Privacy Policy for Victoria Falls International Festival of Arts (vfifa.live)

Last Updated: [1 January 2024]

Victoria Falls International Festival of Arts ("we," "our," or "us") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website vfifa.live and use our online ticket selling system. Please read this policy carefully to understand our views and practices regarding your personal data and how we will treat it.

1. Information We Collect

When you visit our website and use our services, we may collect the following types of information:

1.1 Personal Identification Information:

  • Name

  • Email address

  • Phone number

  • Billing address

  • Shipping address

1.2 Non-Personal Identification Information:

  • Browser type

  • IP address

  • Operating system

  • Pages visited on our website

  • Time and date of visits

2. How We Collect Information

We collect information in various ways, including:

2.1 Directly from You:

  • When you register for an account

  • When you purchase tickets

  • When you subscribe to our newsletter

  • When you contact us for support or inquiries

2.2 Automatically:

  • Through cookies and similar tracking technologies

3. Use of Your Information

We use the collected information for various purposes, including:

  • To provide and manage your access to our website and services

  • To process your ticket purchases and manage transactions

  • To send you emails and updates about the festival, your orders, or other services

  • To improve our website and services

  • To monitor and analyze usage and trends to improve user experience

4. Sharing Your Information

We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer your personal information to third parties except in the following circumstances:

4.1 Third-Party Service Providers:
We use third-party service providers, such as DPO payments and other external payment gateways, to process payments. These providers are responsible for their own privacy practices. We recommend reviewing their privacy policies.

4.2 Legal Requirements:
We may disclose your information if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities.

5. Payment Information

We do not collect or store your credit card information. All payment transactions are processed through secure third-party payment gateways, such as DPO payments. These payment processors adhere to the standards set by PCI-DSS as managed by the PCI Security Standards Council.

6. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

Our website uses cookies to enhance your experience. Cookies are small files stored on your device that help us understand your preferences based on previous or current site activity. You can choose to disable cookies through your browser settings, but this may affect your ability to use certain features of our website.

7. Data Security

We implement a variety of security measures to maintain the safety of your personal information. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

8. Your Rights

You have the right to:

  • Access the personal information we hold about you

  • Request correction of any incorrect or incomplete information

  • Request deletion of your personal information, subject to certain legal obligations

  • Object to or restrict the processing of your personal information

  • Withdraw consent at any time, where we are relying on consent to process your information

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at  [seeyou@vfifa.live].

9. Third-Party Links

Our website may contain links to third-party websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of these sites. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party sites you visit.

10. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last Updated" date above. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.

11. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:

Victoria Falls International Festival of Arts 

Email: [seeyou@vfifa.live] 
Phone: [+263 77 783 4280] 
Address: [Elephant Walk, Victoria Falls]