PRIVACY POLICY
1. INTRODUCTION. Refuge Community Church (“Organization”) respects your privacy. This
Privacy Policy sets forth Organization’s policy with respect to the types of information we may
collect from you or that you may provide when you visit [domain name] (“the Website”),
including any content, services, functionality, mobile applications, downloadable
materials, and courses (“the Services”). If you do not agree with our Privacy Policy, your
choice is to not use our Website. By accessing or using this Website, you agree to this
Privacy Policy and the Terms of Use found here: [link to Website Terms of Use].
2. CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 16. All website users must be at least 16 years of
age. If we learn we have received information from a child under 16 we will delete the
information. If you have reason to believe that a child under the age of 16 has provided
Personal Data to us through the Website or Services, please contact us and we will
endeavor to delete the information from our database. If we learn a user is under 16 years
of age, we will not disclose any personal information to any third parties unless the user
has given opt-in consent. If you have reason to believe that a user is under 16 years of
age, notify the Organization in order to prevent disclosure of any personal data without optin consent.
3. WHEN WE COLLECT INFORMATION FROM YOU. We collect data and process
data when you access our Website, fill out forms on our Website, register, make a
purchase, sign up for our newsletter, respond to a survey, surf the website, or use or view
our website via your browser’s cookies. [List any other ways your organization collects data]
4. WHAT TYPES OF INFORMATION WE COLLECT FROM YOU.
A. Voluntary Information
i. When you visit our Website or use our Services we collect certain types of
information from you. This includes your name, email address, mailing
address, phone number, credit card information, age, sex, marital status, race,
nationality, or other information you provide to us. [List any other data your
organization collects].
B. Automatic Data Collection
i. We also collect information automatically through cookies and other tracking
technologies such as information about your internet connection, your IP
address, traffic and location data, logs and other information. The information
we automatically collect helps us to improve our Website and deliver a better
service.
C. The categories of consumer data we have collected within the past 12 months
includes [categories of consumer data].
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5. HOW WE COLLECT INFORMATION FROM YOU.
The data controller is [list the name and contact info of the data collector and its representatives if Organization uses data
collector]. The technologies we use for automatic data collection include “cookies.”
Cookies are small files placed on the hard drive of your computer that enables the
website or service provider’s systems to recognize your browser and remember certain
information. We use functionality cookies to recognize you on our website and remember
your previously selected preferences. These could include what language you prefer and
location you are in. We use advertising cookies to collect information about your visit to
our website. Our Organization sometimes shares some limited aspects of this data with third
parties for advertising purposes. [List any other cookies Organization uses]. You may refuse
to accept browser cookies by activating the appropriate setting in your browser but if you
do you may not be able to access certain parts of our Website or Services. We also use
flash cookies or web beacons for automatic data collection. You may also provide
information that is public or displayed on public areas of the Website, or transmitted to
other users of the Website or third parties (“User Content”). Your User Content is
transmitted to others at your own risk.
6. HOW WE USE YOUR INFORMATION. Processing of your information is necessary
for the purpose of legitimate interests and does not infringe on any fundamental rights
and freedoms. We use your information to understand and store information about
visitor’s preferences, to compile aggregate data about site traffic and site interactions, to
provide you with information, products, or services that you request from us or that we
think you may like, to provide you with notices about your account, to carry out billing
and collection, for customer support, for marketing purposes, and in any other way we
may describe when you provide information to us. We may use automated decisionmaking in processing your personal information for some services and products. You can
request a manual review of the accuracy of an automatic if you are unhappy with it. [We
do/do not] sell personal information or consumer data for monetary gain or valuable
consideration. [The categories of data that are sold are (include categories)]. [list any
other way your organization uses data].
7. THIRD PARTY DISCLOSURES. Some content or applications on the Website are
served by third-parties, such as advertisements. We do not control third parties’ tracking
technologies. You should consult the privacy policies of any such third party for more
detailed information on their practices.
8. HOW WE DISCLOSE YOUR INFORMATION.
A. We may disclose aggregated information about our users and information that does
not identify any individual without restriction.
B. We [do/do not] disclose personal information that we collect or you provide as
described in this Privacy Policy to third parties, including the following subsidiaries,
affiliates, service providers, and contractors: [list organizations that will receive data].
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C. When we process your order we may send your data to, and also use the resulting
information from credit reference agencies to prevent fraudulent purchases.
D. We may release information when it’s appropriate to comply with the law or enforce
our site policies.
E. Do Not Track Policy: Our site honors Do Not Track (“DNT”) browser settings. We
[do/ do not] track your online browsing activity on any other online service.
F. We [do/do not] transfer personal data collected from you to third party processors
located internationally. Please be aware that such counties may not have the same
level of data protection; however, our collection, storage and use of your personal
data will continue to be governed by this Privacy Policy.
9. HOW WE STORE AND PROTECT USER INFORMATION.
A. Organization securely stores your data at [enter location]. We have implemented security
measures designed to protect your visit to the Website. These include: [select all
applicable].
i. All payment information is encrypted.
ii. All information you provide to us is stored on our secure servers behind
firewalls.
iii. We use regular Malware Scanning.
iv. No transmission over the internet or email is completely secure or error
free. Please keep this in mind when disclosing personal information over the
internet.
B. We will keep your data for [enter time period]. Once this time period has expired we
will delete your data.
10. YOUR CALIFORNIA PRIVACY RIGHTS.
A. If you are a California resident, California law may provide you with additional rights
regarding our use of your personal information. To learn more about your California
privacy rights, visit https://oag.ca.gov/privacy/ccpa [or most recent CCPA Privacy
Notice link].
B. Under the CCPA, California residents have the right to opt-out of the sale of personal
information about them or their household, such as their name, postal or email
address, and other personal identifying information. The right is subject to certain
exceptions. For example, it does not apply to information that we share with certain
third-party service providers so they can perform business functions for us or on our
behalf. You may opt out by calling (770) 941-2467or by emailing
info@refugecommunitychurchatl.com.
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C. In the preceding twelve months, we have not sold personal information. Our policy is
that we do not and will not sell your personal information, unless you give us your
consent or direct us to do so.
11. RIGHT TO OPT OUT. You have agreed to receive marketing material from the
Organization and have consented to the Organization disclosing your information to third
parties for marketing purposes. You may opt out at any time. If you no longer wish to be
contacted for marketing purposes, please click here [enter opt out link].
12. YOUR DATA PROTECTION RIGHTS.
A. The Right to be Informed: This means anyone processing your personal data must
make clear what they are processing, why, and who else the data may be passed to.
B. The Right to Access: This is your right to see what data is held about you by a Data
Controller.
C. The Right to Rectification: You have the right to have your data corrected and
amended if what is held is incorrect in some way. You can request that we correct any
information that you believe is inaccurate or request that we complete information
that you believe is incomplete.
D. The Right to Erasure: Under certain circumstances you can ask for your personal data
to be deleted. This is also called “The Right to be Forgotten.” This would apply if the
personal data is no longer required for the purposes it was collected for, or your
consent for the processing of that data has been withdrawn, or the personal data has
been unlawfully processed.
E. The Right to Restrict Processing: This gives the you the right to ask for a temporary
halt to processing of personal data, such as in the case where a dispute or legal case
has to be concluded, or the data is being corrected.
F. The Right of Portability: you have the right to ask for any data supplied directly to the
Data Controller by you, to be provided in a structured, commonly used, and machinereadable format. You may request copies of your personal data from us. You may
request that we transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or
directly to you, under certain conditions. We may charge a small fee for this service
or for any copies requested.
G. The Right to Object. You have the right to object to further processing of your data
which is inconsistent with the primary purpose for which it was collected, including
profiling, automation, and direct marketing.
H. Rights in Relation to Automated Decision-making and Profiling: You have the right
not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing.
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I. Right Not to be Subject to Discrimination for the Exercise of Rights: The Organization
will not refuse goods or services to individuals who exercise their consumer rights.
If you would like to exercise these rights, please contact us by calling (770) 941-2467 or by
emailing info@refugeatl.com.
13. CHANGES TO PRIVACY POLICY. The date the Privacy Policy was last revised is
identified on the first page of the Privacy Policy. We reserve to update this policy and if
we make material changes to how we treat our users’ personal information we will notify
you by email. You are responsible for periodically visiting our Website and Privacy
Policy to check for any changes.
14. CONTACT. You may send us an email at info@refugeatl.com. to inquire
about our Privacy Policy or to request access to, correct or delete any personal information that
you have