{"id":38671,"date":"2024-06-20T13:31:38","date_gmt":"2024-06-20T12:31:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/help\/non-knowledgebase\/uncategorized\/how-do-i-edit-the-legal-notice\/"},"modified":"2025-12-23T12:52:37","modified_gmt":"2025-12-23T11:52:37","password":"","slug":"how-to-edit-the-legal-notice","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/en\/help\/system-settings\/data-security\/how-to-edit-the-legal-notice\/","title":{"rendered":"How to edit the legal notice?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In many cases, usually as soon as your ChurchTools is at least partially publicly accessible, your church needs an imprint.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can link to an existing legal notice in ChurchTools, e.g. from your congregation&#8217;s website (external legal notice) or use the legal notice stored in ChurchTools and adapt it for your congregation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can find out how to edit the legal notice stored in ChurchTools here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. Call up Data security \/ Data privacy<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To edit the legal notice, go to <em>Data security \/ Data privacy<\/em> (3) in the <em>System settings<\/em> (2) and select <em>Legal notice<\/em> (4).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/System-settings_Data-security_Legal-notice.png\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"619\" src=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/System-settings_Data-security_Legal-notice-1024x619.png\" alt=\"System settings - Data security - Legal notice\" class=\"wp-image-43725\" srcset=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/System-settings_Data-security_Legal-notice-1024x619.png 1024w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/System-settings_Data-security_Legal-notice-300x181.png 300w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/System-settings_Data-security_Legal-notice-768x465.png 768w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/System-settings_Data-security_Legal-notice-1536x929.png 1536w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/System-settings_Data-security_Legal-notice-360x218.png 360w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/System-settings_Data-security_Legal-notice.png 1908w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. Edit imprint<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Here you click on <em>Edit (imprint)<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/System-settings_Data-security_Legal-notice_Edit.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"650\" src=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/System-settings_Data-security_Legal-notice_Edit-1024x650.png\" alt=\"System settings - Data security - Legal notice - Edit\" class=\"wp-image-43728\" style=\"width:655px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/System-settings_Data-security_Legal-notice_Edit-1024x650.png 1024w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/System-settings_Data-security_Legal-notice_Edit-300x191.png 300w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/System-settings_Data-security_Legal-notice_Edit-768x488.png 768w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/System-settings_Data-security_Legal-notice_Edit-360x229.png 360w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/System-settings_Data-security_Legal-notice_Edit.png 1288w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The legal notice stored in ChurchTools opens in a new browser tab.<br>To edit it, click on the <em>context menu<\/em> (1) and select <em>Edit page<\/em> (2).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/System-settings_Data-security_Legal-notice_Edit-page.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"318\" src=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/System-settings_Data-security_Legal-notice_Edit-page-1024x318.png\" alt=\"System settings - Data security - Legal notice - Edit page\" class=\"wp-image-43730\" srcset=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/System-settings_Data-security_Legal-notice_Edit-page-1024x318.png 1024w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/System-settings_Data-security_Legal-notice_Edit-page-300x93.png 300w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/System-settings_Data-security_Legal-notice_Edit-page-768x239.png 768w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/System-settings_Data-security_Legal-notice_Edit-page-1536x478.png 1536w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/System-settings_Data-security_Legal-notice_Edit-page-360x112.png 360w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/System-settings_Data-security_Legal-notice_Edit-page.png 1692w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Click on the <em>Save button<\/em> in the top right-hand corner to save your changes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/System-settings_Data-security_Legal-notice_Edit-page_Save.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"164\" src=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/System-settings_Data-security_Legal-notice_Edit-page_Save-1024x164.png\" alt=\"System settings - Data security - Legal notice - Edit page - Save\" class=\"wp-image-43732\" srcset=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/System-settings_Data-security_Legal-notice_Edit-page_Save-1024x164.png 1024w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/System-settings_Data-security_Legal-notice_Edit-page_Save-300x48.png 300w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/System-settings_Data-security_Legal-notice_Edit-page_Save-768x123.png 768w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/System-settings_Data-security_Legal-notice_Edit-page_Save-1536x246.png 1536w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/System-settings_Data-security_Legal-notice_Edit-page_Save-360x58.png 360w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/System-settings_Data-security_Legal-notice_Edit-page_Save.png 1672w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<aside class=\"wp-block-group ct-box ct-box-blue has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-74648fa9a9506de5179716347194bc98 is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-002f1c27 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-radius:8px;border-left-color:#e7c000;border-left-width:0.5rem;color:#3f3400;background-color:#ffe5644d;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0.5rem;margin-right:0.5rem;margin-bottom:0rem;margin-left:0.5rem\"><strong>Important<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-top:0rem;margin-right:0.5rem;margin-bottom:0.5rem;margin-left:0.5rem\">ChurchTools cannot accept any responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or applicability of this template to your congregation situation. If in doubt, you should have your customized legal notice checked by a data protection officer before using it. <\/p>\n<\/aside>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3. Check presentation<\/h2>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>After you have saved your changes, you can display the legal notice.<br>You will then see it as it is displayed to the users of your ChurchTool.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/System-settings_Data-security_Legal-notice_Open.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"494\" src=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/System-settings_Data-security_Legal-notice_Open-1024x494.png\" alt=\"System settings - Data security - Legal notice - Open\" class=\"wp-image-43735\" style=\"width:647px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/System-settings_Data-security_Legal-notice_Open-1024x494.png 1024w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/System-settings_Data-security_Legal-notice_Open-300x145.png 300w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/System-settings_Data-security_Legal-notice_Open-768x370.png 768w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/System-settings_Data-security_Legal-notice_Open-360x174.png 360w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/System-settings_Data-security_Legal-notice_Open.png 1290w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<aside class=\"wp-block-group ct-artikel-zum-weiterlesen has-background is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-89fd719a wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:8px;background-color:#f9fafb;margin-top:24px;margin-bottom:24px;padding-top:32px;padding-right:24px;padding-bottom:32px;padding-left:24px\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\">Article to read more<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/en\/help\/system-settings\/data-security-privacy\/how-does-churchtools-help-you-with-data-protection\/\" data-type=\"docs\" data-id=\"7659\">How to ChurchTools help you with data protection?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/de\/help\/system-settings\/datenschutz\/35-wie-bearbeite-ich-die-einwilligungserklarung\/\" data-type=\"docs\" data-id=\"7655\">How to process the declaration of consent?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/de\/help\/system-settings\/datenschutz\/35-wie-bearbeite-ich-die-datenschutzerklarung\/\" data-type=\"docs\" data-id=\"7654\">How tio edit the privacy policy?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/aside>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In many cases, usually as soon as your ChurchTools is at least partially publicly accessible, your church needs an imprint. 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