The Edmonton International Film Festival Society (“EIFFS”) recognizes the importance of privacy and the sensitive nature of personal information. We are committed to protecting your personal information. This privacy policy outlines how we manage your personal information and safeguard your privacy.

Definition of Personal Information
Personal information is any information that identifies you, or by which your identity could be determined.


Your Privacy Rights
In Alberta the Privacy Act gives you rights concerning the privacy of your personal information. In accordance with the Privacy Act, EIFFS is responsible for the personal information it collects from you. To ensure this accountability, we have developed this policy.


Collection of Personal Information
EIFFS collects and uses your personal information to provide you with up-to-date information about our festival, other up-coming events, and activities and other information we think you’d like to hear about. From time to time, we may also use your personal information to contact you to participate in market research surveys so that we can gauge patron satisfaction and develop better a better festival.


We will collect personal information directly from you.

Use and Disclosure of Personal Information
Your personal information will only be used for the purposes specified above.


Your personal information will not be disclosed to third parties except for the purposes specified above or as required by the Privacy Act or any other law or regulation.

Access to Personal Information
You may ask for access to your personal information and you are entitled to ask that your personal information be corrected. You also have the right to have a notation attached to any personal information for which a correction was requested but not made.


Protection of Personal Information
We will take all reasonable precautions to ensure that your personal information is kept safe from loss, unauthorized access, modification or disclosure. Among the steps taken to protect personal information are premises security, restricted file access to personal information, using technological safeguards like security software and firewalls to prevent hacking or unauthorized computer access and internal password and security policies.


Changes to this Privacy Policy

Since EIFFS regularly reviews all of its policies and procedures, we may change our Privacy Policy from time to time.


Our Privacy Contact
If you have any questions, or wish to access your personal information, please write to our General Manager, Kerrie Long, #201, 10816 - 82 Avenue, Edmonton T6E 2B3.