Privacy Policy – CIFF 2025
1. Introduction
Celebrating India Film Festival 2025 respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal data. This Privacy Policy describes how we collect, use, store, and disclose your personal information for the CIFF 2025 festival.
2. Legal Framework
CIFF complies with the Information Technology Act 2000 (as amended, including Section 43A) and the IT (Reasonable Security Practices and Procedures and Sensitive Personal Data or Information) Rules, 2011 in India. These require transparent handling of personal and sensitive data celebratingindiaff.com+11filmfreeway.com+11celebratingindiaff.com+11en.wikipedia.org.
3. Data We Collect
We collect the following categories:
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Personal Identifiers: name, email, phone number, postal address.
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Submission Information: film titles, synopses, director/producer credentials submitted via FilmFreeway.
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Payment and Billing Information: if applicable for entry fees.
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Usage Data: website analytics (e.g., pages viewed, time spent, device type) via cookies and similar technologies.
4. Purpose of Collection
We use your data for:
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Processing film submissions, jury review, festival scheduling, awards administration.
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Communicating updates: selection notifications, event schedules, logistical details.
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Marketing and promotion: newsletters, festival publicity, aggregated reporting.
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Website improvements and user analytics.
5. Legal Basis
Collection and processing is based on:
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Consent: when you agree during registration or submission.
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Contractual Necessity: fulfilling entry and participation procedures.
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Legal Compliance: adherence to applicable laws and regulations.
6. Data Sharing & Disclosure
We do not sell or rent your personal data. We may share with:
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Service Providers: FilmFreeway or other technical vendors under confidentiality agreements.
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Jury/Programming Committee: limited data needed for selection and curation.
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Legal Authorities: when required by law or court order.
7. Data Retention
We retain personal data:
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For the duration needed to run CIFF 2025 operations and any legally mandated retention periods.
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Promotional and archival purposes (e.g., winners list, website gallery) unless you request otherwise.
8. Security Measures
We implement reasonable technical and organizational safeguards (e.g. SSL encryption, secure servers, access controls) to protect data against unauthorized access, disclosure or misuse.
9. Your Rights
You have the right to:
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Access, correct, update or delete your personal data.
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Withdraw consent, if processing is consent-based.
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Object to or restrict processing where applicable.
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Lodge complaints with authorities (e.g., India’s CERT-In or Data Protection Authority once established).
10. Cookies & Analytics
We use cookies and similar tools to analyze website traffic and improve user experience. You may refuse or disable cookies via your browser settings, but parts of the site may not function properly without them.
11. Minors
CIFF is not intended for children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal data from minors. If you believe we have inadvertently done so, please contact us and we will delete the data promptly.
12. Changes to This Policy
We may update this policy periodically. Any changes will be posted on our website with the revised effective date. We encourage regular review when participating or engaging with CIFF.
13. Contact Us
If you have questions or want to exercise your rights, please contact us at:
info@celebratingindiaff.com, or call +91 97177 87707.
Office hours: Monday–Saturday, 9 am–6 pm.
Effective Date: July 2025