Privacy Policy

1. General Information and Mandatory Information

The protection of your personal data is very important to us. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with the applicable data protection regulations (GDPR) and this Privacy Policy.

2. Data Controller

The entity responsible for data processing on this website is:

Hope Church Tübingen
Kohlplattenweg 9
72074 Tübingen
Germany

Represented by:

Pastor Frank Winkelmann

Contact:

Phone:+49(0) 176-18991138
Email: frank.winkelmann@liebenzell.org

3. Data Collection on Our Website

Server Log Files

The provider of this website automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log files, which your browser automatically transmits to us. These include:

• Browser type and browser version
• Operating system used
• Referrer URL (the previously visited page)
• Hostname of the accessing computer (IP address)
• Time of the server request

This data cannot be attributed to specific individuals. This data is not combined with data from other sources. The processing is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interest in the technically correct presentation and optimization of our website).

Contact Form and Email Contact

If you contact us via the contact form or by email, the information you provide in the contact form or in your email, including the contact details you provide there, will be stored by us for the purpose of processing your inquiry and in case of any follow-up questions. We will not disclose this data to third parties without your consent.

The processing of this data is based on Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR, provided that your inquiry is related to the performance of a task or to pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, processing is based on our legitimate interest in effectively handling inquiries addressed to us (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR). You may withdraw your consent at any time with effect for the future.

Cookies and Third-Party Tools

Our website does not use cookies. We do not use external analytics services (such as Google Analytics) and do not integrate external third-party plugins (such as Google Maps, social media feeds, or YouTube videos).

4. Publication of Photographs

Photographs of church members and activities within the church community are published on our website (for example, to introduce the church leadership or to illustrate our activities).

The processing and publication of these photographs is generally carried out only on the basis of the explicit and voluntary consent of the persons depicted, in accordance with Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR.

Right to withdraw consent: The persons concerned have the right to withdraw their consent to the publication of their photograph at any time with effect for the future. Following withdrawal of consent, the relevant photograph will be removed from our website without undue delay. The withdrawal of consent can be submitted informally by email to the data controller named above.

5. SSL/TLS Encryption

This website uses SSL or TLS encryption for security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as inquiries that you send to us as the website operator. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the fact that the address bar of your browser changes from "http://" to "https://" and by the padlock symbol displayed in your browser.

When SSL/TLS encryption is enabled, the data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.

6. Your Rights as a Data Subject

Within the scope of the applicable legal provisions, you have the following rights at any time:

• Right of access to your stored personal data (Art. 15 GDPR)
• Right to rectification of inaccurate data (Art. 16 GDPR)
• Right to erasure of your personal data stored by us (Art. 17 GDPR)
• Right to restriction of processing (Art. 18 GDPR)
• Right to data portability (Art. 20 GDPR)
• Right to withdraw consent that has already been given (Art. 7(3) GDPR)

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority regarding the processing of your personal data by us (Art. 77 GDPR).