Privacy policy
With this Privacy policy we inform you which personal data we collect in connection with our Activities and operations including our Web offers processing. In particular, we provide information on why, how and where we process which personal data. We also provide information about the rights of persons whose data we process.
Our web offering primarily comprises all platforms that are available under seetal-chile.ch or any associated sub-domain. These are mainly
- www.seetal-chile.ch (Portrait of the seetal chile)
- blog.seetal-chile.ch (Blog with news, registrations, reviews)
- sermons.seetal-chile.ch (Sermon archive)
- live.seetal-chile.ch (Livestreaming of events)
- market.seetal-chile.ch (advertising platform)
We also use the following management platforms, some of which also display (embedded) content from our website:
- portal.seetal-chile.ch (ChurchTools: CRM, collaboration, registrations, directories)
- nc.seetal-chile.ch (Nextcloud: Document storage)
- forms.seetal-chile.ch (registration forms, surveys etc.)
- mailings.seetal-chile.ch (Newsletters)
- contact.seetal-chile.ch (Contact Management)
Further data protection declarations and other legal documents such as general terms and conditions, terms of use or conditions of participation may apply to individual or additional activities and operations.
1. contact addresses
Responsibility for the processing of personal data:
seetal chile
Chrischonaweg 2
5703 Seon
Switzerland
We would like to point out if there are other controllers for the processing of personal data in individual cases.
Data protection centre
The seetal chile with its offer is part of the Viva Church Switzerland. We have the following data protection centre as a point of contact for data subjects and authorities for enquiries relating to data protection:
Viva Church Switzerland
Hauentalstrasse 138
8200 Schaffhausen
Switzerland
2. terms and legal bases
2.1 Terms
Personal data are all Information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person. A person concerned is a person about whom we process personal data.
Edit includes each Handling of personal data, independent the means and procedures used, such as the retrieval, comparison, adaptation, archiving, storage, reading, disclosure, procurement, collection, recording, erasure, disclosure, structuring, organisation, storage, modification, dissemination, linking, destruction and use of personal data.
2.2 Legal basis
We process personal data in accordance with Swiss data protection law, in particular the Federal Act on Data Protection (Data Protection Act, DSG) and the Ordinance on Data Protection (Data Protection Regulation, DSV).
3. nature, scope and purpose
We process the personal data that required are necessary in order to carry out our activities and operations in a permanent, user-friendly, secure and reliable manner. Such personal data may fall into the categories of inventory and contact data, browser and device data, content data, meta or marginal data and usage data, location data, sales data as well as contract and payment data.
We process personal data during those Durationthat is required for the respective purpose(s) or by law. Personal data whose processing is no longer required will be anonymised or deleted.
Listed below are the purposes of possible characteristics that we process:
Name, first name, nickname
- Identification of a person
- Personal address
Gender, date of birth
- Target group oriented tasks and offers
- Only for active members: Communication of the birthday without year of birth in the service
Mobile phone, private phone, e-mail
- General contact
- Communication during cooperation
- Dispatch of mailings (according to registration)
Residential address
- Visiting service
- Guest lists
- Mailings (e.g. donations, invoices, etc.)
- Conclusion of contracts (e.g. letting, applications etc.)
Photo permission
- Use of photos with face depicted for publication in connection with the seetal chile (print media, video productions, website, social media)
Pastoral
- Family relationships: For active members, we keep information on family relationships (partner, child/parent), which helps us in our pastoral task of keeping track of relationships in a growing church.
- Religious ceremonies: e.g. blessings, baptisms, weddings and funerals with associated information such as location, pastor, godparents and leading verse
Member data (membership of Viva Church Switzerland)
- Entries/exits or transfers and the respective reasons
- Allocation of post boxes on site
Employee data (volunteers and employees)
- Assignments to teams and roles
- Capability and growth profiles
- Duty rosters
- Responsibilities
- Training and further education
- Allocation of post boxes on site
Information on health and eating habits
- Ensuring the safety and organisation of a specific offer; this applies in particular to participation in camps for children and young people.
Payment and order information
- Billing address and contact person
- Means of payment (possibly with data transmission to the respective payment provider)
Further information
- In specific cases, we also store further information that is necessary for administrative purposes and for the realisation of offers.
We may process personal data by third parties have it processed. We may process personal data jointly with third parties or transfer it to third parties. Such third parties are, in particular, specialised providers whose services we use. We also guarantee data protection for such third parties.
We process personal data in principle only with the consent of the data subjects. If and to the extent that processing is permitted for other legal reasons, we may refrain from obtaining consent. For example, we may process personal data without consent in order to fulfil a contract, to comply with legal obligations or to protect overriding interests.
In this context, we process in particular information that a data subject provides when contacting us - for example by post, e-mail, instant messaging, contact form, social media or telephone - or when registering for an offer. voluntary transmitted to us. We store such data in a customer relationship management system (CRM system), namely ChurchToolsas well as in other connected systems for the administration of personal data and business processes. If we receive data about other persons, the transmitting persons are obliged to guarantee data protection for these persons and to ensure the accuracy of this personal data.
We also process personal data that we receive from third parties, obtain from publicly accessible sources or collect in the course of our activities and operations, if and to the extent that such processing is permitted by law. This may include the following characteristics in particular:
- Names, areas of application, prayer requests
- Bank details for the transfer of donations
- Media material from events (e.g. photos provided by an external service provider)
- Activities on social media or other websites
- Further publications
4. data security
We take suitable technical and organisational measures to ensure data security appropriate to the respective risk. In particular, our measures ensure the confidentiality, availability, traceability and integrity of the personal data processed.
Access to our online presence, in particular our website, takes place using transport encryption (SSL / TLS, in particular with the Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure, abbreviated to HTTPS). Most browsers indicate transport encryption with a small padlock in the address bar.
Our digital communication is - like in principle any digital communication - mass surveillance without cause or suspicion as well as other surveillance by security authorities in Switzerland, the rest of Europe, the United States of America (USA) and other countries. We cannot directly influence the corresponding processing of personal data by secret services, police forces and other security authorities.
5. personal data abroad
We process personal data in principle in Switzerland. However, we may also disclose or export personal data to other countries, in particular in order to process it or have it processed there.
We can transfer personal data to all States and territories on earth and elsewhere in the Universe provided that the law of the country in question Decision of the Swiss Federal Council guarantees adequate data protection.
We may disclose personal data to countries whose laws do not guarantee adequate data protection, provided that suitable data protection is guaranteed for other reasons. Adequate data protection can be ensured, for example, through corresponding contractual agreements, on the basis of standard data protection clauses or with other suitable guarantees. Exceptionally, we may export personal data to countries without adequate or appropriate data protection if the special requirements under data protection law are met, for example the express consent of the data subjects or a direct connection with the conclusion or fulfilment of a contract. On request, we will be happy to provide data subjects with information about any guarantees or provide a copy of guarantees.
6. rights of data subjects
6.1 Data protection claims
We grant data subjects all rights in accordance with the applicable data protection law. Data subjects have the following rights in particular:
- Information: Data subjects can request information as to whether we process personal data about them and, if so, what personal data is involved. Data subjects also receive the information required to assert their data protection claims and ensure transparency. This includes the processed personal data as such, but also information on the purpose of processing, the duration of storage, any disclosure or export of data to other countries and the origin of the personal data.
- Correction and limitation: Data subjects can have incorrect personal data corrected, incomplete data completed and the processing of their data restricted.
- Cancellation and objection: Data subjects can have their personal data deleted ("right to be forgotten") and object to the processing of their data with effect for the future.
- Data output and data transmission: Data subjects may request the disclosure of personal data or the transfer of their data to another controller.
We may postpone, restrict or refuse the exercise of the rights of data subjects to the extent permitted by law. We may inform data subjects of any requirements that must be met in order to exercise their rights under data protection law. For example, we may refuse to provide information in whole or in part with reference to business secrets or the protection of other persons. For example, we may also refuse to delete personal data in whole or in part with reference to statutory retention obligations.
We can exercise the rights exceptionally Provide for costs. We will inform affected persons of any costs in advance.
We are obliged to take appropriate measures to identify data subjects who request information or assert other rights. Data subjects are obliged to cooperate.
6.2 Legal protection
Data subjects have the right to enforce their data protection claims by taking legal action or to lodge a complaint with a competent data protection supervisory authority.
The data protection supervisory authority for complaints by data subjects against private controllers and federal bodies in Switzerland is the Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner (FDPIC).
7. use of the website
7.1 Cookies
We may use cookies. Cookies - our own cookies (first-party cookies) as well as cookies from third parties whose services we use (third-party cookies) - are data that are stored in the browser. Such stored data need not be limited to traditional cookies in text form.
Cookies can be stored in the browser temporarily as "session cookies" or for a certain period of time as so-called permanent cookies. "Session cookies" are automatically deleted when the browser is closed. Permanent cookies have a specific storage period. In particular, cookies make it possible to recognise a browser the next time it visits our website and thus, for example, to measure the reach of our website. Permanent cookies can also be used for online marketing, for example.
Cookies can be fully or partially deactivated and deleted at any time in the browser settings. Without cookies, our website may no longer be fully available. We actively request your express consent to the use of cookies - at least if and to the extent necessary.
For cookies that are used to measure success and reach or for advertising, a general objection ("opt-out") is possible for numerous services via the AdChoices (Digital Advertising Alliance of Canada), the Network Advertising Initiative (NAI), YourAdChoices (Digital Advertising Alliance) or Your Online Choices (European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance, EDAA).
7.2 Server log files
We may collect the following information for each access to our website, provided that this information is transmitted by your browser to our server infrastructure or can be determined by our web server: Date and time including time zone, IP addressaccess status (HTTP status code), operating system including user interface and version, browser including language and version, individual sub-pages of our website accessed including amount of data transferred, last website accessed in the same browser window (referrer).
We store such information, which may also constitute personal data, in server log files. The information is required to provide our website in a permanent, user-friendly and reliable manner and to ensure data security and thus in particular the protection of personal data - also by third parties or with the help of third parties.
7.3 Tracking pixels
We may use tracking pixels on our website. Tracking pixels are also known as web beacons. Tracking pixels - including those from third parties whose services we use - are small, usually invisible images that are automatically retrieved when you visit our website. Tracking pixels can be used to collect the same information as server log files.
7.4 Comments
We allow you to publish comments on our website. In this context, we process in particular the information that a commenting person sends to us themselves, but also the information used. IP address as well as date and time. This information is required to enable the publication of comments and to ensure protection against misuse, which is in our overriding legitimate interest.
We make it possible for you, E-mail notifications about new comments from other people by e-mail. In this context, we need your e-mail address in particular so that we can notify you or have you notified by e-mail. You can unsubscribe from such comment notifications at any time.
To enable you to publish comments, we use in particular:
- Gravatar (Globally Recognised Avatar): Service for standardised Avatar on various websites; Service provider: Automattic Inc (USA) / Aut O'Mattic A8C Ireland Ltd (Ireland) for users in Europe and elsewhere; Privacy Policy: Automatic email address-based avatar or gravatar display, Privacy policy, Cookie Policy.
8. notifications and messages
We send notifications and messages by e-mail and via other communication channels such as instant messaging or SMS.
8.1 Success and reach measurement
Notifications and messages may contain web links or tracking pixels that record whether an individual message has been opened and which web links have been clicked on. Such web links and tracking pixels can also record the use of notifications and messages on a personalised basis. We require this statistical recording of usage for measuring success and reach in order to be able to send notifications and messages in an effective, user-friendly, permanent, secure and reliable manner based on the needs and reading habits of the recipients.
8.2 Consent and objection
You must in principle expressly consent to the use of your e-mail address and your other contact addresses, unless the use is permitted for other legal reasons. Where possible, we use one of the following methods to obtain consent:
- "Double opt-in" procedure: This means that you will receive an e-mail with a web link that you must click on to confirm, so that no misuse by unauthorised third parties can occur.
- Consent with signature on physical contact card
- Consent on digital contact card via security link
- Consent in your own user profile
- Consent in connection with the registration for an offer
We may withdraw such consents including IP address as well as the date and time for evidence and security reasons.
You can in principle object to receiving notifications and communications such as newsletters at any time. With such an objection, you can also object to the statistical recording of usage for measuring success and reach. Necessary notifications and communications in connection with our activities and operations remain reserved.
8.3 Service provider for notifications and messages
We send notifications and messages with the help of specialised service providers.
We use in particular:
- Brevo: Development and maintenance of customer relationships, in particular by e-mail and instant messaging; Service provider: Sendinblue GmbH (Germany); Privacy Policy: Privacy policy, "Data protection and data security", "Security and data protection".
9. social media
We are present on social media platforms and other online platforms in order to communicate with interested parties and provide information about our activities and operations. In connection with such platforms, personal data may also be processed outside Switzerland.
The general terms and conditions (GTC) and terms of use as well as data protection declarations and other provisions of the individual operators of such platforms also apply in each case. In particular, these provisions provide information about the rights of data subjects directly vis-à-vis the respective platform, including, for example, the right to information.
10. services of third parties
We use services from specialised third parties in order to be able to carry out our activities and operations in a permanent, user-friendly, secure and reliable manner. Among other things, we can use such services to embed functions and content in our website. In the case of such embedding, the services used collect the following data at least temporarily for technically compelling reasons IP addresses of the users.
For necessary security, statistical and technical purposes, third parties whose services we use may process data in connection with our activities and operations in aggregated, anonymised or pseudonymised form. This is, for example, performance or usage data in order to be able to offer the respective service.
We use in particular:
- Google services: Provider: Google LLC (USA) / Google Ireland Limited (Ireland) for users in the European Economic Area (EEA) and Switzerland; General information on data protection: "Principles of data protection and security", Privacy policy, "Google is committed to complying with applicable data protection laws", "Guide to data protection in Google products", "How we use data from websites or apps on or in which our services are used" (information from Google), "Types of cookies and other technologies used by Google", "Personalised advertising" (activation / deactivation / settings).
10.1 Digital infrastructure
We use the services of specialised third parties in order to be able to use the necessary digital infrastructure in connection with our activities and operations. These include, for example, hosting and storage services from selected providers.
We use in particular:
- ChurcholutionHosting; Provider: Churcholution GmbH (Switzerland); Privacy policy
10.2 Automation and integration of apps and services
We use specialised platforms to integrate and connect existing apps and services from third parties. We can also use such "no-code" platforms to automate processes and activities with third-party apps and services.
We use in particular:
- Make (formerly Integromat): Integration of apps and services ("Connect Anything"); Service provider: Celonis Inc. (USA); Privacy Policy: Privacy policy, Technical and organisational measures (TOM).
- Zapier: Automation and integration of apps and services; Service provider: Zapier Inc. (USA); Privacy Policy: Privacy policy, "Data Privacy at Zapier" ("Data Privacy at Zapier"), "FAQ on data privacy and data security" ("Data Privacy & Security FAQ"), "Security and Compliance" ("Security and Compliance").
10.3 Contact options
We use services from selected providers in order to be able to communicate better with third parties such as potential and existing customers.
10.4 Online collaboration
We use third-party services to enable online collaboration. In addition to this privacy policy, any directly visible conditions of the services used, such as terms of use or privacy policies, also apply.
We use in particular:
- ChurchToolsManagement solution; Provider: ChurchTools Innovations GmbH (Germany); Data protection information
10.5 Card material
We use third-party services to embed maps in our website.
We use in particular:
- Google Maps including Google Maps Platform: Map service; Service provider: Google; Google Maps-specific information: "How Google uses location information".
- OpenStreetMap (OSM): Map service; Service provider: OpenStreetMap Foundation (United Kingdom); Privacy policy: Privacy policy.
10.6 Digital audio and video content
We use services from specialised third parties to enable the direct playback of digital audio and video content such as music or podcasts.
We use in particular:
- YouTube: Video platform; Service provider: Google; YouTube-specific information: "Data protection and security centre", "My data on YouTube".
- linkboxPlatform for live translation; Provider: linkbox GbR (Germany); Privacy policy
10.7 Fonts
We use third-party services to embed selected fonts, icons, logos and symbols on our website.
We use in particular:
- Font Awesome: Icons and logos; Service provider: Fonticons Inc. (USA); Privacy policy: Privacy policy.
- Google Fonts: Fonts; Service provider: Google; Google Fonts-specific information: "Privacy and Google Fonts" ("Privacy and Google Fonts"), "Data protection and data collection".
10.8 Advertising
We utilise the opportunity to Promotion of our activities and operations on third parties such as social media platforms and search engines.
With such advertising, we would particularly like to reach people who are already interested in our activities and operations or who might be interested in them (Remarketing and Targeting). For this purpose, we may transmit corresponding - possibly also personal - data to third parties who make such advertising possible. We can also determine whether our advertising is successful, i.e. in particular whether it leads to visits to our website (Conversion Tracking).
Third parties with whom we advertise and where you are logged in as a user may be able to assign the use of our website to your profile there.
We use in particular:
- Facebook advertising (Facebook Ads): Social media advertising; Provider: Meta Platforms Ireland Limited (Ireland) and Other meta-companies (including in the USA); Information on data protection: Remarketing and targeting, in particular with the Facebook pixel and Custom Audiences including Lookalike Audiences, Privacy policy, "Advertising preferences" (Registration as user required).
- Instagram Ads: Social media advertising; Provider: Meta Platforms Ireland Limited (Ireland) and Other meta-companies (including in the USA); Information on data protection: Remarketing and targeting, in particular with Facebook pixel and Custom Audiences including Lookalike Audiences, Privacy policy (Instagram), Privacy policy (Facebook), "Advertising preferences" (Instagram) (Registration as user required), "Advertising preferences" (Facebook) (Registration as user required).
11. extensions for the website
We use extensions for our website in order to be able to use additional functions.
We use in particular:
- Akismet: Spam protection (differentiation between wanted comments from humans and unwanted comments from bots and spam); Service provider: Automattic Inc (USA) / Aut O'Mattic A8C Ireland Ltd (Ireland) for users in Europe and elsewhere; Privacy Policy: Privacy Notice for Visitors to Our Users' Sites ("Privacy Notice for Visitors to Our Users' Sites"), Privacy policy (from Automattic), Cookie Policy.
- hCaptcha: Spam protection (distinction between wanted comments from humans and unwanted comments from bots and spam); Service provider: Intuition Machines Inc. (USA); Privacy policy: Privacy policy, "Ethics Policy for Artificial Intelligence" ("AI Ethics Policy").
- TinyPNG: Image optimisation; Service provider: Tinify BV (Netherlands); Privacy policy: "Terms of Use" ("Terms of Use").
12. success and reach measurement
We try to determine how our online offering is used. In this context, we can, for example, measure the success and reach of our activities and operations as well as the effect of third-party links to our website. We can also, for example, test and compare how different parts or versions of our online offering are used ("A/B test" method). Based on the results of the success and reach measurement, we can in particular correct errors, strengthen popular content or make improvements to our online offering.
For the measurement of success and reach, in most cases the IP addresses stored by individual users. In this case, IP addresses are in principle The IP address is shortened ("IP masking") in order to comply with the principle of data minimisation through the corresponding pseudonymisation.
Cookies may be used to measure success and reach and user profiles may be created. Any user profiles created include, for example, the individual pages visited or content viewed on our website, information on the size of the screen or browser window and the - at least approximate - location. Basically any user profiles are only created in pseudonymised form and are not used to identify individual users. Individual third-party services with which users are registered may be able to assign the use of our online offering to the user account or user profile with the respective service.
13. data protection at events
Our activities (church services, other events) are regularly recorded in photographic/video form. Our primary aim here is to allow many people to participate in what is happening. Use is limited to broadcasting via livestream, publications on our website (website and social media), presentations at our events, internal archiving for documentation and training purposes and the production of advertising media such as print products or digital image, audio and video productions. All publications are made with reference to seetal chile and rights are not transferred to third parties.
By attending one of our events, you expressly agree that you may be recorded by photo/audio/video and that this may be published.
A general refusal to publish photographs in which the faces concerned are clearly recognisable (portraits and smaller groups) is possible in principle. We keep a blacklist of people who explicitly do not wish to have their images published.
We may secure recordings on the basis of legal obligations, to enforce our own legal claims and in the event of suspected criminal offences, and transmit them to competent authorities, in particular judicial or law enforcement authorities.
14. final provisions
We may amend and supplement this privacy policy at any time. We will inform you of such amendments and additions in an appropriate form, in particular by publishing the current data protection declaration on our website.