This Privacy Policy describes how your personal information is collected, used, and shared when you visit www.torontofoodfilmfest.com (the “Site”).

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Personal Information We Collect
When you visit the Site, we automatically collect certain information about your device, including information about your web browser, IP address, time zone, and some of the cookies that are installed on your device. Additionally, as you browse the Site, we collect information about the individual web pages, what websites or search terms referred you to the Site, and information about how you interact with the Site. We refer to this automatically collected information as “Device Information.”

We collect Device Information using “Cookies” which are data files that are placed on your device or computer and often include an anonymous unique identifier. We may also collect your device information using Web beacons, “tags,” and “pixels” are electronic files used to record information about how you browse the Site.

When we talk about “Personal Information” in this Privacy Policy, we are talking both about Device Information and Personal Identifying Information.

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How Do We Use Your Personal Information?
We use the Device Information that we collect to improve and optimize our Site (for example, by generating analytics about how individuals browse and interact with the Site, and to assess the success of our marketing and advertising campaigns).

We also collect your e-mail address when you register on Our Website to gain access to our Newsletter. Your e-mail is the only Personal Identifying Information (PII) we will collect. A recipient may, at any time, opt out of receiving any of Our Email Newsletters or emails from Toronto Food Film Fest, which inform about services or information related to the industry by clicking the unsubscribe link in any newsletter received from our info@torontofoodfilmfest.com email address from which newsletters are sent.

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Accuracy of collected personal information
Toronto Food and Film Fest will from time to time on its own initiative, or immediately upon an individual's request, rectify or erase any incomplete, inaccurate, or outdated personal information retained by Toronto Food and Film Fest.

Your information is stored on encrypted servers that comply with security industry standards. Information that is no longer being used for the reasons stated upon collection is destroyed following safe and secure measures.

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Sharing Your Personal Information
We share your Personal Information with third parties to help us use your Personal Information. For example, we use Mailchimp to power our newsletter delivery system. You can learn more about how Mailchimp uses your Personal Information here. We also use Google Analytics to help us understand how individuals use the Site. You can read more about how Google uses your Personal Information here.

Tickets sales for our events are processed with Stripe. You can find up to date information on how they process your Personal Information here.

For live streamed events we use a platform powered by Elevent. You can find up to date information on how they process your Personal Information here.

Finally, we may also share your Personal Information to comply with applicable laws and regulations or any lawful requests for information we receive, or to otherwise protect our rights.

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Behavioural Advertising
We use your Personal Information to provide you with targeted advertisements or marketing communications we believe may be of interest to you. For more information about how targeted advertising works, you can visit the Network Advertising Initiative’s (“NAI”) educational page here.

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Do Not Track
Please note that we do not alter our Site’s data collection and use practices when we see a Do Not Track signal from your browser.

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Changes
We may update this privacy policy from time to time to reflect, for example, changes to our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons.
 

Contact Us
For more information about our privacy practices, if you have questions, or if you would like to make a complaint, please contact us by e-mail at privacy@torontofoodfilmfest.com or by mail using the details provided below:

11052527 Canada Association
O/A Toronto Food Film Fest
#348, 2927 Lake Shore Blvd W,
Etobicoke, ON, M8V 1J3

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