MOVIE COVERS

Privacy Policy

Last updated: 15 February 2026

1. Introduction

Movie Covers ("we", "us", "our") operates the website movie-covers.com. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our Website.

2. Information We Collect

2.1 Information You Provide

  • Account data: Name, email address, and password when you register.
  • OAuth data: If you sign in with Google, we receive your name, email, and profile picture from the provider.
  • User content: Reviews, ratings, comments, watchlist items, and favourites you create.

2.2 Information Collected Automatically

  • Log data: IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URLs, pages visited, and timestamps.
  • Cookies & similar technologies: See our Cookie Policy for full details.
  • Device data: Screen resolution, device type, and language preferences.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use collected information to:

  • Provide and maintain the Website and your account.
  • Display your ratings, reviews, and comments to other users.
  • Personalise your experience (e.g. AI-powered recommendations).
  • Send transactional emails (password resets, account alerts).
  • Analyse usage patterns to improve Website performance and content.
  • Display relevant advertisements through our advertising partners.
  • Detect and prevent fraud or abuse.

4. Legal Basis for Processing (GDPR)

If you are in the EEA/UK, we process your data based on:

  • Consent: For cookies, marketing communications, and optional data processing.
  • Contract: To provide services you have requested (account, watchlists, reviews).
  • Legitimate interest: For analytics, security, and improving the Website.
  • Legal obligation: To comply with applicable laws.

5. Data Sharing & Third Parties

We do not sell your personal data. We may share information with:

  • Advertising partners: Ezoic and its demand partners display ads on our Website. They may use cookies and similar technologies to serve relevant ads. See Ezoic's Privacy Policy.
  • Authentication providers: Google (when using OAuth sign-in).
  • API providers: TMDB, OMDb, and Watchmode receive API requests but no personal user data.
  • AI services: OpenAI processes anonymised movie data to generate insights — no personal user data is sent.
  • Hosting providers: Our servers process data as necessary to deliver the Website.
  • Law enforcement: When required by law or to protect our rights.

6. Your Rights

Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have the right to:

  • Access: Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
  • Rectification: Correct inaccurate data.
  • Erasure: Request deletion of your data ("right to be forgotten").
  • Portability: Receive your data in a structured, machine-readable format.
  • Restriction: Limit how we process your data.
  • Objection: Object to processing based on legitimate interests.
  • Withdraw consent: Withdraw consent at any time where processing is based on consent.

To exercise these rights, email us at privacy@movie-covers.com. We will respond within 30 days.

7. Data Retention

We retain your account data for as long as your account is active. If you delete your account, we will delete your personal data within 30 days, except where retention is required by law. Anonymised analytics data may be retained indefinitely.

8. Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your data, including HTTPS encryption, secure password hashing, and access controls. However, no method of transmission over the Internet is 100% secure.

9. International Transfers

Your data may be processed in countries outside the EEA/UK. Where this occurs, we ensure appropriate safeguards are in place in accordance with applicable data protection laws.

10. Children's Privacy

The Website is not intended for children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children under 13. If you believe a child has provided us with personal data, please contact us and we will delete it.

11. Ezoic Advertising Services

This Website uses Ezoic Inc. ("Ezoic") technology for managing third-party interest-based advertising. Ezoic deploys various technologies including content serving tools, ad display systems, and visitor tracking through first-party and third-party cookies.

A cookie is a small text file stored on your device that helps websites retain browsing information. First-party cookies originate from the visited site, while third-party cookies come from external domains. Ezoic and its partners may implement third-party cookies, tags, beacons, pixels, and similar technologies to monitor interactions with advertisements and optimise ad targeting.

Note that disabling cookies may restrict access to certain Website features, and cookie rejection does not prevent advertisements from being displayed — it only affects whether they are personalised.

Data Collected via Ezoic Cookies

The following information may be collected through cookies deployed by Ezoic and its partners:

  • IP address
  • Operating system type and version
  • Device type
  • Language preferences
  • Web browser type
  • Email (hashed or encrypted form)

Ezoic and its partners may combine this data with independently collected information for targeted advertising across multiple platforms. Partners may gather additional identifiers, geolocation data, usage patterns, device data, traffic sources, and user-advertisement interactions to build audience segments for cross-device targeting.

Managing Ezoic Cookies & Interest-Based Advertising

For more information on how Ezoic handles your data, please see:

12. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated "Last updated" date.

13. Contact

For privacy-related enquiries, contact us at privacy@movie-covers.com.