(1) Who we are
Here's what you need to know.
(a) Our website address is: https://8flix.com.
(b) This website (Site) is operated by 8FLiX Institute (8FLiX), a registered Canadian non-profit organization (NPO). Our physical address is 545 King Street West, Toronto, ON., M5V 1M1.
(c) Within the Privacy Policy, certain personal pronouns (such as "we" and "our") will be considered equal to the legal entity outlined above. Explore our About page for a little more about who we are.
(d) Within the Privacy Policy, the term "My Account" refers to the free private account you created to access the certain 8FLiX content. "You" and "your" and "you're", refer to you as an individual whether or not you have an 8FLiX account.
(e) Within the Privacy Policy, the term "Subscriber" refers to any individual or entity with a registered 8FLiX account.
(f) Please keep reading if you want to learn about our Privacy Policy. There are important details about how we use the data we collect when you visit 8FLiX.com.
(g) The information contained herein is subject to change. When it does, we will do our best to notify our Subscribers.
- (UPDATED: September 19, 2024)
(2) What personal data we collect and why we collect it
Comments.
(a) Only subscribers are eligible to leave comments and screenplay feedback. Anyone can register for a free account.
(b) When you leave comments on the Site we collect the data you leave behind. In addition to the text you write, we'll see your registration email address, nickname/user name, IP address, and browser user agent. This data is used to detect and eliminate spam. You can delete and edit your comments at any time by accessing My Account. Select the "Privacy" tab, then click "Only me" where you see "Profile Privacy."
(c) An anonymous string (also called a hash) created from your email address may be provided to Gravatar if you are using it to login to 8FLiX.
(d) If applicable, after approval of your comment(s), your profile picture and nickname/username is visible to the public in the context of your comment. You can adjust this setting by accessing My Account.
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(2.2) Media.
(a) If you upload images to 8FLiX, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF, GPS) included. If your image is published, others can download the media and extract the data. This includes any "selfies" you want to use for your profile picture. For instructions on how to remove this data before uploading, please refer to your device instructions.
(b) If you upload screenplays in PDF format, whatever metadata already embedded will remain intact. 8FLiX, at its discretion, may delete and/or alter that data.
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(2.3) Contact forms.
(a) You can contact us using our fancy Contact Form. When you submit your message, the Form generates an email originating from our server.
(b) The information you choose to give on the Form is stored on our mail servers temporarily. Once we respond to your message and/or consider the matter closed, those details are deleted automatically.
(c) We will not keep this data unless we have to (for regulatory and legal requirements).
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(2.4) Cookies.
(a) When you first visit our Site, you may be prompted to choose which cookies to allow on your system. The default setting serves only cookies which are required to properly access and view our content.
(b) If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
(c) If you leave a comment on our Site or register an account, you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and our Site in cookies. These cookies will remain on your system for a maximum of 365 calendar days or until you delete them.
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(2.5) Embedded content from other websites.
(a) Some of the pages on 8FLiX have embedded videos from YouTube. So, they may collect data about you and use cookies as well. Basically, what that means is even though you never actually visited the other site, the data behave as if you did.
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(2.6) Analytics.
(a) 8FLiX uses analytical software.
(b) Analytics simply means the analysis of information, often aggregated, to get statistical insights. This analysis will help us improve your experience with 8FLiX.
(c) Personally identifiable information, if any, is stripped from that data before collected.
(d) For Subscribers, analytics may also include 1) downloads; 2) writer feedback; 3) amount of time spent on our Site; 4) your IP address.
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(3) Who we share your data with.
(a) 8flix.com branded entities do not sell anything. This includes your data - meta or otherwise. And we don't give it away, either.
(4) How long we retain your data.
(a) If you leave a comment that gets posted, it and the metadata are retained indefinitely or until you choose to delete it.
(b) For Subscribers, we securely store the personal information you provide in your user profile.
(c) Subscribers can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time.
(d) If you want your data and account deleted, no problem! In "My Account", select the "Privacy" tab, and follow the instructions.
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(5) What rights you have over your data.
(a) If you have an account on 8FLiX, or have left comments, you can ask to see what personal data we hold about you. And, you can also ask us to delete it. Visit "My Account", select the "Privacy" tab, and follow the instructions.
(b) 8FLiX cannot delete data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
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(6) Where we send your data.
(a) Subscriber comments and email may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
(b) Subscriber download activity surrounding specified screenplay(s) may be shared with the writer(s) upon request. Only the number of downloads will be disclosed; your personal information will remain private until and unless you opt in to disclose it.
(c) If you're a Subscriber from an approved educational institution (with an .edu or equivalent TLD email address), your download activity could also be shared with your institution's administration staff and professors/teachers.
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(7) Your contact information.
(a) Data, like your email address, name and IP address are temporarily stored on our servers until we respond. Please see [s.(2.3) Contact Forms] for more details.
(b) You can contact 8FLiX using our Contact Form.
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(8) Additional information.
(8.1) How we protect your data.
(a) Let's be honest: Nothing is 100% secure.
(b) But, we try our best using 256-bit SSL encryption (that's the 's' in https://). So, basically that means any private communication between you and 8FLiX servers cannot be seen by an evil-doer.
(8.2) Data breach procedures we have in place.
(a) In the unlikely event that we have a breach, we will:
1) Report the breach to authorities.
2) Upload a notice to our main 8FLiX Home Page advising affected Subscribers of the breach.
3) Notify the victims.
(8.3) Third parties we receive data from.
(a) On occasion, we use data from movies, TV shows and performers that are publicly available.
(b) Also, we use Media Accreditation to acquire images and supporting promotional material from film and TV production studios. Which, in reality means nothing unless you're an industry pro.
(c) For example, if you're attending a film festival, we may know if and when you're going. Not you personally, but your demographic.
(d) We won't know any 'real' personal information, like say, the colour of your undergarments (unless you want to tell us).
(8.4) Automated decision making and/or profiling we do with user data.
(a) On occasion, when submitting a question or comment we use Google's 'reCAPTCHA' to ensure you're not a heartless robot. More information about how the process works can be found at Google's support site.
(b) And also, some of the ads you find on 8FLiX are automatically generated. So, they're probably, strangely enough, specifically meant for you to see! It's all about the "cookies" we've been talking about.
(8.5) Industry regulatory disclosure requirements.
(a) We abide by, and follow all industry regulatory requirements.
(b) You can contact us by email to express any concerns you may have about 8FLiX's content.
(c) Have a look at our Contact page for more details.
Also, you can contact us if you're lonely. We're okay with that, too