This Privacy Policy explains how the Oscar Devereaux Micheaux BFAB Festival website may collect, use, and protect information provided by visitors. This policy applies to our website at odmbfabfestival.com.

Who we are

The Oscar Devereaux Micheaux BFAB Festival celebrates Black film, art, and books in Paducah, Kentucky. Our website address is odmbfabfestival.com.

This website is used to share festival information, announcements, programming details, opportunities for participation, and other festival-related content.

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site, we may collect the information shown in the comments form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help detect spam and protect the website.

An anonymized string created from your email address, also called a hash, may be provided to the Gravatar service to determine whether you use that service. The Gravatar privacy policy is available at Automattic’s Privacy Policy. After approval of your comment, your profile picture may be visible to the public in connection with your comment.

Media

If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data, including EXIF GPS data. Visitors to the website may be able to download and extract location data from images published on the website.

Cookies

If you leave a comment on our site, you may choose to save your name, email address, and website in cookies. These cookies are used for your convenience so you do not have to enter your details again when leaving another comment. These cookies may last for up to one year.

If you visit a login page, the website may set a temporary cookie to determine whether your browser accepts cookies. This cookie does not contain personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

When users log in, the website may set cookies to save login information and screen display preferences. Login cookies may last for two days, and screen options cookies may last for up to one year. If “Remember Me” is selected, the login may persist for up to two weeks. When a user logs out, login cookies are removed.

If an authorized user edits or publishes content, an additional cookie may be saved in the browser. This cookie does not include personal data and simply identifies the post ID of the article that was edited. It typically expires after one day.

Embedded content from other websites

Pages or posts on this site may include embedded content, such as videos, images, articles, maps, social media posts, or other third-party materials. Embedded content from other websites behaves in the same way as if the visitor had visited the other website directly.

These third-party websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional tracking, and monitor your interaction with their content, especially if you have an account and are logged in to that third-party website.

Who we share your data with

We do not sell personal information submitted through this website. Information may be shared only when necessary to operate the website, manage festival-related communications, prevent spam, protect site security, comply with legal obligations, or support services requested by the visitor.

If you request a password reset, your IP address may be included in the reset email.

How long we retain your data

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata may be retained indefinitely. This helps us recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.

For users who register on the website, if registration is available, we may store the personal information provided in their user profile. Registered users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time, except they may not be able to change their username. Website administrators can also see and edit that information.

What rights you have over your data

If you have an account on this site or have left comments, you may request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including information you have provided to us. You may also request that we erase personal data we hold about you.

This does not include information we are required to keep for administrative, legal, security, or operational purposes.

Where your data is sent

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service. Information submitted through website forms may also be processed by website tools or service providers used to operate and protect the website.

Last updated: June 2026