Last Modified: May 4, 2026

Film at Lincoln Center, Inc. (“Film at Lincoln Center,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) is committed to protecting the privacy of personal information of the individuals that interact with us on our websites (including both www.filmlinc.org and www.filmcomment.com) (collectively, the “Sites”) or on social media platforms, including subscribers to our newsletters (collectively, the “Services”). This Privacy Policy provides you with information about how we collect, use, share, and otherwise process information that identifies or can reasonably be used to identify you personally (“Personal Information”). Film at Lincoln Center reserves the right to revise this Privacy Policy from time to time—we will note the date on which any updates are made below. By using the Services, you acknowledge that you have reviewed and understand the then-current Privacy Policy.

Information We May Collect About You 

We generally collect and process only Personal Information you voluntarily provide to us; however, we may collect certain information automatically when you interact with our Services, as described below. If you choose not to provide us with certain Personal Information, we may be unable to provide you with the information or services you have requested.

Information We Collect Directly From You

We may collect the following categories of Personal Information from you when you interact with our Services.

• Name; 
• Postal or billing address; 
• E-mail address;  
• Username or login credentials;
• Telephone or mobile number; and
• Payment information. 

Even if you do not provide us with any Personal Information, we may collect certain non-Personal Information about how you use our Services. This non-Personal Information cannot reasonably identify you, and is used for statistical and legitimate business purposes.

Information We Collect Automatically

We may also obtain certain information automatically when you interact with our Services. This information is primarily linked to your device, but some of it may be linked to you personally. Examples of such information we may collect include:

• IP address, including the approximate geolocation of that IP address; 
• Information about the device(s) used to access our Services;
• Previous history of engagement with or purchase of our Services; and 
• Other relevant data.    

Cookies and Similar Tracking Technologies 

Much of the information we collect automatically from you is through tools such as cookies, online tracking tools, web beacons, and similar technologies (collectively, “cookies”) deployed on our Services. 

The cookies we employ on our Services generally fall into the following categories: 

• Strictly Necessary Cookies: These are required for the operation of our Services. They include, for example, cookies that enable you to purchase film tickets. 
• Analytical/Performance Cookies: These allow us to recognize and count the number of users of our Services and see how those users navigate through our Site(s). This helps to improve how our Services work, for example, by ensuring that users can find what they are looking for easily. 
• Functional Cookies: These support the functional performance of our Services and make them easier for you to use. For example, cookies can remember that you have previously visited a website and asked to remain logged into it. 

Exercising Control Over Cookies on Your Device 

Your browser may give you the ability to control cookies. How you do so, however, depends on your browser and the type of cookie. Certain browsers or browser plugins can be set to reject all browser cookies. If you configure your computer to block all cookies, you may disrupt certain features, and limit the functionality we can provide when you visit or use our Services. You can change your cookie settings at any time.

Some browsers have a “Do Not Track” or a Global Privacy Control feature. Due to lack of uniformity in accepting a standard Do Not Track signal, we do not currently respond to those signals.

How We Use Personal Information

We may use the Personal Information we collect to:

• Provide services you request, including to register you as a user, to facilitate the purchase and delivery of tickets, subscriptions, memberships and/or merchandise, and to allow you to attend or participate in our events, promotions, and other offerings, or those of our affiliates or partners;  
• Communicate with you about our Services, including our programs, events, opportunities, and promotions, to provide electronic newsletters or offers tailored to you (you have the right at any time to opt out of receiving marketing communications from us to which you had previously subscribed), and otherwise to respond to your requests;
• Help us run our business, and to administer and improve our Services;
• Process donations and other purchases at your request;
• Process job applications;
• Comply with applicable law, obey judicial orders, cooperate with law enforcement authorities, and/or to prevent any suspected illegal activities;
• Or as otherwise described in this Privacy Policy or other notice provided to you at the time of collection. 

To Whom We May Disclose Personal Information

We may occasionally disclose Personal Information to third parties—including to affiliated organizations at Lincoln Center and agents or service providers working on our behalf with which we have a contractual relationship—to the extent reasonably necessary to fulfill the purposes listed above, accomplish our legitimate business activities, comply with legal requirements or assert our rights, or for other purposes with your consent. Except as set forth in this Privacy Policy, we do not share your Personal Information with unaffiliated third parties for their own direct marketing purposes unless you otherwise consent to such sharing. We do not sell your Personal Information. 

We may disclose your Personal Information to the following categories of third parties:

• Service Providers. We may engage third-party vendors to help us administer, manage, provide, and improve our Services or offerings. These may include payment card processors and third-party vendors engaged to analyze the information collected on our websites for marketing purposes. 
• Law Enforcement. We may disclose your Personal Information when we have reason to believe that disclosing such information is necessary to comply with law or in response to a subpoena, court order, government request, or other legal process; or otherwise to protect our safety, property, or other rights, including to enforce our Terms and Conditions of Use, or those of our users or the public. 
• Sale or Transfer of the Business. If we sell or transfer all or part of our organization, Personal Information may be transferred to the purchaser or assignee in connection with that transaction. 
• Other Disclosures. We may otherwise disclose Personal Information as permitted or required by law. We may aggregate information that we gather about you (e.g., online sales, traffic patterns) and provide these statistics to others in aggregate form, including advertisers whose ads are featured on the Services.

Security Used To Protect Your Personal Information

The security and confidentiality of your Personal Information matters to us. We have technical, administrative, and physical controls in place designed to protect your Personal Information from unauthorized access, use, and disclosure. However, no security measure is ever perfect or impenetrable, so we cannot guarantee the absolute security of such information.

Data Retention 

Depending on the product or service, we will retain your Personal Information for the period reasonably necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy and as otherwise needed to address tax, corporate, compliance, litigation, and other legal rights and obligations.

Data Subject Rights

Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have the right to obtain confirmation that we maintain certain Personal Information relating to you, verify its content, origin, and accuracy, as well as the rights to access, review, port, delete, or withdraw consent to the processing of Personal Information (without affecting the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal). If you make such a request, we will investigate and use reasonable efforts to respond to you in a timely manner. Please note that we may need to retain certain Personal Information as required or permitted by applicable law.

You may opt out of certain electronic communications, including informational and promotional communications, by following the instructions in the communication you receive. Opting out of such communications will not impact our ability to send you non-marketing communications, including information about your purchases or changes to our Privacy Policy. 

Additionally, if you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or wish to exercise the rights described above, you can contact us at [email protected].

Cross-Border Data Transfer 

We are based in the United States of America. If you are located in a jurisdiction outside of the United States, or certain territories of the United States, these data protection laws may not be considered to provide an adequate level of protection under your local data protection laws. If you are a visitor to the Sites or a subscriber to our newsletter and prefer not to have your Personal Information transferred to the United States, or one of its territories, do not use our Services. 

Minors

These Services are not intended for or directed to, and we do not knowingly collect Personal Information from, individuals under the age of 18, except for certain situations involving special programs, including those promoting the arts and music educational activities. Where we collect information about minors to participate in such activities, we require parental consent and/or involvement to allow minors to participate in such programs, we only collect the Personal Information with parental consent, we do not collect more information than is necessary, and we use such information only in connection with the program. If you believe we have impermissibly collected the Personal Information of a minor, please contact us as detailed above.

Third-Party Links

Our Services may contain links to third-party websites. We do not control third-party websites and are not responsible for any information you may provide while on such websites. We encourage you to read the posted privacy policies before providing your information on such third-party websites.

Changes to Privacy Policy

We may revise this Privacy Policy from time to time. We encourage you to visit this page periodically to review our current Privacy Policy so that you will always know what Personal Information we gather and how we may use that information. Where required to do so by law, we will seek your prior consent to any material changes we make to this Privacy Policy.