The First Presbyterian Church Website and Mobile Applications Privacy Policy

Respecting user privacy over the Internet is of utmost importance to us. This Privacy Policy describes the current policies and practices regarding personal data collected by the First Presbyterian Church of Huntington, IN through our website and mobile applications (http://www.fpchuntington.org and any future website or mobile applications). The term “Personal data” refers to personally identifiable information, including your name, email address, and mailing address.

In general, you can visit our website and mobile applications without telling us who you are or providing any information about yourself. In our website and mobile applications programs have been designed to perform specific functions for you directly though our website and mobile applications. Within these programs we may ask you to provide information that will enable us to process an order, offer services that require registration for a gathering or event or assist you with technical support issues or to follow up with you. In some instances, the information sought may include Personal data.  This Privacy Policy applies to Personal data submitted by you and/or collected online by us.

Your Consent

By using our website and mobile applications, you consent to our use of your personal data as described in this Privacy Policy.

Use of Personal Data Collected Through Our Website and Mobile Applications

Information, including but not limited to personal data, that we collect will not be sold, rented, lent, exchanged or used by an individual or entity.  This includes, for example, the information you provide when you register for an event or conference, order resource materials, request other services, or when you send us your comments or requests for information or resources.

We use the personal data you provide for the purposes for which it was originally collected, for example, to respond to your email or to provide the resources, programs or services you requested. We may also use Personal data to help us improve the content and functionality of our website and mobile applications, to better understand the needs and interests of the people and organizations that use our website and mobile applications, and to improve our programs and services.

Unless we have your permission or are otherwise required by law to release, the personal data provided by you online will be shared only with our successors in interest through corporate merger, reorganization, dissolution or similar event. In the event of a release to a PC(USA) entity or third party described above, your Personal data will not be released until the governing body, or third party has agreed in writing to be bound by the terms of this Privacy Policy.

We, and others with whom we share your Personal data, may retain your Personal data on file to better serve you. Any destruction of Personal data will be done in a manner consistent with the intent of this policy.

Anonymous Data Collected Through Website and Mobile Applications

In addition to the personal data you provide when you use our Website and mobile applications, we use technology to collect anonymous information about the use of our Website and mobile applications. For example, we use technology to track how many visitors access our website and mobile applications, the date and time of their visit, the length of their stay, and which pages they view. We also use technology to determine which web browsers our visitors use and the address from which they accessed the site.

This technology does not identify you personally. It simply enables us to compile statistics about our visitors and their use of our website and mobile applications. We use this anonymous data and may share it with third parties for various reasons; for example, to improve the content and functionality of our website and mobile applications, to better understand the needs and interests of our visitors, to improve our programs and services.

Cookies

To collect the anonymous data described in the preceding paragraph, we may use temporary “cookies” that collect the first level domain name of the user. For example, if your email address is “name@xyz.com,” the cookie collects the “xyz.com” portion of your email address and the date and time you accessed our website and mobile applications. Cookies by themselves cannot be used to discover the identity of the user. A cookie is a small piece of information that is sent to your browser and stored on your computer's hard drive. Cookies do not damage your computer. You can set your browser to notify you when you receive a cookie. This enables you to decide if you want to accept it or not. Our website and mobile applications only use temporary or “session” cookies. These “session” cookies expire when your browser window is closed.

For certain applications on the Website and mobile applications to function properly, if at all, it is necessary for your computer to accept cookies.

Minors

We do not knowingly collect Personal data from minors under the age of thirteen. If you are age thirteen or under, please do not give us any Personal data. If you have reason to believe that a child has provided personal data on our website and mobile applications, please contact us at fpchurchmoc@gmail.com and we will endeavor to delete that Personal data. If you are a child aged thirteen or under and using our website and mobile applications, please do not give any personal data about yourself, such as your name, address, birth date, phone number, school or email address. As we develop online programs for children, we will adopt appropriate policies and practices to protect the privacy of children.

When we obtain photographs and images of minors, we notify their parents or guardians and ask for a written and signed release before we publish them on our website and mobile applications (at some events with a large youth presence, we request signed permission forms as a part of the event registration process). When third parties send us photographs or images of minors, we ask that they do the same and have some form of permission to have taken those photographs and images and permission to use them. We ask users who send photographs and images of minors to our website and mobile applications, not to send images for which they do not have permission of the parents or guardian or send photographs or images in violation of local, state or federal law.

Links to Other Sites

This site contains many hyperlinks to websites and mobile applications that are not operated by us. These hyperlinks are provided for your reference and convenience only and do not imply any endorsement of the activities of these third-party websites and mobile applications or any association with their operators. We do not control these websites and mobile applications and are not responsible for their data practices. We urge you to review the privacy policy posted on any site you visit before using the site or before providing any personal data about yourself.

Questions About Our Privacy Policy

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or concerns about the way we use personal data, please contact fpchurchmoc@gmail.com.

Notification of Changes to This Policy

We are continually improving and adding new functionality and features to our website and mobile applications.  Because of these ongoing changes, changes in the law, and the changing nature of technology, we may revise this Privacy Policy from time to time. When the policy changes, we will post a dated notice in this policy informing you that a change has been made. This Privacy Policy was last updated on August 29, 2024.