Privacy Policy

Introduction

Film-Reviews.com (“we,” “our,” or “us”) is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains what information is collected when you visit our website, how that information is used, and the choices you have regarding it. By using this site, you agree to the practices described below.

What This Site Does

Film-Reviews.com is a read-only film criticism reference site. We do not require account registration, and we do not sell products or services. The only personal data you may voluntarily submit is via our contact form.

Information We Collect

Information You Provide

If you use our contact form, we collect your name, email address, and the content of your message. This information is used solely to respond to your inquiry and is not shared with any third party for marketing purposes.

Automatically Collected Information

When you visit our site, certain information is collected automatically by the third-party services we use (described below), including your approximate location, browser type, device type, pages visited, and how you arrived at our site. We do not directly collect or store this data ourselves.

Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We do not set first-party tracking cookies ourselves. However, the third-party services integrated into this site (Google Analytics and Google AdSense) place their own cookies on your device. These cookies help measure site traffic and serve relevant advertisements.

You can control or disable cookies through your browser settings. Note that disabling cookies may affect how some parts of the site function, and will not prevent Google from collecting data via their own services unless you use their opt-out tools (described below).

Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics (Google LLC) to understand how visitors interact with our site. Google Analytics collects anonymised data such as pages visited, time on site, referral source, and general geographic location. This data is aggregated and does not identify you personally.

Google Analytics uses cookies (including _ga and _gid) to distinguish users and sessions. Data is transmitted to and stored by Google on servers which may be located outside your country.

You can opt out of Google Analytics tracking by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on, or by adjusting your browser's cookie settings. For more information, see Google's Privacy Policy.

Google AdSense

We display advertisements served by Google AdSense (Google LLC). Google AdSense uses cookies and similar technologies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this site and other sites across the web. This is known as interest-based or personalised advertising.

Google, as a third-party vendor, uses the DoubleClick DART cookie to serve ads based on a user's browsing history. The information collected is governed by Google's Privacy Policy.

You can opt out of personalised advertising in the following ways:

• Visit Google Ads Settings to manage your ad personalisation preferences.
• Visit YourAdChoices (aboutads.info) to opt out of interest-based advertising from participating companies.
• Visit Your Online Choices (for users in the EU/EEA).

Opting out of personalised ads does not mean you will no longer see advertisements — you will still see ads, but they will be less tailored to your interests.

How We Use Your Information

The information collected through this site is used for the following purposes:

• To respond to contact form submissions
• To analyse site usage and improve content (via Google Analytics)
• To display relevant advertisements (via Google AdSense)
• To detect and address technical issues

We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal information to third parties.

Data Retention

Contact form submissions are retained only as long as necessary to respond to your inquiry. Analytics and advertising data is retained according to the policies of Google LLC. You may request deletion of any personal data you have submitted to us by contacting us through the contact form.

Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have rights regarding your personal data under applicable law (including GDPR, CCPA, and the Australian Privacy Act). These may include:

• The right to access personal data we hold about you
• The right to request correction of inaccurate data
• The right to request deletion of your data
• The right to object to or restrict certain processing
• The right to withdraw consent at any time

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us via our contact form.

Children's Privacy

This site is not directed at children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has submitted personal information to us, please contact us and we will promptly delete it.

External Links

This site contains links to external publications and review sources. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of those sites. We encourage you to review the privacy policy of any site you visit via a link from Film-Reviews.com.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be reflected on this page with an updated “Last updated” date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.

Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, or wish to exercise your data rights, please reach out via the contact form on our live site.