Privacy Policy

The Future Design Institute e.V. Chairman: Ludger Pfanz Klostergasse 3 76275 Ettlingen, Germany Email: pfanz@the-future-design-institute.com

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Privacy Notice for the BEYOND Film Festival’s Facebook and Instagram Accounts 1. Data Controller and Scope The BEYOND Film Festival maintains official accounts on Facebook and Instagram to provide information about films, events, guests, and festival activities, and to engage with interested members of the public. This Privacy Notice applies to our new social media accounts managed as part of the festival campaign. It does not apply to the older Facebook page entitled “Beyond International Film Festival”. The following organisation is responsible for the processing of personal data carried out by us as the operator of these accounts: The Future Design Institute e. V. Chairman: Ludger Pfanz Klostergasse 3, 76275 Ettlingen, Germany Email: pfanz@the-future-design-institute.com 2. Personal Data We Process When you comment on or react to our posts, follow our accounts, send us private messages, or communicate with us in connection with the festival, we may process personal information to the extent that it is visible to us through the respective platform or provided directly by you. This may include, in particular, profile names, public comments and reactions, message content, and contact details necessary to respond to enquiries. We use this information for public relations, responding to enquiries, communicating with festival visitors, and organising festival activities. The legal basis for such processing is generally our legitimate interest pursuant to Article 6(1)(f) of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Where a specific contractual enquiry or service is involved, Article 6(1)(b) GDPR may apply. Where consent is required for particular processing activities, we will obtain it separately. 3. Statistics and Joint Controllership Facebook and Instagram provide professional account operators with statistical analyses of how their services are used, including information on reach, views, and interactions. We use these insights to evaluate our festival communications and improve our content. The statistics made available to us are largely aggregated. We do not have full access to the underlying raw personal data. For certain processing activities related to these “Insights”, the page or profile operator and Meta Platforms Ireland Limited act as joint controllers within the meaning of Article 26 GDPR. Further details are provided by Meta in its Page Insights Controller Addendum: https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms/page_controller_addendum Additional information is available at: https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms/information_about_page_insights_data 4. Paid Advertising To promote the festival, we may run paid advertisements on Facebook and Instagram. In doing so, we may use the platforms’ audience selection options, such as geographical location or interests, as well as statistical analyses of advertising performance. The delivery of advertisements and the associated data processing activities are carried out through Meta’s systems. If, in the future, we upload our own contact lists, use tracking technologies on other websites, or conduct more extensive audience matching activities, we will first carry out the necessary data protection assessment and update this Privacy Notice where appropriate. 5. Messages, Comments, and Data Retention We process private messages and other direct enquiries only to the extent necessary. Personal data that we store independently will not be retained for longer than necessary for the respective purpose or as required by law. Specific retention periods depend on the purpose of processing, applicable statutory retention obligations, and our implemented data deletion practices. Public comments and reactions may remain visible on the respective platform for as long as they are available there. Where necessary, we may moderate unlawful or inappropriate content using the functions provided by the platforms. 6. Data Processing by Meta Facebook and Instagram are provided by: Meta Platforms Ireland Limited 4 Grand Canal Square Grand Canal Harbour Dublin 2, Ireland When Facebook and Instagram are used, Meta also processes personal data for its own purposes, including the provision, security, analysis, and personalisation of its services. Such processing may involve international transfers of personal data, including transfers to the United States. Meta provides information about these processing activities and the safeguards applied at: https://www.facebook.com/privacy/policy/ We have only limited influence over the independent processing of personal data carried out by Meta. 7. Your Rights and the Right to Lodge a Complaint Under the GDPR, and subject to the applicable legal requirements, you have the right to request access to your personal data, rectification, erasure, or restriction of processing. Where the relevant conditions are met, you may also exercise your right to data portability and your right to object to processing based on legitimate interests. You may withdraw any consent you have given at any time, with effect for the future. For processing activities for which we are responsible, you may contact us at: pfanz@the-future-design-institute.com For data processing activities carried out by Meta, you may also contact Meta directly. In addition, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority. For the festival organiser based in Baden-Württemberg, the competent supervisory authority is generally: The State Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information of Baden-Württemberg (Landesbeauftragter für den Datenschutz und die Informationsfreiheit Baden-Württemberg) https://www.baden-wuerttemberg.datenschutz.de/ 8. Alternative Ways to Access Information The use of our social media accounts is entirely voluntary. Information about the BEYOND Film Festival is also available without a Facebook or Instagram account on our official website: https://www.beyond-filmfestival.com/