Séance · Privacy Policy

1. Who we are

Séance (seancefilms.com) is an independent guide to cinema screenings, festivals and film culture in Lisbon.

Séance is operated by Rimma Dzhanikyan, an independent professional based in Lisbon, Portugal, who is the data controller for the personal data described in this policy.

For any privacy question or request, contact:

hello@seancefilms.com

2. What data we collect

You can browse Séance without creating an account or telling us who you are.

We may process the following information:

• Newsletter subscriptions: your email address and subscription information generated when you subscribe or confirm your subscription.
• Messages you send us: your email address, name if you provide it, and the content of your message.
• Usage data: pages viewed, filters used, interactions such as ticket-link clicks, referral source or campaign information, browser and device type, and approximate location such as country.
• Technical data: information such as your IP address, browser information and request logs may be processed by our hosting and security providers in order to deliver and protect the site.

Séance does not process ticket payments. When you buy a ticket, you do so directly through the website of a cinema, festival or other ticket provider. Their own privacy policies apply.

3. How we use your data

We process personal data only where we have a lawful basis under the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

You can withdraw newsletter consent at any time by using the unsubscribe link included in every newsletter.

We do not sell personal data.

We do not use personal data to make automated decisions that have legal or similarly significant effects on you.

4. Cookies and local storage

Séance does not currently use advertising cookies or analytics cookies.

We use Umami for privacy-focused website analytics. Umami operates without cookies and does not store visitors’ IP addresses.

Séance also uses your browser’s local storage for features that you choose to use, including My Radar. Information stored locally may include:

• films you save;
• directors, cinemas, festivals or countries you choose to follow;
• language preferences;
• alert preferences;
• an email address or Telegram handle if you enter one for My Radar.

This information currently stays in your browser on your device and is not stored in the Séance database. You can remove it by clearing the relevant browser data.

Our infrastructure may use strictly necessary technical mechanisms where required to deliver or secure the site. These do not serve advertising or behavioural tracking purposes.

Because Séance does not currently use non-essential cookies or equivalent tracking technologies requiring consent, we do not display a cookie consent banner.

If this changes in the future, we will request consent where required and update this policy.

5. Services we use

We use third-party services to operate Séance.

Our Lovable Cloud database is hosted in Europe (Ireland).

MailerLite stores subscriber data in the European Union.

Umami Cloud operates infrastructure in both the European Union and the United States.

When Google Fonts are loaded, your browser may connect directly to Google’s servers in order to retrieve the font files.

Where a service provider processes personal data outside the European Economic Area, we rely on safeguards recognised under the GDPR, where applicable, such as an adequacy decision, the EU–US Data Privacy Framework or the European Commission’s Standard Contractual Clauses.

Our providers may use their own authorised subprocessors as described in their respective privacy and data-processing documentation.

Links to other websites

Séance contains links to cinema, festival and ticketing websites.

When you follow one of these links, you leave Séance. The privacy practices of the destination website are governed by that organisation’s own privacy policy.

6. How long we keep data

We keep personal data only for as long as it is needed for the purpose for which it was collected.

Newsletter subscriptions

We keep your subscription information while you remain subscribed. If you unsubscribe, we may retain limited information where necessary to honour your opt-out and demonstrate that your subscription preferences were respected.

Messages and enquiries

We normally keep correspondence for up to two years after the last meaningful exchange, unless it is necessary to retain it longer for a contractual, legal or administrative reason.

Analytics data

Analytics data is retained according to our Umami Cloud settings and is periodically reviewed. We do not use analytics data to identify individual visitors.

Technical and security logs

These are retained by our infrastructure providers only for the periods necessary to operate, secure and protect their services.

7. Your rights

Under the GDPR, depending on the circumstances, you have the right to:

• access personal data we hold about you;
• correct inaccurate or incomplete data;
• ask us to delete your data;
• restrict certain processing;
• object to processing based on legitimate interests;
• receive certain data in a portable format;
• withdraw consent at any time.

Withdrawing consent does not affect processing that lawfully took place before consent was withdrawn.

To exercise your rights, contact:

hello@seancefilms.com

We will normally respond within one month.

If you believe your personal data has not been handled correctly, you also have the right to lodge a complaint with a data protection authority.

In Portugal, the supervisory authority is:

Comissão Nacional de Proteção de Dados (CNPD)
https://www.cnpd.pt/

You may also contact the competent supervisory authority in another EU or EEA country where applicable.

8. Children

Séance is not directed at children under 13 and we do not knowingly collect personal data from them.

If you believe that a child has provided personal data to Séance in circumstances where this should not have happened, contact hello@seancefilms.com and we will take appropriate steps to remove it.

9. Changes to this policy

We may update this Privacy Policy when Séance, the services we use or applicable legal requirements change.

The date at the top of this page shows when the policy was last updated.

If we make a change that materially affects how newsletter subscribers’ personal data is used, we will provide additional notice where appropriate.

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