Privacy Policy
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This Privacy Policy (hereinafter — the Policy) applies to all information that Gosfilmofond of Russia (the State Film Fund of the Russian Federation), hereinafter — the Site Administration, may obtain from a user (hereinafter — the User) while the User uses the website of the Moscow International Archive Film Festival (hereinafter — the Site).
1. Definitions
1.1. The Policy uses the following terms:
1.1.1. “Site Administration” means the authorised employees of Gosfilmofond of Russia who manage the Site, organise and/or carry out the processing of personal data, and also determine the purposes of processing personal data, the composition of personal data to be processed and the actions (operations) performed with personal data.
1.1.2. “Personal data” means any information relating directly or indirectly to an identified or identifiable natural person (the subject of personal data).
1.1.3. “Processing of personal data” means any action (operation) or set of actions (operations) performed with personal data with or without the use of automation tools, including collection, recording, systematisation, accumulation, storage, clarification (updating, modification), extraction, use, transfer (distribution, provision, access), depersonalisation, blocking, deletion and destruction of personal data.
1.1.4. “Confidentiality of personal data” means a requirement binding on the operator or any other person who has gained access to personal data not to distribute them without the consent of the subject of personal data or another lawful basis.
1.1.5. “User of the Site (hereinafter — the User)” means a person who has access to the Site through the Internet and uses the Site.
1.1.6. “IP address” means a unique network address of a node in a computer network built on the IP protocol.
1.1.7. “Cookies” means a small piece of data sent by a web server and stored on the user's computer, which the web client or web browser sends to the web server in every HTTP request when attempting to open a page of the relevant website.
2. General provisions
2.1. By using the Site, the User agrees to this Policy and to the terms of processing the User's personal data. The User is informed and agrees that consent given in electronic form on the Site fully meets the requirements of personal data legislation and allows the fact of its receipt to be confirmed.
2.2. If the User disagrees with the terms of the Policy, the User must stop using the Site.
2.3. This Policy applies only to the Site. The Site Administration does not control and is not responsible for third-party websites that the User may access via links available on the Site.
2.4. The Site Administration does not verify the accuracy of personal data provided by the User on the Site.
2.5. By registering on the Site, the User voluntarily and expressly accepts the terms and provisions of the User Agreement and voluntarily consents to the processing of their personal data in accordance with this Policy.
3. Subject of the Policy
3.1. This Policy establishes the obligations of the Site Administration to keep confidential and protect the personal data that the User provides at the request of the Site Administration when registering on the Site.
3.2. Personal data permitted to be processed under this Policy is provided by the User by filling in the registration form on the Site and includes:
- the User's first and last name;
- the User's contact telephone number;
- the User's email address.
3.3. The Site protects data automatically transmitted while viewing pages where a statistics script (“pixel”) is installed:
- IP address;
- information from cookies;
- information about the browser;
- access time;
- the referrer (address of the previous page).
3.4. Disabling cookies may make parts of the Site that require authorisation unavailable.
3.5. The Site collects statistics on the IP addresses of its visitors. This information is used to identify and resolve technical problems and to monitor the lawfulness of financial payments.
3.6. Any other personal information not mentioned above (browsing history, browsers and operating systems used, etc.) is subject to secure storage and non-distribution, except in the cases provided for in clauses 5.2 and 5.3 of this Policy.
4. Purposes of collecting the User's personal information
4.1. The Site Administration may use the User's personal data for the following purposes:
4.1.1. identifying the User registered on the Site;
4.1.2. providing the User with access to personalised resources of the Site;
4.1.3. establishing feedback with the User, including sending notifications and requests concerning the use of the Site and the provision of services, and processing the User's requests and applications;
4.1.4. determining the User's location to ensure security and prevent fraud;
4.1.5. confirming the accuracy and completeness of the personal data provided by the User;
4.1.6. processing applications for accreditation and requests sent through the feedback form;
4.1.7. providing the User with effective customer and technical support when problems arise in connection with the use of the Site;
4.1.8. carrying out advertising activities with the User's consent;
4.1.9. providing the User with access to the sites or services of the Site's partners in order to receive products, updates and services.
5. Methods and terms of processing personal information
5.1. The User's personal data is processed without any time limit, by any lawful means, including in personal data information systems with or without the use of automation tools.
5.2. The User agrees that the Site Administration may transfer personal data to third parties, in particular to organisations engaged to ensure the operation of the Site (hosting, email delivery), solely for the purposes of processing the User's application or request made on the Site.
5.3. The User's personal data may be transferred to authorised public authorities only on the grounds and in the manner established by law.
5.4. In the event of loss or disclosure of personal data, the Site Administration informs the User about the loss or disclosure.
5.5. The Site Administration takes the necessary organisational and technical measures to protect the User's personal information from unlawful or accidental access, destruction, modification, blocking, copying, distribution, as well as from other unlawful actions of third parties.
5.6. The Site Administration and the User take all necessary measures to prevent losses or other negative consequences caused by the loss or disclosure of the User's personal data.
6. Obligations of the parties
6.1. The User undertakes to:
6.1.1. provide the personal data necessary to use the Site;
6.1.2. update and supplement the personal data provided if that information changes.
6.2. The Site Administration undertakes to:
6.2.1. use the information received solely for the purposes specified in section 4 of this Policy;
6.2.2. keep confidential information secret, not disclose it without the User's prior written permission, and not sell, exchange, publish or otherwise disclose the User's personal data, except in the cases provided for in clauses 5.2 and 5.3 of this Policy;
6.2.3. take precautions to protect the confidentiality of the User's personal data in accordance with the procedure usually applied to protect such information in existing business practice;
6.2.4. block personal data relating to the relevant User from the moment of an application or request by the User or their legal representative or by the authorised body for the protection of the rights of subjects of personal data for the period of verification, if inaccurate personal data or unlawful actions are detected.
7. Liability of the parties
7.1. The Site Administration that has failed to fulfil its obligations is liable for losses incurred by the User in connection with the unlawful use of personal data in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation, except in the cases provided for in clauses 5.2, 5.3 and 7.2 of this Policy.
7.2. In the event of loss or disclosure of confidential information, the Site Administration is not liable if that confidential information:
7.2.1. became public knowledge before its loss or disclosure;
7.2.2. was received from a third party before it was received by the Site Administration;
7.2.3. was disclosed with the User's consent.
7.3. If access to the Site is unavailable in whole or in part due to maintenance or other technical work ensuring the normal functioning of the Site, the Site Administration is not liable to Users for the failure of the latter to receive any information.
7.4. The User is responsible for any damage that may be caused as a result of the use of materials obtained in the course of using the services of the Site.
7.5. Responsibility for any problems arising in the course of the User's registration and use of the Site rests solely with the User. The Site Administration is not responsible for any damage or losses of the User arising as a result of a problem connected with an error or negligence of the User in the use of the Site.
8. Dispute resolution
8.1. Before going to court with a claim arising from the relationship between the User of the Site and the Site Administration, it is mandatory to submit a claim (a written proposal for the voluntary settlement of the dispute).
8.2. The recipient of the claim shall notify the claimant in writing of the results of the consideration of the claim within 30 calendar days from the day the claim is received.
8.3. If no agreement is reached, the dispute shall be referred to a judicial authority in accordance with applicable law.
8.4. This Policy and the relationship between the User and the Site Administration are governed by applicable law.
9. Additional conditions
9.1. The Site Administration may amend this Policy without the User's consent.
9.2. The new Policy comes into force from the moment it is posted on the Site, unless otherwise provided by the new version of the Policy.
9.3. All suggestions or questions concerning this Policy should be sent through the feedback form on the Site or by email specified in the Contacts section of the Site.
9.4. The current Policy is posted on the page at /en/privacy-policy/ (English version) and /privacy-policy/ (Russian version).