Privacy Policy
Privacy Policy for christthekingbasilica.com
Last Updated: 7th November 2025
1. Introduction
You are visiting Christ the King Basilica (christthekingbasilica.com), website designed and operated by Fondazzjoni Bazilika Kristu Re, Malta. We are committed to protecting the privacy and security of our visitors' personal information.
This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we use and protect it, and your rights regarding this information.
2. Information We Collect
We may collect personal information from you in the following ways:
- Information You Provide: We collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us when you use our contact form or otherwise communicate with us. This may include your name, email address, and any message you send.
- Information Collected Automatically: We and our third-party service providers (like Google Analytics and WordPress) may automatically collect certain information about your device and how you interact with our website, primarily through cookies. This may include your IP address, browser type, operating system, and browsing behavior.
3. How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect for the following purposes:
- To Respond to Your Inquiries: We use the information you provide through our Contact Form solely to respond to your questions, comments, or requests.
- To Improve Our Website: We use automatically collected data to understand how visitors interact with our site, to monitor site performance, and to enhance the user experience.
- To Maintain Site Functionality: We use cookies to ensure the proper functioning of our website, such as remembering your preferences.
4. Cookies
Cookies are small text files stored on your device (computer, tablet, or mobile) when you visit a website. We use cookies for several purposes:
- Strictly Necessary Cookies: These are essential for the website to function. For example, WordPress may set cookies for users who log in to the site's administrative area.
- Functional Cookies: These are used to remember choices you make and enhance your experience.
- WordPress Comment Cookies: If you leave a comment on our site (if this feature is enabled), you may opt-in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
- Multilingual Support Cookies: If our website offers language-switching capabilities, we may use a cookie to store your preferred language setting. This ensures that you see the website in your chosen language on return visits.
- Performance Cookies: These cookies collect anonymous information about how visitors use our website. We use this information to improve our site. This is further detailed in the "Google Analytics" section.
You can manage or delete cookies through your browser settings. Please note that disabling cookies may affect the functionality of this website.
5. Google Analytics
This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. ("Google"). Google Analytics uses "performance cookies" to collect anonymous information about how visitors use our website.
This information (including your IP address, which may be anonymized) is transmitted to and stored by Google. Google uses this information to:
- Evaluate your use of the website.
- Compile reports on website activity for us.
- Provide other services relating to website activity and internet usage.
We use these reports to help us understand website traffic and improve our site. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google.
Opting-out of Google Analytics: You can prevent your data from being used by Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on. You can download it here: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
6. Contact Form
When you submit an inquiry through our contact form, we collect the personal information you provide (such as your name and email address). We use this information only for the purpose of responding to your message. We do not use this information for marketing purposes unless we provide a separate, specific opt-in for you to consent to it. We will retain your information only as long as necessary to address your inquiry.
7. Data Security
We are committed to ensuring that your information is secure. We have implemented suitable physical, electronic, and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure.
8. Third-Party Links
Our website may contain links to other websites of interest. However, once you have used these links to leave our site, you should note that we do not have any control over that other website. We cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which you provide whilst visiting such sites.
9. Your Rights
Depending on your location, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information, such as the right to access, correct, or delete the data we hold. To exercise these rights, please contact us at the email address below.
10. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this policy from time to time by posting a new version on this page. We recommend you check this page occasionally to ensure you are aware of any changes.
11. Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:
The Basilica of Christ the King
Piazza Antoine de Paule
Paola PLA1260
info@christthekingbasilica.com
