Privacy Policy

 

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Last updated: July 4, 2025
Welcome to Holy Land Speaks (https://holylandspeaks.com). We value your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains what data we collect, how we use it, and your rights — especially under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

1. Who We Are

Website: https://holylandspeaks.com
Owner: Holy Land Speaks
Contact: explore@holylandspeaks.com

2. What Data We Collect and Why

Comments
When you leave a comment, we collect your comment input, IP address, and browser user agent to help detect spam.
If you use Gravatar, a hash of your email may be sent to see if you have a profile. View Gravatar’s Privacy Policy.

Media Uploads
Please avoid uploading images that contain embedded location data. Visitors can extract this data from uploaded images.

Cookies and Tracking
We use cookies to:

  • Save your preferences
  • Enable secure logins
  • Track site usage and performance (e.g. via Google Tag Manager)
  • Improve your browsing experience

You’ll be asked for consent via a cookie banner. You may customize your preferences at any time.

3. Your Rights Under the CCPA (California Residents)

If you reside in California, you have the following rights:

  • Right to Know: You can request details about what personal data we collect, use, or disclose.
  • Right to Delete: You can request that we delete personal information we’ve collected about you (with some exceptions).
  • Right to Opt Out: You have the right to opt out of the sale of your personal data (we do not sell your data).
  • Right to Non-Discrimination: We will never discriminate against you for exercising your privacy rights.

How to Exercise Your CCPA Rights
Email: explore@holylandspeaks.com
We may verify your identity before fulfilling your request.

4. Your Rights Under the GDPR (EU/EEA/UK Visitors)

If you’re located in the European Economic Area (EEA), UK, or Switzerland, you are entitled to:

  • Access your personal data
  • Correct or delete your data
  • Restrict or object to how your data is processed
  • Withdraw consent at any time
  • Request data portability
  • File a complaint with your Data Protection Authority (DPA)

Legal Bases for Processing:

  • Consent (e.g. cookie preferences)
  • Contract (e.g. for prayer services)
  • Legal obligations
  • Legitimate interest (e.g. fraud prevention, analytics)

5. How Long We Retain Your Data

  • Comments and their metadata are stored indefinitely to help us recognize and approve future comments automatically.
  • If users register, their profile data is retained until they delete it or request deletion.

6. Sharing and Third-Party Services

We do not sell your personal data.

We may share or process information with:

  • Service providers (e.g., web hosting, analytics, and email delivery platforms)

  • Embedded content providers (e.g., YouTube, Instagram, etc.)

  • Bot detection and security services (e.g., Cloudflare Turnstile)

Embedded content acts as if you visited the third-party site directly. These providers may collect your IP address, set cookies, or track interactions.

7. Where Your Data Is Sent

Your information may be stored or processed on secure servers in the US, EU, or Israel, depending on the tools we use.

8. Data Security

We use technical and organizational safeguards to protect your data from unauthorized access or misuse.

9. Contact Us

To ask questions or exercise your rights under CCPA or GDPR:
📧 Email: explore@holylandspeaks.com

10. Updates to This Privacy Policy

We may update this policy to reflect changes in the law or our practices. When we do, we’ll post the updated version with a new “last updated” date.