Privacy Policy

EAST BALTIMORE CHURCH OF CHRIST

Effective Date: July 2023

INTRODUCTION
Welcome to EastBaltimoreCOC.com. The website on which this Policy is hosted is owned and managed by East Baltimore Church of Christ. East Baltimore Church of Christ is committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. This Privacy Notice describes how East Baltimore Church of Christ will collect, use, disclose, transfer, store, retain or otherwise process your information, whether provided through the website (“Site”), or acquired directly by any other means, and will be dealt with in accordance with the law. By continuing to browse and use this website you are accepting the terms and conditions of use, which govern the East Baltimore Church of Christ’s relationship with you. Please read this Privacy Policy carefully to understand how we will treat your information. If for any reason you do not agree to the terms of this privacy policy, please stop using this site immediately.

INFORMATION WE MAY COLLECT FROM YOU
When you use the Site, you may provide us with, and we may collect from you, information that relates to you, including your personal information.
You may provide us with your information in a number of ways, including:

completing forms on the Site (such as “Contact Us” forms);
corresponding with us by e-mail, phone or otherwise;
subscribing to email updates, newsletters or other subscriptions and features made available on the Site from time to time;
reporting a problem or requesting support for the Site;
make a purchase from us using the Site;
creating an account and/or signing into our Site, including signing in using your social media account(s);
communicating with us through third party social media websites or applications; and
participating in our contests, promotions, or surveys on the Site.

The information you give us may include your name, address, e-mail address, phone number, date of birth, photos, videos, payment information and social media account details (such as Facebook and Twitter).

INFORMATION WE COLLECT ABOUT YOU

With regard to your use of the Site, we may automatically collect the following information:

technical information, including IP address, login information, browser type and version, time zone setting, browser plug-in types and versions, operating system, platform, device type, hardware model, MAC address, unique device identifiers and mobile network information;
information about your visit, including the full URL clickstream to, through and from our Site (including date and time);
information about your network, such as information about devices, nodes, configurations, connection speeds, and network and application performance;
pages you viewed or searched for; page response times, download errors, length of visits to certain pages, page interaction information (such as scrolling, clicks, and mouse-overs), and methods used to browse away from the page.

EVENT INFORMATION
If you attend any event with East Baltimore Church of Christ where we or any of the other organizations are capturing audio and video recordings, we may also collect sounds clips and images of you.

INFORMATION WE COLLECT FROM OTHER SOURCES
We may receive information about you (including your personal information) if you use any of the other websites operated by East Baltimore Church of Christ or the other Sites East Baltimore Church of Christ provides. In this case we will inform you when we collect that information that it may be shared internally and combined with information collected on the Site. We may also receive and display information and content which you make publicly available on your social media account.

If you log in to or access the Site using a third-party social media platform, we will have access to certain information from that platform, such as your email address, friends list and profile information.

We also work closely with third parties (including, for example, business partners, advertising networks, analytics providers, and search information providers) and may receive information about you from them.

HOW WE USE YOUR INFORMATION
We may use information we have about you in the following ways:
Information you give to us. We will use this information to:

help us respond to your queries;
carry out our obligations arising from any contracts or agreements entered into between you and us and to provide you with the information, products and services that you request from us;
send you our newsletter, email updates and other subscriptions which we make available from time to time and which you subscribe to receiving;
provide you with information about other goods and services we offer that are similar to those that you have already purchased or enquired about;
provide you, or permit selected third parties to provide you, with information about content, goods, or services we feel may interest you;
notify you about changes to our Site and other Sites;
ensure that content from our Site is presented in the most effective manner for you and for your computer;
facilitate contests, promotions, or surveys on the Site;
monitor and analyze trends, usage, and activities in connection with the Site;
as necessary if we believe there has been a breach of the Terms of Use or the rights of any third party; and
comply with legal and regulatory requirements.

Information we collect about you. We will use this information:

to administer the Site and for internal operations, including troubleshooting, data analysis, testing, research, statistical and survey purposes;
to improve the Site to ensure that content is presented in the most effective manner for you and for your computer;
to allow you to participate in interactive features of the Site, when you choose to do so;
as part of our efforts to keep the Site safe and secure;
to measure or understand the effectiveness of advertising we serve to you and others, and to deliver relevant advertising to you;
to provide you with information on venues, events, exhibits, and special offers based on your physical proximity to them during and after East Baltimore Church of Christ if you consent to our collection of your geolocation data;
to monitor and analyze trends, usage and activities in connection with the Site; and
to make suggestions and recommendations to you and other users of our Site about goods or services that may interest you or them.

Information we receive from other sources.

We may combine information we receive from other sources with information you give to us and information we collect about you. We may use this combined information for the purposes set out above.

DISCLOSURE OF YOUR INFORMATION
We may share your personal information with any of East Baltimore Church of Christ leadership and staff as well as analytics and search engine providers that assist us in the improvement and optimization of the Site.

We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer to outside parties your Personally Identifiable Information unless we provide users with advance notice. This does not include website hosting partners and other parties who assist us in operating our website, conducting our business, or serving our users, so long as those parties agree to keep this information confidential. We may also release information when it’s release is appropriate to comply with the law, enforce our site policies, or protect ours or others’ rights, property or safety.

STORAGE AND TRANSFER OF INFORMATION
Your information may be stored on servers in the United States and is subject to the laws of the United States, where the data protection and other laws may differ from those of other countries. Your information may be disclosed in response to inquiries or requests from government authorities or to respond to judicial process in the countries in which we operate. By otherwise providing information to us, you consent to the processing, transfer, and storage of information in and to the United States and other countries, where you may not have the same rights and protections as you do under local law.

CHILDREN
By using this Site, you agree to respond truthfully and accurately about your age if asked. We do not knowingly collect information from children who are 16 years old or younger. If you are 16 years old or younger, you may not submit any personal information to us.

YOUR CHOICES
You may have the opportunity to receive certain communications from us related to the Site. If you provide us with your email address to receive communications, you can opt out at any time by using the unsubscribe links at the bottom of our emails or replying to the email directly.

MODIFYING YOUR PREFERENCES

You will have the opportunity to decline to accept communications at any time and discontinue receiving such communication by:

a. following the instructions to “unsubscribe” on any email or text communication received from East Baltimore Church of Christ;

b. emailing Info@EastBaltimoreCOC.com;

SECURITY
We have implemented commercially reasonable technical and organizational procedures designed to secure your personal information from accidental loss and unauthorized access, use, alteration, or disclosure.

Personal information, held electronically, is stored in a secure server or secure files.

The Internet is not a secure method of transmitting information. Accordingly, no responsibility is accepted for the security of information you send to or receive from us over the Internet or for any unauthorized access or use of that information.

Where we have given you, or where you have chosen security codes (username, password, memorable word, or PIN), which enable you to use any online Site, you are responsible for keeping these security details confidential.

LINKS AND SOCIAL MEDIA
This website may also include links to other websites or may provide social media buttons, permitting sharing web content directly to a social media platform, such as Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube.

We do not endorse social media website(s) and have no responsibility for the content unless posted by or approved by us nor are we responsible for the cookies such websites may contain.

Use of such buttons or links is at your own risk and you must verify authenticity of sites before posting or providing personal information on such sites.

We do not ask for passwords or personal details on social media.

Websites such as Vimeo and YouTube are used to embed videos on the website and Site providers such as Brushfire, MailChimp and Google Analytics may send their own cookies via this site. Please look at the cookie and privacy policies on these third-party sites if you want more information about this.

This website may also contain sponsored links and adverts. These may typically be through related East Baltimore Church of Christ partner ministries or Site providers, who may have their own detailed privacy policies.

DOWNLOADS

Any documents or files made available to download from our website are provided at users’ own risk.

CHANGES TO OUR PRIVACY POLICY
East Baltimore Church of Christ may amend this Policy from time to time to reflect changes in best practice, security, and control and to ensure compliance with any changes or amendments to the Law or other applicable legislation. Any amended version will be available on the website. We suggest you visit regularly to keep up to date with any changes.

CONTACT
If you would like any further information, or have any queries, problems or complaints relating to the Privacy Policy or our information handling practices in general, please contact Info@EastBaltimoreCOC.com.