Call to Follow International ry respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal data. This policy explains how we collect, use, store, and protect data when you use our website, contact us, subscribe, donate, submit a prayer request, or share a testimony.
1. Data Controller
Call to Follow International ry
Business ID: 3529283-2
Registered Office: Helsinki, Finland
info@calltofollow.org
https://calltofollow.org
2. Personal Data We Collect
Depending on how you interact with us, we may collect your name, email, contact details, form submissions, newsletter information, prayer requests, testimonies, and donation or transaction information.
Prayer requests and testimonies may contain sensitive information. We process it only where permitted by law and, where required, with your consent.
3. How We Use Personal Data
- responding to inquiries and speaking requests
- processing donations and meeting accounting obligations
- sending newsletters and ministry updates
- handling prayer requests and testimonies
- organizing mission trips, events, and ministry activities
- maintaining website security
4. Legal Basis
Depending on the circumstances, processing is based on consent, contract or steps taken at your request, legal obligation, or legitimate interests. You may withdraw consent at any time.
5. Newsletter and Communications
We use your details to send ministry updates, prayer needs, testimonies, events, and opportunities to get involved. You can unsubscribe at any time.
6. Testimonies and Prayer Requests
We publish testimonies only with appropriate permission, with your name or anonymously as you choose. We do not publish prayer requests without permission.
7. Service Providers and International Transfers
We do not sell or rent personal data. We use the following providers, which process data on our behalf:
- Website hosting and database (Lovable / Cloudflare / Supabase): delivering the site, storing form submissions, and technical server logs (e.g. IP address, browser, time).
- Email notifications (Resend, USA): form contents are forwarded by email to info@calltofollow.org.
- Newsletter (Brevo / Sendinblue SAS, France): email, name and subscription data, double opt-in confirmation, and open and click statistics.
- Spam protection (Google reCAPTCHA, Google Ireland Ltd / Google LLC): loaded with the newsletter form only with your consent; processes e.g. IP address and browser data and sets cookies.
- Donations (MobilePay/Vipps, banks, PayPal, Missions Enablers International, Stewardship, GoGlobal): payments are made on those services' own pages under their own privacy terms.
- WhatsApp, Facebook and Instagram: links open the respective service; data is only transferred once you follow a link.
Where data is transferred outside the EEA (e.g. to the USA), transfers rely on the EU Commission's Standard Contractual Clauses or the EU–US Data Privacy Framework.
8. Retention and Security
Contact messages, prayer requests and testimonies are kept for up to 24 months unless a matter requires longer. Newsletter data is kept until you unsubscribe. Donation and accounting records are kept for the period required by law (in Finland typically 6–10 years). Server logs are deleted after a short period. We use encrypted connections (HTTPS) and restricted access.
9. Your Rights
You have the right to access, correct or delete your data, restrict or object to processing, request portability, and withdraw consent at any time. Contact us at the address below. You may also lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority: Office of the Data Protection Ombudsman (Finland), tietosuoja.fi.
10. Cookies and Local Storage
Necessary: the site stores your cookie choice in your browser (ctf-consent-v1). This does not require consent. Fonts are served from our own server; we use no analytics or advertising cookies.
Optional: the newsletter form (Brevo) and Google reCAPTCHA set cookies and load only if you choose "Accept all" or "Allow and show form". You can change your choice at any time via "Cookie settings" in the footer.
11. Changes and Contact
We may update this policy as our activities or legal requirements change. For privacy questions, contact: info@calltofollow.org.