprives you of the protection afforded to you by mandatory rules of the law of your habitual residence where those rules apply.

Before starting formal proceedings, we ask that you contact us so that we can try to resolve the matter directly; most queries about quotations, invoices, availability or technical performance can be settled quickly in a conversation with the relevant department. Complaints should be sent to the contact details in section 4 and will be acknowledged promptly, with an indication of who is dealing with the matter and when you can expect a substantive response.

We are not obliged to participate and do not currently agree to participate in alternative dispute resolution procedures before a consumer arbitration board. Consumers in the United Kingdom may also seek general advice from Citizens Advice, from Trading Standards or from a solicitor, and may use the small claims procedure of the courts where the value of the claim makes that appropriate.

14. Changes to This Legal Notice

We may amend this Legal Notice at any time by publishing an updated version on this page. The version in force is the one displayed when you access the site, and the date at the top of the page shows when it was last revised. Material changes will be reflected on this page rather than in a separate announcement, so we recommend that you review it from time to time, particularly before placing an order, booking a hire or entering into an installation agreement.

If any provision of this Legal Notice is found to be invalid, unlawful or unenforceable, that provision will be treated as severed and the remaining provisions will continue in full force and effect. A failure to enforce any provision on one occasion is not a waiver of our right to enforce it later. Headings are included for convenience only and do not affect interpretation.

15. Contact Route and Statutory Information Shown in the Site Footer

Questions about this Legal Notice, requests for permission to use content, data protection requests, complaints and formal correspondence can all be sent to [email protected], made by telephone on +44 (0)161 295 4545, or posted to MediaCityUK, Salford, Greater Manchester, M50 2EQ, United Kingdom. If you are unsure which department should receive your message, use the contact form on our Contacts page and we will route it correctly.

The following single-line statutory disclosure is used in the footer of this website and in other places where company details must be displayed: Company Name: Shoot Blue Limited | Company Registration Number: 13033970 | Place of Registration: England and Wales | VAT Number: 494089156 | Registered Office: MediaCityUK, Salford, Greater Manchester, M50 2EQ, United Kingdom | Email: [email protected] | Telephone: +44 (0)161 295 4545