Privacy Policy

At Divine Hearts Foundation, we understand that your personal information’s privacy, use, and sharing are of utmost importance to you. We take your privacy seriously and will only use your personal information to manage your account and provide the products and services you have requested from us. We will never sell your personal information and will only share or use it as outlined in this policy.

This Privacy Policy details how Divine Hearts Foundation handles personally identifiable information that we collect or hold. Whether this information is collected on paper, stored in a database, or recorded by other means, it will be managed appropriately and safeguarded in compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

How to Change Your Preferences

You may contact any of the Divine Hearts Support Offices to change or update your preferences at any time.

How We Operate 

We operate in line with GDPR, both nationally and globally. We are committed to upholding your personal rights and allow all our supporters to change or withdraw their opt-in preferences at any time.

Who This Privacy Policy Applies To

This policy applies to all supporters of Divine Hearts Foundation globally. It covers individuals who have registered with Divine Hearts as sponsors, donors, Divine Hearts staff hosts, visitors, volunteers, customers, or anyone else who interacts with us in a capacity where processing their data is necessary for providing services.

What Information We Collect 

We collect personal information when you voluntarily provide it to complete a transaction. This includes:

• Information you provide when setting up a sponsorship
• Information you provide when making a donation
• Information you provide when signing up for updates
• Information you provide when signing up to volunteer, visit Divine Hearts, or partner with us
• Information related to Divine Hearts Children’s Choir inquiries, bookings, and hosting
• Information you provide when using our website
• Information related to purchases and other transactions
• Information given and stored as part of our ongoing relationship

Scope of Consent 

By submitting your personal data to us, you consent to its use for the intended purpose and in accordance with this privacy policy. You may withdraw your consent at any time by the methods described herein.

Opting Out 

After giving your consent, you can amend or withdraw it at any time. We respect all user rights. If you have any comments, concerns, or complaints, please contact us.

Under data protection laws, you have the right to:

• Request access to your personal data
• Request correction of your personal data
• Request that your personal data be deleted
• Object to the processing of your personal data
• Request restriction of the use of your personal data
• Request transfer of your personal data
• Withdraw consent

How We Store and Process Your Data 

We collect information primarily to process donations, sponsorships, volunteer and visitor applications, choir booking and hosting information, and to provide you with updates on our projects, events, and activities.

We use Secure Socket Layer (SSL) Encryption when collecting or transferring credit card information via the internet, ensuring a secure environment for transmitting your confidential data from your browser to our financial institution using the latest encryption technology.

We will only use your personal data for the purpose for which it was collected and retain it only as long as necessary to fulfill that purpose, including satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements. If we need to use your personal data for a purpose other than what it was collected for, we will notify you in advance and explain the legal grounds for such use.

We also use information for internal and analytical purposes, where appropriate, to better understand our supporter base and improve our communication and processes accordingly.

Our Obligations 

Divine Hearts Foundation is legally responsible for handling your information in accordance with the Data Protection Act specific to your country. We adhere to the Principles of Data Protection, which require that personal information:

• Shall be processed fairly and lawfully and not be processed unless specific conditions are met
• Shall be obtained only for one or more specified purposes and not processed in any manner incompatible with those purposes
• Shall be adequate, relevant, and not excessive in relation to those purposes
• Shall be accurate and, where necessary, kept up to date
• Shall not be kept longer than necessary
• Shall be processed in accordance with the rights of data subjects
• Shall be kept secure by Divine Hearts, with appropriate technical and other measures in place to prevent unauthorized or unlawful processing, accidental loss, destruction, or damage to personal information

Sharing Your Information

We do not trade, share, or sell the information you provide to us with other organizations for marketing purposes. There may be instances where we share your information as required by law or with companies that provide us services necessary to complete transactions (such as our third-party merchandise store).

Contacting Us and Exercising Your Information Rights If you have any questions or comments about this Privacy Policy, wish to exercise your information rights in connection with the personal data you have shared with us, or wish to submit a complaint, please contact our Office.