This privacy policy discloses the privacy practices for Associated Churches of Fort Wayne and Allen County (herein referred to as A/C), and for our website; http://www.associatedchurches.org.  This privacy policy applies solely to information collected by this website, except where stated otherwise.  It will notify you of the following:

 

            What information we collect;

            With whom it is shared;

            How it can be corrected;

            How it is secured;

            How policy changes will be communicated; and

            How to address concerns over misuse of personal data.

 

Information Collection, Use and Sharing

We are the sole owners of the information collected on this site.  We only have access to collect information that you voluntarily give us via email or other direct contact from you.  We will not sell or rent this information to anyone.

 

We will use your information to respond to you regarding the reason you contacted us.  We will not share your information with any third party outside of our organization, other than as necessary to fulfill your request.

 

Unless you ask us not to, we may contact you via email in the future to tell you about our organization or about changes in this privacy policy.

 

Your access to and Control Over Information

 

You may opt out of any future contact from us at any time.  You can do the following at any time by contacting us via the email address or phone number provided on our website.

 

            See what data we have about you, if any.

            Change/correct any data we have about you.

            Have us delete any data we have about you.

            Express any concern you have about the use of your data.

 

Registration

In order to use this website, a user does not have to register on the site.  The website is open for access by all who seek information by accessing the website at www.associatedchurches.org.

 

Sharing

We do not share your information with any other source.

 

Security

We take precautions to protect your information.  When you submit information via the website, your information is protected both online and offline.

 

Whenever we collect sensitive information (such as credit card data) that information is encrypted and transmitted to us in a secure way.  You can verify this by looking for a closed lock icon at the bottom of your web browser, or looking for

“https” at the beginning of the address of the web page.

 

While we use encryption to protect sensitive information transmitted online, we also protect your information offline.  Only employees who need the information to perform their work functions are granted access to personally identifiable information.  The computer/servers on which we store personally identifiable information are kept in a secure environment.

 

Cookies

We use “cookies’ on this site.  A cookie is a piece of data stored on a site visitor’s hard drive to help us improve your access to our site and identify repeat visitors to our site.  Usage of a cookie is in no way linked to any personally identifiable information on our site.

 

Links

This web site contains links to other sites.  Please be aware that we are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of other sites.  We encourage our users to be aware when they leave our site and to read the privacy statements of any other site that collects personally identifiable information.

 

 

Surveys and Contests

From time-to-time our site may request information via surveys or contests.  Participation in these surveys or contests is completely voluntary and you may choose whether or not to participate and therefore disclose this information.  Information requested may include contact information(name and address) and demographic information (zip code, age, etc).  Contact information will be used to notify winners and award prizes.  Survey information will be used for purposes of monitoring or improving the use and satisfaction of this site.

 

Notification of Changes

Whenever material changes are made to the privacy policy you will be notified via email of any changes.

 

Other Provisions as Required by Law

Numerous other provision and/or practices may be required as a result of laws, international treaties or industry practices.  We will make every effort to remain current with these changes when they occur.

 

If you feel that we are not abiding by this privacy policy, you should contact us immediately via telephone at

260-422-3528 or via email at associatedchurches.org.

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