Privacy & GDPR Policy

Effective date: March 30, 2025

School Of Vocal Arts® ("SOVA®" or "we") operates https://thechangegospelchoir.com ("Website") and provides services for The Change Gospel Choir and The Change 2026 event. We comply with:


  • Swiss Federal Act on Data Protection (FADP), as amended

  • EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) (Regulation 2016/679)

  • Proposed EU ePrivacy Regulation, where applicable

1. DATA CONTROLLER & DPO

Controller: School Of Vocal Arts® Carrefour du Bouchet 4, 1209 Geneva, Switzerland


Email: mail@thechangegospelchoir.com

DPO email: dpo@thechangegospelchoir.com

2. PERSONAL DATA COLLECTED

• Identification: name, birth date

• Contact: email, postal address, phone

• Financial: payment info (Stripe, etc.)

• Technical: IP address, cookies, device identifiers

• Event: ticket type, seating, attendance

3. LEGAL BASES

• Contract performance: order and event management

• Legal obligations: tax, accounting

• Legitimate interests: service improvement, fraud prevention

• Consent: marketing, profiling, nonessential cookies

4. COOKIES & TRACKING

We use cookies, web beacons for functionality, analytics, and marketing. See our Cookie Policy. Manage via browser settings.

5. DATA SHARING & TRANSFERS

We share data with subprocessors (payment, hosting, email, event partners) under Data Processing Agreements compliant with FADP/GDPR. Transfers outside Switzerland/EEA are protected by Standard Contractual Clauses or adequacy decisions.

6. DATA RETENTION

• Financial records: 10 years

• Marketing data: 3 years after last contact

• Event data: until all statutory periods expire

7. YOUR RIGHTS Under GDPR/FADP

Access, rectify, erase, restrict, object, data portability, withdraw consent. Requests: mail@thechangegospelchoir.com. Complaints to Swiss FDPIC or EU supervisory authority.

8. SECURITY

We implement technical and organizational safeguards (encryption, access controls, staff training).

9. POLICY CHANGES

Updates posted at https://thechangegospelchoir.com/privacy with effective dates.

10. CONTACT DPO

dpo@thechangegospelchoir.com