Effective Date: 10 December 2025
St. Thomas Orthodox Cathedral Dubai
St. Thomas Orthodox Cathedral Dubai (“the Cathedral,” “we,” “our,” or “us”) is committed to protecting your privacy and safeguarding all personal information collected through our website, mobile application, and digital services (“Services”). By using our Services, you agree to the terms outlined in this Privacy Policy.
We may collect personal information that you voluntarily provide, such as your name, phone number, email address, parish membership details, event registrations, volunteer or committee submissions, donation information, and requests for prayer or pastoral assistance. When accessing the Members Zone within our website or mobile application, we may also collect account credentials or other membership-related information. Additionally, we automatically collect technical data such as IP address, device identifiers, browser type, interaction logs, and usage statistics through cookies and similar tracking technologies.
Your personal information is used only for legitimate parish-related purposes, including communicating parish announcements, processing donations, managing event registrations, maintaining membership and sacrament records, supporting pastoral care, improving our Services, and ensuring secure access to member-specific features. We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal data. Information may be shared with service providers who support our operations, such as hosting partners, payment processors, communication tools, and technical support teams, or with clergy and authorized parish volunteers solely for ministry purposes or other purposes mentioned herein. Your personal information may also be disclosed if required under the applicable laws of United Arab Emirates (UAE). All such service providers arecontractually obligated to maintain the confidentiality and security of your information.
Our Services may use cookies, analytics tools, and similar technologies to optimize performance and improve your user experience. You may disable cookies in your browser or device settings if preferred. We apply reasonable administrative, technical, and security measures to protect your information; however, no method of online transfer or storage is entirely secure.
You have the right to request access to, correction of, or deletion of your personal information where applicable. In addition to the rights of access, correction, and deletion, you may also request restriction of processing, object to certain uses of your personal information, or request data portability where applicable. To exercise these rights, please contact us using the details provided. You may also opt out of newsletters and other communications. To exercise your rights or raise concerns, please contact the Cathedral using the details listed below. Your personal information is retained only for as long as necessary to meet pastoral, administrative, legal, or operational requirements as mentioned herein.
For users who are minors, parental or guardian consent is required before submitting any personal information through our Services. We reserve the right to verify such consent before processing data related to minors. Our Services are not intended for minors without parental or guardian consent. If we become aware of such information being collected inadvertently, we will promptly remove it. Our website and mobile application may contain links to external sites, and we are not responsible for their privacy practices. We recommend reviewing their respective policies before engaging with those platforms.
In the unlikely event of a data breach that may compromise your personal information, the Cathedral will promptly notify affected individuals and relevant authorities as required by applicable law, outlining the nature of the breach and recommended protective measures.
Your personal information will be retained only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy or as required by the applicable laws.
We may revise this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or legal obligations. Any updates will be published on this page with a new effective date. Continued use of our Services indicates acceptance of the updated terms.
For questions, concerns, or data requests, please contact:
St. Thomas Orthodox Cathedral Dubai
P.O. Box: 2563, Dubai, UAE.
Phone: (+971) 4 337 1122
Email: info@stocdubai.com
We value the trust you place in the Cathedral and are committed to handling your personal information with transparency, care, and respect. Your privacy matters to us, and we dedicate ourselves to protecting the data entrusted to our ministry.