Privacy Policy
Your Consent
By using this website, you consent to our privacy policy and to our use of your personal data as described in this privacy policy.
Changes to the Privacy Policy
We continue to make changes and improvements to our website. Because of these changes and continual changes of our website tool provider (Network Solutions), our policies may change at certain times. All changes will be posted on this website, so please check here regularly for these changes.
Gathering personal information
Personal information collected through this website can occur through items such as contact forms and email submissions. Website tracking means via Cookies are regulated by the website tool company (Network Solutions) and is useable by our website for monitoring website use and improvement.
Security
Our website is provided and protected by Network Solutions, one of the frontrunners in the industry. More information on the layers of security provided can be found by visiting their website, and we encourage you to do so.
Disclosure of financial or personal information
In regards to the disclosure of member/organization financial or personal information, we will keep material sent to our church private without exception unless otherwise given permission and/or requested by said member/organization unless required to by law. However, please remember that email is not necessarily secure against interception. If your communication with us is personal or of a sensitive nature, please send it to us via post instead, or just bring it in to us!
Mailing lists
We will not publish any lists of emails, phone numbers, or addresses, nor will we share the information without consent of the individual/organization. All uses will be contained for in-house purposes.
Posting and Message Boards
We monitor and moderate all activity on this website, but cannot be held liable for information shared within chat rooms and message boards or from those who are visitors on our social network pages.
Offsite links
This privacy policy only applies to this website. Links throughout the website may navigate you away from our site so please be aware: these sites are not under our guidance, endorsement, or privacy policy but seek to build bridges into the local, national, and global communities. We are not responsible for their information gathering or usage practices, so please refer to their policies before submitting information to them.
Information Disclaimer
We seek to provide information that is both solid in veracity and witness. In regards to any advice given or perceived promises made, we seek to be as accurate as possible in sharing information, but do not claim responsibility or inerrancy for information, advice, and promises made within the site.
Children
We seek to honor COPPA guidelines as strictly as possible. We do not knowingly collect information from children under the age of thirteen. The idea is simple: if you are under thirteen, please do not give us any information. As programs and portions of the website develop for children, we will amend this policy to protect the privacy of children. In terms of photographs of children, we have already created a policy, so please visit our Photograph Policy page here.
This privacy policy was created in prayerful deliberation with both ELCA and Department of Justice guidelines, practices, and privacy policies in mind. As such, we strive to adhere closely to the professional and moral ethics sought by both our churchwide membership and our civil mindedness. If there are any questions, comments, concerns, or requests regarding this privacy policy, please visit our Contact Us page.