🇬🇧 Privacy Policy (English Translation)

1) Introduction and Contact Details of the Controller
1.1 We are pleased that you are visiting our website and thank you for your interest in the content provided. Below, we inform you about how your personal data is handled when using our website. Personal data is any information that can be used to identify you personally.
1.2 The controller responsible for data processing on this website under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is Giuseppe Modica. As the controller, I determine the purposes and means of processing personal data within the scope of this purely private, non-commercial website.
2) Data Collection When Visiting the Website
2.1 When using our website for informational purposes only (i.e., without actively contacting us), only the data transmitted by your browser to the server is collected ("server log files"). This includes:
• Visited page
• Date and time of access
• Amount of data sent
• Referring source or link
• Browser and operating system used
• IP address (possibly anonymized)
Processing is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR, reflecting my legitimate interest in the technical stability and security of the website. Data is not shared or used otherwise.
2.2 This website uses SSL/TLS encryption for security. You can recognize this by the “https://” and the lock symbol in your browser’s address bar.
3) Hosting
The website is hosted by a provider based in the European Union (Strato AG, Germany). All data is processed exclusively on servers within the EU. A data processing agreement under Art. 28 GDPR is in place.
4) Cookies
This website uses only technically necessary cookies required for operation and content display (e.g., session cookies). No tracking or marketing cookies are used.
Processing is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR, reflecting my legitimate interest in a functional and user-friendly website.
You can configure your browser to notify you about cookies and decide individually whether to accept them.
5) Contact
If you contact me via the contact form or email, the personal data you provide will be used solely to respond to your inquiry.
Legal basis: Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interest in communication). Your data will be deleted once your inquiry has been fully processed and no legal retention obligations apply.
5a) Publication of Reader Questions and Answers
I occasionally publish questions submitted via the contact form or email, along with my responses. Publication is at my editorial discretion and serves general information and theological education.
I ensure that:
• no personal data such as name, email address, or other identifying details are published,
• or that explicit consent has been given for publication in original form.
Publication in full original form – including linguistic features, self-descriptions, or potentially identifying expressions – occurs only with explicit consent, e.g., by activating the relevant checkbox in the contact form.
Without such consent, the question will be fully anonymized before publication to prevent identification.
Legal basis: Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR (consent) or Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interest in theological and pastoral communication), provided no identifiable data is included.
You may object to publication or request deletion of published content at any time.
6) Rights of Data Subjects
You have the following rights under the GDPR:
• Access to your stored data (Art. 15)
• Correction of inaccurate data (Art. 16)
• Deletion of your data (Art. 17)
• Restriction of processing (Art. 18)
• Data portability (Art. 20)
• Withdrawal of consent (Art. 7(3))
• Complaint to a data protection authority (Art. 77)
7) Right to Object
If your data is processed based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR, you have the right to object at any time for reasons arising from your particular situation.
8) Data Retention
Personal data is stored only as long as necessary for the stated purposes or as required by law. It will then be deleted.
9) Embedded Search Function (Google Custom Search Engine)
This website includes a custom search bar provided by Google Custom Search Engine. It allows you to search content within the site.
Using the search bar may establish a connection to Google servers. Personal data such as your IP address and technical information (e.g., browser type, operating system, time of request) may be transmitted to Google.
Processing is carried out by Google in accordance with their privacy policy.
The integration is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR due to the legitimate interest in user-friendly navigation.
If you do not wish Google to collect data via the search function, please refrain from using it.