What This Policy Covers
This Privacy Policy applies to information that we collect about you when you use the ClassicFilmLA.com website and other services or features that are available on or through the website (“Services”). Below we explain how we collect, use, and share information about you, along with the choices that you have with respect to that information.
Information We Collect
We only collect information about you if we have a reason to do so — for example, to provide our Services, to communicate with you, or to make our Services better.
We collect this information from three sources: if and when you provide information to us, automatically through operating our Services, and from outside sources.
Information You Provide to Us
We collect information that you provide to us directly. For example, if you contact us using the website Contact form, you may provide information to us such as your name, email address, and other information included in the message body. When you communicate with us via form, email, or otherwise, we store a copy of our communications.
Information We Collect Automatically
We also collect some information automatically:
- Log information: The Services utilize hosting, analytics, and anti-spam services which may collect information including the browser type, IP address, unique device identifiers, language preference, referring site, the date and time of access, timestamp of form submission, user agent, operating system, and mobile network information. If you have a WordPress account and are logged into your account while using the Services, your user ID and username may also be logged by Automattic, but cannot be seen by the site owner.
- Usage information: We collect information about your usage of our Services. We also collect information about what happens when you use our Services (e.g. page views, link clicks) along with information about your device. We use this information to, for example, provide our Services to you and get insights on how people use our Services so we can make our Services better.
- Location information: We may determine the approximate location of your device from your IP address. We collect and use this information to, for example, calculate how many people visit our Services from certain geographic regions. If you use a mobile app from Automattic, information about your precise location may be collected if you allowed this through your mobile device operating system’s permissions.
- Information from cookies & other technologies: A cookie is a string of information that a website stores on a visitor’s computer, and that the visitor’s browser provides to the website each time the visitor returns. Pixel tags (also called web beacons) are small blocks of code placed on websites and emails. This site uses cookies and may use other technologies like pixel tags to help us identify and track visitors, usage, and access preferences for our Services. These tracking technologies are obtained through, or are placed by, our hosting provider Automattic and their Jetpack service. For more information about Automattic’s use of cookies and other technologies for tracking, including how you can control the use of cookies, please see their Cookie Policy.
Information We Collect from Other Sources
We may also get information about you from other sources. For example, if you contact us requesting your event be listed on the website, we may then try to obtain additional information about you or your organization through publically-available sources.
How and Why We Use Information
Purposes for Using Information
We use information about you for the purposes listed below:
- To provide our Services.
- To ensure quality, maintain safety, and improve our Services. For example, by monitoring and analyzing how users interact with our Services, we can create new features that we think our users will enjoy or will make our Services easier to use.
- To market our Services and measure, gauge, and improve the effectiveness of our marketing. For example, advertising our Services or analyzing the results of our marketing campaigns. (We do not utilize direct marketing, will not subscribe you to a marketing mailing list, and do not use personally identifiable information when analyzing marketing efforts.)
- To protect our Services, our users, and the public. For example, by detecting security incidents; detecting and protecting against malicious, deceptive, fraudulent, or illegal activity; fighting spam; complying with our legal obligations; and protecting the rights and property of the site owner and others.
- To fix problems with our Services. For example, by monitoring, debugging, repairing, and preventing issues.
- To communicate with you. For example, if you contacted us with an inquiry, we will need to use your contact information to respond to you.
How We Share Information
We share information about you in limited circumstances, and with appropriate safeguards on your privacy. These are spelled out below, as well as in the section called Ads and Analytics Services Provided by Others:
- Independent contractors: We may disclose information about you to our independent contractors who need the information to help us provide our Services or process the information on our behalf. We require our independent contractors to follow this Privacy Policy for any personal information that we share with them.
- Third-party vendors: We may share information about you with third-party vendors who need the information in order to provide their services to us, or to provide their services to you. This includes vendors that help us provide our Services to you (cloud storage services, postal and email delivery services); those that help us understand and enhance our Services (like analytics providers); those that make tools to help us run our operations; and other third-party tools that help us manage operations.
- Legal and regulatory requirements: We may disclose information about you in response to a subpoena, court order, or other governmental request.
- To protect rights, property, and others: We may disclose information about you when we believe in good faith that disclosure is reasonably necessary to protect the property or rights of the site owner, third parties, or the public at large. For example, if we have a good faith belief that there is an imminent danger of death or serious physical injury, we may disclose information related to the emergency without delay.
- With your consent: We may share and disclose information with your consent or at your direction. For example, we may share your information with third parties when you authorize us to do so.
- Aggregated or de-identified information: We may share information that has been aggregated or de-identified, so that it can no longer reasonably be used to identify you. For instance, we may publish aggregate statistics about the use of our Services.
How Long We Keep Information
We generally discard information about you when it’s no longer needed for the purposes for which we collect and use it — described in the section above on How and Why We Use Information — and we’re not legally required to keep it.
For example, our hosting and analytics services keep web server logs that record information about a visitor, like the visitor’s IP address, browser type, and operating system, for approximately 30 days. The logs are retained for this period of time in order to, among other things, analyze traffic to the website and investigate issues if something goes wrong with the website.
Security
While no online service is 100% secure, we work very hard to protect information about you against unauthorized access, use, alteration, or destruction, and take reasonable measures to do so. Our Services are monitored for potential vulnerabilities and attacks.
Choices
You have several choices available when it comes to information about you:
- Limit the information that you provide to us.
- Limit access to information on your mobile device: If you are using mobile app from Automattic, your mobile device operating system should provide you with the option to discontinue Automattic’s ability to collect stored information or location information via the app. (Note this option may limit or prevent you from using certain app features.)
- Set your browser to reject cookies: At this time, the ClassicFilmLA website does not respond to “do not track” signals. However, you can usually choose to set your browser to remove or reject browser cookies before using the website, with the drawback that certain features of the website may not function properly without the aid of cookies.
How to Reach Us
If you have a question about this Privacy Policy, or would like to contact us regarding your personal data, please reach out to us through the form on our Contact page.
Other Things You Should Know
Ads and Analytics Services Provided by Others
Other parties may also provide analytics services via our Services. These analytics providers may set tracking technologies (like cookies) to collect information about your use of our Services and across other websites and online services. These technologies allow these third parties to recognize your device to compile information about you or others who use your device. This information allows companies to, among other things, analyze and track usage, determine the popularity of certain content, and deliver ads that may be more targeted to your interests. Please note this Privacy Policy only covers the collection of information by the ClassicFilmLA.com Services and does not cover the collection of information by any third-party advertisers or analytics providers.
Third-Party Software and Services
If you access the Services through third-party software or services, please keep in mind that interacting with the third-party products may mean providing information about yourself to those third parties. For example, some third-party services may request or require access to your data via a pixel or cookie. Please note that if you use the third-party services, your data will be handled in accordance with the third party’s privacy policy and/or practices. We don’t own or control these third parties, and they have their own rules about information collection, use, and sharing, which you should review before using the software or services.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
The website’s hosting service, Automattic, collects, processes, and stores personal data from users of our Services. Please see their Privacy Policy, their privacy notice for hosted sites, and their cookie policy for more information.
If you contact the site owner through email or the site’s contact page, your data will also be collected and processed by Microsoft. Please see the Microsoft Privacy Statement for information on how they handle personal data.
Privacy Policy Changes
Although most changes are likely to be minor, we may change this Privacy Policy from time to time. If we make changes, we will notify you by revising a change log below, and, in some cases, we may provide additional notice (like adding a statement to our homepage or to the cookie banner). Your further use of the Services after a change to our Privacy Policy will be subject to the updated policy.
This policy has been adapted in part from the Privacy Policy of Automattic through a Creative Commons Sharealike license.