Who are we?
Hello! This is the BISERICA CRESTINA BAPTISTA TEOFANIA (Tax ID: 23454596), Romania, Cluj, Cluj-Napoca, Calea Turzii, No. 11 (“Teofania”). Welcome to our Privacy Policy! This document explains how we handle the processing of your personal data as a visitor or user of our website. This policy applies to www.teofania.ro and to any other online platforms managed by us.
When we say “we,” “Teofania,” or “Teofania Church,” we are referring to ourselves—the ones who manage this website.
When we refer to the “Policy,” we mean this Privacy Policy. When we refer to the “User Terms,” we mean the specific rules of each site. These rules vary from one product to another, which makes them applicable separately; therefore, accepting them independently from this Policy is required.
How We Collect Personal Information
We collect certain personal data about the visitors and users of our website.
The most common types of information we collect include username, name, email address, IP address, contact details, questionnaire responses, photos, support inquiries, content you submit for publication on our website, as well as data from web analytics.
Personal Data Collected from Third Parties About You
Although we usually collect personal data directly from you, we occasionally obtain certain categories of personal information about you from other sources, particularly:
a. third-party service providers (such as Google and Facebook), located in countries like the United States of America, which may transmit information about you when you link, connect, or log in to your account using third-party services. These providers send us details such as your registration and profile information from their service. The information varies and is controlled by the third-party provider, as authorised by you through the privacy settings you have configured with them; and
c. other third-party sources and/or partners in Romania and the United States of America, from whom we may receive additional information about you (within legal limits), such as demographic data or fraud detection information, which we combine with the data we already hold about you. An example of this would be fraud prevention alerts from third-party identity verification service providers.
How We Use Your Personal Data
We use your personal data:
a. When necessary to serve our legitimate interests or those of our partners, such as:
i. operating the website;
ii. providing services;
iii. verifying your identity;
iv. responding to support requests;
v. sending newsletters or updates about our website;
vi. conducting technical analysis to improve our website and the services we offer;
vii. monitoring the website, for example, to prevent potential fraud;
viii. managing our relationship with you, such as through feedback forms or surveys;
ix. training the Teofania team to better serve website visitors;
x. improving the quality of our services;
xi. carrying out administrative and performance-related functions; and
xii. processing volunteer applications.
b. Where you have given your consent:
i. providing marketing information about services we believe may be of interest to you; and
ii. personalising our services and website experience, including advertising — which involves the use of cookies to offer a tailored experience.
c. For legal purposes.
d. For responding to requests from government bodies, courts, or investigative authorities.
When We Share Your Personal Information
We share your personal information with the following entities:
a. our professional advisors (lawyers, accountants, financial consultants, etc.) located in Romania;
b. regulatory and governmental authorities in relation to our compliance procedures and obligations;
c. subcontractors and service providers who assist us with hosting (Romania), technical support (Romania), marketing and analytics services (Romania and the United States of America), security and fraud prevention services (Romania and the United States of America), subscription services (Romania and the United States of America), identity verification providers (Romania and the United States of America), as well as other service providers (Romania and the United States of America).
These subcontractors and providers may, in turn, transfer or access personal data from other countries in which they operate.
d. to third parties in response to criminal investigations or illegal activities;
e. to third parties for the purpose of protecting our rights or addressing financial or reputational risks;
f. to the rightful owner in connection with a claim of intellectual property infringement or any other violation; and
g. to other recipients when we are authorised or required to do so by law.
Where We Transfer / Store Your Personal Data
Our location is in Romania, which means your data will be processed in Romania and the United States of America. Some of the entities with whom we share your personal data are located outside Romania, in countries such as the United States of America. This occurs based on your agreement with this Privacy Policy. To protect your personal data, wherever possible, we work with subcontractors and service providers whom we believe uphold an acceptable standard of data security compliance.
How We Keep Your Personal Data Secure
Your personal data is managed by us and our service providers and may occasionally be copied and stored in secure locations in Romania and the United States of America. The personal data we share, transfer, or disclose is protected by security measures, including restricted access areas, two-factor authentication, and data encryption, where applicable.
How You Can Access Your Personal Data
You can access some of your personal data by logging into your account. You may also submit a request to Teofania to access other personal information we hold about you, as well as to request the correction of any inaccuracies. Additionally, you have the right to delete your account and the data associated with it at any time. To carry out any of the above, please contact us using the contact details provided below or through the Contact page.
Marketing Preferences Regarding Your Personal Data
Where we have received your consent (e.g., newsletter subscription), we will send you various email communications related to updates and services that may be of interest to you. You can unsubscribe from these newsletters at any time by using the unsubscribe link found at the bottom of each communication to stop receiving them in the future.
You can also set your cookie preferences as follows: by adjusting your browser settings, you can choose to accept all cookies, be notified when a cookie is set, or reject all cookies. If you choose to reject cookies, certain parts of our website may no longer function properly for you.
Cookies (Not the Edible Kind!) and Web Analytics
For more information on how we use cookies, web beacons, and similar technologies, please review our Cookie Policy below, and for general information, visit http://www.allaboutcookies.org.
When you visit our website, certain information—usually anonymous and non-identifying—is recorded. If you are logged into your account, this data may be associated with your account. Such information includes:
a. your IP address or the proxy server’s IP;
b. the requested domain;
c. the name of your internet service provider;
d. the date and time of your website visits;
e. session duration;
f. pages accessed;
g. number of logins;
h. pages viewed and related information;
i. the website that referred you to our website;
j. your operating system; and
k. your browser’s technical capabilities.
Occasionally, we use third-party companies to deliver interest-based advertising tailored to you, based on your previous visits to our website.
- What Are Cookies?
A cookie is a small piece of information that a website requests from your browser. These are stored on your device to help you navigate our website efficiently, perform certain actions, and allow the website to “remember” your actions or preferences over time.
- How and Why We Use Cookies
2.1. Purposes
Our website mainly uses cookies for the following purposes:
- to remember users’ individual actions and preferences;
- to ensure the proper functioning of the website and enhance its performance;
- to help users perform various actions without having to re-enter information when navigating from one page to another or when returning to the website later;
- storing cookies on your computer provides us with an easy way to personalise or enhance your experience on our website, as well as to make your next visit more enjoyable.
We will not use cookies for any purposes other than those mentioned in this policy.
2.2. Website Privacy Policy
The purpose of the Website Privacy Policy is to provide detailed information about the personal data we collect from you or that you provide to us through our website, and how this data will be processed by us. The Privacy Policy is a separate notice from the Cookie Policy and contains information regarding all data collected through our website, including data collected via cookies.
The Privacy Policy is easily accessible on our website. It provides information about our identification details, the types of personal data processed, the purpose and legal basis for such processing, whether personal data is disclosed to other parties (and who they are, if applicable), information regarding international data transfers, data retention periods, data security measures, the consequences of refusing data processing, as well as the rights of data subjects concerning the processing of their personal data.
2.3. What Kind of Information Can Be Collected Through Cookies?
a. your IP address or the proxy server’s IP;
b. the requested domain;
c. the name of your internet service provider;
d. the date and time of your website visits;
e. session duration;
f. pages accessed;
g. number of logins;
h. pages viewed and related details;
i. the website that referred you to our website;
j. your operating system;
k. your browser’s technical capabilities; and
l. other similar technical or analytical information.
- How to Control Cookies
Most browsers support cookies, but you can control and/or delete them as you wish. You can delete all cookies already stored on your computer and configure most browsers to prevent cookies from being stored. However, if you do so, you may need to manually adjust certain preferences each time you visit a website, and some services or functionalities may no longer work properly.
- What Cookies Do We Use on This Website?
Strictly necessary cookies that are required for the proper functioning and operation of our website. These include, for example, cookies that allow you to log into the customer areas of our website and those needed for system administration and the prevention of fraudulent activities.
Analytical/performance cookies that allow us to recognise and count visitors and to understand how they navigate our website. These types of cookies help us improve the user browsing experience, making it easier for visitors to find the information they are looking for.
Functionality cookies are used to recognise users who return to our website. These cookies help us personalise our website content for you and remember your preferences (for example, cookies that recall the content you previously viewed on this website or the email address and password provided during a previous visit). Therefore, the use of functionality cookies allows us to offer you content tailored to your interests, eliminating the need to re-register or re-enter certain information in registration forms when you return to the website.
Targeting and advertising cookies record your visit to our website, the pages you have viewed, the articles you have read, and the links you have followed. These cookies are used to make online advertising more relevant to your interests, which we identify based on the pages, links, and articles you interact with. For this purpose, we may also share this information with third parties that provide various services (such as analytics or advertising).
Web beacons, which are usually used in combination with cookies, are employed to track emails sent to you and to tag pages for web analytics purposes. Web beacons (also known as “web bugs”) are small strings of code that deliver a graphic image on a webpage or in an email, for the purpose of transmitting data back to the sender.
Personal Data Concerning Minors
This website is not suitable for minors under the age of 16; therefore, we kindly ask you not to use this website if you have not reached this minimum age. Minors aged 16 and above, up to the age of majority in Romania, may use this website only with the consent, guidance, and supervision of a parent. It is the parent’s responsibility to monitor the minor’s use of devices in relation to this website.
Information You Make Public or Share with Others
If you share personal information with other individuals or entities, we cannot control this and therefore do not assume any responsibility for how such parties may use or manage your data. There are many ways you might share personal information with others — for example, when posting a review or comment, or when sharing data through social networks. Before publishing or sending any information to anyone, please think carefully!
If you share personal data through our website, please make sure you understand how the other party will use and manage that data. If you share personal data through other websites, we encourage you to review the privacy policies of those sites, as this Policy applies strictly to and only covers this website.
How Long We Keep Your Personal Data
We retain your personal data for as long as necessary to provide our services to you and others, as well as to ensure compliance with legal requirements and our obligations. If you no longer wish your data to be shared with us for the purpose of receiving our services, you may submit a request for the deletion of your personal data and the closure or removal of your account.
Please note that we may retain certain data even after your request, in order to fulfil legal obligations, where it is in our legitimate interest, to prevent fraud, collect certain fees, resolve disputes, troubleshoot issues, assist with investigations, or pursue legal action, as well as for any other action permitted by law. Any retained information will be managed in accordance with this Policy.
Changes to the Privacy Policy
This Policy will be updated from time to time to ensure it remains current and aligned with new legal requirements, as well as to reflect any changes in our privacy management practices.
Changes to this Policy are not announced, and it is the responsibility of visitors and users to check this page regularly. The most up-to-date version of Teofania’s Privacy Policy will always be available here.
How You Can Contact Us
If you have any questions regarding privacy management or how we have handled personal data so far, we invite you to contact us at the email address tech@teofania.ro.
We’re glad you’ve reached the end of the Privacy Policy, as it’s an important step toward understanding how your personal data is collected, stored, and used.
If you are a visitor within the European Economic Area, these rights also apply to you:
In the context of EU Data Protection legislation (including the General Data Protection Regulation 2016/679 – known as “GDPR”), we are a “data controller” of your personal information.
How You Can Access Your Personal Data
You are also entitled to request that we share the personal data collected so far, delete it, or restrict its processing.
These rights are limited in certain situations – for example, we may be able to demonstrate that we have a legal obligation to process your personal information. In some cases, this means that we may retain certain data even if you request its deletion.
If we request your personal information in order to comply with legal or contractual obligations, providing it is mandatory: if such data is not provided, we will not be able to manage our relationship with you or fulfil our obligations. In all other cases, providing the requested personal information is optional.
If there are unresolved issues following your requests to us, you also have the right to file a complaint with the data protection authorities. The relevant authority may be: (i) the one in the country where you are located; (ii) the one corresponding to your place of work; or (iii) the one in the country where you believe legal obligations have not been fulfilled.
*Both personal, confidential, and private information, as well as personal, confidential, and private data, have the same meaning within the context of this Privacy Policy.
Teofania Privacy Policy v1, effective as of 5 February 2023