Data Protection

In addition to the information you provide to us directly (through what you say, give, or do with us), we may also obtain information about you from third parties, namely:

▪ Your name, area of activity, and your request (thanksgivings/requests), as well as related information, as communicated to us by friends or third parties who care about you. We have included you in our prayer and donor lists and in our newsletters.

▪ Your bank details, if you wish to have donations transferred.

▪ Visual material (photos/videos) that we receive from a photographer during church/society events or from third parties.

▪ Your activities on social media/online.

▪ Publications in which you are mentioned.

Yes, it is possible—not only within the European Economic Area (EEA) but also to countries around the world. If a given country does not provide adequate data protection, we will in particular enter into the EU Standard Contractual Clauses. However, in specific cases, we may also rely on your consent or transfer data abroad when it is necessary for the performance of a contract with you or in your interest (for example, collecting donations or prayers for you abroad).

 

We do so for the following purposes (in addition to those communicated to you separately):

▪ Communication with you

▪ Prayers (newsletters, prayer lists)

▪ Marketing (fundraising, print materials, letters, brochures)

▪ Newsletters

▪ Expressions of gratitude for your work/help

▪ Entering into/executing contracts with you, including job applications

▪ Operation of infrastructure and website

▪ Market analysis (as part of our core tasks: pioneering work, church development, church promotion, socio-diaconal work, training, discipleship, humanitarian aid/emergency relief/development cooperation; and in relation to staff: short-term vs. long-term; donations; legal form)

▪ Training and further education

▪ Compliance with legal obligations

▪ Business partners (charitable organizations, churches, and other individuals in Switzerland and abroad with whom we collaborate)

▪ Service providers (e.g., IT and cloud service providers, banks, insurance companies, transport and shipping companies)

▪ Distributors of prayer/donor lists (according to instructions for prayer letters/newsletters)

▪ Authorities (especially when required by law)

▪ Third parties that collect data about users through the website (e.g., Google Analytics)

In principle, you have the right to request information about the personal data we process. Specifically, you have the right to request:

▪ Information about the personal data

▪ The purpose of the data processing

▪ The retention period or, if this is not possible, the criteria used to determine that period

▪ The origin of your data if it was not collected directly from you

▪ The existence of any automated individual decision-making

▪ The recipients or categories of recipients to whom your personal data has been disclosed Furthermore, in principle, you have the right to:

▪ Withdraw any consent you have given for the use of your personal data

▪ Request correction of your personal data that we have recorded

▪ Request deletion of your personal data from our records or object to its processing

 

We may or must limit these rights depending on the circumstances, as provided by law—for example, to protect third parties or when we are legally required to retain data (for donor data, the retention period is generally 10 years). You can exercise your rights as described above by contacting us at the following address: info.jlmfc@gmail.com