Privacy Statement

The Brisbane International Film Festival is presented by The Pacific Film and Television Commission (PFTC) and adheres to the National Privacy Principles as outlined in the Privacy Amendment (Private Sector) Act 2000. The privacy of your personal information is important to us. We have created this privacy statement to outline how we collect, use, and keep your personal information secure.

How does BIFF collect information?
We collect personal information through a variety of methods such as application forms, subscription to our mailing lists and subscription to the BIFF and/or PFTC website. We aim to ensure that the personal information we retain about you is accurate, complete and stored securely to safeguard against misuse.

How does BIFF use this information?
We use this information to provide you with the products, services and information you request as well as information on other products and services offered or facilitated by us. Your personal information may also be used by us to monitor and evaluate products and services, gather and aggregate statistical information, assist you with any queries and for auditing purposes. Your information will not be shared with third parties for purposes aside from the reasons you supplied your information to BIFF, without your consent. We may disclose personal information to organisations to which we outsource activities. These organisations provide bulk mailing services of newsletters and invitations, assessment against criteria for schemes and information technology support. We may also supply your contact details to market research organisations in order for them to request your participation in BIFF commissioned market research. Your personal information may also be disclosed to third parties that BIFF appoints as consultants to help us improve our systems, products and services. BIFF ensures that the organisations it discloses your information to have privacy policies in place and are bound by strict confidentiality so as to protect your personal information.

Privacy and this website
Our Internet Service Provider's standard web logs record anonymous information for statistical purposes only, including:

• the type of browser you are using
• your traffic patterns through our site such as:
• the date and time of your visit to the site
• the pages you accessed and documents downloaded
• the previous page you visited prior to accessing our site
• the Internet address of the server accessing our site
• access to information collected

This information is only used to evaluate and improve the information on this site.  BIFF will only record your personal details if you elect to subscribe to the website, or if you require a response or further information then you contact us.