Privacy Statement

Our Commitment to Online Privacy
We understand the concerns Internet users have about their personal information being collected on the websites they visit – and their need to keep that information private and secure. At Valley Presbyterian Church (VPC), we respect your concerns and are committed to protecting your privacy and keeping your information secure.

This Statement can help you understand what information we gather for – http://myvalleychurch.org – and how we handle that information once collected on our website.

Information Gathered
VPC gathers two (2) forms of data on this website:

1)   Site Visitor Data defined as generic information for unique visitors to the website,

and

2)   Personal Information Data defined as individually identifiable information you voluntarily give us as indicated below.

Site Visitor Data
Site Visitor Data is data about the way you use a website that is not associated with an individual’s identity. VPC routinely gathers data on visitor activities for this website. We collect Site Visitor Data on an aggregate basis from the public areas of this website.

We also collect data on an individual basis within the password protected areas of this website, if applicable. Password protected areas require visitors to log on using an access code, such as a user ID and password.

Site Visitor Data may include information such as:
(i) How many people visit this website
(ii) The pages they visit and the features they use
(iii) How long they stay on this website; and
(iv) The unique address (domain name) of the Internet website from which they connected to this website.

Typically, Site Visitor Data is gathered using cookies and pixel tags.

A cookie is a piece of information that an Internet website, such as this website, sends to a visitor’s computer. Sometimes, the cookie is stored on the visitor’s hard drive. Cookies may save the visitor’s name, access codes, screen preferences, the pages of the website being viewed, and the advertisements viewed or clicked.

Visitors may decline receipt of an Internet cookie by using an appropriate feature of their web software, if available. However, declining the Internet cookie may interfere with a visitor’s ability to view certain pieces of content on this website.

A pixel tag is an invisible tag placed on certain pages of this website, if appropriate. Pixel tags can track an individual user’s activity on the password protected areas of this website, if applicable. A pixel tag also is known as a clear gif.

Personal Information Data
VPC collects Personal Information Data from this website. This personal information includes items such as name, address, telephone number, email address, and so on. This website collects personal data when a visitor completes an online form, application, survey, or registers to use a service offered on this website. We also collect personal data that registered users provide when they give us instructions regarding a transaction, if applicable.

Use of Information Collected
We may use personal information collected on this website for a variety of purposes.

Examples Include

  • Developing, managing, and improving this website.
  • Informing visitors of products and services that may be useful to them.
  • Confirming the visitor is the person registered to use this website.
  • Processing requests for service or information, in which, we:
    • Forward information in requests to the VPC Business Office that will respond to the request.
    • Provide any information a visitor submits using an online application to request an appointment with a VPC representative.
    • We may disclose the information collected on this website to third parties as is required, usual, appropriate, or acceptable to help us manage or administer our business, such as collecting donations. The information collected may be disclosed to regulators or as required by law.
    • We may disclose contact information, including name, address and telephone number, to third parties so they can respond to requests for information or service.

Collecting Personal Information from Children
Learn more about children’s privacy and the Children’s Online Protection Action (COPPA) at the Federal Trade Commission website - Kidz Privacy.

Hyperlinks
This website may contain hyperlinks (links) to and from other Internet websites. Those websites may have different privacy practices from the ones described here.

Security Standards
VPC works to ensure that our systems are secure and meet industry security standards. We use firewalls, encryption technology, user access codes such as user IDs and passwords, and other mechanisms to control access to systems and data as appropriate. We routinely assess new technology to evaluate its ability to provide additional protection for your personal information.

Changes to Privacy Statement
This Statement is effective September 2010. We reserve the right to change this Statement at any time. We will post changes to this Statement on this page. Any change in this Statement becomes effective the date we post it.