Privacy Policy

Christian Reformed Church of Rudyard Privacy Policy

PRIVACY POLICY

Our website address is https://rudyardcrc.org. The Christian Reformed Church of Rudyard ("we” or “us”) values its visitors’ privacy and is committed to protecting your information by ensuring compliance with the law. Below is the Privacy Policy for rudyardcrc.org. It summarizes what information we might collect from a registered user or other visitor (“you”), and what we will and will not do with it. Please take some time to read this Policy, which outlines how we will use your personal information.

Privacy Policy Consent

This website and all of its content are owned by the Christian Reformed Church of Rudyard. This Privacy Policy exists to inform you of how we collect, use, process, and distribute your information. It is important for you to know that we will not use or share your information in any way that is not specified within this Privacy Policy. We reserve the right to change or modify this privacy policy in any way, at any time. Please read this Privacy Policy in order to understand how your information may be obtained and used. Any content that is provided to us by you or is obtained by us from this website is governed by this Privacy Policy. By using rudyardcrc.org, whether you have read this Privacy Policy or not, you are fully consenting to this Privacy Policy.

Information we may collect

Our goal in collecting information from you is to ultimately improve your experience on rudyardcrc.org. The information we may collect when you use this website includes:

  1. A name and an email address that will enable us to send emails to you – provision of an email address on this site equates to consent. 

  2. A name, address, email address, or phone number so we can follow up with you.

  3. Billing information, including name, address, and credit card details, that enable us to process purchases or donations.

  4. A name, email address, and phone number if you complete our contact form with a question. 

Information voluntarily provided by you constitutes consent for us to use it. You must be at least 13 years old to use the Christian Reformed Church of Rudyard‘s Web site(s). We do not knowingly collect information from children under 13. (See the U.S. Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act.)

How Personal Information is Collected

  1. Visiting rudyardcrc.org (cookies) 
  2. Making a donation to the Christian Reformed Church of Rudyard
  3. Filling out a Visitor’s Card online or in person
  4. Applying to volunteer or work with the Christian Reformed Church of Rudyard
  5. Contacting us using email, phone, or any other means 
  6. Through third-party cookies (see the section on “Data Collection Technologies”)

When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, as well as the visitor’s IP address and the browser's user agent string, to help with spam detection. If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.

Anonymous Data Collection and Use

To ensure our website delivers a high-quality experience, we may use your IP address to help diagnose problems on our end, manage the website by identifying which areas are used most, and fine-tune our content for your best interests. Your IP address is the number assigned to your computer when it connects to the Internet. This is essentially “traffic data” that does not personally identify you and is helpful to us for ministry purposes and to improve our outreach. Traffic data collection only tracks your activities on this website; it does not track your activities on any other websites. Anonymous traffic data may also be shared with ministry partners.

Use of “Cookies”

We may utilize the “cookies” feature of major browsers. You may choose to disable cookies through your own web browser’s settings. However, disabling this function may diminish your experience on our website, and some features may not work as intended.

If you leave a comment on our site, you may opt in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so you do not have to re-enter your details when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.

Data Collection Technologies

In addition to our own cookies, we may use third-party cookies, including Google Analytics, Google Ads, Google Tag Manager, Facebook Ads Manager, and Facebook Pixel. By agreeing to our Privacy Policy, you agree to the use of cookies and similar technologies (for example, web beacons, pixels, tags, and device identifiers, which we collectively refer to as “cookies”) as described in this policy.

What happens with the Information we collect?

  • It may be used to contact you for follow-up, troubleshooting, or informational updates.

  • It may be used to help process giving online.

  • It may be used during targeted social media or search engine advertisements.

Whenever you voluntarily share personal information (e.g., by commenting on a blog post, posting in a Facebook group we manage, sharing details on our prayer requests page, etc.) through rudyardcrc.org, you consent to that information being seen, collected, and used by others. We cannot be responsible for any unauthorized or improper use of publicly shared information by third parties.

Embedded content from other websites

This site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves exactly as if the visitor had visited the other website. Those websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

Storage and Handling of Personal Information

Personal Information obtained by rudyardcrc.org is stored internally or through a data management system. We value your safety, so your personal information will be accessed only by those responsible for gathering, managing, or storing it, or by those with a legitimate need to access it. (i.e., our hosting provider, newsletter provider, treasurer, or employees).

Notice to European Union users

The Christian Reformed Church of Rudyard is located in the United States. If you provide us with information, it will be transferred from the European Union to the United States. By providing personal information to us, you are consenting to its storage and use as described herein.

If you have any questions about our Privacy Policy, please contact us at info@rudyardcrc.org, and we would be happy to connect with you.

You have the right to:

  • Be forgotten from our systems, meaning we will erase your personal information from our databases. 

  • Change your preference regarding whether you consent to our use of your information. 

  • Lodge a complaint if you feel that any of your information has been unlawfully used. 

  • Object to our use of your information.