Privacy Policy
This privacy policy outlines how Sparks Christian Fellowship uses and protects any information that you give Sparks Christian Fellowship when you use this website or app. Sparks Christian Fellowship is committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected. Should we ask you to provide certain information by which you can be identified, then you can be assured that it will only be used following this privacy statement. Sparks Christian Fellowship may change this policy occasionally by updating this page. You should check this page from time to time to ensure that you are happy with any changes. This policy is effective starting January 1, 2024.
What we collect:
We may collect the following information:
Personally identifiable information that you provide to us
Viewing patterns
Browser software and versions
Operating system
IP address
Search engine keywords
What we do with gathered information:
We require this information to understand your needs and provide you with a better service, particularly for the following reasons:
To assist us in serving you related to a ministry in which you or your family/child participates
To organize volunteers for ministry purposes
To contact you when necessary
To view and analyze site usage and operations
To identify and address problems within our site, ministry, or services
To provide you with personalized messaging within the site
We may disclose your information to companies that provide services for us, or with whom we have a relationship to offer you targeted information about events or services we believe may interest you.
Security:
We are committed to ensuring that your information is secure. To prevent unauthorized access or disclosure, we have put in place physical, electronic, and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online. Any data collected on the website is stored in a secure database. Access to the data is restricted by password protection. Donations and online payments are encrypted and secured by our Merchant Provider, Pushpay.
How we use cookies:
A cookie is a small file that asks permission to be placed on your computer’s hard drive. The file is added and the cookie helps analyze web traffic or lets you know when you visit a particular site. Cookies allow web applications to respond to you as an individual. The web application can tailor its operations to your needs, likes, and dislikes by gathering and remembering information about your preferences. We use cookies and/or sessions to identify which pages are being used. This helps us analyze data about web page traffic and improve our website to tailor it to customer needs. Overall, cookies help us provide you with a better website by enabling us to monitor which pages you find useful and which you do not. A cookie in no way gives us access to your computer or any information about you, other than the data you choose to share with us. You can choose to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser settings to decline cookies if you prefer. This may prevent you from taking full advantage of the website.
Links to other websites:
Our website may contain links to other websites of interest. However, once you have used these links to leave our site, you should note that we do not have any control over other websites. Therefore, we cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information you provide while visiting such sites and such sites are not governed by this privacy statement. You should exercise caution and look at the privacy statement applicable to the website in question. Sparks Christian Fellowship does not endorse or take responsibility for any other website or the content of any other website.
Controlling your personal information:
All information collected is assumed to be for informational purposes. We will not sell, distribute or lease your personal information to third parties unless we are required by law to do so.
