PRIVACY POLICY

Privacy Policy

Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church appreciates that privacy is very important. The Church has adopted this Privacy Policy as we recognise the right of people to keep their personal information private. This Privacy Policy covers the Church’s treatment of personally identifiable information that we collect or hold. Like many other organizations, the Church must comply with the National Privacy Act passed by Congress in 1974 when dealing with personal information.

The Information we collect

The Church will collect general information about you, such as your name, address, contact details so the Church can contact you. We may also collect this and other types of personal information during the course of dealing with you, for example when you wish to register for a class or seminar with the Church, when you register for conferences or events thru mtpisgahbc.org, and when you participate in Church activities or complete other forms.

Where practicable, the purpose for which we collect personal information will be made clear at the time of collection.

Users can generally visit the Church website without revealing who they are or other personal information unless they log on or complete a registration process with us. The Church will not collect any personal information about visitors to the website except when they knowingly provide it.

How we use your information

The Church will use the personal information we collect for the purpose disclosed at the time of collection, or otherwise as set out in this Privacy Policy. We will not use your personal information for any other purpose without first seeking your consent, unless authorized or required by law. Generally we will only use and disclose your personal information as follows:

• To establish and maintain your involvement with the Church, including providing you with newsletters, emails, and your year-end financial information
• To register you for events, conferences, services, or classes
• To assist us to make the Church’s sites, services and interactions more valuable to our community
• To keep you informed of new developments we believe may be of interest to you

Access to your Information

You can request access to the personal information that the Church holds about you by contacting the Church Office. We will provide you with access to your personal information unless we are legally authorized to refuse your request.  If you wish to change personal information that is out of date or inaccurate at any time please contact us. After notice from you, we will take reasonable steps to correct any of your information which is inaccurate, incomplete or out of date. If you wish to have your personal information deleted please let us know and we will delete that information wherever practicable.

Security

The Church will take reasonable steps to keep secure any personal information which we hold and to keep this information accurate and up to date. Personal information is stored in a secure server or secure files.  The Internet is not a secure method of transmitting information. Accordingly, the Church cannot accept responsibility for the security of information you send to or receive from us over the Internet or for any unauthorized access or use of that information.

Changes to this Privacy Policy

The Church may amend this Privacy Policy from time to time by having the amended version available at the Church or on our website at www.mtpisgahbc.org. We suggest that you visit our website regularly to keep up to date with any changes.

Contacting us

If you would like any further information, or have any questions, problems or complaints relating to the Church’s Privacy Policy or our information handling practices in general, please contact the Church Office by calling 309-828-2571.