Privacy Policy

This privacy policy applies to the Ewing Covenant Presbyterian website and Ewing Covenant Presbyterian Church text messaging service (“the Service”). 

Who we are

Ewing Covenant Presbyterian Church (“us”, we”, “our”) operates the Ewing Covenant Presbyterian Church website and also operates a Short Messaging Services (SMS) service for text messaging (the “Service”).

Our website address is: https://ewingcovenantpres.org.

This page informs you of our policies regarding the collection, use and disclosure of Personal Information when you use our Service. 

We will not use or share your information with anyone except as described in this Privacy Policy. 

We use your Personal Information for providing and improving the Service. By using the Service, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy.

Information Collection And Use

While using our Service, we may ask you to provide us with certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify you. Personally identifiable information (“Personal Information”) may include, but is not limited to:

  • Name
  • Email address
  • Telephone number
  • Address

Log Data

We collect information that your browser sends whenever you visit our Service (“Log Data”). This Log Data may include information such as your computer’s Internet Protocol (“IP”) address, browser type, browser version, the pages of our Service that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages and other statistics.

Cookies

Cookies are files with small amount of data, which may include an anonymous unique identifier. Cookies are sent to your browser from a web site and stored on your computer’s hard drive.

We use “cookies” to collect information. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our Service.

Service Providers

We may employ third party companies and individuals to facilitate our Service, to provide the Service on our behalf, to perform Service-related services or to assist us in analyzing how our Service are used.

These third parties have access to your Personal Information only to perform these tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.

Security

The security of your Personal Information is important to us, but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

Links To Other Sites

Our Service may contain links to other sites that are not operated by us. If you click on a third party link, you will be directed to that third party’s site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit.

We have no control over, and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies or practices of any third party sites or services.

Children’s Privacy

Our Service does not address anyone under the age of 18 (“Children”).

We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 18. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with Personal Information, please contact us. If we discover that a child under 18 has provided us with Personal Information, we will delete such information from our servers immediately.

Privacy Policy for Text Messaging Service

The Service allows us to send and receive text messages with you, our congregants, who have authorized or approved this service. We use a RingCentral phone system that includes SMS texting capabilities to provide the Service. We have registered the “Brand” and the “TCR” or The Campaign Registry for the Service, which are required by the wireless carriers to ensure compliance with the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) and other regulations.

We use the Service to communicate with you about church-related matters, such as announcements, events, prayer requests, pastoral care, and other information that may be of interest to you. We do not use the Service to send you any marketing or promotional messages, or to solicit donations or contributions. You can opt out of the Service at any time by replying “STOP” to any text message you receive from us, or by contacting us at the email address or phone number provided below.

When you use the Service, we may collect and store some personal information from you, such as your name, phone number, and message content. We use this information only for the purposes of providing the Service, and we do not share it with any third parties, except as required by law or to protect our rights or property. We use reasonable security measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure.

We may update this privacy policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or the law. We will notify you of any material changes by posting the updated policy on our website or by sending you a text message. Your continued use of the Service after the effective date of the updated policy constitutes your acceptance of the changes.

Compliance With Laws

We will disclose your Personal Information where required to do so by law or subpoena.

Changes To This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page.

You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us.

If you have any questions or concerns about this privacy policy or the Service, please use the “contact us” page or call the church office at (609) 882-6673.