CALVARY LUTHERAN CHURCH PRIVACY STATEMENT AND TERMS OF USE

CALVARY LUTHERAN CHURCH is very concerned about the privacy of our online users. Therefore, we have implemented a church-wide privacy policy in regards to this web site. Please read this statement before using this web site so you will have a full understanding on how we use the information you provide to us.

Information Collection and Use

CALVARY LUTHERAN CHURCH is the sole owner of the information collected on this site. We will not sell, share, or rent this information to others in ways different from what is disclosed in this statement. CALVARY LUTHERAN CHURCH collects information from our users at several different points on our website.

Registration
In order to fully use this website, a user must be a member of CALVARY LUTHERAN CHURCH. Calvary members who wish to fully use this web site must first fill out a registration form. During registration a user is required to give their contact information (such as name and e-mail address). This information is used to verify that the user is a member of CALVARY LUTHERAN CHURCH. The user MUST use their real name, as this is one way we identify the user in our database.

Cookies
A cookie is a piece of data stored on the user's hard drive containing information about the user. The cookie will contain the user's preferences and allows them to access the restricted areas of the web site. If a user rejects the cookie, they may still use our site, but it will be very limited. Cookies can also enable us to track and target the interests of our users to enhance the experience on our site.

Log Files
We use IP addresses to analyze trends, administer the site, track user's movement, and gather broad demographic information for aggregate use. IP addresses are not linked to personally identifiable information.

Links
This web site may at times contain links to other sites. Please be aware that we (CALVARY LUTHERAN CHURCH) are not responsible for the privacy practices of such other sites. We encourage our users to be aware when they leave our site and to read the privacy statements of each and every web site that collects personally identifiable information. This privacy statement applies solely to information collected by this web site.

Security
We consider security an important aspect of this web site, and therefore all personal information about our members is securely stored in a database only accessible by authorized personnel. This website takes every precaution to protect our users' information. This website does not contain the official membership records of our members. That information is stored and protected within the church office.

Supplementation of Information
This web site does not gather any other supplemental information to be used by CALVARY LUTHERAN CHURCH or any third-party church. The site is tailored to the individual BY the individual for their personal use.

Newsletters
We also may send members newsletters from time to time. Members have the ability to un-subscribe from newsletters by editing their personal profile upon logon to the web site.

Correction/Updating Personal Information
If a user's personally identifiable information changes (such as your e-mail address), or if a user no longer desires our service, we will endeavor to provide a way to correct, update or remove that user's personal data provided to us. This can be accomplished by editing the user's personal profile upon logon to the web site.

Notification of Changes
If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post those changes on our Homepage so our users are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under circumstances, if any, we disclose it. If at any point we decide to use personally identifiable information in a manner different from that stated at the time it was collected, we will notify users by way of an email. Users will have a choice as to whether or not we use their information in this different manner. We will use information in accordance with the privacy policy under which the information was collected.