Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy describes how Cineby ("we", "our", or "us") handles information when you visit and use our website at cineby.com. We are committed to operating with maximum transparency and to collecting as little information as possible. By using Cineby, you agree to the practices described in this policy.

Cineby does not require you to create an account and does not collect any of the following:

• Your name, email address, phone number, or any other personal identifier
• Payment information of any kind — Cineby is free and has no payment system
• Location data beyond the country-level approximate data visible from your IP address
• Viewing history linked to an individual identity
• Device identifiers or persistent advertising IDs

You can use Cineby completely anonymously at all times.

Like all web servers, ours automatically receive certain technical information when you connect to our website. This includes your IP address, the browser and operating system you are using, the referring URL (what page you came from), and which pages on Cineby you visited and at what time.

This data is used solely for technical diagnostics, security monitoring, and understanding aggregate traffic patterns. It is not linked to any personal identity and is not sold, rented, or shared with third parties for marketing purposes.

Cineby uses your browser's local storage to save your My List (watchlist) and any preferences you set. This data is stored entirely on your own device and is never transmitted to our servers. Clearing your browser's local storage or cache will erase this data.

We do not use tracking cookies, advertising cookies, or any cookies that follow your activity across other websites. Cineby may set minimal session-related cookies for basic site functionality only.

Cineby uses The Movie Database (TMDB) API to display movie and TV show information, images, and metadata. TMDB has its own privacy policy which governs any data processed by their service when our platform makes API requests. Please review TMDB's privacy policy at themoviedb.org for details.

Video content on Cineby is served through third-party streaming servers. These servers are independent of Cineby and may log access requests including IP addresses as part of their standard server operations. Cineby does not control and is not responsible for the data practices of these third-party servers.

We may use privacy-respecting analytics tools to understand broad traffic trends such as how many visitors arrive on the site, which pages are most viewed, and which countries visitors come from. Any analytics we use are configured to avoid collecting personally identifiable information and to respect Do Not Track browser signals. No individual user profiles are created or stored.

Cineby is not directed at children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect any personal information from children. Because we collect no personal information from any user, we cannot verify the age of visitors. Parents and guardians are encouraged to supervise their children's internet usage and use appropriate parental controls. If you believe a child has provided personal information to us, please contact us and we will take appropriate action.

Because we collect minimal information about users, there is very little data that could be involved in a security incident. We do not store user accounts, passwords, payment information, or personal profiles. Any technical server logs that may be collected are stored securely and accessed only for legitimate technical purposes.

Because Cineby does not collect personal information linked to your identity, most traditional data subject rights (access, deletion, portability) do not apply in the usual sense. You already have full control over the only data associated with your use of Cineby — the My List data stored in your own browser's local storage. You can delete this at any time by clearing your browser's local storage.

If you are located in the European Union or California and have specific questions about your rights, please contact us and we will do our best to address them.

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for legal, operational, or regulatory reasons. When we make changes we will update the "Last Updated" date at the top of this page. Your continued use of Cineby after changes are posted constitutes your acceptance of the updated policy. We encourage you to review this page periodically.

If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please reach out to us through our Contact page. We will respond as quickly as possible, typically within 2 to 5 business days.