Privacy

Your exploration stays yours.

Film Atlas loads Google Analytics by default on its production website unless you have turned analytics off in this browser. Google may process page views, browser and device information, approximate location and analytics cookies. You can turn analytics off below or in Display settings. Optional first-party journey analytics remains off until you explicitly allow it. Google Analytics is disabled in local and staging environments.

What optional journey analytics stores

When enabled, Film Atlas stores a random browser-generated session identifier and the actions used to explore Film Atlas: completed title searches, selected search results, movie opens, trailer opens, favourite changes and share attempts. This lets the private owner dashboard group activity by an anonymous visit, without identifying a person. Events can include the movie ID, a title-like search term and the feature used.

The standard Google tag records page views but Film Atlas does not send typed search terms, names or email addresses to Google Analytics through custom events. See Google’s Privacy Policy and use your browser’s privacy controls if you want to restrict third-party analytics.

What it does not store

The Film Atlas journey database does not store your IP address, device fingerprint, user-agent, referrer, name, email address or account. Search terms that look like email addresses or long numeric identifiers are rejected. Google may process technical request information under its own privacy terms, but advertising and personalization features are disabled in this implementation.

Your choice

Your analytics choice is remembered in this browser. You can change it in Display settings or here. Turning analytics off stops Google Analytics, removes its accessible first-party cookies and removes the local Film Atlas journey identifier. The page reloads to stop an already-loaded Google tag. This does not delete historical events already collected.

Retention

Film Atlas journey events are automatically deleted after 90 days. Google Analytics retention is controlled in the Film Atlas Google Analytics property and subject to Google’s service terms. Separate operational server logs may process limited technical information to protect the service and investigate abuse.

Optional accounts

If you sign in with Google or Apple, Film Atlas stores the provider’s account identifier, verified email when supplied, saved and watched titles, country, and streaming-service preferences. These records are separate from journey analytics. We do not receive your Google or Apple password, or connect to your streaming accounts. Secure account cookies keep you signed in for up to 30 days. You can export your account data or delete your account and sessions from Account settings. Account preferences are retained until you delete your account.

Likes, dislikes and connection feedback are private and can influence your personal suggestions. Shared lists are visible only to invited members. Matching uses the shortlist ratings of members who explicitly opt in; combined rankings can reveal preferences in small groups. You can withdraw matching consent, leave a list, or delete a list you own. Invitation links expire after seven days and can be revoked; revoking a link does not remove existing members. Deleting your account removes your ratings, feedback, memberships and owned lists. No public reviews or public vote counts are enabled.

Not the FIAF Film Atlas

This site, Film Atlas at film-atlas.com, is an independent movie and TV series recommendation map. It is not affiliated with the International Federation of Film Archives (FIAF) or the Film Atlas project at filmatlas.com.