Privacy Policy | WhatFilmIs

1. Introduction

WhatFilmIs ("we", "our", or "us") respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal data. This privacy policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your information when you use our website.

2. Information We Collect

2.1 Information You Provide

Search Queries: When you search for movies, your search text is processed to provide results.
Contact Information: If you contact us via email, we collect your email address and message content.

2.2 Automatically Collected Information

Analytics Data: We use Google Analytics to collect anonymized usage data including pages visited, time spent, device type, and approximate location.
Cookies: We use essential cookies to remember your language preference (NEXT_LOCALE cookie).

3. How We Use Your Information

To provide movie search functionality
To improve our service based on usage patterns
To remember your language preferences
To respond to your inquiries

4. Third-Party Services

We use the following third-party services to operate WhatFilmIs:

OpenAI: Your search queries are processed by OpenAI's API to identify movies. See OpenAI's Privacy Policy.
TMDB (The Movie Database): Movie information, images, and ratings are provided by TMDB. See TMDB's Privacy Policy.
Google Analytics: We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors use our site. See Google's Privacy Policy.
Vercel: Our website is hosted on Vercel. See Vercel's Privacy Policy.

5. Cookies

We use the following cookies:

NEXT_LOCALE: Stores your language preference (essential, 1 year)
Google Analytics cookies: _ga, _gid - Used for analytics purposes

6. Data Retention

We do not store your search queries on our servers. Search data is processed in real-time and not retained. Analytics data is retained according to Google Analytics' standard retention policies (26 months).

7. Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights:

Right to access your personal data
Right to rectification of inaccurate data
Right to erasure ("right to be forgotten")
Right to restrict processing
Right to opt-out of analytics tracking

To exercise these rights, please contact us at whatfilmiscom@gmail.com.

8. Children's Privacy

Our service is not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.

9. Changes to This Policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date.

10. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at: whatfilmiscom@gmail.com