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Data controller: HiFiCinema

How we collect or obtain information about you:when you provide it to us e.g. by contacting us, placing an order on our website, completing registration forms, adding or rating locations, posting blogs, or signing up for content such as newsletters. From your use of our website, using cookies and occasionally, from third parties such as mailing list providers.

Information we collect:name, contact details, social media information, payment information e.g. your credit or debit card details, IP address, information from cookies, information about your computer or device (e.g. device and browser type), information about how you use our website (e.g. which pages you have viewed, the time when you view them and what you clicked on, the geographical location from which you accessed our website (based on your IP address), company name or business name (if applicable), VAT number (if applicable), engagement history and transaction history.)

How we use your information:for administrative and business purposes (particularly to contact you and process orders you place on our website, to improve our business and website, to fulfil our contractual obligations, to advertise our and other’s goods and services, to analyse your use of our website, and in connection with our legal rights and obligations.)

Disclosure of your information to third parties:user information can be shared with partners for specific types of content and events where a user has registered their information. Other disclosures are only to the extent necessary to run our business, to our service providers, to fulfil any contracts we enter into with you and where required by law or to enforce our legal rights.

Do we sell your information to third parties (other than in the course of a business sale or purchase or similar event): No, HiFiCinema, does not sell data. However, when you register or sign up for certain types of content, your registration data can be shared with sponsors and partners. Examples of where we do this include event registrations, webinar signups or whitepaper downloads. We will always make it clear where any information provided will be shared with other parties.

How long we retain your information:for no longer than necessary, taking into account any legal obligations we have (e.g. to maintain records for tax purposes), any other legal basis we have for using your information (e.g. your consent, performance of a contract with you or our legitimate interests as a business) and certain additional factors described in the main section below entitled How long we retain your information. For specific retention periods in relation to certain information which we collect from you, please see the main section below entitled How long we retain your information.

How we secure your information:using appropriate technical and organisational measures such as storing your information on secure servers, encrypting transfers of data to or from our servers using Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) technology, encrypting payments you make on or via our website using Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) technology and only granting access to your information where necessary.

Use of cookies and similar technologies:we use cookies and similar information-gathering technologies such as marketing automation tracking on our website including essential, functional, analytical and targeting cookies. For more information, please visit our cookies policy.

Transfers of your information outside the European Economic Area:By using our website, your information may be transferred outside of the European Economic Area. We take personal data seriously and as such we ensure appropriate safeguards are in place, including, for example, that the third parties we use who transfer your information outside the European Economic Area have self-certified themselves as compliant with the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield.

Use of profiling:we use profiling to understand our users better through web and marketing analytics, provide targeted advertising and deliver a personalised user experience.

Your rights in relation to your information

to access your information and to receive information about its use
to have your information corrected and/or completed
to have your information deleted
to restrict the use of your information
to receive your information in a portable format
to object to the use of your information
to withdraw your consent to the use of your information
to complain to a supervisory authority

Sensitive personal information:we do not collect what is commonly referred to as ‘sensitive personal information’.

Cookie name	Life span	Classification	Purpose
_rasesh, _racnt, ra*	Persistent (33 mths)	Functionality	Used to track origin of a call from our website.
_gat	Persistent (1 Minute)	Performance	Used by Google Analytics to throttle request rate.
_gid	Persistent (2 days)	Performance	Used by Google Analytics to distinguish users
__fbp	Persistent (3 Months)	Marketing	Used by Facebook to track our advertising campaigns.
PHPSESSID	Session	Strictly Necessary	Used to store a generic value to identify your session on our website

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Contents

Summary

Our details

When you visit our website

Web server log information

Use of website server log information for IT security purposes

Use of website server log information to analyse website use and improve our website

Cookies

When you contact us

Email

Enquiry forms

Phone

Post

When you use our website

Social Media Tools

Marketing communications

Our content, goods and services

Third party goods and services

Information obtained from third parties

Information received from third parties

Information obtained by us from third parties

Where we receive information about you in error

Disclosure and additional uses of your information

Disclosure of your information to service providers

Disclosure and use of your information for legal reasons

In connection with the enforcement or potential enforcement our legal rights

In connection with a legal or potential legal dispute or proceedings

How long we retain your information

Retention periods

Criteria for determining retention periods

How we secure your information

Transfers of your information outside the European Economic Area

Your rights in relation to your information

Further information on your rights in relation to your personal data as an individual

Verifying your identity where you request access to your information

How we verify your identity

Your right to object

Sensitive Personal Information

Changes to our Privacy Policy

Children’s Privacy

OUR COOKIES AND YOU

WHAT IS A COOKIE?

HOW WE USE COOKIES?

WHAT COOKIES DO HIFICINEMA.CO.UK USE?

WHAT COOKIES ARE USED BY OUR SERVICE PROVIDERS?

MANAGING COOKIES