PRIVACY NOTICE

Church of Scientology International, through Iglesia de Scientology del Valle, A.R. (the “Church”), located at Cda. Juan Sánchez Azcona 1723, Col. del Valle, Alcaldía Benito Juárez, C.P. 03100, Ciudad de México, is responsible for your Personal Data. The Church acknowledges the importance of the lawful, controlled and informed processing of Personal Data and provides you with their Privacy Notice (“Privacy Notice”) in order to be informed of the practices to be followed in obtaining, using, storing and the general practices in processing Personal Data, in accordance with the Mexican Federal Act on Personal Data Held by Private Parties (hereinafter referred to as “Data Protection Act”), its regulation and the respective guidelines.

Holders are the individuals who have the privacy rights as described in this notice.

PROCESSED PERSONAL DATA (“PERSONAL DATA”)

  • Personal Data provided voluntarily, through Staff Forms or Enrollment Forms or any other manner, by individuals who want to be a part of the Church.
  • Identification data, labor and family contacts;
  • Academic data;
  • Labor, tax and social security data;
  • Financial data, bank accounts and methods of payment;
  • Sensitive Data: state of health and data within a medical certificate, medical background, illnesses suffered or accidents; religion, physical characteristics: height, weight; criminal record, whether you belong to a labor union, whether you belong to a club or an association, sports practiced, if you have family members or acquaintances within the Church; and
  • Photographs, images and documents that support the information provided.

PRIVACY FOR MINORS

Unless consent is given to us by the parents or legal guardians of minors, the Church shall not approve requests to provide services to them. However, the Church can hold the Personal Data of minors, if we have authorization from their parents or guardians.

PURPOSES AND/OR USE OF PERSONAL DATA

Primary Purposes

  • The Personal Data provided voluntarily shall be used for ecclesiastical, humanitarian, social welfare, missionary, teaching and other operational and administrative purposes;
  • The Personal Data can also be used to: (i) fulfill requests you make; (ii) contact you; (iii) evaluate your eligibility to serve the Church; (iv) minister religious services; or (v) administer participation in other Church programs;
  • For internal purposes of the Church, such as data analysis, and review of Church services and activities of parishioners; and
  • To protect the security and integrity of the persons within our facilities.

We request sensitive data to avoid carrying out activities that can place the health of the Holders at risk.

The Church shall not sell, submit or transfer your Personal Data to external third parties without the prior consent of the Holders. However, the Church can transfer your Personal Data when said transfer is provided for in the Data Protection Act and/or the Privacy Notice. Additionally, the Church may also transfer your Personal Data to other Scientology Churches, including but not limited to the Church of Scientology Flag Service Organization and the Church of Scientology Flag Ship Service Organization and to the International Association of Scientologists.

SECURITY MEASURES

The Church has adopted and shall sustain the necessary security, administrative, technical and material measures for the protection of Personal Data against the damage, loss, modification, destruction or unauthorized use, access or processing.

RIGHTS THAT CORRESPOND TO THE HOLDERS OF THE PERSONAL DATA

The Holders of the Personal Data can exercise the rights of access, rectification, cancellation and opposition (“ARCO” rights). Therefore, the consent that was granted and necessary for the processing of your Personal Data can be revoked or limited at any given moment following the procedure detailed below.

The ARCO rights may be exercised by means of a request to the following email: dpomexico@scientology.net

THE REQUEST

The ARCO rights request must contain at least: (a) name; (b) whether the request is filed personally or by means of a representative; (c) address for obtaining and receiving notifications; (d) telephone; (e) email and indication if consent is given for notifications to be carried by email; (f) the clear and precise description of the Personal Data with regard to which the request to execute the ARCO rights is filed; (g) where applicable, an express statement revoking consent of the processing of your Personal Data; (h) any other element that facilitates the location of the Personal Data, such as the date on which the Personal Data was collected; and (i) the documents that certify your identity and power of attorney (if applicable).

CERTIFYING LEGAL PERSONALITY

In accordance with the Data Protection Act, in order to process your request, you must previously identify yourself with an original document, or with respect to legal representatives, certify your personality by means of an original copy of your official identification and original copy of your power of attorney.

RECTIFICATION REQUESTS

With respect to the rectification requests, they must be accompanied by the documents verifying the request and the specific Personal Data to be modified.

PROCEDURE

Once the request is presented, the Church shall have 5 (five) days to collect additional information. Should no additional information be necessary, a resolution shall be issued in a period of 20 (twenty) days.

The resolution of the ARCO request shall be notified by means of postal mail indicated by you for such purposes or electronically to the email address you provided in your request and shall enter in force 15 (fifteen) business days following the date on which it has been notified.

The time periods stated herein can be extended in the cases established by the Data Protection Act. The remainder of the procedure shall be presented in accordance with the time periods and stages established therein.

Should you require any additional information, send an email to: dpomexico@scientology.net

MODIFICATION OF THE NOTICE

The Church reserves the right to modify or complement the Privacy Notice at any moment. Should any modification to this Privacy Notice be made, this shall be brought to your attention on our site at https://www.scientology-delvalle.mx/privacy-notice.html or by means of a written notice or notice made by email.

CONTACT

If you have any doubts regarding the Privacy Notice or the handling of your Personal Data, please contact our Representative of the Protection of Personal Data at the email: dpomexico@scientology.net