Privacy Policy

Effective date: April 30, 2025

At The Lighthouse Centre Church (TLC), we are committed to respecting and protecting your privacy in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and Belgian privacy laws.

This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your personal information when you interact with us through our website or any related services.

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1. Who We Are

The Lighthouse Centre Church is a Christian non-profit association (VZW) registered in Belgium.

Address: Rue Stanley 40/10, 1180 Uccle

Email: hello@thelighthousecentre.net

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2. What Data We Collect

We may collect the following types of personal data when you interact with our website:

  • Your name
  • Email address
  • Phone number
  • Country or city of residence
  • Prayer requests or messages sent through forms
  • Newsletter signup data
  • Donation information (when applicable)

We do not collect any special categories of data unless you choose to share them (e.g., religious beliefs in a prayer request).

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3. How We Use Your Information

We collect and use your personal data for the following purposes:

  • To respond to your contact messages or prayer requests
  • To send you newsletters and church updates (if you opt-in)
  • To process and acknowledge donations
  • To improve our website and services
  • To comply with legal obligations

We do not sell or share your data with third parties for commercial purposes.

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4. How Long We Keep Your Data

We keep your data only as long as necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, or as required by law (e.g., for accounting purposes in the case of donations).

You may request the deletion of your personal data at any time (see Section 6).

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5. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies to improve your experience on our website, analyse traffic, and serve embedded content (such as YouTube sermons).

You can manage your cookie preferences at any time via the banner provided by CookieScript.com.

For more details, please see our Cookie Policy (link to Cookie Policy page).

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6. Your Rights Under GDPR

You have the following rights regarding your personal data:

  • Access – Ask us what data we hold about you
  • Rectification – Correct inaccurate or incomplete data
  • Erasure – Request deletion of your data
  • Restriction – Limit how we use your data
  • Objection – Object to data processing based on legitimate interest
  • Data Portability – Receive your data in a structured, machine-readable format

To exercise your rights, contact us at: hello@thelighthousecentre.net

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7. Security of Your Data

We take appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your data from loss, misuse, or unauthorised access.

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8. Third-Party Services

We may use trusted third-party tools for communication, giving, analytics, or email newsletters. These services comply with GDPR and process data only as needed to provide their services.

For more info check our cookie policy page

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9. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy occasionally. When we do, the updated version will be posted on this page with a new “Effective Date.”

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10. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or how your data is handled, contact:

📧 Email: hello@thelighthousecentre.net

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