Privacy Statement
Tulip Grove Baptist Church is very concerned about the privacy of our online users. Therefore, we have implemented a church-wide privacy policy in regard to this web site. Please read this statement before using this web site so you will have a full understanding of how we use the information you provide to us.
Information Collection and Use
Tulip Grove Baptist Church is the sole owner of the information collected on this site. We will not sell, share, or rent this information to others in ways different from what is disclosed in this statement. Tulip Grove Baptist Church collects information from our users at several different points on our website.
Registration
In order to fully use this website, a user must be a member of Tulip Grove Baptist Church. Users wanting information on how to join the Tulip Grove Baptist family should contact us. Tulip Grove Baptist members who wish to fully use this web site must first fill out a registration form. During registration, a user is required to give their contact information (such as name and e-mail address). This information is used to verify that the user is a member of Tulip Grove Baptist Church. The user MUST use their real name, as this is one way we identify the user in our database. We also will collect other information (such as date of birth and gender) for the sole purpose of tailoring the information on this site to the particular user.
Financial Transactions
We request information from a user on our site if the user performs a financial transaction. In this case, a user must provide information including but not limited to name, address, and financial information, including but not limited to credit card information or bank account information.
Tulip Grove Baptist and Touchpoint use a third-party intermediary to perform the transaction processing. This intermediary is solely a link in the distribution chain and uses the information provided for the sole purpose of processing the transaction.
Personal financial information is stored by the third party only if a recurring payment is set up.
Cookies
A cookie is a piece of data stored on the user’s hard drive containing information about the user. The cookie will contain the user’s username so that the web site will recognize the user on subsequent visits. The user’s password can optionally be stored in the cookie at the user’s request so there is no need to enter it on every visit to the site. The cookie will also contain the user’s preferences on what information will be shown to them on the home page. If a user rejects the cookie, they may still use our site. The only drawback to this is that the user will not be able to access certain areas of the site. Cookies can also enable us to track and target the interests of our users to enhance the experience on our site.
Log Files
We use IP addresses to analyze trends, administer the site, track user’s movement, and gather broad demographic information for aggregate use. IP addresses are not linked to personally identifiable information.
Links
This web site may at times contain links to other sites. Please be aware that we [Tulip Grove Baptist Church] are not responsible for the privacy practices of such other sites. We encourage our users to be aware when they leave our site and to read the privacy statements of each and every web site that collects personally identifiable information. This privacy statement applies solely to information collected by this web site.
Security
This website takes every precaution to protect our users’ information. While this site does not collect personal information (such as address or telephone number), we still consider security an important aspect of this web site. All personal information about our members is stored only on computer systems at Tulip Grove Baptist Church. Personal information is NOT transmitted or received from this web site. All membership records are stored on protected computer systems that are behind a firewall to keep this data secure.
Supplementation of Information
This web site does not gather any other supplemental information to be used by Tulip Grove Baptist Church or any third-party company. The site is tailored to the individual BY the individual for their personal use.
Site and Service Updates
We also may send the user site and service announcement updates. Members are not able to un-subscribe from service announcements, which contain important information about the service. We communicate with the user to provide requested services and in regards to issues relating to their account via email or phone.
Correction/Updating Personal Information
If a user’s personally identifiable information changes (such as your e-mail address), or if a user no longer desires our service, we will endeavor to provide a way to correct, update or remove that user’s personal data provided to us. This can usually be done at the member information page or by emailing us.
Notification of Changes
If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post those changes on our Homepage so our users are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under circumstances, if any, we disclose it. If at any point we decide to use personally identifiable information in a manner different from that stated at the time it was collected, we will notify users by way of an email. Users will have a choice as to whether or not we use their information in this different manner. We will use information in accordance with the privacy policy under which the information was collected.
EMAIL/SMS Policy
You have provided us with consent to send you email and/or text messages regarding our church/organization events by subscribing. Message frequency varies by events/preference. Message and data rates may apply. Carriers are not liable for delayed or undeliverable messages. If your phone does not support MMS, you’ll receive SMS instead.
OPT-OUT OR STOP
If you wish to stop receiving text messages from Tulip Grove Baptist Church, text STOP. You may also stop text messages by calling us at 615-883-1856 or emailing us at admin@tgbc.org. There is an opt-out link at the bottom of email messages to stop those.
HELP OR SUPPORT
If at any time you need our contact information on how to stop text messages, contact the office at 615-883-1856.
In general, the messages we send provide you with information about our church events. Some of the text messages we send may include links to websites. You will need a web browser and internet access to access these websites.
PRIVACY POLICY
We respect your privacy and will not distribute your email or mobile phone number to any third parties.