Privacy Policy

Effective Date: October 1, 2026

Charlie’s Movie Reviews (“Charlie’s Movie Reviews,” “CMR,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) is a family-friendly website where visitors can read movie reviews, registered users may interact with reviews and discussions, and approved reviewers may submit movie reviews for moderation and publication.

We take privacy—especially the privacy and safety of younger users—seriously. This Privacy Policy explains what information we may collect, how we use it, when information may be shared with service providers, and the choices available to users and parents or guardians.

1. Information You Provide to Us

Depending on how you use Charlie’s Movie Reviews, you may provide information such as:

  • your username or display name;

  • your email address;

  • information needed to create or manage an account;

  • movie reviews, comments, reactions, or other content you submit;

  • information you provide when contacting us;

  • information submitted when reporting inappropriate content or requesting support; and

  • other information you voluntarily provide through the website.

We encourage users not to include personal information in reviews, comments, usernames, profile information, or other public-facing content.

2. Account and Login Information

Registered users may have an account used to access certain features of Charlie’s Movie Reviews.

We may maintain information necessary to create, authenticate, secure, administer, and support those accounts. Depending on the site’s configuration, this may include a username, email address, encrypted or securely handled login credentials, account role, login activity, and related technical information.

Passwords should never be posted publicly or shared with other users.

3. Reviews, Comments, Reactions, and Community Content

Charlie’s Movie Reviews may allow approved reviewers to create movie reviews and registered users to submit comments, reactions, or other community content.

Reviewer submissions do not automatically become public. Reviews may go through automated safety screening and adult moderation before publication.

Comments may also be reviewed before they are publicly displayed.

We may reject, hold, redact, restrict, or remove content that violates our Community Guidelines, creates a safety or privacy concern, contains personal information, or is otherwise inappropriate for the site.

4. Safety Screening and Moderation

Because Charlie’s Movie Reviews is intended to provide a family-friendly environment, submitted content may be screened for issues such as:

  • profanity;

  • harassment or abusive material;

  • sexual or otherwise inappropriate content;

  • threats or unsafe behavior;

  • personal or contact information;

  • spam;

  • attempts to evade safety protections; and

  • other content that may be inappropriate for the community.

Some screening may be performed automatically.

For example, portions of submitted content may be processed by automated moderation or artificial-intelligence services, including services provided by OpenAI, for the purpose of identifying potentially unsafe or inappropriate material.

Automated screening is one part of our safety process. Content may also be reviewed by an adult moderator before publication.

Users should not submit highly sensitive personal information through reviews, comments, or other community features.

5. Personal Information in User Content

For safety reasons, Charlie’s Movie Reviews may attempt to identify and prevent users from publicly posting personal or contact information.

Examples may include:

  • home addresses;

  • personal email addresses;

  • telephone numbers;

  • private social-media contact information;

  • school or workplace information when it creates a safety concern;

  • precise location information; and

  • other information that could enable someone to contact, identify, or locate a user.

Automated filters are not perfect. Users remain responsible for avoiding personal information in material they submit.

If we discover personal information in public-facing content, we may remove or redact it.

6. Information Collected Automatically

When someone visits Charlie’s Movie Reviews, the website and its service providers may automatically receive technical information such as:

  • IP address;

  • browser and device type;

  • operating system;

  • pages viewed;

  • dates and times of visits;

  • referring pages;

  • approximate geographic information derived from an IP address;

  • cookie or similar identifiers; and

  • information used for security, fraud prevention, analytics, and website operation.

7. Cookies and Analytics

Charlie’s Movie Reviews may use cookies and similar technologies that are necessary for login, security, website preferences, and normal website operation.

We may also use Google Analytics, Google Site Kit, or similar analytics services to better understand how visitors use the site and to improve its operation.

Analytics providers may collect technical information in accordance with their own privacy policies and settings.

Where legally required, we may provide additional notices or consent choices concerning non-essential cookies.

8. Movie Information and TMDb

Charlie’s Movie Reviews uses The Movie Database (“TMDb”) and its APIs for certain movie information, which may include titles, posters, backdrops, cast information, release dates, descriptions, ratings information, and related movie metadata.

TMDb is a third-party service. Its handling of information is governed by its own terms and privacy practices.

Charlie’s Movie Reviews is not endorsed or certified by TMDb.

9. YouTube and Trailers

Some movie pages may contain trailer links or other references to videos hosted by YouTube or another third-party video service.

When you choose to open a third-party video or website, information may be collected by that service according to its own privacy policy.

Charlie’s Movie Reviews does not control the privacy practices of YouTube or other third-party websites.

10. Other Service Providers

We may use third-party companies to help operate Charlie’s Movie Reviews, including providers for:

  • website hosting;

  • website security;

  • email delivery;

  • analytics;

  • movie information;

  • video services;

  • content moderation;

  • artificial-intelligence safety screening;

  • backups; and

  • technical support.

These providers may process information as necessary to provide their services to us.

We do not authorize service providers to use personal information for purposes unrelated to the services they provide to Charlie’s Movie Reviews except as permitted by law or their applicable agreements.

11. How We Use Information

We may use information collected through Charlie’s Movie Reviews to:

  • operate and maintain the website;

  • create and administer accounts;

  • authenticate users;

  • display approved reviews and comments;

  • provide reactions and community features;

  • moderate submitted content;

  • protect users and the community;

  • detect spam, abuse, fraud, or security problems;

  • respond to questions and requests;

  • troubleshoot and improve the site;

  • understand general website usage;

  • maintain appropriate records; and

  • comply with legal obligations.

12. Children and Age Considerations

Charlie’s Movie Reviews is family-friendly, but that does not mean that children of every age may independently create accounts or submit personal information.

Unless Charlie’s Movie Reviews has specifically established an appropriate parent- or guardian-authorized process, users under age 13 should not independently create an account, submit comments, submit reviews, or provide personal information through the website.

If you are under 13, please ask a parent or legal guardian to contact us before providing personal information to Charlie’s Movie Reviews.

A child or teenager may appear as a reviewer or participant under arrangements made with an appropriate parent, guardian, or site administrator. This does not mean that the website generally permits children under 13 to register independently.

If we learn that we have collected personal information from a child under 13 in circumstances where legally required parental authorization has not been obtained, we will take appropriate steps regarding that information, which may include deleting it and restricting the associated account.

Parents or guardians who believe that a child has provided personal information to Charlie’s Movie Reviews should contact us at:

Pr*****@******************ws.com

Because privacy laws concerning minors can vary by jurisdiction, additional age restrictions or parental involvement may apply.

13. Public Information

Information published in a review, comment, display name, or other public portion of the website may be visible to anyone who visits Charlie’s Movie Reviews.

Do not put private information into material intended for public display.

Even if content is later deleted from Charlie’s Movie Reviews, copies may remain temporarily in backups, caches, search engines, screenshots, or systems outside our control.

14. When We May Disclose Information

We may disclose information when reasonably necessary:

  • to service providers helping us operate the website;

  • to protect a user or another person from harm;

  • to investigate suspected abuse, fraud, or security incidents;

  • to enforce our Terms of Use or Community Guidelines;

  • to comply with a lawful request, court order, subpoena, or other legal obligation;

  • to protect our rights, property, users, or the public; or

  • in connection with a legitimate transfer or reorganization of the website or its operating entity.

We do not sell personal information simply because someone participates in the Charlie’s Movie Reviews community.

15. Data Retention

We retain information for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected, including operation of the website, account administration, moderation, security, dispute resolution, backup, and legal obligations.

Different information may be retained for different periods.

For example, some information related to removed content, moderation decisions, account restrictions, security events, or abuse prevention may need to be retained after the public content itself is removed.

When information is no longer reasonably needed, we may delete, anonymize, or otherwise dispose of it as appropriate.

16. Access, Correction, and Deletion Requests

Users may contact us to request assistance concerning personal information associated with their account.

Depending on applicable law and the nature of the request, users may be able to request:

  • access to certain personal information;

  • correction of inaccurate information;

  • deletion of an account or certain information; or

  • additional information about how their personal information is handled.

We may need to verify the identity or authority of the person making a request before acting on it.

A parent or guardian may contact us regarding information submitted by their child.

Requests may be sent to:

Pr*****@******************ws.com

Some information may need to be retained where permitted or required for security, legal compliance, recordkeeping, or protection of the community.

17. Security

We use reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures intended to protect information associated with Charlie’s Movie Reviews.

No website, database, transmission method, or security system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

Users should use a strong password, protect their login information, and notify us if they believe an account has been compromised.

18. Third-Party Websites

Charlie’s Movie Reviews may link to websites operated by other organizations.

Those websites are governed by their own terms, privacy policies, and practices. We are not responsible for how an outside website collects or uses information.

Parents and guardians should supervise younger users when they leave Charlie’s Movie Reviews for a third-party website.

19. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy as Charlie’s Movie Reviews changes.

When we make material changes, we may update the Effective Date, post a notice on the website, or use another reasonable method of notification.

Continued use of the website after an updated policy becomes effective is subject to the revised policy, to the extent permitted by law.

20. Contact Us

Questions, concerns, privacy requests, or reports concerning personal information may be directed to:

Charlie’s Movie Reviews
Operated by: BIC Resources Corp
Email: Pr*****@******************ws.com