Privacy Policy
Thank you for visiting this website, which is operated by Bethany Christian Schools, and exists to further the mission of Bethany Christian Schools. Your access to and use of this website is subject to the following Privacy Notice. We are committed to protecting your personal information and being transparent about what information is held and how it is used.
We understand your concerns about privacy and assure you that we take privacy matters seriously. Therefore, we are providing this Privacy Notice to explain our online information practices and the choices you can make about the way your information, including your Personally Identifiable Information, is collected and used. If you have questions regarding this Privacy Notice, you may direct them to [email protected].
By submitting information to us and/or by using our website, you give your consent that all information that you submit, including your Personally Identifiable Information, may be processed as described herein. If you do not agree to be bound by this Privacy Notice, you may choose to not access or use this website.
This Privacy Notice applies only to the public website.
This policy explains our practices concerning the collection, use, and disclosure of visitor information. Visitor information we collect will be used only as outlined in this Privacy Notice.
Because internet technologies continue to evolve rapidly, we may make appropriate changes to this Privacy Notice in the future. Any such changes will be consistent with our commitment to respecting visitor privacy and will be clearly posted in a revised Privacy Notice.
Data We Collect and Hold
A significant proportion of the information we hold is that which you provide to us; for example, you may give us information by voluntarily inputting the information into our web form or by email communication.
Most records contain:
- Name
- Address
- Telephone Number
When you view pages on our site, the web server automatically collects non-personally identifying technical information from your computer and about your connection and may include:
- IP address
- Domain name from which you visit our site
- User-specific information on which pages are visited
- Aggregate information on pages visited
- Referring website
- Date and time of visit
- Duration of visit
- Browser type
- Screen resolution
Continued use of our website indicates consent to the collection, use, and disclosure of this information as described in this policy.
Active/Manual/Voluntary Collection
Other than automatically collected technical information about your visit (described above, or cookies, described below), we may ask you to provide personal information voluntarily, such as through forms or other manual input. This information is generally retained as long as you continue to maintain a relationship with us. Providing this information to us is wholly voluntary. However, not providing the requested information (or subsequently asking that the data be removed) may affect our ability to serve you or your ability to use a particular service or feature on the website. Providing the requested information indicates your consent to the collection, use, and disclosure of this information as described in this policy. Information we may request includes, but is not limited to:
- Your name, telephone number, email address, and/or postal address,
- Information volunteered by the visitor, such as preferences, survey information, and/or site registrations
Information Usage
Generally, we use the information we collect through our website to:
- Provide the information, products, and services you request
- Provide you with an effective and pleasant web experience
- Contact you with information we believe will be of interest to you or to invite you to participate in surveys and provide feedback to us (in accordance with any communication preferences you have expressed to us)
- Invite you to events or to participate in volunteer opportunities
- Improve the content, functionality, and usability of our website
- Improve our services to you
- Improve our marketing and promotional efforts
- Internal record keeping, including the management of any feedback or complaints
- Administrative purposes (e.g. in order to process a donation you have made or to administer an event you have registered for or attended)
- For any other purpose identified in an applicable privacy policy, click-through agreement, or other agreement between you and us.
Information Used for Contact
If you provide us with your email address, or if you choose to receive communications from us, we may periodically send you newsletters and other email. Our communications provide opportunities to opt out of future messages.
If you supply us with your postal/mailing address, you may receive periodic mailings from us with information on new products and services or upcoming events. If you do not wish to receive such mailings, or would like to be added to our “do not contact” list, please let us know by sending us an email at [email protected].
Information Sharing
We do not sell, trade, or rent your personally identifiable information to any third party.
We may share aggregate, non-personally identifiable information with other entities or organizations. We may share personally identifiable information with other entities or organizations, such as agents or contractors, under the following circumstances to:
- To assist in providing support for our internal operations
- When legally required to do so, at the request of governmental authorities conducting an investigation, to verify or enforce compliance with the policies governing our website and applicable laws, or to protect against misuse or unauthorized use of our website.
Cookies
A cookie is a small data file that is written to your hard drive that contains information about your visit to a web page. If you prefer not to receive cookies, you may configure your browser not to accept them at all, or to notify and require approval before accepting new cookies. Some web pages/sites may not function properly if the cookies are turned off, or you may have to provide the same information each time you visit those pages.
To customize the information and services offered to you, our site uses cookies to record session information.
Security
Due to the rapidly evolving nature of information technologies, no transmission of data over the internet can be guaranteed to be completely secure. While we are committed to protecting the privacy of our visitors, we cannot guarantee the security of any information that you transmit to our websites, and you do so at your own risk. However, once we receive your information, we will use reasonable safeguards consistent with prevailing industry standards and commensurate with the sensitivity of the data being stored to maintain the security of that information on our systems.
In addition, we will comply with all applicable federal, state, and local laws regarding the privacy and security of visitor information.
We have appropriate security measures in place in our physical facilities to protect against the loss, misuse, or alteration of information that we have collected from you at our site.
Privacy Notice Changes
We reserve the right to change, modify, add, or remove portions of this Privacy Notice at any time and without prior notice by posting the revised version of this Privacy Notice on the website. Your use of our website following any such change constitutes your agreement that all information collected from or about you through the website after the revised Privacy Notice is posted will be subject to the terms of the revised Privacy Notice.
We will post changes to our website and provide you with the ability to opt out. If you are concerned about how your information is used, you should check back at our website periodically.