General Privacy Policy

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29	29	## DATA-CONTROLLER INFORMATION
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31	31	This website and all associated apps are owned by Watchtower, a New York not-for-profit corporation that supports the activities of Jehovah's Witnesses and their Bible education. If you voluntarily decide to open an account, make a donation, request a visit, or otherwise take any action that involves providing personal data, you consent to this Policy, as well as to the storage of your data on servers located in the United States of America and to the collection, processing, transfer, and storage of your personal data by Watchtower and cooperating organizations that support Jehovah's Witnesses in various countries as needed to process your requested action. The religious organization operates globally through various local entities. For data-protection purposes, these may include local congregations, branch offices, and other similar cooperating organizations of Jehovah's Witnesses.
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33	33	The data controller for your personal data varies depending on the nature of your interaction with the website. For example, if you donate to a legal entity in a particular country, your name and contact information will be provided to that legal entity as identified to you during the donation process. As another example, if you request a visit, your name and contact information will be provided to a local branch office and congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses to fulfill your request.
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35		To assist you, if the country you reside in has applicable data protection laws, you may find the contact information for the country you reside in on the [Data Protection Contacts](https://b.jw-cdn.org/apis/pub-media/GETPUBMEDIALINKS) page.
	35	To assist you, if the country you reside in has applicable data protection laws, you may find the contact information for the country you reside in on the [Data Protection Contacts](https://www.jw.org/download/) page.
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37	37	## DATA SECURITY AND CONFIDENTIALITY
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39	39	We take the security and confidentiality of your personal data very seriously. We use up-to-date data storage and security techniques to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, improper use or disclosure, unauthorized modification, unlawful destruction, or accidental loss. All processors of personal data and any third parties we engage to process your personal information are obligated to respect the confidentiality of your information. We keep your personal data for only as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes for which it was collected or to comply with any applicable legal reporting or document retention requirements.
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41	41	We protect your personal data during transit using encryption protocols such as Transport Layer Security (TLS). We use computer systems with limited-access protocols, housed in facilities using physical, electronic, and procedural security measures to protect the confidentiality and security of information transmitted to us. We keep strict security standards to prevent any unauthorized access.