Effective date: May 30, 2026

This Privacy Policy explains how Eglise Locale collects, uses, stores and protects your personal data when you use our platform. We are committed to processing your data lawfully, fairly and transparently.

1. Data We Collect

• Account data: name, email address, password, and profile details you provide.
• Church data: information you publish about your church (profile, events, posts, media).
• Usage data: pages visited, features used, device and browser information, IP address.
• Communication data: messages you send us and your newsletter subscription preferences.

2. How We Use Your Data

We use your data to provide and operate the platform, manage your account and subscriptions, send service and transactional emails, improve our services, ensure security, and comply with legal obligations.

3. Legal Bases

We process your data on the basis of the performance of our contract with you, your consent (for example for newsletters), our legitimate interests in operating and securing the platform, and compliance with legal obligations.

4. Sharing of Data

We do not sell your personal data. We may share it with service providers acting on our behalf (hosting, email delivery, payment processing) under appropriate confidentiality obligations, or where required by law.

5. Data Retention

We keep your data only as long as necessary for the purposes described above, or as required by applicable law. When your account is closed, we delete or anonymise your data within a reasonable period, subject to legal retention requirements.

6. Your Rights

Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have the right to access, rectify, erase or port your data, to restrict or object to its processing, and to withdraw your consent at any time. To exercise these rights, contact us using the details below.

7. Cookies

The platform uses cookies and similar technologies necessary for its operation and to improve your experience. You can manage your preferences through your browser settings.

8. Security

We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your data against unauthorised access, loss or alteration. However, no method of transmission over the Internet is completely secure.

9. Children

The platform is not intended for children under the age required by applicable law to consent to data processing without parental authorisation.

10. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy. Material changes will be notified by email or through a prominent notice on the platform.

11. Contact

For any question or to exercise your rights, please contact us at: contact@egliselocale.com