Privacy Policy

Last Updated: October 1, 2025

The Israeli Chamber Choir – Tivon (hereinafter: "the Association", "we") respects the privacy of visitors to the website https://tivonchoir.org/ (hereinafter: "the Site"). This policy explains what data we collect, how we use it, with whom it is shared, your rights, and how to contact us.

Who We Are & Contact Information

Legal Framework

Data collection and usage are carried out in accordance with the Israeli Privacy Protection Law, 1981, the Privacy Protection (Data Security) Regulations, 2017, and the principles of Amendment 13 to the Law. Where applicable, we also comply with any relevant foreign regulations.

Data We Collect

  1. Technical Usage Data: IP addresses (full or truncated), browser and device type, pages visited, timestamps, referrals, and errors.
  2. Contact Details You Provide: Name, email, phone number, and message content (including contact forms, newsletter sign-ups, donation or volunteer forms).
  3. Media & User Experience Data: Cookie preferences, interactions with third-party embedded content (e.g., YouTube, maps, social media), subject to consent.
  4. Donation/Purchase Information (if applicable): Items/amounts, billing/shipping details, and transaction records. Payment card details are processed by payment processors only and are not stored on our servers.

How We Use the Data

  • Providing website services, responding to inquiries, and coordinating community/musical activities.
  • Sending updates, event invitations, and newsletters (subject to your consent, with an opt-out option).
  • Improving performance and security, statistical analytics, and site maintenance.
  • Meeting legal requirements, preventing fraud, and enforcing our terms of use.

Legal Bases for Processing

Processing is based (as applicable) on your explicit consent (e.g., subscribing to a mailing list), the need to fulfill a request or provide a service, our legitimate interests (e.g., operating and securing the Site), and legal obligations.

Cookies & Similar Technologies

The Site uses essential cookies for basic functionality, and additional cookies (analytics, embedded media, etc.) only with your consent. Without consent, certain embedded content (e.g., YouTube videos or maps) may not load. You can change your cookie preferences at any time using the Site’s consent management tool (if available).

Third-Party Content & Links

The Site may embed or link to third-party services (e.g., YouTube, Facebook, Google Analytics, payment processors). Information collected by such third parties is governed by their own privacy policies, and we are not responsible for their practices. We encourage you to review their policies.

Data Sharing

  • Processors on Our Behalf: Hosting, website maintenance, security, mailing, payment processing, etc. – under appropriate agreements.
  • Authorities: When required by law or to protect our rights.

Data Security

We implement reasonable organizational and technical measures to protect personal data, in line with applicable regulations and recognized standards. However, no security system is completely impenetrable, and we cannot guarantee absolute protection against unauthorized access.

Data Retention

We retain personal data for as long as necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, to comply with legal/accounting obligations, and to establish or defend legal claims, in accordance with our internal retention policies.

International Data Transfers

Where third-party services operate outside of Israel, personal data may be transferred abroad. In such cases, we comply with applicable data-transfer laws (including contractual safeguards where required).

Your Privacy Rights

Subject to applicable law, you have the right to access your personal data, request correction/deletion/restriction in certain circumstances, withdraw consent (e.g., from newsletters), and file a complaint with the Israeli Privacy Protection Authority. We will address requests in good faith and within the timeframes prescribed by law.

How to Exercise Your Rights

For privacy-related inquiries or to exercise your rights, please contact us at or by phone at 04-8720606. We may request reasonable identification details to verify such requests.

Children

The Site is not intended to knowingly collect personal information from children under the age specified by applicable law. If we become aware of such collection in violation of the law, we will act to delete the data as required.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The most recent version will be posted on the Site and marked with the “Last Updated” date above. Continued use of the Site after an update constitutes acceptance of the revised policy.