Privacy Policy

1. Who We Are

Chobe Film Awards ("we", "us", "the festival") is an international film festival based in Kasane, Botswana. You can contact us at award@chobefilmawards.site.

2. Information We Collect

When you submit a film or contact us, we collect:

• • Your name and email address
• • Film title, director name, country of production, and runtime
• • A link to your film and any synopsis you provide
• • Message content if you contact us
• • Your IP address (for security and fraud prevention)

3. How We Use Your Information

We use your information to review your submission, communicate with you about the festival, verify payments, and manage the Official Selection process. We do not sell or rent your personal information to third parties.

4. Payments

Entry fee payments are processed via PayPal. We do not store your payment card details. PayPal's privacy policy governs payment data.

5. Retention

Submission data is retained for the duration of the festival cycle and up to 24 months after the awards ceremony for archival and reporting purposes. You may request deletion of your data at any time by emailing us.

6. Your Rights

You may request access to, correction of, or deletion of your personal data at any time. To exercise these rights, email award@chobefilmawards.site.

7. Cookies

This website uses only essential session cookies for the submission and admin areas. We do not use advertising or tracking cookies.

8. Contact

Questions about this policy? Email award@chobefilmawards.site.