Festival Organization
The Yucca Valley Film Festival is produced by Colorado Studio LLC / MNA through a public private partnership with the Town of Yucca Valley.
The Town of Yucca Valley is currently the festival’s principal public sponsor, alongside additional sponsors, partners, donors, and supporters who contribute to the festival’s operations.
Colorado Studio LLC is an independent California company that produces and fully operates the Yucca Valley Film Festival.
The Yucca Valley Film Festival, Colorado Studio LLC, their directors, employees, contractors, volunteers, judges, filmmakers, collaborators, sponsors, partners, and contributors are independent from the Town of Yucca Valley and are not employees, officials, representatives, or agents of the Town unless expressly identified as such.
Information published on this website reflects the activities and operations of the Yucca Valley Film Festival and Colorado Studio LLC. It does not necessarily represent the views, policies, or official communications of the Town of Yucca Valley.
Questions regarding municipal services, Town departments, elected officials, facilities, or government operations should be directed to the Town of Yucca Valley through https://www.yucca-valley.org.
Ownership of the Festival and Website
The Yucca Valley Film Festival (YVFF) is a registered California trademark with the California Secretary of State.
The Yucca Valley Film Festival name, logo, brand, visual identity, website, website design, original written content, graphics, photographs, videos, promotional materials, databases, software, and all other original content on this website are the exclusive property of Colorado Studio LLC.
Nothing contained on this website shall be interpreted as granting any license or right to reproduce, modify, distribute, publish, display, or otherwise use any portion of this website without the prior written permission of Colorado Studio LLC, the Yucca Valley Film Festival, or the applicable copyright owner.
Images and Copyright
Colorado Studio LLC and the Yucca Valley Film Festival place significant importance on respecting intellectual property rights.
Images, videos, graphics, logos, and other visual materials displayed on this website are, to the best of our knowledge, one or more of the following:
- Created by Colorado Studio LLC or the Yucca Valley Film Festival.
- Photographed or recorded by authorized staff, contractors, or accredited photographers, generally during public events or authorized activities.
- Properly licensed from their respective copyright holders.
- Supplied by filmmakers, publicists, sponsors, partners, distributors, agencies, or other authorized third parties in accordance with the festival’s submission rules, agreements, or operating procedures.
We make every reasonable effort to verify ownership and usage rights before publishing content.
If you believe you own any content displayed on this website and would like to verify its origin, licensing, attribution, or request its correction or removal, please contact us at yuccavalleyfilmfestival@gmail.com. We will promptly review all legitimate inquiries and, where appropriate, take corrective action.
Information We Collect
Depending on how you interact with our website, we may collect:
- Your name and email address when you contact us or submit a form.
- Information you voluntarily provide through inquiries, volunteer applications, sponsorship requests, media requests, newsletter sign ups, or other communications.
- Technical information such as your IP address, browser type, device information, and pages visited, used for website administration, analytics, and security.
We only collect information reasonably necessary to operate the festival, communicate with our visitors, and improve our services.
Film Submissions
Film submissions may be received through third party submission platforms including, but not limited to, FilmFreeway, Hiiike, Festhome, Click for Festivals, direct submissions, and other authorized submission services.
Submission materials, uploaded media, payment information, and other submission related data are processed according to the privacy policies and terms of the respective submission platform. The Yucca Valley Film Festival receives only the information necessary to evaluate, administer, and communicate regarding submitted projects.
Comments
If comments are enabled on this website, we collect the information displayed in the comment form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent to assist with spam prevention and website security.
An anonymized hash of your email address may be sent to the Gravatar service to determine whether you use that service. Once your comment is approved, your profile picture may be publicly displayed alongside your comment. Gravatar’s Privacy Policy is available at https://automattic.com/privacy/.
Cookies
This website uses cookies to improve functionality, performance, and security.
Cookies may be used to:
- Remember comment information.
- Maintain secure administrator login sessions.
- Store display preferences.
- Improve website performance.
- Generate anonymous website usage statistics.
- Protect the website against malicious activity.
You may disable cookies through your browser settings, although some website features may no longer function correctly.
Embedded Content from Other Websites
Pages on this website may contain embedded content from third party services including YouTube, Vimeo, Google Maps, social media platforms, and other external websites.
Embedded content behaves as though you visited the originating website directly. Those providers may collect data, use cookies, and monitor your interaction according to their own privacy policies.
The Yucca Valley Film Festival is not responsible for the privacy practices of third party websites.
Third Party Services
To operate the festival and this website, we may use trusted third party providers for services including, but not limited to:
- Website hosting.
- Spam detection.
- Website analytics.
- Email communications and newsletters.
- Event registration and ticketing.
- Film submission platforms.
- Payment processing.
- Social media integration.
- Cloud storage and digital media delivery.
These providers receive only the information necessary to perform their respective services.
How We Use Your Information
Information collected through this website may be used to:
- Respond to inquiries and requests.
- Administer festival activities.
- Communicate with filmmakers, attendees, volunteers, sponsors, partners, media representatives, and other participants.
- Process volunteer, sponsor, media, or partnership requests.
- Send newsletters or festival announcements when you have chosen to receive them.
- Improve the functionality, performance, accessibility, and security of this website.
- Comply with legal, contractual, or regulatory obligations.
We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information.
Who We Share Your Data With
Personal information is shared only when reasonably necessary to operate the festival, provide requested services, comply with legal obligations, or protect the security of our website.
If you request a password reset, your IP address may be included in the reset email generated by WordPress.
Data Retention
Comments and their associated metadata may be retained indefinitely to facilitate moderation and recognize follow up comments.
If user accounts are available on this website, account information is retained while the account remains active.
Administrative correspondence, contact form submissions, volunteer applications, sponsorship inquiries, media requests, and similar communications may be retained for operational, archival, legal, accounting, or security purposes.
Your Rights
Subject to applicable law, you may request to:
- Access the personal information we hold about you.
- Correct inaccurate or incomplete information.
- Request deletion of personal information where legally permitted.
- Receive a copy of the personal information you have provided to us.
Certain information may be retained where required by law or where necessary for legitimate administrative, contractual, accounting, archival, or security purposes.
Security
We implement reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational safeguards designed to protect personal information against unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, misuse, or destruction.
While we strive to maintain appropriate security measures, no method of electronic transmission or online storage can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
Children’s Privacy
This website is intended for a general audience and is not directed toward children under the age of 13.
We do not knowingly collect personal information directly from children under 13 through this website. If a parent or legal guardian believes that a child has provided personal information through this website, they may contact us and we will promptly investigate and, where appropriate, remove such information.
Participation by minors in festival activities, screenings, competitions, educational programs, or other events is governed separately by the festival’s applicable rules, parental consent requirements, and event policies.
Photography and Filming During Festival Events
Festival events are routinely photographed, filmed, livestreamed, and otherwise documented for promotional, editorial, educational, documentary, archival, and historical purposes.
By attending a Yucca Valley Film Festival event, participants acknowledge that their likeness, voice, appearance, artwork, or submitted materials may appear incidentally in photographs, video recordings, interviews, livestreams, or other media captured during the event.
Such materials may be used by Colorado Studio LLC and the Yucca Valley Film Festival in print publications, television, websites, social media, streaming platforms, advertising, promotional campaigns, historical archives, and future festival materials without additional notice or compensation, unless otherwise required by law.
Anyone with questions regarding a specific image or recording may contact us at yuccavalleyfilmfestival@gmail.com.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy may be updated periodically to reflect operational, legal, or technical changes. Any revisions become effective upon publication on this page. Continued use of this website following such updates constitutes acceptance of the revised Privacy Policy.
Where Your Data Is Sent
Visitor comments may be processed through automated spam detection services.
Information submitted through this website may also be processed by trusted service providers whose servers or infrastructure may be located outside your state or country of residence, subject to their applicable privacy and security practices.
Contact
For any questions regarding this Privacy Policy, copyright matters, data requests, or website content, please contact:
Yucca Valley Film Festival
Email: yuccavalleyfilmfestival@gmail.com