Privacy Policy

Who we are

Our website: https://filmygeek.com/

Updated: 21st Sep 2024

Hey! Welcome to FilmyGeek.com. We respect your privacy and will do our best to keep your information safe. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, share, and store your data when you visit our website. By using FilmyGeek.com you agree to this policy.

Introduction

FilmyGeek.com (“we”, “us”, “our”) will do our best to keep your info safe. This Privacy Policy applies to all visitors, users, and others who access our website and explains how we comply with international privacy laws including U.S. state laws, GDPR, CCPA, and other relevant privacy laws.

Information We Collect

Personal Information

We may collect personal information that you provide to us including but not limited to:

  • Name and Contact Information: Email addresses, phone numbers, and mailing addresses when you subscribe to our newsletter, contact us, or participate in surveys.
  • Account Information: Username and password if you create an account on our website.
  • Payment Information: If you buy through our affiliate links, third-party payment processors will handle your payment information securely. We don’t store payment details.

Non-Personal Information

We also collect non-personal information when you visit our site including:

  • Device Information: IP addresses, browser types, operating systems, and device identifiers.
  • Usage Data: Pages visited, time spent on the site, navigation paths.
  • Cookies and Tracking Technologies: Details on cookies, pixels, and similar technologies are in our Cookie Policy.

How We Use Your Information

We use your information for:

  • To Improve Our Website: To analyze user behavior to improve our content and site experience.
  • Communication: To send newsletters, updates, and promotional content if you have opted in.
  • Customer Support: To respond to inquiries, comments, and support requests.
  • Security and Fraud Prevention: To detect and prevent fraudulent activities and to maintain the security of our website.
  • Compliance: To meet legal, regulatory, and compliance obligations.

Sharing Your Information

We don’t sell or rent your personal information to third parties. However, we may share your data with:

  • Service Providers: Third-party companies that help us run our website, such as email marketing services, web hosting providers, and analytics services.
  • Legal Authorities: If required by law, regulation, legal process, or government request.

Cookies and Tracking Technologies

What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small files stored on your device that help us improve your site experience. They allow us to remember your preferences, understand site usage, and deliver targeted ads.

Managing Cookies

You can manage your cookie preferences through your browser settings. For more details, please review our Cookie Policy.

Your Rights

U.S. State Laws

We comply with all U.S. state laws, including:

  • California: You can see your data, delete your info, and opt out of sharing for marketing.
  • Virginia and Colorado: You can access, correct, and delete personal info.

European Union Laws (GDPR)

If you are a European Union resident you have:

  • Access: You can see your personal info.
  • Correction: You can correct your personal info if it’s wrong or incomplete.
  • Delete: You can delete your personal info.
  • Restrict: You can restrict processing under certain circumstances.
  • Data Portability: You can get a copy of your data.
  • Object: You can object to certain types of processing (e.g. marketing).

How to Exercise Your Rights

Email [email protected] to exercise any of these rights. We’ll get back to you within the time frame required by law.

Security

We use various security measures to protect your personal info, including encryption, access controls, and regular security audits. No method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure and we can’t guarantee security.

Data Retention

We retain your personal info for as long as we need it to fulfill the purpose we collected it for or as required by law. Once we no longer need your data we will delete or anonymise it.

International Data Transfers

If you are outside of the U.S. please note that your info may be transferred to, processed, and stored in the U.S. or other countries where our servers and service providers are located. We will ensure your data is protected in accordance with this Privacy Policy and applicable laws.

Children’s Privacy

FilmyGeek.Com is not intended for children under 13. We do not collect personal info from children. If you think we have collected data from a child please contact us and we will delete the info.

Comments

When you leave a comment on the site we collect the data shown in the comment form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.

An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After your comment is approved your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

Media

If you upload images to the website avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.

Cookies

If you comment on this site you may be asked to save your name, email, and website. These are for your convenience so you don’t have to fill in your details again when you comment again. These will last for a year.

If you log in we will set a temporary cookie to see if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is deleted when you close your browser.

When you log in we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for 2 days, screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me” your login will persist for 2 weeks. If you log out of your account the login cookies will be deleted.

If you edit or publish an article an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie contains no personal data and simply the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.

Embedded content from other websites

Suggested text: Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the same way as if you visited the other website.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with the embedded content including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

Who do we share your data with

If you request a password reset your IP address will be included in the reset email.

How long we retain your data

If you comment the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.

For users who register on this site (if any) we also store the personal data they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal data at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that data.

What can you do?

Suggested text: If you have an account on this site or have commented you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Update

Changes to this Privacy Policy

We will update this from time to time. Last updated: 21st September, 2024