Hope Christian Ministries Website Privacy Policy
Introduction
Welcome to www.hopecministries.com. Hope Christian Ministries is committed to protecting your information by ensuring that we remain lawful. Below is the Privacy Policy for www.hopecministries.com Please take some time to read through this Policy as it outlines how we will use your personal information.
Privacy Policy Consent
This website and all of its content is owned by Hope Christian Ministries. The term “you” refers to the user or viewer of www.hopecministries.com
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 www.hopecministries.com, 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 make your experience better as you use www.hopecministries.com. Here are the pieces of information that we may collect when you use this website.
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.
A name, email address, or phone number so we can follow-up with you.
Billing information including a name, address and credit card information will enable us to process any purchases or donations.
A name, email address, and phone number if you complete our contact form with a question.
Any information that you voluntarily provide equates to information that you are giving us the consent to use.
How Personal Information Is Collected
Visiting www.hopecministries.com (cookies)
Making a donation to Hope Christian Ministries
Applying to work with Hope Christian Ministries.
Contacting us using email, phone or any other means
Through third party-cookies (see the section on “Data Collection Technologies”)
Anonymous Data Collection And Use
In order to ensure that our website delivers a high quality experience, we may use your IP address to help diagnose problems on our end and to manage the Website by identifying which areas of the Website are being used the most, and to fine-tune our content for your best interest. Your IP address is the number assigned to computers connected to the Internet. This is essentially “traffic data” which cannot personally identify you, but is helpful to us for marketing purposes and for improving our services. Traffic data collection only follows your activities as you are using this website, it does not follow your activities on any other websites in any way. Anonymous traffic data may also be shared with business partners and advertisers.
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.
Data Collection Technologies
In addition to our own cookies, we may also use various third-parties cookies, for example, Google Analytics, Google Ads, Google Tag Manager, Facebook Ads Manager, Facebook Pixel, etc.
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.
Video Recording And Security Cameras
Hope Christian Ministries may from time to time record video or images of services and activities for promotional, teaching and information purposes. By attending these services and activities you consent to the church taking the video and images and using and disclosing them for such purposes.
To increase security for people and the Church’s property and facilities, CCTV cameras could be installed in some public areas. If so, any data collected will only be used for legitimate security reasons and in accordance with this Privacy Policy and not published for any other reason.
What Happens With The Information We Collect
It may be used to contact you
For follow-up purposes
For promotional purposes
For troubleshooting purposes
Informational updates
2. It may be used to help process payments online
Your personal information may be needed in order to process the payments that you could potentially be making to Hope Christian Ministries.
3. It may be used during targeted social media or search engine advertisements
*This would be used if your church uses social media services such as Facebook for targeted promotional purposes. (if so, make sure to explain exactly how your church does so)
4. Viewing by others
Whenever you voluntarily provide Personal Information through the use of Hope Christian Ministries, you have consented to that information and its content, being seen, collected and used by others. We cannot be responsible for any unauthorized or improper use of the information that you voluntarily share (i.e., sharing a comment on a blog post, posting in a Facebook group that we manage, sharing details on a group coaching call, etc.).
Disclosure
Hope Christian Ministries will not disclose personal information about you to any person except (1) on a confidential basis to appropriate members of the Church or to those who have regular contact with the Church in connection with the Church’s activities in order to provide a service to you, (2) on a confidential basis to agents and other service providers that the Church uses in the operations of its activities, (3) where disclosure is required or authorised by or under law, or (4) with your prior consent (for example, in a church directory).
Storage and Handling of Personal Information
Personal Information obtained by Hope Christian Ministries is stored internally or through a data management system. We value your safety, so your Personal Information will only be accessed by people who are responsible for gathering, managing or storing it, or who have a legitimate need to access it. (i.e., our hosting provider, newsletter provider, payment processors or team members).
It is important to note that we may transfer information internationally. If you are using our website in the European Union, please understand that your Personal Information may be transferred outside of the European Union. By using our Website and providing us with your Personal Information, you are consenting to these transfers exactly as stated within this Privacy Policy.
Questions And Contact
If you would like further information about the way Hope Christian Ministries manages the personal information we hold or would like access to your personal information please contact our office by email at info@hopecministries.com or by phone at (905) 487-4673.