Privacy Policy

CinemaOfficial.com is an international cinema platform that indexes professional profiles, audiovisual works, and hosts the Cinema Official Awards.

This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, and protect your personal data when you use our platform, in compliance with the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR — Regulation EU 2016/679) and other applicable privacy laws.

We collect data in two ways: data you provide directly, and data collected automatically.

• IP address at the time of submission (stored privately, never displayed publicly)
• Browser type and device information (via server logs)
• Pages visited and navigation behavior (via cookies — see Section 8)
• Date and time of submission

We collect and process your personal data for the following purposes:

Under the GDPR, we process your personal data under the following legal bases:

• Contractual necessity — Processing required to fulfill the service you requested (profile creation, certification)
• Legitimate interest — Security, fraud prevention, and platform quality assurance
• Consent — For cookies and optional marketing communications
• Legal obligation — When required to comply with applicable law

We retain your personal data for as long as your profile or work is active on the platform. If you request deletion, we will remove your data within 30 days.

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal data. We may share data only in the following strictly limited circumstances:

• Hosting provider — Our server provider processes data to host the website (data processed under data processing agreement)
• Payment processors — Third-party payment services (e.g., PayPal) for certification transactions. They are independently GDPR-compliant
• Email service — Used to send transactional emails (confirmation, certification notifications)
• Legal authorities — Only when required by law or valid court order

Under the GDPR, you have the following rights regarding your personal data. You may exercise any of these rights by contacting us at cinema@cinemaofficial.com.

We will respond to all requests within 30 days. We may ask for proof of identity before processing your request.

CinemaOfficial.com uses cookies to improve your browsing experience. Our cookie banner allows you to accept or decline non-essential cookies.

You may manage or delete cookies at any time through your browser settings. Disabling cookies may affect certain platform features.

CinemaOfficial integrates the following third-party services, each with their own privacy policies:

• YouTube / Vimeo / Dailymotion / Loom — Embedded video players for certified profiles. Video data is processed by these platforms independently
• PayPal — Payment processing for certification. CinemaOfficial does not store payment card details
• Google Analytics — Anonymized usage statistics (if accepted via cookie consent)
• WordPress / Hosting provider — Infrastructure for the platform

We encourage you to review the privacy policies of these third-party services.

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. These include:

• HTTPS encryption for all data transmitted on the platform
• Private storage of sensitive data (email, phone, address, IP) — never exposed publicly
• Access restricted to authorized administrators only
• Regular security reviews of the platform

CinemaOfficial is not directed at children under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personal data from minors. If you believe a minor has submitted data on our platform, please contact us immediately at cinema@cinemaofficial.com and we will delete it promptly.

As an international platform, some of your data may be processed outside the European Economic Area (EEA) — for example, by our hosting provider or third-party services such as YouTube or PayPal.

In such cases, we ensure that appropriate safeguards are in place, including Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) approved by the European Commission, or equivalent protection mechanisms.

This Privacy Policy may be updated periodically to reflect changes in our practices or legal requirements. We will update the “Last updated” date at the top of this page.

We encourage you to review this policy regularly. Continued use of the platform following any update constitutes acceptance of the revised policy.

For any questions, requests, or concerns regarding this Privacy Policy or the processing of your personal data, please contact us directly.

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with your national data protection authority (for EU residents: your country’s CNIL equivalent — in France: www.cnil.fr).