Privacy Policy
Cedar Crest Baptist Church "Cedar Crest" is committed to protecting your privacy and developing technology that gives you a powerful and safe online experience. This Statement of Privacy applies to the Cedar Crest website and governs data collection and usage. By using the Cedar Crest website or requesting to be added to any of the Cedar Crest email lists, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.
Collection of your Personal Information
Cedar Crest collects personally identifiable information, such as, but not limited to, your e-mail address, name, home or work address and/or telephone number. Cedar Crest also collects anonymous demographic information, which is not unique to you, such as, but not limited to, your zip code, age, gender, preferences, interests, and favorites. Information about your personal computer hardware and software is automatically collected by the Cedar Crest website. This information can include, but is not limited to your connection IP address, email address, browser type, domain names, access times and referring website addresses. This information is used by Cedar Crest for the operation of the website service, to maintain the quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding use of the Cedar Crest website. Please keep in mind that if you directly disclose personally identifiable information or personally sensitive data through Cedar Crest public message boards, this information may be collected and used by others. Note: Cedar Crest does not read any of your private online communications. Cedar Crest encourages you to review the privacy statements of websites you choose to link to from Cedar Crest so that you can understand how those websites collect, use and share your information. Cedar Crest is not responsible for the privacy statements or other content on websites outside of Cedar Crest's website.
Use of your Personal Information
Cedar Crest collects and uses your personal information to operate the Cedar Crest website and deliver the online and onsite resources that will make the most difference to you. Cedar Crest uses your personally identifiable information to inform you of resources or service opportunities available from Cedar Crest and its affiliates via direct mail and email. Cedar Crest may also contact you to conduct research about your opinion of current resources or of new opportunities that may be offered. Cedar Crest does not sell, rent, lease or give its member lists to third parties…period. Cedar Crest may, from time to time, contact you on behalf of external partners about a particular offering or service opportunity that may be of interest to you. In those cases, your unique personally identifiable information (e-mail, name, address, telephone number) is not transferred to any third party. In addition, Cedar Crest may share data with trusted partners to help us perform statistical analysis, send you email or direct mail, or provide member support. All such third parties are prohibited from using your personal information except to provide these services to Cedar Crest or its members, and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information. Cedar Crest does not use or disclose sensitive personal information, such as race, religion, or political affiliations, without your explicit consent. Cedar Crest keeps track of the websites and pages our members visit within Cedar Crest, in order to determine what Cedar Crest services are the most popular. This data is used to deliver customized content within the Cedar Crest website to users whose behavior indicates that they are interested in a particular subject area or service opportunity. Cedar Crest website will disclose your personal information, without notice, only if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on Cedar Crest or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of Cedar Crest; and, (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of Cedar Crest, or the public.
Use of Cookies
The Cedar Crest website uses “cookies” to help personalize your online experience. Cookies are small, non-intrusive text files that are placed on your hard disk by a website server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned to you, and can only be read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you. Cookies tell the web server that a specific user has returned to a specific page. For example, if you personalize Cedar Crest’s web pages, or register with a Cedar Crest site or service, a cookie helps the Cedar Crest web server to recall your specific information on subsequent visits. This simplifies the process of recording your personal information, such as email addresses, home addresses, and so on. When you return to the same Cedar Crest website, the information you previously provided can be retrieved, so you can easily use the Cedar Crest features that you previously customized. You have the ability within your web browser to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser settings to decline cookies if you prefer. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of the Cedar Crest websites you visit.
Security of your Personal
Information Cedar Crest secures your personal information from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. Cedar Crest secures the personally identifiable information you provide on computer servers in a controlled, secure environment, protected from unauthorized access, use or disclosure.
Changes to this Statement
Cedar Crest will occasionally update this Statement of Privacy to reflect member feedback. Cedar Crest encourages you to periodically review this Statement to be informed of how Cedar Crest is protecting your information.
Contact Information
Cedar Crest welcomes your comments regarding this Statement of Privacy. If you believe that Cedar Crest has not adhered to this Statement, please contact Cedar Crest via email at cedarcrest@ccbchurch.org.