Privacy Policy

Second Magar Literary Festival–2083

Effective Date: 2083-05-01

The Second Magar Literary Festival–2083, organized by the Nepal Magar Women’s Association, Rupandehi, respects the privacy of visitors, participants, contributors, partners, sponsors, volunteers, and other users of this website.

This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, protect, and manage information provided through the official festival website.

1. Information We Collect

We may collect information when you:

1. Register for the festival or its programs.
2. Submit a participation or speaker application.
3. Contact us through forms, email, or other communication channels.
4. Subscribe to festival updates or newsletters.
5. Apply for volunteering, partnership, sponsorship, or collaboration.
6. Submit literary works, research papers, photographs, or other materials.
7. Participate in surveys, competitions, or festival activities.

Depending on the purpose, information may include your name, email address, phone number, organization, designation, professional information, and other information voluntarily provided by you.

2. How We Use Your Information

Information collected through the website may be used to:

1. Process registrations and participation requests.
2. Communicate information regarding festival programs and activities.
3. Respond to inquiries and requests.
4. Manage volunteers, speakers, writers, researchers, partners, and sponsors.
5. Provide festival-related announcements and updates.
6. Improve our website, programs, and user experience.
7. Maintain appropriate records of festival activities.
8. Promote literary, cultural, educational, and research initiatives associated with the festival.

We will not use personal information for unrelated purposes without appropriate consent, unless required or permitted by applicable law.

3. Festival Photography and Recording

The Second Magar Literary Festival may involve photography, video recording, audio recording, livestreaming, and media coverage. By attending or participating in public festival activities, you acknowledge that your image, voice, or participation may appear in photographs, videos, livestreams, publications, websites, social media, promotional materials, or festival archives.

Where reasonably possible, specific consent will be obtained for activities involving individual interviews, dedicated profiles, or other clearly identifiable personal content.

4. Literary and Creative Submissions

If you voluntarily submit poems, articles, research papers, photographs, artwork, manuscripts, or other creative materials, you grant the festival permission to use such materials for legitimate festival-related purposes, including publication, documentation, archival preservation, exhibition, and promotion, subject to the terms communicated at the time of submission.

Copyright ownership of submitted original works remains with the respective creator unless otherwise agreed in writing.

5. Cookies and Website Analytics

The website may use cookies and similar technologies to improve functionality, understand website traffic, and enhance user experience. We may use analytics services to understand general visitor behavior and website performance. Such information may be collected in aggregated or anonymized form.

6. Information Sharing

We do not sell, rent, or trade personal information for commercial purposes.

Information may be shared with authorized organizers, service providers, event partners, sponsors, media organizations, or relevant institutions when reasonably necessary for registration, event management, communication, documentation, or delivery of festival services. We may also disclose information where required by applicable law or lawful governmental authority.

7. Data Security

We take reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures to protect personal information against unauthorized access, misuse, loss, alteration, or disclosure.However, no internet-based system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

8. Third-Party Links

The festival website may contain links to external websites, social media platforms, partner organizations, sponsors, or other third-party services.We are not responsible for the privacy practices, security, content, or policies of third-party websites. Users are encouraged to review the privacy policies of those websites before providing personal information.

9. Children and Minors

If a participant is under the applicable age of consent, registration or participation may require the involvement or consent of a parent, guardian, school, or authorized representative.We do not knowingly seek unnecessary personal information from children.

10. Data Retention

We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, legitimate organizational requirements, archival purposes, or as required by applicable law.

11. Your Rights

Depending on applicable law, you may have the right to:

1. Request access to personal information we hold about you.
2. Request correction of inaccurate information.
3. Request deletion of information where legally applicable.
4. Withdraw consent for certain communications.
5. Ask questions regarding the use of your information.

Requests may be submitted through the official contact details provided on the festival website.

12. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our activities, technology, legal requirements, or website functionality.Any updated version will be published on this page with a revised effective date.

13. Contact Us

For questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact:

Second Magar Literary Festival–2083

Organizer: Nepal Magar Women’s Association, Rupandehi

Email: [Insert Official Email]

Phone: [Insert Official Phone Number]

Website: https://mlfnepal.com

By using this website, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Privacy Policy.