Connections Christian Church
Legal & Privacy Policy
Usage Agreement
All materials contained in this site are the copyrighted property of Connections Christian Church (Connections) and its affiliated licensors. Connections Christian Church and all titles, characters, names, and graphics are trademarks of Connections. Users may view and download material from this site only for personal, non-commercial use.
Users agree not to use the site for sale, trade or other commercial purposes. Users may not use language that is threatening, abusive, vulgar, discourteous or criminal. Users also may not post or transmit information or materials that would violate rights of any third party or which contains a virus or other harmful component. Connections reserves the right to remove or edit messages or material submitted by users.
Connections is not responsible for material submitted to Connections or posted in chat-rooms or on bulletin boards by site users. By communicating with Connections, however, users grant Connections permission to use any information, suggestions, ideas, drawings or concepts communicated for any purpose Connections chooses, commercial, public or otherwise without compensation whatsoever.
THE MATERIALS IN THIS SITE ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” AND WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE PURSUANT TO APPLICABLE LAW, MISSION DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. WE DO NOT WARRANT OR REPRESENT THAT THE INFORMATION IS ACCURATE OR RELIABLE OR THAT THE SITE WILL BE FREE OF ERRORS OR VIRUSES.
Under no circumstances, including but not limited to negligence, will Connections be liable for special or consequential damages that result from the use or inability to use the materials in this site. In no event shall Connections’ liability to a user for any loss, damage, or claim exceed the amount paid by the user for accessing this site. Under no circumstances shall Connections be liable for the injury, damage, or expense arising from any materials contained in any site linked to or from this site.
This agreement is effective until terminated by either party. You may terminate this agreement at any time by discontinuing your use of the Connections site and destroying all materials obtained from it.
Privacy Policy
The entire contents of this website, including but not limited to: Text, graphics, logos, button icons, videos, images, audio clips, digital downloads, data compilations, and software, are the property of Connections, its content suppliers or its clients and are protected by Domestic and International copyright and trademark laws. You may not modify, copy, reproduce, transmit, or distribute any portion of the website contents without the prior express written consent of Connections. Sharing of the content with proper sourcing to Connections is permitted.
At Connections, we understand the spiritual benefits of the Internet and the tremendous ministry opportunities afforded by its use. We also understand the importance of respecting and protecting your privacy. When visiting our website, we collect the following information:
Personal Information – This is information that you voluntarily supply to us through email or the connections.cc website. It is information that you provide us for such things as prayer requests, online contributions or purchases, volunteering for Connections, etc. Personal information includes but is not limited to name, address, telephone number, e-mail address, zip code, birth date, gender, and credit card information. All personal information is kept confidential and only used to complete the activities you initiate online (such as making a financial gift, purchasing a product, registering for an event, etc.). Your personal information is not distributed, sold, or shared with anyone for commercial purposes. We may occasionally use your information to notify you via email of important Connections news, events or services. We may also share your information in rare cases in which we are required to do so by court order.
Technical Information – This is information that is exchanged between our computer and yours when you visit our website. This information is anonymous and cannot personally identify you. This type of information includes but is not limited to your IP address, referring URL, type of web browser, browser display settings, and whether you are a first time visitor or returning visitor to the site. The technical information gathered from those visiting our site allows us to improve the usability of the website and reduce the number of problems that may occur when viewing our site.
Cookies
Cookies are small pieces of information that are stored on the user’s hard drive containing information about the user. They are used to allow web servers to recognize the computer used to access a web site. They allow connections.cc to simplify subsequent visits and to enhance your personal experience in using our web site. Most computers are set up to automatically receive cookies. However, you can prevent cookies from being placed on your computer by going to your web browser’s preferences menu. Cookies are not used to gain any personal information about you.
Uses of Information Collected
Any information that Connections collects and that you provide is strictly used to extend the ministry of our church. We do not sell, lease, or distribute any information to any commercial entities.
Links
This website may contain links to other sites. These sites may not be owned or operated by Connections and we are not responsible for the privacy policies or information collection practices of these sites. The Privacy Policy of Connections does not apply to such third parties and they are responsible for their own privacy statements. We encourage you to be aware of the privacy statements of each and every website that collects personally identifiable information.
Security
The security of the information that you provide to us is very important to Connections. Therefore, this website takes every precaution to protect this information. For added security, all sensitive financial information is protected by SSL (Secure Socket Layer). We will attempt to notify you as soon as possible if our security system should happen to be breached.
Children’s Privacy
We are strongly committed to the safety and protection of children. connections.cc does not knowingly accept or collect personal information (such as name, address, e-mail address, telephone number, social security number, credit card information, date of birth, zip code, and any other information that would allow personal identification) from children under the age of 13 unless supplied to us by a parent or guardian.
If you have concerns regarding your child’s privacy or wish to request that Connections delete your child’s information, please contact us.
Changes of Amendments
Connections reserves the right to change, amend or restate this policy. If this happens, we will post on the connections.cc website all substantial changes at least 30 days before implementation of the change. Any information gathered under this current policy will be bound by the terms of this privacy policy. Any information collected after the implementation of any revisions will be bound by the terms of the revised policy. Therefore, we suggest that any users of this website check this page every so often for any changes that may apply.
Your Consent
By using this website, you are giving Connections your express consent to use the information collected about you as this policy outlines.
Questions?
If you have any questions or concerns regarding this policy, please feel free to contact us at 970-660-4078.