Privacy Policy
How we handle your data
Responsible for the purposes of the GDPR:
Hope Church e.V.
Ingolstädter Str. 43, 80807 Munich, Germany
E-mail: info@hope-church.de
1. Collection of data
Data of a general nature is collected automatically by our IT systems when you visit our website. This data (server logfiles) relate to e.g. your internet browser, operating system, domain name of your internet provider or other similar general data. This data does not relate to your person and is used to display the website pages correctly and is collected automatically as soon as you visit our website. This data is anonymous and used statistically to improve our service to you.
2. Cookies
Our website uses “cookies”. Cookies are text files that are transferred from the server of a website to your computer. Certain data such as IP address, browser, operating system and internet connection are transferred in the process.
Cookies do not start any programmes and do not transmit any viruses. The information collected by cookies is used to make navigation easier for you and to optimise the display of our web pages.
Data collected by us will never be passed on to third parties or linked to personal data without your consent.
The use of cookies can be prevented via settings in your browser. Individual functions of our website may not function properly if the use of cookies is deactivated.
Types of cookies used
- Technical or functional cookies: Some cookies ensure that certain parts of the website work properly and that your user preferences remain known. We may place these cookies without your consent.
- Analytical cookies: Because statistics are being tracked anonymously, no permission is asked to place analytical cookies.
- Marketing/Tracking cookies: Used to create user profiles to display advertising or to track the user on this website or across several websites for similar marketing purposes.
Services that may place cookies
WordPress (functional), WPML (functional — language settings), Contact Form 7 (functional — form submissions), YouTube (marketing/tracking, functional, statistics), Google Maps (marketing/tracking).
When you visit our website for the first time, we will show you a pop-up with an explanation about cookies. You can use your internet browser to automatically or manually delete cookies at any time.
3. Registration on our website
When registering for specific offers, we ask for some personal information such as name, address, contact, telephone number or e-mail address. Registered users have the option to change or delete all personal data provided at any time. You can also request the data you have stored with us at any time. As long as there is no statutory requirement to keep the data it can be changed or deleted. Please contact us via our contact page.
4. Newsletter
If you subscribe to our newsletter, we will use the data you provide exclusively for the newsletter service. When registering, a valid e-mail address must be provided. The so-called “double-opt-in” procedure checks whether the applicant and the e-mail match. You have the right to have your data deleted for the newsletter service at any time. In our newsletters you will find a link to unsubscribe. You can also unsubscribe from the website or by contacting us via our contact page.
5. Contact form
If you contact us via our contact page or send us an e-mail, your data will be stored for the purpose of processing your enquiry.
6. Deletion or blocking of data
Your personal information will only be stored for as long as is absolutely necessary to provide the services specified and as required by law. After these deadlines, the personal data of users will regularly be blocked or deleted.
7. Payment methods — PayPal
The controller has integrated components from PayPal on this website. PayPal is an online payment service provider. A PayPal account is managed via an email address. PayPal makes it possible to initiate online payments to third parties or to receive payments.
The European operating company of PayPal is PayPal (Europe) S.a.r.l. & Cie. S.C.A., 22-24 Boulevard Royal, 2449 Luxembourg, Luxembourg.
If you select PayPal as a payment service provider for a donation payment, you are forwarded to the website of the online payment service provider. PayPal’s applicable privacy policy is available at paypal.com.
8. Your rights
You can request information about the data we have stored on you at any time. The data may also be corrected, blocked or, if the prescribed periods of data storage for the transaction have expired, be deleted.
Your rights with respect to personal data
- Right to information: You have the right to know why your personal data is needed, what will happen to it, and how long it will be retained for.
- Right of access: You have the right to access your personal data that is known to us.
- Right to rectification: You have the right to supplement, correct, have deleted or blocked your personal data whenever you wish.
- Right to withdraw consent: If you give us your consent to process your data, you have the right to revoke that consent and to have your personal data deleted.
- Right to data portability: You have the right to request all your personal data from the controller and transfer it in its entirety to another controller.
- Right to object: You may object to the processing of your data. We comply with this, unless there are justified grounds for processing.
To exercise these rights, please contact us. If you have a complaint about how we handle your data, you also have the right to submit a complaint to the supervisory authority (the Data Protection Authority).
9. Contact for data protection matters
For questions and/or comments about our privacy policy please send us a message to info@hope-church.de with the subject “Privacy policy”.
