Sharing of Personal Data
Third-party Service Providers
We may share your personal data in compliance with the Swiss Data Protection Law with Third-party service providers and partners who assist us in delivering our services, events, and platforms. These providers are contractually bound to maintain the confidentiality and security of your personal data and are authorized to process personal data only on our behalf.
Data Transfers to Other Countries
Locarno Film Festival may transfer your personal data within or outside its organization, including to other countries. In such cases, we ensure that appropriate safeguards are in place to protect your personal data in accordance with applicable data protection laws.
Adequate Level of Data Protection: We only transfer your personal data to countries that are considered to provide an adequate level of data protection. These countries have data protection laws and regulations in place that are comparable to the protections provided by the Swiss Data Protection Law.
Appropriate Safeguards: In the absence of countries with adequate data protection laws, we implement appropriate safeguards to ensure the protection of your personal data. This includes using standard contractual clauses approved, issued or recognized by the Swiss Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner or other statutory exemptions as provided by local applicable law.
Voting, Contests, and Prize Allocation
Locarno Film Festival, together with its sponsor UBS, offers Users the opportunity to participate in contests and prize draws. By participating in the contests or prize draws, you consent to be bound by this Policy and the Locarno Film Festival’s Terms and Conditions. Locarno Film Festival is authorized to transfer all collected personal data relating to such contests and prize draws to its sponsor, UBS. The collected personal data is used to identify contest winners, distribute prizes, gather information about the age and gender of participants, assess the popularity of the contest or activity, and for marketing purposes.
Use of Cookies and Similar Technologies
We may utilize cookies and similar technologies to gather and process the mentioned information from various channels and devices you use. This includes emails and devices used to interact with us when accessing Locarno Film Festival Website, platforms, products, services, and mobile applications.
For detailed information regarding our use of cookies and other tracking technologies on our Website, please refer to the Cookie Notice for Locarno Film Festival’s Websites, available here.
Links to Third-Party Websites
The Locarno Film Festival's services may contain links to third-party websites or services that are not owned or in any way controlled by the Locarno Film Festival. Therefore, we assume no responsibility for the content, policies, or practices regarding privacy on third-party websites or services. Data subjects acknowledge and agree that Locarno Film Festival shall not be held liable, directly or indirectly, for any damages arising from such websites or services or events related to their use.