Privacy and Data Protection Policy and Notice

Within Your Gates: The Forum for the Universal Vocation of Jerusalem (the “Forum”) is a joint initiative of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem and Notre Dame Jerusalem. The website is operated under the responsibility of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem. The Forum respects the privacy of visitors to the website and individuals who participate in or contribute to the Forum’s activities.

This Privacy Policy explains what personal information we collect, how we use and share it, and your rights regarding such information in connection with the website and the Forum’s activities.

1. Which information may we collect?

We may collect personal information that you provide to us, such as your name, email address, phone number, organization or affiliation, and any other information you choose to provide when contacting us.

In connection with the Forum’s activities, we may also collect and publish names, photographs, professional or biographical information, affiliations, authorship or contribution information, and information relating to participation in Forum seminars, events and other activities. Photographs taken during such activities may include participants and may be used to document and publicize the Forum’s activities.

When you visit the website, certain technical information may be collected automatically, such as your IP address, browser and device information, usage data, and information collected through cookies or similar technologies.

You are not legally required to provide us with personal information. However, if you contact us, we may need certain information in order to respond to your inquiry.

2. How do we collect personal information?

We collect personal information when you provide it to us directly, for example when you contact us by email or through the website, and in connection with your participation in or contribution to Forum activities. We may also receive relevant professional or biographical information from the Forum, participating institutions or publicly available sources.

We may also automatically collect certain technical and usage information when you visit the website, including through cookies and similar technologies, as further described below.

3. How do we use personal information?

We may use personal information to:

• operate and maintain the website;
• respond to inquiries and communicate with you;
• organize, administer, document and promote the Forum’s seminars, events and other activities;
• publish and make available the Forum’s publications and other content, including information about authors, contributors, advisory board members and other individuals involved in the Forum;
• publish photographs and other documentation of Forum events and activities, where appropriate;
• understand and improve the use, functionality and security of the website; and
• comply with applicable law and protect our legal rights.;

4. Sharing personal information

We may share personal information with service providers that assist us in operating the website and conducting the Forum’s activities, such as website hosting, cloud storage, email, IT support and website analytics providers.

We may also share personal information with institutions and organizations that partner with us in organizing or conducting events and other activities, where relevant for those purposes.

We may also disclose personal information where required by law or a competent authority, or where reasonably necessary to establish, exercise or protect legal rights.

5. International data transfers

Personal information may be stored or processed by service providers located outside Israel. Where required, transfers of personal information outside Israel will be made in accordance with applicable Israeli law.

6. Data retention

We retain personal information for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes for which it was collected and as required or permitted under applicable law. Information forming part of the Forum’s publications, archives or documentation of its activities, including photographs and information about contributors and participants, may be retained for longer periods where appropriate for these purposes.

7. Cookies

We use cookies and similar technologies to operate the website and understand how it is used. Cookies are small files stored on your device when you visit a website.

We may use necessary cookies, which are required for the operation and security of the website; analytics cookies, which help us understand how visitors use the website, such as which pages are visited and how visitors interact with the website; and marketing cookies, which may be used to measure the effectiveness of our communications or campaigns and to provide or measure content and advertising on third-party platforms.

Some cookies may be placed by third-party service providers that provide analytics, marketing or other functionality on our behalf.

You can control cookies through your browser settings and, where available, through cookie settings. Disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of the website.

8. Information security

We implement reasonable technical and organizational measures designed to protect personal information against unauthorized access, use, alteration, loss or disclosure. However, no method of transmission or storage of information is completely secure.

9. Your rights

Under applicable laws, you may have the right to review personal information about you held in a database and to request the correction of information that is incorrect, incomplete, unclear or outdated, subject to the conditions provided by law. To exercise these rights or for questions regarding your personal information, please contact us at jerusalem@nd.edu.

10. General

Changes to this Privacy Policy. We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The updated Privacy Policy will be published on this page with a revised “Last Revised” date.

We aim to process only adequate, accurate and relevant data limited to the needs and purposes for which it is gathered. You may request correction or removal of your data by reaching out to us. For questions regarding this Privacy Policy or our handling of personal information, please contact us at: jerusalem@nd.edu.

* * * * *

Last Revised: August 25, 2026