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Privacy StatementSt Andrew By The Bay Roman Catholic Church
PRIVACY STATEMENTSt Andrew By The Bay Roman Catholic Church is very concerned about the privacy of our online users. Therefore, we have implemented a church-wide privacy policy in regards to this web site. Please read this statement before using this web site so you will have a full understanding on how we use the information you provide to us.
Information Collection and Use St Andrew By The Bay Roman Catholic Church is the sole owner of the information collected on this site. We will not sell, share, or rent this information to others in ways different from what is disclosed in this statement. St Andrew By The Bay Roman Catholic Church collects information from our users at several different points on our website. Registration In order to fully use this website, a user must be a member of St Andrew By The Bay Roman Catholic Church or register as a user on this site. Anyone who wishes to fully use this web site must first fill out a registration form. During registration a user is required to give their contact information (such as name and e-mail address). The user MUST use their real name, as this is one way we identify the user in our database. We also will collect other information for the sole purpose of tailoring the information on this site to the particular user.
Cookies A cookie is a piece of data stored on the user's hard drive containing information about the user. The cookie will contain the users username so that the web site will recognize the user on subsequent visits. The user's password can optionally be stored in the cookie at the user's request so there is no need to enter it on every visit to the site. The cookie will also contain the user's preferences on what information will be shown to them on the home page. If a user rejects the cookie, they may still use our site. The only drawback to this is that the user will not be able to access certain areas of the site. For example, the user will not be able to access any message boards or Bible Fellowship class pages. Cookies can also enable us to track and target the interests of our users to enhance the experience on our site. Message Boards / Forums The message boards are only for the use of St Andrew By The Bay members. You must have a valid username and password to gain access to these boards. Even though only members of St Andrew By The Bay Roman Catholic Church site can view these messages, we still encourage every user NOT to post personal information (such as address and phone number) in these message boards. Each message posted in our message boards will be identified by the originator's username. This information is solely for administrative uses, and will not be linked to personally identifiable information that other users may view. For example, if a user posts a message in a message board, other users will not be able to retrieve any other information about the user (such as their real name or e-mail address).
Log Files We use IP addresses to analyze trends, administer the site, track user's movement, and gather broad demographic information for aggregate use. IP addresses are not linked to personally identifiable information.
Links This web site may contain links to other sites including The Sharing Tree fundraising program. Please be aware that we, St Andrew By The Bay Roman Catholic Church, are not responsible for the privacy practices of such other sites. We encourage our users to be aware when they leave our site and to read the privacy statements of each and every web site that collects personally identifiable information. This privacy statement applies solely to information collected by this web site. Security This website takes every precaution to protect our users information. We consider security an important aspect of this web site. Personal information is NOT transmitted or received from this web site. All membership records are stored on protected computer systems that are behind a firewall to keep this data secure.
If you have any questions about the security at our website, you can send an email to admin@standrewbythebay.org
Supplementation of Information This web site does not gather any other supplemental information to be used by St Andrew By The Bay Roman Catholic Church or any third-party company. The site is tailored to the individual by the individual for their personal use. Site and Service Updates We also may send the user site and service announcement updates. We communicate with the user to provide requested services and in regards to issues relating to their account via email or phone. Members can decide to stop receiving important church and community information by sending request to webmaster@SAAB.org.
Correction/Updating Personal Information If a user's personally identifiable information changes (such as your e-mail address), or if a user no longer desires our service, we will endeavor to provide a way to correct, update or remove that user's personal data provided to us. This can usually be done at the member information page or by emailing our admin@standrewbythebay.orgNotification of Changes If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post those changes on our Homepage so our users are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under circumstances, if any, we disclose it. If at any point we decide to use personally identifiable information in a manner different from that stated at the time it was collected, we will notify users by way of an email. Users will have a choice as to whether or not we use their information in this different manner. We will use information in accordance with the privacy policy under which the information was collected.
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