Privacy policy

This privacy policy explains what personal information CSI Karnataka Central Diocese ("the Diocese", "we", "us") collects through this website, csikarnatakacentraldiocese.org, why we collect it, how long we keep it and what your rights are.

Who is responsible for your information

CSI Karnataka Central Diocese decides how and why your personal information is used on this website. If you have a question or concern about your information, contact the Diocesan Office:

Email: contact@csikarnatakacentraldiocese.org
Phone: (+91) 080 2222 3766
Post: The Diocesan Office, CSI Karnataka Central Diocese, #20, 3rd Cross, Mission Compound, Bangalore 560 027

What we collect and why

When you just visit the website

You can read the website without telling us who you are. Like all websites, our web server automatically records technical information such as your IP address, browser type and the pages you request. We use this only to keep the site running and secure, for example to block attacks and investigate errors.

We also use Google Analytics to understand how many people visit, which pages are popular and how people find us. Google Analytics uses cookies and collects information such as the pages you visit, roughly where you are (city or region) and the kind of device you use. It does not tell us your name or contact details. Google Analytics is not used on the pages where our editors log in or edit content.

When you contact us or fill in a form

If you send us a message through a form on this website (for example "Get in touch" or "Contact us"), we collect what you type in: usually your name, email address, phone number and your message. We use this only to reply to you and deal with your request.

Some forms are used by churches, institutions and committees of the Diocese to send us their current details (for example names, email addresses and phone numbers of presbyters, secretaries and treasurers, church addresses and worship times). We use this to keep the Diocese's records and directories up to date, and some of it (such as church addresses, worship times and official contact details) may be published on this website. Please make sure the people whose details you send us know that you are doing so.

Accounts

Accounts on this website are only for people the Diocese has authorised to edit the website. For these users we store a username, email address and password (stored in a scrambled form we cannot read), and a record of when they logged in.

Cookies

Cookies are small files a website stores in your browser. This website uses:

Google Analytics cookies (names starting with _ga), to count visits and understand how the site is used, as described above.
A login cookie, only for authorised editors when they log in, so the site remembers they are logged in.
Google reCAPTCHA, on some forms and the login page, which sets cookies to check that you are a person and not an automated program.
Cookies set by embedded content. Some pages show YouTube videos, Google Maps or documents in the Google Docs viewer. Google may set its own cookies when these load.

You can block or delete cookies in your browser settings, and the website will still work for reading. You can also stop Google Analytics collecting your visits with Google's browser opt-out add-on.

Who we share your information with

We do not sell or rent your personal information, and we do not use it for advertising.

We only share it:

with people within the Diocese who need it to deal with your request;
with the companies that provide services for this website: our web hosting provider, which stores the website and its data, and Google, which provides Google Analytics, reCAPTCHA, YouTube, Google Maps and the Google Docs viewer. Google may process information outside India. You can read Google's privacy policy;
if the law requires us to, for example in response to a valid request from a court or government authority.

How long we keep your information

Messages sent through contact forms: as long as we need them to deal with your request, and no longer than 2 years.
Church, institution and committee details: until they are replaced by newer details or are no longer needed for the Diocese's records.
Editor accounts: while the person is authorised to edit the website.
Server logs and backups: for a short period. Website backups are made daily and old backups are deleted automatically.
Google Analytics data: for the limited period set in our Google Analytics account, after which Google deletes it.

How we protect your information

The whole website uses an encrypted connection (https). Only a small number of authorised people can see the information you send us, and the forms are protected against automated spam. We keep the website software up to date with security updates. No website can be completely secure, so please do not send us sensitive information such as bank or health details through a website form.

Children

This website is meant for adults. Our forms are not intended for use by children under 18, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from them. If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has sent us their information, please contact us and we will delete it.