Privacy policy.


Last updated October 23, 2026.

This privacy policy (this “Policy”) explains how 4EYE Film Center (“4EYE,” “we”, “us,” or “our”) may collect, use, process, store, and disclose personal information (as defined below) in connection with your interactions with us, including through our website, www.4eyefilmcenter.org (the “Site”), and any other websites, content, features, or services controlled by 4EYE that link to this Policy (collectively, the “Services”). This Policy also applies when you interact with us through our social media pages, marketing activities (including e-mail campaigns, advertisements, and promotions), and any other activities described in this Policy. 

This Policy describes the choices you can make about how your information is collected and used and how you may contact us if you have further questions about our collection and use of your information. This Policy does not apply to any third-party websites, services, advertisers, or applications linked or made available through our Services. These third parties have their own privacy policies, and we encourage you to read such policies before providing information to or through those third parties. 

PLEASE READ THIS POLICY CAREFULLY. IT CONTAINS IMPORTANT INFORMATION APPLICABLE TO YOU, TOGETHER WITH ANY PERSONS, ENTITIES, ORGANIZATIONS, OR DIGITAL ENGINES FOR WHICH YOU ACCESS OR USE THE SERVICES, REGARDING THE PRIVACY AND SECURITY OF THE INFORMATION USED BY 4EYE.

By accessing and/or using the Services, you accept and agree to the terms of this Policy without modification. You also agree to be bound by our Terms of Use set forth at Terms of Use, into which this Policy is incorporated by reference.

THE DATE THIS POLICY WAS LAST REVISED IS IDENTIFIED AT THE TOP OF THIS PAGE. WE MAY UPDATE OR MODIFY THIS POLICY AT ANY TIME AT OUR DISCRETION, AND SUCH UPDATES OR MODIFICATIONS ARE EFFECTIVE UPON BEING POSTED TO THE SITE OR OTHERWISE MADE AVAILABLE TO YOU. 

YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR REVIEWING THIS POLICY PERIODICALLY TO ENSURE YOU ARE AWARE OF ANY CHANGES TO IT. YOUR CONTINUED USE OF THE SERVICES INDICATES YOU ACCEPT SUCH CHANGES. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH THIS POLICY OR ANY CHANGES HERETO, YOU MUST NOT ACCESS OR USE THE SERVICES OR DISCLOSE ANY OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION THROUGH THE SERVICES. YOUR ONLY RECOURSE IS TO NOT USE THE SERVICES.

CONTENTS

INFORMATION WE MAY COLLECT

This Policy applies to all information collected about you by us or on our behalf or submitted by you through the Services. The information that we collect about you may include the pages you visit, the services or features in which you elect to participate, and the manner in which you interact with us across all channels.

Personal Information

When you access or use the Services, 4EYE may ask you to provide certain personal information. As used in this Policy, “personal information” is information that identifies, relates to, describes, can reasonably be associated with, or can reasonably be linked, directly or indirectly, to a particular identified or identifiable individual or household. Personal information does not include de-identified information (including, for example, information that is aggregated and that no longer identifies individuals). All personal information you provide to us must be true, complete, and accurate, and you must notify us of any changes to such personal information.

We and our service providers may collect personal information from you and any devices you use when you: create or manage an account with us; register to receive news, updates, marketing, and other materials from us; make a donation to us; buy event tickets from us; express interest in receiving information about us and our services; make requests or submit feedback, comments, or complaints to us; view or otherwise engage with the Services; or communicate with us (whether through digital or other means).

We may collect information from you both when you provide it voluntarily and automatically (for example, through the use of cookies, pixel tags, and similar tracking technologies, as further detailed below) when you access or use our digital Services. We also may collect information from other sources, as described further in How We Collect Information below.

Depending upon your interactions with the Services and the choices you make, as further described below, the types of personal information collected may include:

  • Identifiers, such as first and last name, postal address or work address, e-mail address, account username and password, and Internet Protocol (IP) address;
  • Internet or Electronic Network Activity, such as:
    • Web browser specifications, usage data, and search history, including the webpages you visit, websites visited before accessing the Site (including referring URLs), and websites visited after accessing the Site;
    • Device, connectivity, and configuration data, including device ID numbers, nearby networks, browser type, operating system, information about how and when you used the Services, and language settings;
  • Geolocation data about your device’s location, which you may provide to us directly or which may be inferred from your IP address and internet connection data;
  • Commercial information and interactions, such as:
    • Records of transactions and other information you post or otherwise submit to us, including donations made and other order, purchasing, or consuming histories or tendencies;
    • Records of interactions with us via email, telephone, or other means; this may include audio recordings, the date and time you interacted with us, the content of your interaction with us, and the method by which you interacted with us;
  • Financial information, such as billing address and payment information (including bank account number and credit or debit card number, type, and expiration date); and
  • Professional or employment-related information, such as job title and company name.

On some pages, you can submit information about other people. For example, if you make a donation on behalf of another person or business, you will need to submit that person’s or business’s information. In this circumstance, the types of personal information collected may include (but are not limited to) that person’s or business’s name, address, and phone number.

To the extent you provide or transmit personal information that identifies any other individual (including, without limitation, name, address, and/or telephone number) to us or our third-party vendors, suppliers, or business partners through the Services, you warrant that (i) you are providing or obtaining only your own information or the information of others who authorized you to provide such information to third parties and/or obtain such information from third parties on their behalf; and (ii) the use of such information by us and our vendors, suppliers, or business partners will not infringe upon, misappropriate, or otherwise violate the intellectual property, proprietary, or other rights of any third parties.

Non-Personal Information

We may also collect “non-personal information,” which is information that does not identify or relate to an individual or household, or that may be obtained by removing all identifiers from personal information (for example, by anonymizing data). If we connect or combine non-personal information with personal information, we will treat such combined information as personal information.

HOW WE MAY COLLECT INFORMATION

We generally collect your information to fulfill a contractual obligation or where we or someone with whom we work needs to use your personal information for a reason related to their provision of services on our behalf. We collect personal information in the following ways for the business purposes described in How We Use Information below.

Information You Provide to Us

When you visit the Site, access or use the Services, or otherwise communicate with us (for example, via mail, e-mail, telephone, or in person), you may provide us with personal information or non-personal information. This information may include:

  • Information that you provide by filling in forms on the Site or through other means (such as over the telephone or in writing). This may include your name, phone number, e-mail address, or business or company information. We also may ask you for information when you report a problem with the Services.
  • Records and copies of your correspondence or verbal communications (including e-mail addresses, phone numbers, and information you voluntarily provide), if you contact us.

Information Provided by Third Parties

We may collect personal information and non-personal information from third parties, including from the following sources:

  • Service providers (including IT hosting providers and customer service providers);
  • Data analytics service providers;
  • Email, survey, feedback, and other communications service providers;
  • Business and promotional partners; and
  • Advertising and marketing service providers, including social media platforms.

If we combine information from other sources with personal information that we already hold, we treat the combined information as personal information.

Information We Collect Automatically

We may collect information automatically about your device and browser, browsing and usage activity, and patterns as you interact with our digital Services. This may include information about your interactions with the Site, such as the date, time, length, and frequency of any visit, the information you enter, your interactions with content or links you click, or pages or features you access. It may also include technical data such as URL information, IP addresses, operating systems, the types of devices you are using to access or connect to the Services, unique device identifiers, device attributes, network connection type, and other device and network information.

We may collect this information ourselves or through third parties, such as service providers (including IT hosting providers), data analytics service providers, or advertising and marketing service providers, including social media platforms. Information may be collected through the types of technologies described below.

Cookies and Similar Technologies 

4EYE and certain third parties may use cookies, pixel tags, and similar tracking technologies to support the operation of the Services and to improve user experience.

Cookies. A cookie is a small file created by a website and stored on your device in order to remember information about you, such as your language preference, equipment, or login information. Cookies may be either first-party or third-party cookies, and either persistent or session cookies. 

  • First-Party Cookies: Cookies that are set by us. 
  • Third-Party Cookies: Cookies that are set by a domain different from the domain of the website you are visiting. 
  • Persistent Cookies: Cookies that remain on a user’s device even after a browsing session has ended until its set expiry date (unless deleted by the user before the expiry date). Persistent cookies allow websites to remember a user’s preferences and options across multiple browsing sessions.
  • Session Cookies: Cookies that expire at the end of the user’s browsing session, when the web browser is closed.

Pixel Tags. Our Services may contain small electronic files known as pixel tags (also referred to as clear gifs, tracking pixels, single-pixel gifs, and web beacons) that permit us, for example, to count users who have visited certain pages or content and for other related website statistics (for example, recording the popularity of certain website content and verifying system and server integrity).

Cookies We May Use on Our Site

We may use the following types of cookies and other technologies:

Essential. These cookies are required to enable basic website functionality. These cookies are necessary for the Site to function and cannot be switched off. They are usually only set in response to actions made by you that amount to a request for services, such as setting your privacy preferences, logging in, or filling in forms. You may be able to set your browser to block or alert you about these cookies, but some parts of the Site will then not work properly.

Personalization. These cookies allow us to remember choices you make (such as your username, language, or the region you are in), improve your experience, and provide enhanced, more personal features. 

Analytics. These cookies help us understand how the Site performs, how visitors interact with the Site, whether visitors have accessed certain pages or content, and whether there may be technical issues. We may also use these cookies to test new pages, features, or functionalities of the Site.

Advertising. These cookies may be set by us or our third-party partners and are used to deliver advertising that is more relevant to you and your interests. They may also be used to limit the number of times you see an advertisement and measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns. These cookies rely on online identifiers. 

Third-Party Use of Cookies and Other Technologies

Some content on our Site is served by third parties, including content and application providers. These third parties may use cookies alone or in conjunction with web beacons or other tracking technologies to collect information about you when you use our Services. The information they collect may be associated with your personal information, or they may collect information (including personal information) about your online activities over time, across different websites, and other online services.

We do not control these third parties’ tracking technologies or how they may be used. If you have any questions about these technologies, you should contact the responsible provider directly.

HOW WE MAY USE INFORMATION

We may use the information you provide about yourself or others for the following purposes:

  • Processing donations and fulfilling orders.
  • Customer service. We may use your personal information to communicate with you, including by contacting you with questions or issues related to the Services, responding to inquiries or complaints, and providing updates on our services.
  • Account registration and maintenance.
  • Administration of the Services. We may use your personal information to repair any errors in the Services and provide access to, maintain, personalize, or improve the Services.
  • Fraud and security. We may use your personal information to detect, prevent, and address fraud, abuse, illegal activity, and technical and security issues, and to maintain the safety, integrity, and security of the Services and our technological assets.
  • Compliance. We may use your personal information to comply with legal, regulatory, tax, accounting, and audit obligations; enforce our agreements, terms, conditions, and policies; and investigate complaints or potential violations thereof. 
  • Analytics. We may use your personal information to understand how you access and use our Services, analyze activity to ensure technical functionality of the Services, and monitor and analyze your use of our Services, including your interactions with features and information made available, linked to, or offered through our Services.
  • Advertising and marketing. We may use your personal information to send you marketing or promotional communications, measure and improve marketing effectiveness, and deliver advertising and other content to you using cookies or similar technologies, including targeted advertisements.
  • With your consent. In some cases, we may specifically ask for your consent to collect, use, or share your personal information, such as when required by applicable law.
  • Other purposes. We may use your personal information for any other legitimate business purposes reasonably determined to be useful, for which we may provide notice at the time of collection.

HOW WE MAY SHARE INFORMATION

We do not transfer your information to third parties in exchange for money. However, we may share your personal information with certain service providers (including IT hosting service providers), contractors, business and logistical partners, and other third parties whom we engage to operate our business and perform services on or through the Services (for example, to personalize advertising targeted to you).

In addition, we may from time to time contract with third parties to assist us in collecting, maintaining, and managing our customer information, taking donations and fulfilling orders, processing payment card information, and providing analytics regarding your interactions with our Services and other third-party websites so that we may improve the products and services we offer you.

We may disclose personal information if we are required to do so by applicable law. If we are subject to a merger or acquisition with/by another organization, your information may be transferred to such company upon completion of the transaction. 

We may disclose your information if we in good faith believe such action is necessary to (i) comply with applicable law or legal process, including valid, legally enforceable requests from public authorities; (ii) protect and defend our or your rights and property; (iii) protect against misuse or unauthorized use of the Services, or detect, prevent, and otherwise address fraud, security, or technical issues; (iv) protect the personal safety or property of our users or the public; or (v) achieve another legitimate purpose. Please note we may not provide you with notice prior to disclosure in such cases.

We may disclose non-personal information to third parties in our discretion. Additionally, we may share aggregated and de-identified information with our service providers, business and logistical partners, and other third parties with whom we conduct business so they can understand how and how often people use our Services. This helps us improve the Services available to you.

Lastly, we may disclose your information to those third parties to whom you expressly request disclosure.

HOW LONG WE MAY STORE YOUR INFORMATION

We may store your personal information in accordance with our retention policies for as long as needed for the purposes for which we use it, including, for example, processing transactions and maintaining user accounts. We also may retain and use your personal information to the extent necessary to comply with our legal, accounting, or reporting obligations and policies (for example, if we are required to retain your data to comply with applicable laws), resolve disputes, and enforce our legal agreements and policies. Additionally, we may continue to store your personal information contained in our standard back-ups and archives.

DATA SECURITY

We take reasonable measures to protect the security and integrity of your personal information, including reasonable physical, administrative, technical, and organizational procedures designed to safeguard and secure the information we collect. However, no method of electronic storage or data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure.

ANY TRANSMISSION OF PERSONAL INFORMATION IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. BY USING THE SERVICES, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND ACCEPT THESE RISKS. AS A RESULT, WE CANNOT GUARANTEE OR WARRANT THE SECURITY OF ANY INFORMATION YOU DISCLOSE OR TRANSMIT TO US OR THAT IS OTHERWISE PROVIDED TO US, AND WE ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE THEFT, DESTRUCTION, OR INADVERTENT DISCLOSURE OF SUCH INFORMATION. IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO SAFEGUARD ANY PASSWORDS, ID NUMBERS, OR OTHER SPECIAL ACCESS FEATURES ASSOCIATED WITH YOUR USE OF THE SERVICES.

CHILDREN’S PRIVACY

The Services are not created for anyone under the age of eighteen (18) years of age. For that reason, we do not knowingly collect or maintain personal information from those we actually know are under eighteen (18) years of age, and no part of our Services is targeted at or structured to attract anyone under eighteen (18) years of age.

If you are a parent or guardian, and if you are aware that your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us through one of the methods listed under How to Contact Us below. If we become aware that we have collected personal information from someone under eighteen (18) years of age without verification or parental consent, we will take reasonable steps to remove that information from our servers.

CHOICES REGARDING YOUR INFORMATION

Marketing Preferences

If you have supplied your e-mail address to us, you agree that, from time to time, 4EYE may further contact you to conduct market research or send emails to introduce new products and/or services that may be of interest to you. You can choose not to receive this correspondence by opting out using one of the methods listed under How to Contact Us below or by clicking the opt-out link at the bottom of our promotional e-mails. Once you opt out, you will not receive promotional emails from 4EYE unless you opt back in at a later time. However, you may still receive non-marketing communications from us (for example, relating to your account, updates, or legal notices), you will still be a registered member of 4EYE, and you will still be eligible to use any of our services.

Do Not Track

Do Not Track is a preference you can set in your web browser to inform websites that you do not want your online browsing activities to be tracked. However, these features are not yet uniform, and our Services do not change their behavior in response to such signals.

Cookies and Interest-Based Advertising

You can opt out of cookies in various ways, as described below. Please note, however, that if you opt out of certain types of cookies, data that relates to your use of the Services may still be collected for other specified purposes, and your experience with our Services may be impaired because some features may not work as they were intended. Also, if you opt out or later delete your cookies, use a different browser, or use a new or different device, you may need to renew your cookie preferences.

To find out more about cookies, including how to manage and delete them, visit www.allaboutcookies.org. 

Cookie Banner. You can update your cookies preferences on our Site using our Cookie Banner. 

Browser Settings. You can also control cookies by adjusting the settings within your internet browser. Instructions for blocking or deleting cookies in browsers may be available in each browser’s privacy or help documentation. 

Mobile Device Settings. The mobile operating system of your device may provide you with an option, in the device settings, to limit tracking they may share with us that is associated with the device ID. Please reference your mobile operating system’s help center to learn more.

Third-Party Cookies. Certain websites may provide choices to opt out of tracking through certain third-party analytics cookies.

The Services may contain links to third-party websites, applications, or services. If you click one of these links, you will be taken to websites, applications, or services we do not control. We have no control over the content and practices of these third-party offerings. This Policy does not apply to those third parties, and 4EYE is not and shall not be responsible for their privacy policies, content, or security. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party services you use or websites you visit. By providing a link to a third-party website, application, or service, we are not endorsing or attempting to associate with any other entity, their content or services, or the persons or entities associated with those websites, applications, or services.

YOU BEAR ALL RISK ASSOCIATED WITH THE USE OF ANY LINKED SITES, THIRD-PARTY SERVICES, AND YOUR CORRESPONDENCE OR BUSINESS DEALINGS WITH ANY THIRD PARTY FOUND ON OR THROUGH OUR SITE.

NOTICE TO NON-U.S. VISITORS AND CUSTOMERS – TRANSFER OF DATA TO U.S.

If you are located outside the United States of America and choose to provide information to us, please note that we are a United States company, and you should be aware that your personal information will be transferred to the United States of America, the laws of which may be deemed by your country to have inadequate data protection. Personal information may be subject to disclosure or access requests by the government, courts, or law enforcement or regulatory agencies according to applicable United States law. If you are located in a country outside the United States of America and voluntarily submit personal information to us, you thereby consent to the general use of such information as provided in this Policy and to the transfer of that information to, and/or storage of that information in, the United States of America. 

HOW TO CONTACT US

Should you have any questions or concerns about this Policy, 4EYE’s privacy practices, or your personal information, please contact us using one of the methods below: 

Mail: 340 Maple Drive SW, Washington, D.C., 20024

Email: info@4eyefilmcenter.org

Phone: (202) 680-3697