Privacy Policy
Last updated: 16 July 2024
1. General Provisions
1.1. The current privacy policy regulates the principles governing the collection, processing, and storage of personal data. Personal data is collected, processed, and stored by the data controller Tallinn St. John’s Congregation of the Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church (EELC) (hereinafter the data processor).
1.2. A data subject for the purposes of this privacy policy is a donor or any other natural person whose personal data is processed by the data processor.
1.3. A donor for the purposes of this privacy policy is anyone who makes a donation.
1.4. The data processor follows the data processing principles set out in legislation and processes personal data lawfully, fairly, and securely. The data processor is able to confirm that personal data has been processed in accordance with the requirements of applicable legislation.
2. Collection, Processing, and Storage of Personal Data
2.1. The personal data collected, processed, and stored by the data processor is gathered electronically, mainly via the website and e-mail.
2.2. By sharing their personal data, the data subject grants the data processor the right to collect, organise, use, and manage personal data for the purposes defined in this privacy policy, including data shared directly or indirectly by the data subject when making a donation on the website.
2.3. The data subject is responsible for ensuring that the information they provide is accurate, correct, and complete. Knowingly providing false information is considered a violation of the privacy policy.
2.4. The data processor is not responsible for damages incurred by the data subject or third parties as a result of the data subject providing false information.
3. Processing of Donor Personal Data
3.1. The data processor may process the following personal data of the data subject:
3.1.1. First and last name
3.1.2. Date of birth
3.1.3. Personal identification code
3.1.4. E-mail address
3.1.5. Bank account number
3.1.6. Payment card details
3.3. The legal basis for processing personal data is Article 6(1)(a), (b), (c), and (f) of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR):
a) the data subject has given consent to the processing of their personal data for one or more specific purposes;
b) the processing of personal data is necessary for the performance of a contract to which the data subject is a party or to take steps at the request of the data subject prior to entering into a contract;
c) the processing of personal data is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which the data controller is subject;
f) the processing of personal data is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by the data controller or by a third party, except where such interests are overridden by the interests or fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject, particularly when the data subject is a child.
3.4. Processing of personal data according to the purpose of processing:
3.4.1. Purpose of processing – security and safety
Maximum retention period – according to the deadlines specified in the law.
3.4.2. Purpose of processing – financial activities, accounting
Maximum retention period – according to the deadlines specified in the law.
3.5. The data processor has the right to share client personal data with third parties, such as authorised processors, accountants, and companies providing transfer services. The data processor is the data controller. For the purpose of executing payments, the data processor forwards the necessary personal data to the authorised processor Maksekeskus AS.
3.6. In processing and storing personal data, the data processor implements organisational and technical measures that ensure the protection of personal data against accidental or unlawful destruction, alteration, disclosure, and any other unlawful processing.
3.7. The data processor retains data subjects’ personal data depending on the purpose of processing, but no longer than 7 years.
4. Rights of the Data Subject
4.1. The data subject has the right to access their personal data and review it.
4.2. The data subject has the right to obtain information about the processing of their personal data.
4.3. The data subject has the right to supplement or correct inaccurate data.
4.4. If the data processor processes personal data on the basis of the data subject’s consent, the data subject has the right to withdraw their consent at any time.
4.5. To exercise their rights, the data subject may contact the Tallinn St. John’s Congregation of the Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church (EELC) at
4.6. The data subject also has the right to submit a complaint to the Data Protection Inspectorate to protect their rights.
5. Final Provisions
5.1. These data protection terms have been prepared in accordance with Regulation (EU) No. 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation), the Personal Data Protection Act of the Republic of Estonia, and other applicable laws of the Republic of Estonia and the European Union.
5.2. The data processor has the right to partially or fully amend the data protection terms by notifying data subjects of the changes on the website https://www.tallinnajaani.ee