If users have questions or concerns regarding this statement,
they should first contact the church office by E-mail
at office@nativityucca.net.
Information Collection and Use
Information Collection
Nativity United Church of Christ is operated by the church which is the sole
owner of the information obtained through http://nativityucc.org. Nativity
United Church of Christ ollects no information from our users at any points
on our Web site unless the user submits information of their choice to our
staff through this site. When the user submits information on their own,
it is held in strict confidence and is not shared with anyone other than
the staff of Nativity United Church of Christ.
Information Use
Profile
We do not collect or store any information on users through cookies, log
files, clear gifs, and/or third parties to create a profile of our users.
No profile or information about clients is stored on our website and we
do not retain individual user information that details their viewing preferences.
Consequently, there is no collected information on our website tied to
the users that personally identifies information about them. No profile
is collected or used to tailor a user’s visit to our Web site or
to direct pertinent marketing promotions to them. We do not share your
profile or any information about you with third parties. We simply do not
collect or retain any profile on our users.
Cookies
We do not use a cookie, a piece of data stored on the user’s computer,
to obtain or track information about the user. Neither do we use either session
ID cookies or persistent cookies.
Third Party Advertising
There are no ads appearing on this Web site delivered to users by any third
party ad server nor are there any Web advertising partners involved with
this site.
Log Files
This website does not use log files. Log files typically include internet
protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, internet service provider (ISP), referring/exit
pages, platform type, date/time stamp, and number of clicks to analyze trends,
administer the site, track user’s movement in the aggregate, and gather
broad demographic information for aggregate use. IP addresses, etc. are not
linked to personally identifiable information.
Clear Gifs (Web Beacons/Web Bugs)
We do not employ a software technology called clear gifs (a.k.a. Web Beacons/Web
Bugs), that help websites manage content on our site by informing them of
what content is effective. Clear gifs are tiny graphics with a unique identifier,
similar in function to cookies, and are used to track the online movements
of Web users. The main difference between the two is that clear gifs are
invisible on the page and are much smaller, about the size of the period
at the end of this sentence. We do not use clear gifs in any way. In addition,
we do not use clear gifs in our HTML-based emails to let us know which emails
have been opened by the recipients.
Service Announcements
Someday there may be an occasion that necissitates sending out a strictly
service-related announcement. For instance, if our service is temporarily
suspended for maintenance we might send users an email if they have given
their email address to our office. Users may always opt-out of these communications
by simply informomg our office that they do not wish to receive such announcements
through regular E-mail.. However, any such communication about notifications
of service disruption would not be promotional in nature.
Sharing
Legal Disclaimer
Though we make every effort to preserve user privacy, we may need to disclose
personal information when required by law wherein we have a good-faith belief
that such action is necessary to comply with a current judicial proceeding,
a court order or legal process served on our Web site.
We share no aggregated demographic or personal information with third parties.
Business Transitions
In the unlikely event that Nativity United Church of Christ goes through
a business transition, such as a merger, being absorbed by another church
or selling a portion of its assets, users’ general contact information
(which consists only of user email addresses at the church office) will not,
in any circumstances, be part of the assets transferred.
Links
This Website contains links to other sites. Please be aware that we, at Nativity
United Church of Christ, are not responsible for the privacy practices
of such other sites. We encourage our users to be aware when they leave
our site, they should read the privacy statements of each and every Web
site that collects personally identifiable information. This privacy statement
applies solely to the Church of the Nativity United Church of Christ Web
site.
Surveys
From time-to-time, our site requests information from users via
surveys in order to research participants need. Participation in
such surveys is completely voluntary and the user therefore has
a choice whether or not to disclose this information. The requested
information typically includes contact information (such as name,
address, phone number and or email address). Contact information
will never be shared with third parties. Survey information will be used
for purposes of monitoring or improving the use and satisfaction of this
site. Users’ personal identifiable information is not shared with
third parties unless we explicitly give prior notice and receive express
permission from the user. Such surveys will never use users’ personally
identifiable information for any secondary purposes.
Tell-A-Friend
If a user elects to make reference to our website services to a friend, we
will not contact that friend unless they contact us first.
Chat Rooms, Message Boards, and Public Forums
Please keep in mind that whenever you voluntarily disclose personal information
online - for example on message boards, through e-mail, or in chat areas
- that information can be collected and used by others. In short, by posting
personal information online that is publicly accessible, you may receive
unsolicited messages from other parties in return.
Security
This Web site takes every precaution to protect our users’ information.
When users submit sensitive information via the Web site through a form or
an email, their information is protected both online and off-line.
When our registrations, order forms or polls ask users to enter sensitive
information (such as credit card number and/or social security number), that
information is transmitted through PayPalTM, VeriSignTM or some third party
Secure on-line transaction company and is never made known to Nativity UCC.
All of our users’ information, not just the sensitive information mentioned
above, is restricted in our offices. Only employees who need the information
to perform a specific job are granted access to personally identifiable information.
Our employees must use password-protected screen-savers when they leave their
desk. When they return, they must re-enter their password to re-gain access
to user information. Furthermore, ALL employees are kept up-to-date on our
security and privacy practices. Any time new policies are added, our employees
are notified and/or reminded about the importance we place on privacy, and
what they can do to ensure our users’ information is protected. Finally,
the servers that host our website do not store personally identifiable information.
If users have any questions about the security at our Web site, users can
send an email to office@nativityucc.org .
Correcting/Updating/Deleting/Deactivating Personal
Information
If a user’s personally identifiable information changes (such as zip
code, phone, email or postal address), or if a user no longer desires our
service, we provide a way to correct, update or delete/deactivate users’ personally
identifiable information. This can usually be done by using the mailing or
telephone contact information of the home page or by E-email the website
administrator at siddons@adelphia.net.
Notification of Changes
If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post those changes to
this privacy statement, the homepage and other places we deem appropriate
so our users are always aware of what information we collect, how we use
it, and under what circumstances, if any, we disclose it.
Contact Information
If users have any questions or suggestions regarding our privacy policy,
please contact us at:
(716) 875-3365
Email: office@nativityucc.net
Nativity United Church of Christ
1530 Colvin Boulevard
Buffalo, N.Y. 142237-1118
Web site URL: http://www.nativityucc.org
