General Privacy Policy

•  Respecting Your Privacy

•  Data-Controller Information

•  Data Security and Confidentiality

•  Minors

•  Third Parties

•  Notification of Changes to This Policy

•  Active Scripting or JavaScript

See Also

• Global Data Protection Policy of Jehovah’s Witnesses

• Global Policy on Use of Personal Data

• Global Policy on Use of Cookies and Similar Technologies

 We are committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. This Policy sets out the basis on which any personal data that we collect from you or that you provide to us will be processed on our website and on all associated apps provided by Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York, Inc. (“Watchtower”). We keep certain basic information when you visit our website and recognize the importance of keeping that information secure and letting you know what we will do with it. You may choose to provide us with information that is considered personal data. The term “personal data” as used in this Policy refers to information such as your name, email address, mailing address, telephone number, or any other data that can be used to identify you. The term “website” includes this website and our associated sites, such as apps.ps8318.com, ba.ps8318.com, stream.ps8318.com, and wol.ps8318.com.

 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.

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.

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 page.

 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.

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.

 If you are a minor in the country in which you are accessing our website, you may submit your personal data on this website only with the involvement of your parent(s) or guardian. If you are a parent(s) or guardian and you provide consent for a minor to submit personal data on this website, you agree to this Policy in respect to the minor’s use.

 At times, this website or associated apps may contain links to third parties. This could include links to the website of a third party we have retained to perform services on our behalf (for example, the filling out of online forms). You will know that you are on a third party’s website because it will have a different appearance and the address bar on your browser will change. Additionally, you may receive emails or text messages through a third party based on a request you make through this website for information, including notification of activities about which you have requested information. At the time the third parties are selected, and periodically thereafter, their privacy and data protection policies are inspected to ensure that they meet the same standards that we use for our own policies. However, these third parties provide apps and services whose programming, terms of use, privacy policies, and general conditions we cannot control. For this reason, your use of those apps and services on this website is subject to the current terms of service and general conditions set by the third party. We are not informed of updates, so please review the terms before using the third-party service. If you have questions about a third party’s policies, please see the policy listed on their website.

Your use of Google Maps services on this website is subject to the current Google Privacy Policy. Google is a third-party vendor whose apps, programming, and Terms of Service we cannot control. For this reason, your use of Google Maps services on this website is subject to the current Google Maps/Google Earth Additional Terms of Service. We are not informed of updates, so please review the terms before using Google Maps services. Do not use Google Maps services if you do not accept the terms.

 We are continually improving and adding new functionality and features to this website and all associated apps, as well as improving and adding to our existing services. Because of these ongoing changes, and changes in the law and the nature of technology, our data practices will change from time to time. When it proves necessary to change our Policy, we will post any changes on this page so that you are always aware of what information we collect and how we use it.

 Scripting is used to improve the functionality of our website and associated apps. Scripting technology allows us to return information more quickly to you. Scripting is never used by the website or associated apps to install software on your computer or to collect unauthorized information from you.

For our website, Active Scripting or JavaScript must be enabled in the browser for some portions of the website to work correctly. Most browsers allow this feature to be enabled or to be disabled for specific websites. Consult the browser Help documentation to learn how to enable scripting for selected websites.