Effective Date: March 17, 2025

 

Welcome to African Environmental Film Foundation’s Privacy Policy. We are committed to the protection of any personal information we obtain from you through this website or otherwise in communication with you or in connection with the operation of our foundation.

 

By visiting our site, making a donation to our nonprofit, or viewing/renting our films, you will be accessing the Wix.com, Inc. and Vimeo platforms, with Vimeo providing the online video hosting.

Our Privacy Policy explains how our website uses, discloses, and protects your personal data when you interact with our site or our platforms and services. By using our website, which operates through Wix, you agree to the terms outlined in this policy.

 

By viewing or renting our films, you are using the Vimeo platform. You can review their Privacy Policy in SECTION 9. 

 

This Privacy Policy describes the types of information we collect about you, how we use it, how you can manage the information we have about you, and how you can contact us. Our privacy policy applies to “personal data” (which is defined in applicable data privacy law as information which can identify living people). Where we refer to personal data below, we use the term “personal information”.

 

The contents of our privacy policy may change from time to time. Please check it now and again for any updates. This privacy policy was last updated on the date at the beginning of this privacy policy.

 

SECTION 1 - WHAT DO WE DO WITH YOUR INFORMATION?

When you donate to the non-profit foundation, watch films or rent films we collect the personal information you give us such as your name, address and email address.

When you browse our website, we also automatically receive your computer’s internet protocol (IP) address in order to provide us with information that helps us learn about your browser and operating system.


SECTION 2 - CONSENT

How do you get my consent?

When you provide us with personal information to complete a donation, or rent a film, we verify your credit card, we imply that you consent to our collecting it and using it for that specific reason only.

How do I withdraw my consent?
 

If after you opt-in, you change your mind, you may withdraw your consent for us to contact you, for the continued collection, use or disclosure of your information, at any time, by contacting us at info@aeff.org

SECTION 3 - DISCLOSURE

We may disclose your personal information if we are required by law to do so or if you violate our Terms of Service.

SECTION 4 – WIX

Your data is stored through Wix’s data storage, databases and the general Wix application. They store your data on a secure server behind a firewall.

Donations:

If you choose a direct payment gateway to complete your donation, then Wix stores your credit card data. It is encrypted through the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI-DSS). Your donation transaction data is stored only as long as is necessary to complete your donation. After that is complete, your transaction information is deleted.

All direct payment gateways adhere to the standards set by PCI-DSS as managed by the PCI Security Standards Council, which is a joint effort of brands like Visa, MasterCard, American Express and Discover.

PCI-DSS requirements help ensure the secure handling of credit card information by our website and its service providers.

For more insight, you may also want to read Wix’s Terms of Service here: https://www.wix.com/about/terms-of-use

or Privacy Statement here: https://www.wix.com/about/privacy

SECTION 5 - THIRD-PARTY SERVICES

In general, the third-party providers used by us will only collect, use and disclose your information to the extent necessary to allow them to perform the services they provide to us.

However, certain third-party service providers, such as payment gateways and other payment transaction processors, have their own privacy policies in respect to the information we are required to provide to them for your donation-related transactions.

For these providers, we recommend that you read their privacy policies so you can understand the manner in which your personal information will be handled by these providers.

In particular, remember that certain providers may be located in or have facilities that are located in a different jurisdiction than either you or us. So if you elect to proceed with a transaction that involves the services of a third-party service provider, then your information may become subject to the laws of the jurisdiction(s) in which that service provider or its facilities are located.

As an example, if you are located in Canada and your transaction is processed by a payment gateway located in the United States, then your personal information used in completing that transaction may be subject to disclosure under United States legislation, including the Patriot Act.

Once you leave our website or are redirected to a third-party website or application, you are no longer governed by this Privacy Policy or our website’s Terms of Service.

Links:

When you click on links on our website, they may direct you away from our site. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of other sites and encourage you to read their privacy statements.

SECTION 6 - SECURITY

To protect your personal information, we take reasonable precautions and follow industry best practices to make sure it is not inappropriately lost, misused, accessed, disclosed, altered or destroyed.

If you provide us with your credit card information, the information is encrypted using secure socket layer technology (SSL) and stored with a AES-256 encryption. Although no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure, we follow all PCI-DSS requirements and implement additional generally accepted industry standards.

COOKIES – please find Wix’ Cookie Policy:

https://www.wix.com/about/cookie-policy

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Please find a Wix’s Cookie Table:
https://www.wix.com/about/cookie-table


SECTION 7 - AGE OF CONSENT
 

We do not knowingly collect personal information from individuals who are under the minimum required ages specified herein. You must be at least 16 years old or the age of majority in your jurisdiction, whichever is greater, to use our services. Individuals under the applicable age may use our services only through a parent or legal guardian's account and with their involvement. If you are a parent or legal guardian who believes your child has provided personal information to our website without your consent, you may ask us to delete such information by contacting us at info@aeff.org

 

SECTION 8 - CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY

We reserve the right to modify this privacy policy at any time, so please review it frequently. Changes and clarifications will take effect immediately upon their posting on the website. If we make material changes to this policy, we will notify you here that it has been updated, so that you are aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances, if any, we use and/or disclose it.

 

SECTION 9 – VIMEO PRIVACY POLICY 

 

See below and further information here: https://vimeo.com/privacy

Last updated: October 11, 2022 

 

a. Overview This is the Privacy Policy of Vimeo.com, Inc. ( “Vimeo”). 

Vimeo provides an online platform (the “Vimeo OTT Service” or “our service”) that allows video content owners and licensors – African Environmental Film Foundation (“Producer”) to offer their video programming (“Producer Channel”) to consumers 

 

b. Consumers: In order to access a Producer Channel, a consumer (“you”) must create an account with the applicable Producer. By creating an account, you agree to provide certain personal information to the Producer and Vimeo. When Vimeo collects, stores and processes that information, it does so solely on behalf of the applicable Producer and at its direction to, among other things, allow the Producer to provide you with the applicable Producer Channel. In general, Vimeo serves as a “processor” to the Producer and the Producer is the “controller” of your information (as the terms “controller” and “processor”) are defined in the EU General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”). 

 

c. Acceptance: By using our service, including any Producer Channel, you agree to the collection, use, and disclosure of your information as set forth in this Privacy Policy. We may modify this Privacy Policy from time to time. Your continued use of our services constitutes your agreement to any updated Privacy Policy on a prospective basis. 

 

d. Account Security We use security measures to protect the loss, misuse, and unauthorized alteration of the information under our control. Please be advised, however, that we cannot guarantee that our security measures will prevent disruptions or unauthorized access from occurring. You are solely responsible for (a) maintaining the security of your account(s) and (b) all activity that occurs under your account(s). You must notify us immediately if you suspect any unauthorized access to or use of your account(s). If you forget your account login information, you may request that we send it to the email address associated with your account(s). 

 

e. Information We Collect - Consumer Information: Vimeo and individual Producers may jointly collect information from and about you, such as: 

• Your account registration information, such as your name and email address;

• Your purchase and free-trial sign-up history;

• Your Producer Channel usage history;

• Traffic source (e.g., how you found the Producer Channel); and

• Your general geographic location (based upon IP address).

f. Payment Information: If you make a purchase of a rental, you must provide valid payment card information. This information is collected directly by our payment vendors and is not received or stored by Vimeo or any Producer. 

 

g. Information Collected Automatically: Vimeo collects information about your use of our websites and applications. This may include your activities, your IP address, location information, your browser type, your Internet service provider (ISP), referring/exit pages, your operating system or device type, date/time stamps, and related metadata. 

 

h. Additional Producer Collection of Information: Producer may collect and/or process personal information entirely outside of the Vimeo OTT Service. Any processing of your personal information by Producer which takes place outside of the Vimeo OTT Service is not contemplated here, and is governed exclusively by the Producer’s privacy policy. 

 

i. Comments: You may choose to post a comment or participate in a forum, where available. This information will be available to the public. You may also choose to provide other information about yourself in connection with surveys, contests, special offers, customer support inquiries, and other communications with us. 

 

j. Tracking Technologies and Third-Party Data Collection Tracking Technologies: Producers use standard tracking technologies such as pixels and cookies to track user activity on each Producer Channel. For more information about cookies, please see our Cookie Policy. 

 

k. Analytics and Advertising: We use third-party analytics services to collect data about usage of our services. A Producer may allow third-party advertising companies (including advertising agencies, networks, and delivery vendors) to collect data regarding advertisements that they may place on our websites. Third-party analytics providers and advertising companies may use cookies to track your activities. 

 

l. How We Use Your Information Vimeo and/or the relevant Producer may use the information collected about you to: 

• Fulfill your orders and deliver video programming and other services to you;

• Provide customer support to you;

• Analyze how our services are being used;

• Communicate with you;

• Verify your eligibility to make purchases and participate in offers;

• Collect any debts, prevent fraud, and otherwise protect the integrity of our systems;

• Enforce our legal rights;

• Perform any functions described at the time of collection; and

• Otherwise operate our business.

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m. Disclosures to Third Parties Vimeo and/or the relevant Producer may disclose information about you as follows: Authorized Service Providers: We may disclose your information to service providers involved in operating the Vimeo OTT Service. This includes payment providers, email service providers, content delivery networks, cloud storage providers, analytics companies, and professionals such as accountants and lawyers. Legal Situations: We may disclose your information when we believe in good faith that (i) disclosure is required by a search warrant, subpoena (whether criminal or civil), civil investigative demand, court order, or a request for cooperation from a law enforcement or other government agency; (ii) disclosure is appropriate and necessary to report a suspected crime (including any case of suspected child exploitation) or prevent physical harm to an individual or property; (iii) disclosure is appropriate and necessary to enforce our rights; and (iv) disclosure is required by law. Nothing in this Privacy Policy shall be deemed to create any third-party right, and we reserve the right to object to any third-party requests for information in appropriate circumstances. Affiliates and Corporate Transactions: We may disclose your information to our parent companies in connection with operating our business. In the event Vimeo or its parent companies are involved in a business transition that involves the sale, merger, or divestment of Vimeo or its parent companies, we may disclose any information about you to the acquiring entities. The transferred information will remain subject to the provisions of this Privacy Policy, as updated. To the Public: We may publicly disclose aggregated user statistics and other information, which is not considered personal information. 

 

n. Emails When you create an account, you may receive certain emails: Transaction emails: When you first create an account, we may send you a welcome email that provides information about your subscription and your account. If you make a purchase, we may send you an email confirming your purchase. We may also, from time to time, send you other emails concerning your account status. You may not opt out of receiving transactional emails. Emails from Producers: When you purchase a subscription, you may agree to receive emails from the Producer. 

• Producers may, via the Vimeo OTT Service, send emails concerning the availability of new video programming in a subscription that you have purchased. If you decide you no longer wish to receive these emails, you may opt out as instructed in each email or in your account settings.

• Some Producers may email you directly (i.e., through non-Vimeo systems). Vimeo does not control these emails and opting out of Vimeo-sent emails will not cause an opt-out with respect to these emails. To opt out of emails sent directly by Producers, please follow the opt-out instructions set forth in the Producers’ emails.

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o. Your Privacy Rights You may change your account information or close your account(s) at any time by logging into your account and selecting account settings. If you close an account, you may lose access to video programming that you have purchased. We may preserve your account information (i) for a period of time in case of accidental deletion or in case you change your mind; and (ii) where we believe in good faith that preservation is required by law or necessary to enforce our rights. The following rights apply only to the extent the relevant Producer is subject to the GDPR (for EEA users) and/or the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018, as amended (the “CCPA”) (for California users). EEA Users: Users from the EEA have the right to: opt out of cookies (see our Cookie Policy); access, correct, delete, restrict or object to our use of their personal data; be forgotten; and data portability. For the most part, we enable exercise of these rights directly through the Vimeo OTT Service. If you require assistance or have a specific request that is not presently covered by our product features, please contact our Data Protection Officer. We may require additional information from you to fulfil your requests. We may charge a reasonable fee if your request imposes an unreasonable cost. We will afford UK-based users with all rights available to EU users, regardless of the UK’s EU member status. California Users: Users from California have the right to: request information about the categories and sources of personal information collected about you, and the associated purposes for collection and third-party disclosures; request a copy of your personal information; request deletion of your personal information; and opt out of the sale of your personal information. To exercise your right to access or delete your personal information, we must be able to verify your identity as the owner of the account you are inquiring about. We may not be able to fulfill your request until we can do so. Although you do not need to have an OTT account to submit a request, we may not be able to locate certain information to process your request if you don’t have one. Nevada Users: Nevada residents have the right to opt out of the sale of certain "covered information" collected by operators of websites or online services. We currently do not sell covered information, as "sale" is defined by such law, and we don't have plans to sell this information. 

 

p. Children's Privacy Vimeo does not knowingly collect any personal information from individuals under the age of 16. If you are a parent or legal guardian who has discovered that your child has provided personal information through the Vimeo OTT Service without your consent, you can ask us to remove such unauthorized information by contacting us at OTTprivacy@vhx.tv. 

 

q. Third-Party Services We or a Producer may provide links to third-party websites and applications. We have no control over such services and therefore refer you to their privacy policies for information on their respective privacy practices. 

 

r. Dispute Resolution We are committed to working with you to obtain a fair resolution of any complaint. We encourage you to begin by contacting our Data Protection Officer. We endeavor to respond to requests promptly. E.U. residents have the right to lodge complaints with the data protection authority of their country of residence. 

 

s.. Contact Us If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at: Vimeo.com, Inc. 330 West 34th Street, 5th Floor New York, New York 10001 Attn: Data Protection Officer OTTprivacy@vhx.tv 

 

 

QUESTIONS AND CONTACT INFORMATION

If you would like to: access, correct, amend or delete any personal information we have about you, or have any questions about this privacy policy, please contact at info@aeff.org