Independent Films has created this privacy notice to demonstrate our firm commitment to internet privacy. The following describes our policy concerning the gathering and sharing of information through this web site. In brief, our policy is:

Cookies and Web Beacons
www.independentfilms.org does not use cookies.

Some of our advertising partners may use cookies and web beacons on our website. Our advertising partners include Google Adsense.

These third-party ad servers and/or ad networks use technology for the advertisements and weblinks that appear on www.independentfilms.org. They automatically receive your IP address when this occurs. Other technologies such as cookies, JavaScript, or Web Beacons may also be used by these third-party ad networks to measure the effectiveness of their advertisements and/or to personalize the advertising content that you see.

www.independentfilms.org has no access to, or control over the cookies that are used by third-party advertisers.

You should consult the respective privacy policies of these third-party ad servers for more detailed information on their practices as well as for instructions about how to opt-out of certain practices. www.independentfilms.org's privacy policy does not apply to, and we cannot control the activities of, such other advertisers or websites.

If you wish to disable cookies, you may do so through your browser options. More detailed information about cookies with regard to specific web browsers can be found at the your browsers respective website.

We monitor general trends in the use of our web site but do not ever track individual visitors; we do not collect information concerning individual visitors unless that information is voluntarily disclosed, for example by joining our mailing list and/or forum; we do not sell or rent information voluntarily disclosed to us, nor do we share it with any third parties; individuals who join Independent Films or who sign up for specific services will only be contacted by Independent Films for purposes related to the work of the Organization; at any time, visitors who have signed up for a specific service can have their names removed from the relevant mailing list.

For further information, please see below.

Normal web site Usage
You can visit all portions of the Independent Films web site without telling us who you are and without revealing any personal information. The only information we collect from a normal web site visit is the name of your Internet service provider, the browser and type of machine you are using, the web site that referred you to us, the pages you request and the date and time of those requests.

This information is collected on an aggregate basis only. For example, Independent Films tracks which pages are most popular among visitors as a whole, but we do not track information on which pages an individual visitor might look at during a visit to our site. We do not collect any other information -- such as the name, mailing address, email address, or phone number of the visitor -- without the visitor's knowledge and permission.

All information that we collect is used for internal review only and not shared with third parties. We use this information to generate statistics and measure site activity to improve the usefulness of the site to our visitors.

We do not use cookies or similar tracking technologies to collect information about site visitors.

Collection of Personally Identifiable Information
There are instances where Independent Films requests personally identifiable information, such as name, mailing address, email address, and possibly additional information, to provide you with specific services or correspondence.

Age of Users
No information should be submitted or posted on this Site by children under 13 years of age without the consent of their parent or guardian.

Opting Out
Persons who provide an email address and/or join our forum may receive Independent Films news, an electronic newsletter, sent out occasionally by Independent Films to which you may opt out of by sending an e-mail to Independent Films.

Disclaimer
This site contains hypertext links to other sites. Independent Films assumes no responsibility for those sites including the privacy practices or the content of such web sites.

Revisions to Policy
This privacy policy is valid as of March 5th, 2008. Please note that, by using the site, you signify your agreement to this privacy policy. If you do not agree to this privacy policy, please do not use sections of our site requesting information from you. We reserve the right to revise this privacy policy from time to time. Your continued use of the site subsequent to changes to this privacy policy will mean that you accept such changes.