How we process your information
All submissions to the Documentary Family Awards (DFA) are received via a secure connection and saved in a GDPR compliant database. This includes your photos and any personal information you include during the submission process. We do not share your entire submission with third parties. We do, however, tabulate data (eg. geographical location) to better understand how you interact with the DFA. This anonymous information allows us to approach sponsors and build relationships with organizations we believe will benefit the DFA and its users.
Due to the required steps in our submission process, you will be contacted after your initial submission via email (eg. emails regarding the successful delivery of your submissions, upcoming DFA events, and award announcements).
If you do not want the DFA to save your submission information and images, we will be unable to initiate our core services required to successfully process your submission.
By submitting to the DFA you agree to us sharing your work through our online platforms, partners, and third-parties through websites, social media accounts, email newsletters, and any other digital and print medium we believe brings greater exposure to the documentary family photography genre. Your photographs will not be sold but may be used in the promotion of the DFA.
In the case of a photo feature about the DFA in print, digital media, or any other media where photos can be reproduced, we will use the name included with your submission in the credit section if one is available.
You can unsubscribe at any time from our email list. Please remember that if you have won an award, been nominated for a sponsor prize, or participated with the DFA in any way, we may need to contact you. Should you unsubscribe and request no more communication we will be unable to email you regarding your awards, prizes, or any other details related to your submission to the DFA.
Most importantly, if at any point you want your information deleted from our records, please visit http://documentaryfamilyawards.com/help/data-erasure-request/ and submit your request.