Use
You agree to help protect the privacy of the Joy Lutheran Church (JLC) community by NOT sharing any personal information found on the site which includes:
- Giving personal information to anyone outside of the JLC community which includes giving it to anyone who is not already listed on the My Joy directory on the site.
- Sending mass emails using our members email addresses even for JLC events. (All mass mailings will come from the JLC office only.)
- Using personal information for business or political related activities.
Security
You are responsible for maintaining the security of your log in and are fully responsible for all activities that occur under the account and any other actions taken in connection with the content. You must immediately notify JLC of any unauthorized uses of your My Joy log in or any other breaches of security. JLC will not be liable for any acts or omissions by you, including any damages of any kind incurred as a result of such acts or omissions.
Termination
JLC may terminate your access to all or any part of the Website at any time, with or without cause, with or without notice, effective immediately. If you wish to terminate this Agreement or your My Joy account, you may simply send an email to office@joylc.org.
General Representation and Warranty
You represent and warrant that your use of the Website will be in strict accordance with the Joy Lutheran Church Privacy Policy, with this Agreement and with all applicable laws and regulations (including without limitation any local laws or regulations in your country, state, city, or other governmental area, regarding online conduct and acceptable content, and including all applicable laws regarding the transmission of technical data exported from the United States or the country in which you reside).
Indemnification
You agree to indemnify and hold harmless Joy Lutheran Church, its contractors, and its licensors, and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents from and against any and all claims and expenses, including attorneys' fees, arising out of your use of the JLC Website, including but not limited to your violation of this Agreement.
Purpose
Joy Lutheran Church (JLC) recognizes that an individual's privacy is very important and that they have a right to control their personal information. JLC acknowledges that when an individual provides personal information about themselves to another party it is an act of trust. In response, JLC takes the process of upholding an individual's privacy very seriously. The following policy will govern how JLC handles an individual's personal information and safeguards their privacy.
Scope
The principles contained in this privacy document apply to all personal information collected or submitted to Joy Lutheran Church:
1. What information of yours does JLC collect?
We collect two different types of information. One type is voluntary information, which you provide, such as registration information for events, membership information or by registering under the My Joy section of the site. The other type of information JLC collects is user information provided by your computer each time you visit this site, such as IP address, browser.
2. What does JLC do with the information that is collected?
Any information that you provide to JLC or that is obtained through this web site may be used for church purposes. JLC will not sell, rent or lease your personal information to commercial entities. JLC will not disclose your name, address, e-mail address or phone number without your express consent, unless disclosure is necessary to comply with laws or relevant legal proceedings.
3. What are "cookies" and how does JLC use them?
Cookies are information that a web site transfers to an individual's PC for record- keeping purposes (e.g., if you are a Wall Street Journal Interactive user, a cookie on your PC allows you to go directly to the WSJ instead of having to give your user name and password each time). Cookies can save your preferences when you are at a site. The use of cookies is an industry standard and most major web sites use them. JLC may use cookies to help us see which areas of our web site are more popular, which are not, how they are being used so that we can improve and update our web site to more accurately meet the needs of our users. Most browsers (Microsoft Explorer, Netscape) are initially set up to accept cookies. You can reset your browser to either refuse all cookies or to notify you when you are receiving a cookie and allow you to decide whether or not to accept it.
We do not use cookies to obtain any personal information about you before or after you leave the JLC site.
5. How does linking to other sites affect my privacy protections?
As a courtesy, JLC may provide links to other sites that are neither owned nor controlled by JLC. These third party sites, however, are NOT subject to or bound by the JLC Privacy Policy. Such third party sites may or may not have their own privacy policies and may or may not collect personal information from you or place cookies on your browser. JLC is not responsible for the privacy policies or any information collection practices of these sites or any damages resulting therefrom.
6. What type of security procedures are in place to protect against the loss, misuse or alteration of your information?
The JLC web site has built-in security measures to protect your information from loss, misuse and alteration. We use industry-standard practices, such as encrypted storage and password protection systems, to safeguard the confidentiality of information.
7. How does JLC protect the privacy of children?
Unless otherwise disclosed during collection, photos of children will only be used with parental consent. If any services or features on the site require registration, a user 13 years old and younger will be required to provide the email of the parent or guardian which will allow us to notify that person that the child has registered for a service or feature. Parental or guardian consent will consist of an email from that person to JLC stating that they are aware that the child is using the web site. Identifying a user as 13 or under is not easy and JLC will not be held responsible for anyone misrepresenting as over 13 when in fact they are not.
8. JLC reserves the right to change, amend, or restate this policy.
9. Your affirmative consent to JLC’s collection and use of personally identifiable information.
By using JLC’s website, you are giving us your express consent to use all the information that we collect about you in the manner described in this policy.
10. Questions or Concerns?
If you have questions or concerns about this privacy policy, please contact the church office who will forward your request to the appropriate person.
When posting photos of events, services or fellowship on our website or social media outlets, we follow these guidelines.
- We try not to post anything that would be embarrassing, objectionable or hurtful to anyone in the photo.
- If we know someone is shy about getting their photo taken, we ask them before posting the photo.
- If you do not want your photo taken, please let us know.
- We don't put names as captions with photos (except for pastors/staff or other adult members who have given consent)
- We will gladly provide credit for who took a particular photo if desired by the photographer, and we would certainly honor any copyright wishes or restrictions
- We will gladly remove any photo immediately upon request.
When taking photos, we follow these rules. We will not:
- Intrude into anyone's solitude, seclusion or private property without permission.
- Publish (whether by photos or stories) private information without permission.
- Print any photo or story that presents the subject in a false light.
- Appropriate any photo of any person for any commercial use (such as advertisements, or even for illustrations months after the news event) without permission.
- Publish photos or stories that present people in a negative light.
Opting-out:
Parents/guardians who do not wish for their child’s photo or video to be potentially posted online or otherwise displayed, regardless of the context, should send a written note or email to the church office and Joy Lutheran will make every effort to exclude the indicated minor from any individual or small group photography. Please note that children may still be included in general group or crowd photos without identifying information; however, you may always request that any photo be removed from display.
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