1. Introduction

When you use our services, you're trusting us with your information. We understand this is a big responsibility and work hard to protect your information and put you in control.

This Privacy Policy is meant to help you understand what information we collect, why we collect it, and how you can update, manage, export, and delete your information.

2. Information We Collect

We only collect basic information submitted by our users in connection with their film submissions. The types of information we collect include:

2.1 Information You Provide

When you submit your creative work or use our services otherwise, you provide us with personal information that includes:

• Your name and contact information
• Communication preferences

2.2 Automatic Information

Our server may automatically collect and store certain information when you use our services:

• Device information and identifiers
• Location information when enabled
• Browser type and settings

3. How We Use Your Information

We only use the information you submit to provide, maintain, and improve our services. Specifically, we use your information to:

• Provide and personalise our services
• Send notifications and updates about our services
• Maintain security and verify identity
• Analyse and improve our services

4. Information Sharing and Disclosure

We do not share personal information with companies, organisations, or individuals outside of our film festival committee except in the following cases:

4.1 With Your Consent

We will share personal information with companies, organisations, or individuals outside of our organisation when we have your express consent and instructions to do so.

4.2 For Legal Reasons

We will share personal information if we have a good-faith belief that access, use, preservation, or disclosure of the information is reasonably necessary to:

• Meet any applicable law, regulation, legal process, or enforceable governmental request
• Enforce applicable Terms of Service
• Detect, prevent, or otherwise address fraud, security, or technical issues
• Protect against harm to the rights, property, or safety of our users

5. Data Security

We work hard to protect our users from unauthorised access to or unauthorised alteration, disclosure, or destruction of information we hold. In particular:

• We are using SSL
• We review our information collection, storage, and processing practices
• We restrict access to personal information only to those festival organisers who need it to access your work or to contact you if needed to verify any information you have provided

6. Your Rights and Choices

You have certain rights regarding your personal information, including:

• The right to correct inaccurate information
• The right to request deletion of your information
• The right to restrict or object to our processing of your information

7. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page.

Your continued use of our services after any changes to this Privacy Policy constitutes your acceptance of such changes.