Privacy

This privacy policy sets out how Holy Cross Church uses and protects any information that you give Holy Cross Church when you use this website as well as other information you may provide through your use of our third-party online applications, Brand identities, and services (the “Services”). We promise to treat you and your information in a respectful and ethical manner. Should we ask you to provide certain information by which you can be identified when using this website or through other mechanisms, you can be assured that it will only be used in accordance with this privacy policy.

Holy Cross Church may change this policy from time to time by updating this page. This policy last updated October 7, 2022.

Personal Information We May Collect

We may collect the following personal information:

  • Name

  • Contact information, including email address

  • Demographic information, such as zip code, preferences, and interests

  • Other information relevant to member surveys and/or events

Other Information We Collect from You

Like most websites, we use technologies that may automatically collect information about you regarding your use of our website and Services. We may combine this information with other personal information we collect from you.

  • IP Address or Device Identifier | When you visit our website, we collect your Internet Protocol (“IP”) address, which identifies the computer or service provider that you use to access our website or your mobile device identifier. We may use these identifiers to collect information about the length of time spent on our website or the specific areas visited. Likewise, when you access our site using a mobile device, we may collect a unique identification number associated with your device, details regarding the device type, and, depending on your device settings, geographical location information relating to the device.

  • Cookies | Cookies are small text files with alphanumeric characters that we transfer to your computer’s hard drive through your web browser for record-keeping purposes. Cookies permit us to automatically recognize you when you return to our website and enhance your navigation of our websites. They also allow us to track and collect information about your interactions with our website, including how frequently you use the service, the pages you view, the links you click, and your usage over time.

 

What We Do with the Information We Gather

We require this information to understand your needs and provide you with better service. In particular, for the following reasons:

  • To answer a question you have asked

  • Internal record keeping

  • To improve our services

  • To provide you with a service you have requested

  • To send information about programs, events, or other topics related to our services

 

Disclosure of Your Information to Third Parties

We may utilize certain third-party organizations to provide certain services to you from time to time.

  • Service providers and third-party vendors that we use to support our business, including companies that perform work necessary for us to provide products and services to you, or that assist us in improving our business operations and the products and services we provide.

  • Third parties with whom you interact on the Services. For example, when you make information available to an Organization through one of our Services, your information will necessarily be shared with the Organization as part of the Service and may be shared with any third parties with whom the Organization also shares information. Each Organization controls the use and disclosure of the personal information it receives from users and, as stated above, this Policy does not apply to those practices, which are governed by the Organization’s privacy policy.

  • Organizations that you select or to which you donate money using our Services. We share some of your information with those Organizations in order to allow them to communicate with you.

  • With respect to an Organization of which we have explicitly allowed sharing of your information, buyers or other successors in the event of a merger, acquisition, divestiture, restructuring, reorganization, dissolution, or other sale or transfer of some or all of our assets, whether as a going concern, or as a part of bankruptcy, liquidation, or similar proceeding, where the information is among the assets being transferred.

  • Other parties for any purpose we disclose at the time you provide the information.

Protection and Storage of Your Information

We understand the importance of safeguarding your information and take appropriate administrative, technical, and physical measures to protect your personal information from loss, theft, and unauthorized use, disclosure, or modification. Please be aware, however, that no security measures or data transmission over the Internet is 100% secure. While we strive to protect your personal information, we cannot ensure or warranty the security of any information you transmit to us and you do so at your own risk.

 

Links to Other Websites

Our web pages 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 control over other, third-party websites.

Therefore, we cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information that you provide while visiting such sites, and this privacy statement does not govern such sites. You should exercise caution and look at the privacy statement applicable to the website in question.

 

Controlling Your Personal Information

If you have any questions about this Policy or our information-handling practices, please contact us at:

Holy Cross Church

Information Technology Services

4112 East Genesee Street

Syracuse, NY 13214