Privacy Policy

Last updated: 01.09.2026 · version 2.5

We respect your privacy. This page explains, in plain language, what information we collect on the site, why, what we do with it, and which rights you hold. Our commitment is simple: to guard the information, to sell it to no one, and to use it only for the purposes written here.

1. Who is responsible for the data (the database controller)

The information collected on this site is managed by “למען אחיי מפלגת כלל ישראל” (a registered party, registration no. 59-900211-0), operating under the brand “The Charedi Community”.

2. Privacy protection officer

Privacy inquiries are handled at contact@hatzibur-haharedi.org and answered by the party’s authorized representative. Should a dedicated privacy protection officer be appointed, their details will be updated here.

3. What information we collect, and how

We collect personal information only when you choose to provide it through a form on the site. Alongside that, we count visits to the site’s pages: a count only, with no detail that identifies you (see section 12). Please note: the very act of joining a party’s activity indicates a political opinion, and the law therefore classifies such information as “information of special sensitivity”. We treat it accordingly: with heightened care.

4. What the information is used for (purposes)

We use the information solely for the following purposes:

We will not use the information for any other purpose.

5. Providing the information: voluntary only

You are under no legal obligation to provide us with information. Providing it depends on your wish and consent, and the only consequence of not providing it is that we will be unable to add your signature or get back to you. Nothing beyond that.

6. To whom the information is disclosed

We do not sell and do not transfer your information to anyone for their own use. To operate the site we rely on technical service providers (hosting and infrastructure) acting solely as “holders”: they are contractually bound to safeguard the information, use it only per our instructions, and delete it at the end of the engagement. The information is stored on servers in Israel (Google Cloud, me-west1 region), with authorized access only.

7. Updates and mailings

If you indicated interest in updates, we will send you campaign updates through the channels you chose. Consent to updates is separate and yours to give: it is not a condition for signing the petition or submitting any other form, and it can be withdrawn at any time. Every message will carry the sender’s identity and a simple way to unsubscribe (for example, replying “Remove”).

8. Your rights

Under Israel’s Protection of Privacy Law, 5741-1981, you hold the following rights, all exercised by writing to contact@hatzibur-haharedi.org:

We will handle every request and respond within a reasonable time, as required by law.

9. Data security

We take measures to safeguard the information, including encryption in transit and at rest, access controls limited to authorized personnel, and logging of operations performed on the data. Should a serious security incident occur, we will act and report as required by law.

10. How long the information is kept

We keep each type of information only for as long as needed for the purpose for which it was provided and for the campaign’s activity, subject to statutory retention duties. Asked for erasure? We will delete your information in line with your request and our legal obligations.

11. The voter register

To the extent that information from the official voter register is used, it will serve solely to contact voters ahead of the coming elections, as permitted by law. We do not cross-reference it with other sources, we do not transfer it to anyone, and it is destroyed at the close of the election campaign.

12. Cookies and usage measurement

We count how many people come to the site, and to which pages. The counting is done on our own server, and it always works, including without consent. Without it we simply would not know how many people arrived.

What the count records: which page was opened, whether you came from another site and which one (the site’s name only, for example Google or Facebook), whether you came through an advert, and whether you are browsing on a phone or a computer.

What it does not record: not your name, not your IP address, no identifier and no cookie. Nothing in the count links one visit to another, so it cannot tell who you are, and it cannot tell that you came back. The count stays with us and is not sent to anyone else.

Alongside the count, the site runs a statistical measurement tool (Google Analytics 4) that shows us how the site is used — which pages are opened, which sources visitors came from, and what works. The tool runs by default for everyone who visits, and for that a measurement cookie is stored on your device. Statistical use only: Google’s advertising signals — storing advertising identifiers, ad personalization and advertising attribution — are disabled by default and are enabled only if you accepted in the consent banner. You may refuse at any time: clicking “No, thanks” — in the banner, or after reopening it from the preferences link — switches the tool to cookieless mode — it stops using an identifier and stores no new cookie. The site works in full either way.

If you accepted in the consent banner, the site also loads the Meta measurement pixel (Facebook and Instagram). It helps us measure the effectiveness of our advertising and show our messages to people who took an interest in our work, subject to Meta’s rules for political advertisers. Without consent, the pixel is not loaded at all, and if you withdraw your consent it stops transmitting immediately.

The gateway that protects the site from attacks also keeps a technical log of requests, including the IP address. That log is used for security and fault-finding only, is deleted automatically after 30 days, and is not cross-referenced with the information you provided in forms.

One cookie is stored on your device, and only after you submit a form: it marks that the form went through, so that we can show you the thank-you page. It deletes itself after fifteen minutes, carries no detail about you, and is not used for measurement.

The accessibility preferences you choose in the accessibility menu (text size, contrast, and so on) are likewise saved in the browser on your device only (local storage), are never sent to us, and are not used for measurement.

The Interviews page includes podcast episodes hosted on YouTube. As long as you do not press play, no request is sent to YouTube — what you see is an image stored on our own servers. If you choose to play, a YouTube player loads inside the page (in its privacy-enhanced mode), and from that moment YouTube may store data on your device under its policy, not ours. You can always open the episode on the show’s own channel instead.

The same goes for “The Day After” page: the switch state you chose and the stations you have already visited are saved in your browser’s local storage only, under the name hzb_game_v1. That entry stays on your device, is never sent to us, is not cross-referenced with anything, and is not used for measurement; clearing the site’s data in your browser deletes it.

13. Minimum age

The petition and the sign-up forms are intended for those aged 18 and over.

14. Complaint to the Privacy Protection Authority

If you believe we have infringed your privacy, first of all we would be glad to hear about it and put it right (contact@hatzibur-haharedi.org). You are also entitled to approach the Privacy Protection Authority at ppa@justice.gov.il.

15. Policy updates

We may update this policy from time to time. The date of the latest update and the version number appear at the top of the page, and the binding text is the one published here.

Also relevant: the site’s accessibility statement.