Privacy Policy for St. Thomas Mar Thoma Church Website & Application
Last Updated: 10th May, 2023
1. Introduction
Welcome to the St. Thomas Mar Thoma Church’s official website. We are committed to protecting the privacy of our users and handling any personal information we obtain from our users with care and respect. This Privacy Policy is designed to answer your questions regarding our privacy practices and principles.
2. Information We Collect
We may collect and process the following data about you:
a) Information you give us: You may provide information by filling in forms on our site or by corresponding with us by phone, email, or otherwise. This includes information you provide when you register for newsletters, request literature, join a mailing list or engage in other social, educational or community activities.
b) Information we collect about you: With regard to each of your visits to our site, we may automatically collect the following information: technical information, including the Internet Protocol (IP) address used to connect your computer to the Internet, your login information, browser type and version, time zone setting, browser plug-in types and versions, operating system and platform; information about your visit, including the full Uniform Resource Locators (URL), clickstream to, through and from our site (including date and time), services you viewed or searched for, page response times, download errors, length of visits to certain pages, page interaction information (such as scrolling, clicks, and mouse-overs), methods used to browse away from the page, and any phone number used to call our customer service number.
3. Use of Your Information
We use information held about you in the following ways:
a) To ensure that content from our site is presented in the most effective manner for you and for your computer.
b) To provide you with information, products, or services that you request from us or which we feel may interest you, where you have consented to be contacted for such purposes.
c) To carry out our obligations arising from any contracts entered into between you and us.
d) To allow you to participate in interactive features of our service when you choose to do so.
e) To notify you about changes to our service.
4. Disclosure of Your Information
We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer your personally identifiable information to outside parties. This does not include trusted third parties who assist us in operating our website, conducting our business, or servicing you, as long as those parties agree to keep this information confidential. We may also release your information when we believe release is appropriate to comply with the law, enforce our site policies, or protect ours or others’ rights, property, or safety.
5. Children’s Privacy
We do not knowingly collect or solicit personal information from anyone under the age of 13. If you are under 13, please do not attempt to register or send any personal information about yourself to us.
6. Cookies
Our website uses cookies to distinguish you from other users of our website. This helps us to provide you with a good experience when you browse our website and also allows us to improve our site.
7. Changes to Our Privacy Policy
Any changes we may make to our privacy policy in the future will be posted on this page and, where appropriate, notified to you by email. Please check back frequently to see any updates or changes to our privacy policy.
8. Contact
Questions, comments, and requests regarding this privacy policy are welcomed and should be addressed to our church’s official email address.
9. Consent
By using our website, you hereby consent to our privacy policy and agree to its terms.