LOCOG takes the privacy of its users very seriously and we are committed to safeguarding the privacy of users. This Privacy Policy outlines how your personal information will be treated. Our security and privacy policies are periodically reviewed and enhanced and you should check this page to see our most up to date policy.
LOCOG works with partners in the Film Nation project. First Light Movies Limited and Screen West Midlands will all have access to data provided by users of the website and all references to 'we' in this privacy policy are to the above companies.
The information we collect
In order to provide you with our services or process any competition application you make, we may collect personal information about you from our website, telephone conversations, emails, application forms, acceptance on mailing lists, written communications and business cards. We may, for example, keep a record of your name, address, e-mail address, telephone number and the nature of our contact.
Please let us know if any of your personal information changes or is inaccurate by email or by writing to us at the address shown below so that we may keep our records up to date.
We are all registered under the Data Protection Act 1998 and our registration numbers are as follows:
First Light Movies Limited Z9428473
Screen West Midlands Z6293468
LOCOG - Z9371588
How we use your information
Any personal data relating to you will be used and recorded by us in accordance with current data protection legislation and this Privacy Policy. We may use your personal information to process any request for information, or to comply with any statutory function or legal obligation. We will also use the information we hold to communicate with you, for example in processing competition applications, if we have a question or concern about your user comment, for supplying information to you, for record keeping purposes, to contact you if you are shortlisted in any competition, in aggregate for market research and to improve the quality of our service.
Disclosure of your information
We may disclose your information to other companies in the LOCOG group of companies and to our other partners in the Film Nation programme.. We may also disclose your information to the Department of Culture, Media and Sport for statistical or report purposes, or to fulfil our legal obligations.
If you are aged 16 or under
If you are aged 16 or under, please get your parent or guardian's written permission before you provide personal information to filmnation.org.uk. Without this consent you are not allowed to provide us with personal information.
Offensive or inappropriate content on the Film Nation website
If you post or send offensive, inappropriate or objectionable content anywhere on filmnation.org.uk or otherwise engage in any disruptive behaviour on filmnation.org.uk, we may use your personal information to stop such behaviour.
Where we believe that you may be in breach of any of the laws of England or Wales we may use your personal information to inform relevant third parties such as your employer, school email/internet provider or law enforcement agencies about the content and your behaviour.
Cookies
In common with many other website operators, we may use standard technology called 'cookies' on this site. Cookies are small pieces of information that are stored by your browser on your computer's hard drive. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website (including your IP address) enable us to increase the speed at which we can download information for you. Most browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually change your browser to prevent cookies being stored, however if you do turn cookies off this may limit the service that we are able to provide to you.
Security
We take the security of your Information seriously. We restrict access to your personal data to those employees, and third parties who need to know that information to provide our services to you. We maintain physical, electronic and procedural safeguards to protect your personal data. This website contains links to other websites. We are only responsible for the privacy practices on this site.
Your rights to access your personal information
You have the right to access personal information we hold about you but you will be required to prove your identity before we release any information to you. We may charge a small fee (£10) towards the cost of administering any request you make.
Contact us
If you would like any further information or have any comments about our privacy policy or any other aspect of our website or service, please contact our Film Nation Project Manager Data Protection Officer by either of the methods shown below:
Email: filmnation@london2012.com
Mail:
Culture Team
Film Nation Cultural Programme Advisor
London 2012
21st Floor
One Churchill Place
Canary Wharf
London
E14 5LN