In the course of carrying out our activities, For Film's Sake Ltd (ACN 617 728 168) (we, us or our), as the contracted Delivery Partner of the Brisbane International Film Festival (BIFF), owned by Screen Queensland, will collect, store, use and disclose personal information. We are committed to the protection of your personal information and to compliance with Australian privacy law.

Personal information

Personal information is information or an opinion about an identified or reasonably identifiable individual, whether or not the information or opinion is true and whether or not the information is recorded in a material form.

Types of personal information we collect and hold

We collect and hold personal information about individuals to operate the Brisbane International Film Festival (BIFF), for the provision of our services, and for purposes connected to those services. Consistent with the provision of BIFF and our services, the types of personal information we may collect and hold include individuals' name, address, telephone number, email address, experience and financial information.

How we collect and hold personal information

We may collect personal information from you in the course of providing our services, from our website, via the Brisbane International Film Festival entry or registration forms and/or directly from you. Personal information is held securely, is subject to various security protections and is held only for as long as the information remains relevant to the purpose for which it was collected.

Purposes for which we hold, use and disclose information

We will not use or disclose personal information for any secondary purpose, unless that secondary purpose is related to the primary purpose for which we have collected that information, and you would reasonably expect the disclosure in the circumstances, or unless you consent to that use or disclosure.

The purposes for which we hold, use and disclose information include:

  • conducting our business, for example disclosing BIFF participant or guest information to arrange them passes to film screenings, events or accommodation;
  • To communicate information about the Brisbane International Film Festival and services or third-party film opportunities or services that may be of interest to you; and
  • for our internal administrative, research, planning, marketing and development.

You acknowledge and consent that Screen Queensland has the right to receive and use data collected from the festival for the purposes of the festival, industry research, audience analysis, funding assessment, and Queensland screen industry development. This may include anonymized and aggregated data relating to ticket sales, attendance demographics, audience preferences, and festival performance metrics. Screen Queensland will handle any personal information in accordance with the Information Privacy Act 2009 (Qld) and the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth).

Access and correction

We will take all reasonable steps to ensure any personal data we collect, use or disclose is up to date and accurate.If you believe personal information we hold about you is not up to date or accurate, you may ask us to correct it.

You may ask us to provide you with details of the personal information we hold about you, and copies of that information. We will respond to your request and attempt to provide you with the data within 30 days of receipt of your request.

If we provide you with copies of the information you have requested, we may charge you a reasonable fee to cover the administrative costs of providing you with that information.

Please direct all requests for access and correction to sarah@forfilmssake.org

Overseas disclosure

We are unlikely to disclose personal information to overseas entities.

Changes to this policy

We will review and update this Privacy Policy from time to time as needed without notice. Therefore, you should review the terms of this policy periodically to make sure that you are aware of how we collect, hold, store and use personal information.

Complaints

  • If you consider a breach of the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) has occurred, you may direct your query to our Privacy Officer and we will attempt to resolve your complaint.
  • If you do not consider our response satisfactory, you may contact the Australian Privacy Commissioner at its website www.oaic.gov.au or by telephone on 1300 363 992.