The policy: 

This Privacy Policy clarifies the nature, scope and purpose of the processing of personal data (hereinafter referred to as "Data") within our online offering and the related websites, features and content, as well as external online presence, e.g. our Social Media Profile (collectively referred to as the "Online Offering").

With regard to the terminology used, e.g. "Processing" or "Responsible" we refer to the definitions in Article 4 of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
 

Purpose of Policy:

The purpose of this policy is to explain to you how we control, process, handle and protect your personal information (hereby referred to as personal data) within our online offering and the related websites, features and content, as well as external online presence, e.g. our Social Media Profile (collectively referred to as the "Online Offering").  

We take the protection of your personal data very seriously and treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with the statutory data protection regulations and this privacy policy.

The purpose of the processing of data is to operate a website with information about the Christ International Church and the presentation and offering of events (such as religious services), small groups and other church offerings.

If you do not agree to the following policy you may wish to cease viewing / using this website, and or refrain from submitting your personal data to us. You may also object to the further processing at any time, as well as to demand correction, deletion and information about your data, as far as this is legally permissible.

 

Policy key definitions:

• "I", "our", "us", or "we" refer to Christ International Church (www.cichurch.org )

• "you", "the user" refer to the person(s) using this website.

• GDPR means General Data Protection Act.

• PECR means Privacy & Electronic Communications Regulation.

• ICO means the Information Commissioner's Office.

• Cookies mean small files stored on a users computer or device.

 

Responsible:

The responsible body within the meaning of the data protection laws for this website is: Christ International Church, Mellingerstrasse 26, 5400 Baden, Switzerland.

The Christ International Church is a registered association in Switzerland.

You can contact the data protection officer of Christ International Church (CIC) by writing us at contact@cichurch.org    

 

Key principles of GDPR:

Our privacy policy embodies the following key principles;

(a) Lawfullness, fairness and transparency,

(b) Purpose limitation,

(c) Data minimisation,

(d) Accuracy,

(e) Storage limitation,

(f) Integrity and confidence,

(g) Accountability.

 

Processing of your personal data

Under the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) we control and / or process any personal information about you electronically using the following lawful bases.

 

Privacy on the homepage and other online offers.

Types of processed data:

- Inventory data (e.g., names, addresses).

- contact information (e.g., e-mail, phone numbers).

- content data (e.g., text input, photographs, videos).

- usage data (e.g., websites visited, interest in content, access times).

- Meta / communication data (e.g., device information, IP addresses).

 

Categories of affected persons:

Visitors and users of the online offer (hereinafter we refer to the affected persons as "users").

 

Purpose of processing

- Provision of the online offer, its functions and contents.

- Answering contact requests and communicating with users.

- Safety measures.

- Reach Measurement / Marketing

 

Used terminology

"Personal data" means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (hereinafter the "data subject"); a natural person is considered as identifiable, which can be identified directly or indirectly, in particular by means of assignment to an identifier such as a name, to an identification number, to location data, to an online identifier (eg cookie) or to one or more special features, are the expression of the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity of this natural person.

 

"Processing" means any process performed with or without the aid of automated procedures, or any such process associated with personal data. The term covers a wide range and covers practically every handling of data.

 

"Pseudonymisation" means the processing of personal data in such a way that the personal data can no longer be assigned to a specific data subject without additional information being provided, provided that such additional information is kept separate and subject to technical and organizational measures to ensure that the personal data not assigned to an identified or identifiable natural person.

 

"Profiling" means any kind of automated processing of personal data which involves the use of such personal data to evaluate certain personal aspects relating to a natural person, in particular aspects relating to job performance, economic situation, health, personal To analyze or predict preferences, interests, reliability, behavior, whereabouts, or relocation of that natural person.

 

'Responsible person' means the natural or legal person, public authority, body or body which, alone or in concert with others, decides on the purposes and means of processing personal data.

 

"Processor" means a natural or legal person, public authority, body or body that processes personal data on behalf of the controller.

 

Your individual rights

Under the GDPR your rights are as follows. You can read more about your rights in details here;

• the right to be informed;

• the right of access;

• the right to rectification;

• the right to erasure;

• the right to restrict processing;

• the right to data portability;

• the right to object; and

• the right not to be subject to automated decision-making including profiling.

You also have the right to complain to if you feel there is a problem with the way we are handling your data. We handle subject access requests in accordance with the GDPR.

 

Internet cookies

We use cookies on this website to provide you with better user experience.
"Cookies" are small files that are stored on users' computers. Different information can be stored within the cookies. A cookie serves primarily to store the information about a user (or the device on which the cookie is stored) during or after his visit to an online offer. Temporary cookies, or "session cookies" or "transient cookies", are cookies that are deleted after a user leaves an online service and closes his browser. In such a cookie, e.g. the contents of a shopping cart are stored in an online shop or a login status. "Persistent" or "persistent" refers to cookies that remain stored even after the browser has been closed. Thus, e.g. the login status will be saved if users visit it after several days. Likewise, in such a cookie the interests of the users can be stored, which are used for range measurement or marketing purposes. A "third-party cookie" refers to cookies that are offered by providers other than the person responsible for providing the online offer (otherwise, if only their cookies are called "first-party cookies").

 

We can use temporary and permanent cookies and clarify this in the context of our privacy policy.

 

If users do not want cookies stored on their machine, they will be asked to disable the option in their browser's system settings. Saved cookies can be deleted in the system settings of the browser. The exclusion of cookies can lead to functional restrictions of this online offer.

 

A general objection to the use of cookies used for online marketing purposes can be found in a variety of services, especially in the case of tracking, via the US website http://www.aboutads.info/choices/ or the EU site http://www.youronlinechoices.com/ be explained. Furthermore, the storage of cookies can be achieved by switching them off in the settings of the browser. Please note that not all features of this online offer may be used.

 

 

Data security and protection

We ensure the security of any personal information we hold by using secure data storage technologies and precise procedures in how we store, access and manage that information. Our methods meet the GDPR compliance requirement.

Data retention period: We will continue to process your information under this basis until you withdraw consent or it is determined your consent no longer exists.

If, as determined by us, the lawful basis upon which we process your personal information changes, we will notify you about the change and any new lawful basis to be used if required. We shall stop processing your personal information if the lawful basis used is no longer relevant.

 

Fair & Transparent Privacy Explained

We have provided some further explanations about user privacy and the way we use this website to help promote a transparent and honest user privacy methodology.

Sponsored links, affiliate tracking & commissions

Our website may contain adverts, sponsored and affiliate links on some pages. These are typically served through our advertising partners; Google Adsense, eBay Partner Network, Amazon Affiliates, or are self-served through our own means. We only use trusted advertising partners whom each have high standards of user privacy and security. However, we do not control the actual adverts seen/displayed by our advertising partners. Our ad partners may collect data and use cookies for ad personalisation and measurement. Where ad preferences are requested as 'non-personalised' cookies may still be used for frequency capping, aggregated ad reporting and to combat fraud and abuse.

Clickable sponsored or affiliate links may be displayed as a website URL like How To Start A Blog.

Clicking on any adverts, sponsored or affiliate links may track your actions by using a cookie saved to your device. You can read more about cookies on this website above. Your actions are usually recorded as a referral from our website by this cookie.

In most cases, we earn a very small commission from the advertiser or advertising partner, at no cost to you, whether you make a purchase on their website or not.

We use advertising partners in these ways to help generate an income from the website, which allows us to continue our work and provide you with the best overall experience and valued information.

If you have any concerns about this we suggest you do not click on any adverts, sponsored or affiliate links found throughout the website.

 

External payment service providers

We use external payment service providers, through whose platforms the users and we can make payment transactions (eg, in each case with a link to the privacy policy,

 

micropayment (https://www.micropayment.de/about/privacy/?_r=gst&_src=ctor)  

Paypal (https://www.paypal.com/de/webapps/mpp/ua/privacy-full) 

Klarna (https://www.klarna.com/de/datenschutz/) 

Giropay (https://www.giropay.de/rechtliches/datenschutz-agb/) 

Visa (https://www.visa.de/datenschutz) 

Mastercard (https: http://www.americanexpress.com/en/content/privacy-policy-statement.html) 

 

Amongst the data processed by the payment service providers are inventory data, e.g. the name and the address, bank data, e.g. Account numbers or credit card numbers, passwords, TANs and checksums, as well as contract, summary and recipient-related information. The information is required to complete the transactions.

However, the data entered will only be processed and stored by the payment service providers.

We do not receive any account or credit card information, but only information with confirmation or negative disclosure of the payment.

The data may be transmitted by the payment service providers to credit reporting agencies.

This transmission aims at the identity and credit check. For this, we refer to the terms and conditions and privacy policy of payment service providers.

 

For the payment transactions, the terms and conditions and the privacy notices of the respective payment service providers, which are available within the respective websites, or transactional applications apply. We also refer to these for further information and assertion of rights of revocation, information and other data subjects.

 

Email marketing messages & subscription

Under the GDPR we use the consent lawful basis for anyone subscribing to our newsletter or marketing mailing list. We only collect certain data about you, as detailed in the "Processing of your personal data" above. Any email marketing messages we send are done so through an EMS, email marketing service provider. An EMS is a third party service provider of software/applications that allows marketers to send out email marketing campaigns to a list of users.

Email marketing messages that we send may contain tracking beacons / tracked clickable links or similar server technologies in order to track subscriber activity within email marketing messages. Where used, such marketing messages may record a range of data such as; times, dates, I.P addresses, opens, clicks, forwards, geographic and demographic data. Such data, within its limitations, will show the activity each subscriber made for that email campaign.

Any email marketing messages we send are in accordance with the GDPR and the PECR. We provide you with an easy method to withdraw your consent (unsubscribe) or manage your preferences / the information we hold about you at any time. See any marketing messages for instructions on how to unsubscribe or manage your preferences, you can also unsubscribe from all MailChimp lists.

Online presence in social media

We maintain an online presence within social networks and platforms in order to communicate with customers, prospects and users active there and to inform them about our services.

 

We point out that data of the users outside the area of the European Union can be processed. This may result in risks to users because e.g. the enforcement of user rights could be made more difficult. With respect to US providers certified under the Privacy Shield, we point out that they are committed to respecting EU privacy standards.

 

Furthermore, the data of the users are usually processed for market research and advertising purposes. Thus, e.g. user profiles are created from the user behaviour and the resulting interests of the users. The usage profiles may, in turn, be used to e.g. Place advertisements inside and outside the platforms that are allegedly in line with users' interests. For these purposes, cookies are usually stored on the computers of the users, in which the user behaviour and the interests of the users are stored. Furthermore, in the usage profiles, data can also be stored independently of the devices used by the users (in particular if the users are members of the respective platforms and logged in to them).

 

The processing of personal data of users is based on our legitimate interests in effective information of users and communication with users in accordance with. Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f. DSGVO. If the users are asked by the respective providers for consent to the data processing (that is, they declare their agreement, for example, by ticking a checkbox or confirming a button), the legal basis of the processing is Art. 6 para. a., Art. 7 GDPR.

 

For a detailed description of the respective processing and the possibilities of contradiction (opt-out), we refer to the following linked information of the provider.

 

Also in the case of requests for information and the assertion of user rights, we point out that these can be claimed most effectively from the providers. Only the providers have access to the data of the users and can directly take appropriate measures and provide information. If you still need help, then you can contact us.

 

• Facebook

(Facebook Ireland Ltd., 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbor, Dublin 2, Ireland) - Privacy Policy: https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/, opt-out: https: // www. facebook.com/settings?tab=ads  and http://www.youronlinechoices.com, Privacy Shield  https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt0000000GnywAAC&status=Active.

 

• Google

(Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA) - Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy, opt-out  https://adssettings.google.com/authenticated, privacy Shield :  https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt000000001L5AAI&status=Active.

 

• Instagram

(Instagram Inc., 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, CA, 94025, USA)

 Privacy Policy / Opt-Out: http://instagram.com/about/legal/privacy/

 

• Twitter

(Twitter Inc., 1355 Market Street, Suite 900, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA)

 Privacy Policy: https://twitter.com/privacy , opt-out:  https://twitter.com/personalization  , Privacy Shield:  https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt0000000TORzAAO&status=Active.

 

• Snapchat

(Snap Inc., 63 Market Street, Venice, CA 90291, USA)

Privacy Policy: https://www.snap.com/en-US/privacy/privacy-policy ,

Privacy Shield: https: // www .privacyshield.gov / participant? id = a2zt0000000TNPxAAO & status = Active   

 

Integration of services and contents of third parties

Based on our legitimate interests (ie interest in the analysis, optimization and economic operation of our online offer within the meaning of Art. 6 (1) lit. DSGVO), we make use of content or services offered by third-party providers in order to provide their content and services Services, such as Include videos or fonts (collectively referred to as "content").

 

This always presupposes that the third-party providers of this content perceive the IP address of the users since they could not send the content to their browser without the IP address. The IP address is therefore required for the presentation of this content. We endeavour to use only content whose respective providers use the IP address only for the delivery of the content. Third parties may also use so-called pixel tags (invisible graphics, also referred to as "web beacons") for statistical or marketing purposes. The "pixel tags" can be used to evaluate information, such as visitor traffic, on the pages of this website.

 

Vimeo

We may embed the videos of the Vimeo platform of Vimeo Inc., Attention: Legal Department, 555 West 18th Street New York, New York 10011, USA. Privacy Policy: https://vimeo.com/privacy. We point out that Vimeo can use Google Analytics and refer to the privacy policy (https://www.google.com/policies/privacy) and opt-out options for Google Analytics (http://tools.google .com / dl page / gaoptout? hl = DE) or Google's data usage settings for marketing purposes (https://adssettings.google.com/.).

 

Youtube

We embed the videos on the YouTube platform of Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. Privacy Policy: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/, opt-out: https://adssettings.google.com/authenticated.

 

Google fonts

We embed the fonts ("Google Fonts") of the provider Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. Privacy Policy: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/, opt-out: https://adssettings.google.com/authenticated.

 

Google ReCaptcha

We bind the function to detect bots, e.g. when entering into online forms ("ReCaptcha") of the provider Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. Privacy Policy: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/, opt-out: https://adssettings.google.com/authenticated.

 

Google Maps

We include maps from the Google Maps service provided by Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. The processed data may include, in particular, users' IP addresses and location data, but these are not collected without their consent (usually as part of the settings of their mobile devices). The data can be processed in the USA. Privacy Policy: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/, opt-out: https://adssettings.google.com/authenticated.

 

Use of Facebook social plugins

On the basis of our legitimate interests (ie interest in the analysis, optimization and economic operation of our online offer within the meaning of Art. 6 (1) lit. DSGVO) we use social plugins ("plugins") of the social network facebook.com, which operated by Facebook Ireland Ltd., 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbor, Dublin 2, Ireland ("Facebook"). The plugins can represent interaction elements or content (eg videos, graphics or text contributions) and can be recognized by one of the Facebook logos (white "f" on blue tile, the terms "Like", "Like" or a "thumbs up" sign ) or are marked with the addition "Facebook Social Plugin". The list and appearance of Facebook Social Plugins can be viewed here: https://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/.

 

Facebook is certified under the Privacy Shield Agreement, providing a guarantee to comply with European privacy legislation (https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt0000000GnywAAC&status=Active).

 

When a user invokes a feature of this online offering that includes such a plugin, their device establishes a direct connection to the Facebook servers. The content of the plugin is transmitted by Facebook directly to the device of the user and incorporated by him into the online offer. In the process, user profiles of the processed data can be created. Therefore, we have no influence on the extent of the data that Facebook collects with the help of this plugin and therefore informs users according to our knowledge.

 

By integrating the plugins, Facebook receives the information that a user has accessed the corresponding page of the online offer. If the user is logged in to Facebook, Facebook can assign the visit to his Facebook account. If users interact with the plugins, for example, press the Like button or leave a comment, the information is transmitted from your device directly to Facebook and stored there. If a user is not a member of Facebook, there is still the possibility that Facebook will find out and save their IP address. According to Facebook, only an anonymous IP address is stored in Germany.

 

The purpose and scope of the data collection and the further processing and use of the data by Facebook, as well as the related rights and settings options for protecting the privacy of users, can be found in Facebook's privacy policy: https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/,

 

If a user is a Facebook member and does not want Facebook to collect data about him via this online offer and link it to his member data stored on Facebook, he must log out of Facebook and delete his cookies before using our online offer. Other settings and disagreements on the use of data for promotional purposes are possible within the Facebook profile settings: https://www.facebook.com/settings?tab=ads or via the US-American site http://www.aboutads.info / choices / or the EU page http://www.youronlinechoices.com/. The settings are platform independent, i. they are adopted for all devices, such as desktop computers or mobile devices.

 

Twitter

Within our online offering, features and content of the Twitter service offered by Twitter Inc., 1355 Market Street, Suite 900, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA, may be incorporated. For this, e.g. Content such as images, videos, or text and buttons that users use to promote their content, subscribe to content creators or subscribe to our content. If the users are members of the platform Twitter, Twitter can call the o.g. Assign contents and functions to the user profiles there. Twitter is certified under the Privacy Shield Agreement, which provides a guarantee to comply with European privacy legislation (https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt0000000TORzAAO&status=Active). Privacy Policy: https://twitter.com/privacy, opt-out: https://twitter.com/personalization.

 

iTunes

Within our online offering, features and content of the iTunes service offered by Apple Distribution International, Hollyhill Industrial Estate, Hollyhill, Cork, Republic of Ireland, may be incorporated. For this, e.g. Contents such as audio files or texts and buttons belong. Apple Privacy Policy: https://www.apple.com/legal/privacy/en-ww/

 

Instagram

Within our online offering, features and content of the Instagram service offered by Instagram Inc., 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, CA, 94025, USA, may be incorporated. For this, e.g. Content such as images, videos, or text and buttons that users use to promote their content, subscribe to the content creators or subscribe to our posts. If the users are members of the platform Instagram, Instagram can call the o.g. Assign contents and functions to the user profiles there. Instagram privacy policy: http://instagram.com/about/legal/privacy/.

 

LinkedIn

Within our online offering, features and content of the LinkedIn service offered by LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland, may be incorporated. For this, e.g. Content such as images, videos, or text and buttons that users use to promote their content, subscribe to content creators, or subscribe to our content. If the users are members of the platform LinkedIn, LinkedIn can call the o.g. Assign contents and functions to the user profiles there. LinkedIn privacy statement: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy. LinkedIn is certified under the Privacy Shield Agreement, which provides a guarantee to comply with European privacy legislation (https: //www.privacyshield. gov / participant? id = a2zt0000000L0UZAA0 & status = Active). Privacy Policy: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy, opt-out: https://www.linkedin.com/psettings/guest-controls/retargeting-opt-out.

 

Google+

Within our online offering, features and content of the Google+ platform offered by Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA ("Google") may be incorporated. For this, e.g. Content such as images, videos, or text and buttons that users use to promote their content, subscribe to content creators or subscribe to our content. If the users are members of the platform Google+, Google can call the o.g. Assign contents and functions to the user profiles there.

 

Google is certified under the Privacy Shield Agreement, which provides a guarantee to comply with European privacy legislation (https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt000000001L5AAI&status=Active). For more information about Google's data usage, hiring and opt-out options, please read Google's Privacy Policy (https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads) and Google's Ads Ads Settings (https: // adssettings.google.com/authenticated).

 

Explanation of the use of video and photo recordings

At the church services/events of the Christ International Church, we will take photos and video recordings, later on, the homepage (www.cichurch.org ) / on Facebook (cichurch) / on Instagram (cichurch) / on Twitter (cichurch ) and during the events. We process this data solely on the basis of the legal provisions on data protection and do not pass on the photographs in their raw form for utilization by third parties. In the course of the overarching cooperation, recordings in the form of e.g. Graphics for certain print or digital media (flyer, worship book, small group promotion, etc.) and videos (sermon series videos, countdown video before worship, etc.) are shared with other communities (usually through the platform at www.growleader.com). Other communities use our products as a template, with the possibility that our media used will not be replaced.

 

The purpose of the shootings is: to present ourselves as a church and to give an exemplary insight into church life to people who were not or not yet in our church services/events.

 

In doing so, we pay attention to the legitimate interest of each participant of our services, that he or she will not be harmed by a publication. This happens above all through the admission of larger groups of people.

 

According to § 13 of the BFP data protection regulations, we point to the right of opposition, which is possible for reasons that arise from a particular situation.

Please for further enquiries or information, write an e-mail to contact@cichurch.org 

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