Privacy Policy
First Presbyterian Church of Huntsville, Texas, Website Privacy Policy ​
This Privacy Policy describes the current policies and practices with regard to personal data collected by the First Presbyterian Church of Huntsville, Texas, (“FPC Huntsville” or “FPCH”) (“we,” “us,” “our”) through our Websites (https://www.firstpreshuntsvilletx.org/ and https://firstpreshuntsvilletx.churchcenter.com/) and Mobile Applications (Church Center Mobile App). The term “Personal Data” refers to personally identifiable information, including your name, birth date, email address, mailing address, and phone number.
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This Privacy Policy applies to Personal Data submitted by you and/or collected online by us.
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Your Consent ​
By using our Websites or Mobile Applications, you consent to our use of your Personal Data as described in this Privacy Policy.
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Use of Personal Data Collected Through Our Websites and Mobile Applications
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Information, including but not limited to Personal Data, that we collect will not be sold, rented, lent, exchanged, or used by an individual or entity other than FPC Huntsville unless otherwise indicated.
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We use the Personal Data you provide for the purposes for which it was originally collected, for example, to respond to your email, send text messages, or to provide the resources, programs or services you requested. We may also use Personal Data to help us improve the content and functionality of our Websites or Mobile Applications, to better understand the needs and interests of the people and organizations that use our Websites or Mobile Applications, and to improve our programs and services.
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Unless we have your permission or are otherwise required by law to release, the Personal Data provided by you online will be shared only with third parties who act on our behalf to further process or analyze the data or protect the security or integrity of our databases or our Websites or Mobile Applications; and with our successors in interest through corporate merger, reorganization, dissolution or similar event.
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We, and others with whom we share your Personal Data, may retain your Personal Data on file to better serve you. Any destruction of Personal Data will be done in a manner consistent with the intent of this policy.
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Anonymous Data Collected Through Websites and Mobile Applications
In addition to the Personal Data you provide when you use our Websites or Mobile Applications, we use technology to collect anonymous information about the use of our Websites or Mobile Applications. For example, we use technology to track how many visitors access our Websites or Mobile Applications, the date and time of their visit, the length of their stay, and which pages they view. We also use technology to determine which web browsers our visitors use and the address from which they accessed the site.
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This technology does not identify you personally. It simply enables us to compile statistics about our visitors and their use of our Websites or Mobile Applications. We use this anonymous data and may share it with third parties for various reasons; for example, to improve the content and functionality of our Websites or Mobile Applications, to better understand the needs and interests of our visitors, to improve our programs and services.
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Cookies
To collect the anonymous data described in the preceding paragraph, we may use temporary “cookies” that collect the first level domain name of the user. For example, if your email address is “name@xyz.com,” the cookie collects the “xyz.com” portion of your email address and the date and time you accessed our Websites or Mobile Applications. Cookies by themselves cannot be used to discover the identity of the user. A cookie is a small piece of information that is sent to your browser and stored on your computer’s hard drive. Cookies do not damage your computer. You can set your browser to notify you when you receive a cookie. This enables you to decide if you want to accept it or not. Our Websites and Mobile Applications only use temporary or “session” cookies. These “session” cookies expire when your browser window is closed.
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Links to Other Sites
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This Privacy Policy applies only to our Websites or Mobile Applications that are owned and administered by FPC Huntsville. This site contains hyperlinks to websites that are not operated by us. These hyperlinks are provided for your reference and convenience only and do not imply any endorsement of the activities of these third-party websites or any association with their operators. We do not control these websites and are not responsible for their data practices. We urge you to review the privacy policy posted on any site you visit before using the site or before providing any Personal Data about yourself.