Privacy Policy

At Sugar Creek Baptist Church, we understand the spiritual benefits of the Internet and the tremendous ministry opportunities afforded by its use. We also understand the importance of respecting and protecting your privacy. When visiting our web site we may collect many types of information such as personally identifiable information (including but not limited to: name, address, e-mail address, telephone number, zip code, birthday, gender, etc.), billing and payment information (such as credit card information) if you are making payments online, referring URL, your browser, operating system, IP address, and viewing patterns. We may place a “cookie” on your computer, which contains no personally identifiable information, but is used to recognize you when you visit our site. You can read more about cookies below. This Privacy Policy discloses what information our website collects and what we do with it.

Information Collected and How it is Used

Sugar Creek collects two types of information when you visit our web site:

• Personal Information — This is information that you voluntarily supply to us through email. It is information that you provide us for such things as prayer requests, online contributions or purchases, volunteering for Sugar Creek ministries, etc. Personal information includes but is not limited to name, address, telephone number, email address, zip code, birthday, gender, and credit card information. All personal information is kept confidential and only used to complete the activities you initiate online (such as purchasing a product, registering for an event, etc.). Your personal information is not distributed, sold, or shared with anyone for commercial purposes. We may occasionally use your information to notify you via email of important Sugar Creek news, events or services. We may also share your information in rare cases if we are required to do so by court order.
• Technical Information — This is information that is exchanged between our computer and yours when you visit our website. This information is anonymous and cannot personally identify you. This type of information includes but is not limited to your IP address, referring URL, type of Web browser, browser display settings, and whether you are a first time visitor or returning visitor to the site. The technical information gathered from those visiting our site allows us to improve the usability of the website and reduce the number of problems that may occur when viewing our site.

Cookies

Cookies are small pieces of information that are stored on the user’s hard drive containing information about the user. They are used to allow web servers to recognize the computer used to access a web site. They allow sugarcreek.net to simplify subsequent visits and to enhance your personal experience in using our web site. Most computers are set up to automatically receive cookies. However, you can prevent cookies from being placed on your computer by going to your web browser’s preferences menu. Cookies are not used to gain any personal information about you.

Uses of Information Collected

Any information that Sugar Creek collects and that you provide is strictly used to extend the ministry of our church. We do not sell, lease, or distribute any information to any commercial entities.

Links

This web site may contain links to other sites. These sites may not be owned or operated by Sugar Creek Baptist Church and we are not responsible for the privacy policies or information collection practices of these sites. The Privacy Policy of Sugar Creek Baptist Church does not apply to such third parties and they are responsible for their own privacy statements. We encourage you to be aware of the privacy statements of each and every web site that collects personally identifiable information.

Security

The security of the information that you provide to us is very important to Sugar Creek Baptist Church. Therefore, this web site takes every precaution to protect this information. For added security, all sensitive personal information (including personal and financial information) is protected by SSL (Secure Socket Layer). We will attempt to notify you as soon as possible if our security system should happen to be breached.

Children’s Privacy

We are strongly committed to the safety and protection of children. sugarcreek.net does not knowingly accept or collect personal information (such as name, address, e-mail address, telephone number, social security number, credit card information, date of birth, zip code, and any other information that would allow personal identification) from children under the age of 13 unless supplied to us by a parent or guardian.

If you have concerns regarding your child’s privacy or wish to request that Sugar Creek delete your child’s information, please contact us at: info@sugarcreek.net.

Changes or Ammendments

Sugar Creek Baptist Church reserves the right to change, amend or restate this policy. If this happens, we will post on the Sugar Creek web site all substantial changes at least 30 days before implementation of the change. Any information gathered under this current policy will be bound by the terms of this privacy policy. Any information collected after the implementation of any revisions will be bound by the terms of the revised policy. Therefore, we suggest that any users of this website check this page every so often for any changes that may apply.

SMS Privacy Policy and Terms of Use

By subscribing, you have provided us with consent to send you text messages regarding Sugar Creek Baptist Church alerts, event reminders, new content, and requests for volunteer and donation support. Message frequency varies by events/preference. Message and data rates may apply. Carriers are not liable for delayed or undeliverable messages. If your phone does not support MMS, you’ll receive SMS instead.

OPT-OUT OR STOP

If you wish to stop receiving text messages from Sugar Creek Baptist Church, reply to any text message from 79838 or 346.282.7368 and in the reply, text STOP. You may also stop text messages by calling us at Sugar Creek Baptist Church or emailing us at info@sugarcreek.net.

HELP OR SUPPORT

If at any time you need our contact information on how to stop text messages, reply to any text message from 79838 or 346.282.7368 and in the reply, text HELP. Upon receiving your text message, we will send you a text message with our contact information. In general, the messages we send provide you with information about our upcoming events, new content, and other announcements. Some of the text messages we send may include links to websites. To access these websites, you will need a web browser and internet access.

SUPPORTED CARRIERS

This program is supported by Alltel, AT&T, Boost, Sprint, Verizon Wireless, Virgin Mobile, MetroPCS, T-Mobile and U.S. Cellular. T-Mobile is not liable for delayed or undeliverable messages. Products and services are compatible with AT&T handsets.

PRIVACY POLICY

We respect your privacy and will not distribute your mobile phone number to any third parties.

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Your Consent

By using this web site, you are giving Sugar Creek Baptist Church your express consent to use the information collected about you as this policy outlines.

Questions

If you have any questions or concerns regarding this policy, please feel free to contact us.