Privacy Policy

We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with the statutory church data protection regulations (KDG) and this privacy policy. When you use this website, various personal data are collected. Processing is primarily based on § 6 para. 1 lit. b (consent) or lit. g (legitimate church interest) KDG.

The data controller responsible for processing data on this website is: St. Thomas Syro-Malabar Parish Heidelberg Represented by: Fr. Thomas Mathew Address: Wilhelmsplatz, 69115 Heidelberg Germany Email: [email protected]

As this is a Catholic parish, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent church supervisory authority: Katholisches Datenschutzzentrum (KdöR) Domplatz 3, 60311 Frankfurt am Main Email: [email protected]

When you access our website, our host automatically collects data (browser type, operating system, IP address). This is technically necessary for secure operation (§ 6 para. 1 lit. g KDG). If you contact us via email, your details will be processed to handle the request.

On our website, we offer the opportunity to join our parish WhatsApp group via a link. WhatsApp is operated by Meta Platforms Ireland Limited. When you click the link, you leave our website. Data (including your IP address) is then transferred to Meta servers. Joining the group is entirely voluntary and is based on your consent pursuant to § 6 para. 1 lit. b KDG. We have no influence over further data processing by Meta.

According to §§ 17 ff. KDG, you have the right at any time to free information about your stored personal data, its origin and recipients, as well as the right to correction, blocking, deletion, or restriction of processing.