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The GIFF Foundation (hereinafter “GIFF”) communicates transparently about its policy on the collection and use of personal data. In accordance with the Federal Data Protection Act (DPA) and the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), GIFF is committed to ensuring that all its data collection activities comply with strong safeguards to prevent any misuse of your personal data.<\/p>\n\n

GENERAL REGULATIONS<\/h2>\n\n

1. Use of your data<\/h3>\n\n

Your personal data will always be used in accordance with the purposes for which they were originally collected; they may be processed, always within a legal framework, in the context of activities such as the provision of services, evaluation of the usefulness of this site, data management or technical support.<\/p>\n\n

2. Security and privacy<\/h3>\n\n

To ensure the security and privacy of the personal data we collect online, we use data networks protected by, among other things, industry-standard firewalls and passwords. When processing your personal data, we take appropriate measures to protect such information from loss, misuse, unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration and deletion. Paper records are maintained in accordance with the guidelines of the City of Geneva and in compliance with Swiss law.<\/p>\n\n

3. Access to your personal information<\/h3>\n\n

In accordance with the Federal Data Protection Act (DPA) and the EU General Data Protection Regulation, you have a right of access to information about you held by GIFF. You may request a copy of the information we hold about you at any time at info@giff.ch<\/a> (please note that we will require a copy of an official document confirming your identity).<\/p>\n\n

4. Non-disclosure of personal data<\/h3>\n\n

Your personal data will not be sold, shared or communicated to any third parties except those expressly listed below. Third parties who may have access to your data for technical reasons have contracted with us to use your personal data only for the purposes agreed upon, not to sell your information to third parties and not to disclose it to other third parties except as required by law. We will process your personal data strictly in accordance with the procedure described in this policy. However, we reserve the right to do otherwise if required by law.<\/p>\n\n

5. Questions about this Privacy Policy<\/h3>\n\n

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, a specific Privacy Policy or our use of your personal data, please contact the GIFF administration at:<\/p>\n\n

Geneva International Film Festival (GIFF)<\/strong>
1, Rue de Chantepoulet
CH \u2013 1201 Geneva
Switzerland<\/p>\n\n

Your contact person: Tom Guex
tom.guex@giff.ch<\/a> | +41 22 809 69 20<\/p>\n\n

6. Changes to this Privacy Policy<\/h3>\n\n

Changes to this Privacy Policy will be posted on the website, along with information regarding any material changes. GIFF reserves the right to update or modify this Privacy Policy and any specific provisions thereof at any time without notice.<\/p>\n\n

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NEWSLETTER<\/h2>\n\n

1. Use of the data<\/h3>\n\n

Subscribing to the newsletter allows you to be kept informed of GIFF activities. The frequency of sending during the year is maximum one newsletter per month, except during the month before the Festival, when it is one newsletter per week, then one newsletter per day during the 10 days of the Festival.<\/p>\n\n

To send our newsletter, we use the list provider MailChimp. MailChimp is a service of The Rocket Science Group, LLC, 512 Means Street, Suite 404, Atlanta, GA 30318 (hereinafter referred to as “Rocket”).<\/p>\n\n

The data stored during registration is transmitted to and stored by Rocket. The data entered during registration is not passed on to third parties. In addition, MailChimp offers various analysis possibilities on how the sent newsletters are opened and used, e.g. how many users received an email, whether emails were rejected and whether users unsubscribed from the list after receiving an email. Rocket undertakes to process and store all data entrusted to it in accordance with the GDPR and\/or the DPA.\u00a0Get more information about MailChimp here<\/a>. MailChimp is certified under the “Swiss-US or EU-US-Privacy-Shield”. The “Privacy Shield” is an agreement between Switzerland, respectively the European Union (EU), and the United States to ensure compliance with European data protection standards in the US.<\/p>\n\n

2. Personal data<\/h3>\n\n

The term “personal data” as used in this section refers to information that can identify you, such as:<\/p>\n\n