Privacy Policy
Last updated: 23 October 2026
1. Who we are
The controller of your data is the Parish of Jesus Christ the Saviour (C.R.B.O.C.I.I.H.M.), Str. Alba-Iulia 87, MD-2071, Chișinău, Republic of Moldova.
For any question about your data, use the form on the Contact page or write to the postal address above.
2. What data we process and why
| Activity | Data | Purpose | Legal basis | How long we keep it |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Messages through the contact form | name, email, subject, message | to reply to you | your consent | 12 months after our last reply |
| Questions to the priest | name, email, question, publication choice | to reply to you; to publish the question and answer anonymously, if you agreed | your consent | 12 months after the reply; publication until you withdraw consent |
| Prayer requests (commemorations, molebens, akathists, canons, Psalter, candles) | name, email, chosen service and period, amount, names to be commemorated, intention, chosen saint | to perform the prayer you requested | fulfilling your request, and your explicit consent (see section 3) | for the requested commemoration period, then 3 more months |
| Donations and payments | name, email, amount, date, transaction ID | accounting records of donations | the Parish's legal obligation | the period required by accounting law |
| Server technical logs | IP address, browser type, pages visited | site security and operation | our legitimate interest in protecting the site | a short period set by the hosting provider |
| Contributions (poems, verses, stories) | name (optional), email (optional), title, text | to review the contribution and publish it on the site | your consent | unpublished: 12 months; published: until you withdraw consent |
| Photos of parish events | images of the people photographed, including children | to show parish life in the site's gallery | the consent of the people photographed; for children, their parents' consent (see section 5) | until consent is withdrawn |
3. Data that may reveal religious beliefs
A prayer request sent to an Orthodox parish may reveal your religious beliefs or those of the people commemorated. This is special category data. We process it only with your explicit consent, given by ticking the box on the form, and only to perform the prayer you requested. We do not disclose it to anyone outside the Parish without your consent.
4. Names of other people
When you send the names of other living people for commemoration, you confirm that you are entitled to do so. We use these names only for prayer and do not publish them.
5. Photos of parish life
We publish photos from services and parish events in the site's gallery. Photos in which people can be recognised are published only with their consent, and photos of children only with their parents' consent. Children's names are not published. If you or your child appears in a photo and you would like it removed, write to us through the contact form and we will remove it.
6. Who receives the data
We do not sell your data or use it for advertising. It is available only to the people in the Parish who handle your request and to the providers below, strictly for the services they provide to us:
- Netlify, Inc. (USA) — website hosting and receipt of messages sent through forms
- Sanity AS — the system we use to manage the site's content, including questions and contributions published with your consent
- PayPal — online payment processing; PayPal processes payment data as an independent controller under its own privacy policy
- The Parish's bank — receipt of donations by bank transfer, as an independent controller
- The email service provider — receipt of notifications about your messages
7. Transfers outside the Republic of Moldova and the European Economic Area
Some providers, such as Netlify, store data in the United States. These transfers are protected by Standard Contractual Clauses approved by the European Commission, or by other safeguards provided by law, included in the providers' data processing agreements.
8. Your rights
You have the right to request access to your data, its rectification or erasure, restriction of its processing, and its portability. You may object to processing based on our legitimate interest. You may withdraw your consent at any time, without affecting the lawfulness of processing carried out before the withdrawal.
We reply to requests within one month. In addition, under Article 72 of Law No. 195/2024 on personal data protection, you have the right to refer the matter to the competent supervisory authority. If you live in a European Union country, you may also refer it to the data protection authority of that country.
9. Cookies and browser storage
The site uses no tracking, analytics or advertising cookies and loads no third-party services that track you. Only two technical preferences are stored in your browser: your chosen language and colour theme (light or dark). These are strictly necessary for the site to work and do not require consent.
10. Do you have to give us your data?
No. Providing data is voluntary, but without it we cannot reply to your message or perform the prayer you requested. We make no automated decisions and create no profiles from your data.
11. Security
The site uses an encrypted connection (HTTPS), and access to your data is limited to the people who need it.
12. Changes
We may update this policy. The date of the last update is shown at the top of the page.