Privacy Policy
Protecting your private information is our priority. This Statement of Privacy applies to www.TurnersChurch.com (the “Site”) and TurnersChurch (“The Church”), and governs data collection and usage. The Church website is a social networking site. By using The Church website, you consent to the data practices described in this Privacy Policy. The following pledges are our guarantees to help you feel more secure in The Church Site environment so that you may benefit from the social networking site and features. It is our hope that you will accept this Privacy Policy with a clear expectation of The Church's obligation to you.
In order to better provide you with products and services offered on our Site, The Church may collect personally identifiable information, such as your:
- First and Last Name
- Mailing Address
- E-mail Address
- Phone Number
- Employer
- Job Title
If you purchase The Church's products and services, we collect billing and credit card information. This information is used to complete the purchase transaction.
The Church may also collect anonymous demographic information, which is not unique to you, such as your:
- Age
- Gender
- Race
- Religion
- Political Affiliation
- Household Income
Please keep in mind that if you directly disclose personally identifiable information or personally sensitive data through The Church's public message boards, this information may be collected and used by others.
We do not collect any personal information about you unless you voluntarily provide it to us. However, you may be required to provide certain personal information to us when you elect to use certain products or services available on the Site. These may include: (a) registering for an account on our Site; (b) entering a sweepstakes or contest sponsored by us or one of our partners; (c) signing up for special offers from selected third parties; (d) sending us an email message; (e) submitting your credit card or other payment information when ordering and purchasing products and services on our Site. To the end, we will use your information for, but not limited to, communicating with you in relation to services or products you have requested from us. We also may gather additional personal or non-personal information in the future.
Note that your browser settings may allow you to automatically transmit a “Do Not Track” signal to websites and mobile app services you visit. There is no consensus among industry participants as to what “Do Not Track” means in this context. Like many websites and mobile app services, The Church currently does not alter its practices when it receives a “Do Not Track” signal from a visitor’s browser. To find out more about “Do Not Track,” you may wish to visit http://www.allaboutdnt.com.
The Church collects and uses your personal information to operate its website(s) and deliver the services you have requested. The Church may also use your personally identifiable information to inform you of other products or services available from The Church and its affiliates.
If you comment on posts published on the Site, you should be aware that any personally identifiable information you submit can be read, collected, or used by other users of this forum and could be used to send you unsolicited messages. We are not responsible for the personally identifiable information you choose to submit in this Site. To request removal of your personal information from our blog or community forum, contact us at the email address provided below. In some cases, we may not be able to remove your personal information, in which case we will let you know if we are unable to do so and why.
Our Site includes social media features, such as the “Facebook Like” button. These Features may collect your IP address, which page you are visiting on our site, and may set a cookie to enable the feature to function properly. social media features and widgets are either hosted by a third party or hosted directly on our Site. Your interactions with these social media features are governed by the privacy policy of the company providing it.
III. Social Media Features
The Church provides the platform for social online networking under the Safe Harbor provisions of the US Digital Millennium Copyright Act and as such does not edit or modify the information, content, or links posted on the Site’s social media features (“Posted Information”). Our actions regarding enforcing the Site’s social media features compliance with The Church Terms of Use and Privacy Policy are limited to the removal of the Posted Information, the closure of the non-compliant social media feature, and the withdrawal of the current and future license to use The Church services and features of the non-compliant party.
Any information, data, metrics, patterns, preferences, analysis, algorithms, and predictors that may be derived exclusively from your use of the social media features that are directly personally identifiable to you (“Non-Posted Information”), shall not be accessible by, shared with, or sold to any third parties. Non-Posted Information shall be considered private and confidential and shall be subject to The Church Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
Any Posted Information you post in the social media features are specifically exempt from this Privacy Policy and by so posting you are legally declaring that the Posted Information is not private or confidential and you are releasing The Church and its affiliated parties of any and all responsibilities and liabilities that may result from the public release of Posted Information. The social media features are specifically designed to place the Posted Information into the public domain. It is solely your responsibility, whether or not The Church provides features to address privacy, security, or safety, to use caution in sharing photos or other information in Posted Information that may show your home or work location, or any other Posted Information that could compromise your privacy, security, or safety.
Advertisements, announcements, product or service information, sponsorships, endorsements, recommendations, content, or links for which you were compensated to post (Commercial Information) is specifically prohibited in The Church’s social media features. The Church shall be the sole and final determiner of what constitutes Commercial Information. Further, any commercial or financial interest you have in the Posted Information must be contemporaneously disclosed in the post in compliance with the US FTC regulations as described in FTC Endorsement Guidelines.
Report to The Church, at a minimum using the contact information provided below, any objectionable or concerning Posted Information you observe on the social media features. All Posted Information and Non-Posted Information must comply with The Church Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
The Church does not sell, rent or lease its customer lists to third parties.
The Church may, from time to time, contact you on behalf of external business partners about a particular offering that may be of interest to you. In those cases, your unique personally identifiable information (e-mail, name, address, telephone number) is transferred to the third party. The Church may share data with trusted partners to help perform statistical analysis, send you email or postal mail, provide customer support, or arrange for deliveries. All such third parties are prohibited from using your personal information except to provide these services to The Church, and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information.
The Church may disclose your personal information, without notice, if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on The Church or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of The Church; and/or (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of The Church, or the public
In connection with any personal information we may disclose to a third party for a business purpose, you have the right to know:
You have the right under the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA) and certain other privacy and data protection laws, as applicable, to opt-out of the disclosure of your personal information. If you exercise your right to opt-out of the disclosure of your personal information, we will refrain from disclosing your personal information, unless you subsequently provide express authorization for the disclosure of your personal information. To opt-out of the disclosure of your personal information, please submit via writing your wish and desire to op-out of the disclosure of your personal information. Such opt-out submission shall be sent to us at the contact information provided below.
The Church may keep track of the websites and pages our users visit within The Church, in order to determine what The Church services are the most popular. As is true of most web sites, we gather certain information automatically and store it in log files. This information includes Internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, Internet service provider (ISP), referring/exit pages, operating system, date/time stamp, and clickstream data. We may combine this automatically collected log information with other information we collect about you. We do this to improve services we offer you, to improve marketing, analytics, or site functionality.
Technologies such as: cookies, beacons, tags and scripts are used by Company and our analytics, affiliate, or email partners. These technologies are used in analyzing trends, administering the site, tracking users’ movements around the site and to gather demographic information about our user base as a whole. We may receive reports based on the use of these technologies by these companies on an individual as well as aggregated basis. We use cookies to remember users’ settings (e.g. language preference) and for authentication. Users can control the use of cookies at the individual browser level. If you reject cookies, you may still use our Site, but your ability to use some features or areas of our Site may be limited.
Third parties with whom we partner to provide certain features on our site or to display advertising based upon your web browsing activity use LSOs such as HTML 5 to collect and store information. Various browsers may offer their own management tools for removing HTML5 LSOs.
VII. Automatically Collected Information
Information about your computer hardware and software may be automatically collected by The Church. This information can include: your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times and referring website addresses. This information is used for the operation of the service, to maintain quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding use of the Church website.
VIII. Use of Cookies
As stated above, The Church website may use "cookies" to help you personalize your online experience. A cookie is a text file that is placed on your hard disk by a web page server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned to you, and can only be read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you.
One of the primary purposes of cookies is to provide a convenience feature to save you time. The purpose of a cookie is to tell the Web server that you have returned to a specific page. For example, if you personalize The Church pages, or register with The Church site or services, a cookie helps The Church to recall your specific information on subsequent visits. This simplifies the process of recording your personal information, such as billing addresses, shipping addresses, and so on. When you return to the same The Church Site, the information you previously provided can be retrieved, so you can easily use The Church features that you customized.
You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most Web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of The Church services, Site or websites you visit.
Ads appearing on this Site may be delivered to users by The Church or one of our web advertising partners. Our web advertising partners may set cookies. These cookies allow the ad server to recognize your computer each time they send you an online advertisement. In this way, ad servers may compile information about where you, or others who are using your computer, saw their advertisements and determine which ads are clicked on. This information allows an ad network to deliver targeted advertisements that they believe will be of most interest to you. This Privacy Policy covers the use of cookies by The Church only and does not cover the use of cookies by any advertisers. We have no access or control of these third party cookies.
Our third party advertising partner employs a software technology called clear gifs (a.k.a. Web Beacons/Web Bugs), that help us better manage content on our site by informing us what content is effective. Clear gifs are tiny graphics with a unique identifier, similar in function to cookies, and are used to track the online movements of web users. In contrast to cookies, which are stored on a users computer hard drive, clear gifs are embedded invisibly on web pages and are about the size of the period at the end of this sentence. We do not tie the information gathered by clear gifs to our customers personally identifiable information.
This Site contains links to other websites. Please be aware that we are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of such other sites. We encourage our users to be aware when they leave our site and to read the privacy statements of any other site that collects personally identifiable information. This Privacy Policy applies only to information collected by this Site.
The Church secures your personal information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. The Church uses the following methods for this purpose:
- SSL Protocol
When personal information (such as a credit card number) is transmitted to other websites, it is protected through the use of encryption, such as the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol.
We strive to take appropriate security measures to protect against unauthorized access to or alteration of your personal information. Unfortunately, no data transmission over the Internet or any wireless network can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. As a result, while we strive to protect your personal information, you acknowledge that: (a) there are security and privacy limitations inherent to the internet which are beyond our control; and (b) security, integrity, and privacy of any and all information and data exchanged between you and us through this Site cannot be guaranteed.
Subject to certain exceptions set out below, on receipt of a verifiable request from you, we will:
Please note that we may not be able to comply with requests to delete your personal information if it is necessary to:
XII. Children Under Thirteen
This section of this Privacy Policy is included to address the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), the Connecticut Public Act No. 16-1 "An Act Concerning Student Data Privacy" (Connecticut Student Privacy Act), and any similar law, rule, or regulation. The Church does not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under the age of thirteen (13) (“Children”). If you are under the age of thirteen (13), you may not open an account, sign up, or use any The Church products or services without the express written consent of a parent or legal guardian (contact The Church for details). No personally-identifying information is knowingly collected from Children, and if we discover that we have inadvertently collected such information, it will be promptly removed from our care, custody, and control. If you are currently enrolled in a public or private middle or high school, or are a homeschool student (collectively “Student”), you must inform us that you are a Student and provide the name and contact information of your parent or guardian when opening an account or signing up for any The Church product or service. The Church will not collect, store or use Student information, Student records, Student-generated content or persistent unique identifiers. Other requirements of COPPA and Connecticut Student Privacy Act are covered by the general provisions of this Privacy Policy which apply to all users of The Church products and services, including Children and Students.
XIII. European Union Global Data Protection Regulation
The Church understands your personally identifiable information, Posted Information and Non-Posted Information may be considered personal data under European Union Global Data Protection Regulations (“GDPR”). The Church endeavors to comply with GDPR including, but not limited to, a) protecting your right to have personal data collected only after you have specifically taken action to approve the collection of your personal data, b) the right to easily access a mechanism to withdrawal that approval and have your personal data promptly removed from our proprietary internal database, c) using industry standard best practices to maintain care, custody, and control over the personal data we collect, and d) reporting as prescribed by GDPR any breach of personal data within 72-hours of our discovery of such breach. The Church believes the nature and scope of the personal data it collects does not require the designation of a GDPR Data Protection Officer.
XIV. Disconnecting your The Church Account from Third Party Websites
You will be able to connect your The Church account to third party accounts. BY CONNECTING YOUR THE CHURCH ACCOUNT TO YOUR THIRD PARTY ACCOUNT, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT YOU ARE CONSENTING TO THE CONTINUOUS RELEASE OF INFORMATION ABOUT YOU TO OTHERS (IN ACCORDANCE WITH YOUR PRIVACY SETTINGS ON THOSE THIRD PARTY SITES). IF YOU DO NOT WANT INFORMATION ABOUT YOU, INCLUDING PERSONALLY IDENTIFYING INFORMATION, TO BE SHARED IN THIS MANNER, DO NOT USE THIS FEATURE. You may disconnect your account from a third party account at any time. Users may learn how to disconnect their accounts from third-party websites by visiting their "My Account" page.
We respect your privacy and give you an opportunity to opt-out of receiving announcements of certain information. Users may opt-out of receiving any or all communications from third-party partners of The Church by contacting us at the contact information provided below.
XVI. E-mail Communications
From time to time, The Church may contact you via email for the purpose of providing announcements, promotional offers, alerts, confirmations, surveys, and/or other general communication.
If you would like to stop receiving marketing or promotional communications via email from The Church, you may opt out of such communications by Customers may unsubscribe from emails by "replying STOP" or "clicking on the UNSUBSCRIBE button.".
XVII. Information Disclosure; External Data Storage Sites; Internal Policy
Except as set forth in this policy, The Church will not disclose, sell or rent your information it gathers to any unaffiliated third parties. Additionally, we may store your data on servers provided by third party hosting vendors with whom we have contracted. Unless as provided below, disclosure of information to any other third parties will not be used in a manner that can be linked to you or that identifies you ("Personally Identifiable Information"). Any information provided to third parties from The Church about you will be treated in accordance with this Privacy Policy, unless you are otherwise notified and expressly consent to such Information being given. In the following limited circumstances we will consider, and may release, Personally Identifiable Information to third parties: (1) to comply with valid legal requirements such as a law, regulation, search warrant, subpoena, or court order; (2) in special cases such as a physical threat to yourself or others; or (3) pursuant to a partnership agreement with The Church Partners (as defined below). By accepting the Terms contained herein, you acknowledge receipt of and agree to The Church’s Privacy Policy, and you hereby expressly consent to The Church’s processing, collecting and retaining of your personal information, including your Personally Identifiable Information. You further acknowledge and agree that The Church cooperates with and establishes partnerships with other third parties from time to time (“The Church Partners”), to offer joint products and services to you in connection with the products and services provided by The Church. When you purchase such products or services we may share personal information, or Personally Identifiable Information limited to your name, email and address, related to your purchase with our The Church Partners. Information received by those The Church Partners in connection with your purchase will be subject to The Church Privacy Policy in addition to their own internal privacy policy, if any. The Church publishes a Privacy Policy on the Site and may amend such policy from time to time in its sole discretion.
You acknowledge that you had the opportunity to review how your information will be stored and used by The Church in accordance with this published Privacy Policy of The Church and that you consented to this Privacy Policy prior to agreeing to the Licensed Application.
The Church utilizes databases to produce results of our Site performance and give us the activity measurement of our Site. This enables us to continually refine and improve the Site environment and provide the best service to you. Only authorized The Church employees are permitted access to your personally identifiable information and all The Church employees are required to abide by our Privacy Policy. Those who violate the terms of this policy are subject to disciplinary action, up to and including termination.
The Church Partners: The Church is affiliated with a variety of third parties and works closely with them for a variety of purposes, including assisting us to perform and improve the products and services. These third parties may sell items or services to you through the products and services or, with your consent, offer promotions (including email promotions) to you. The Church also provides services or sells products jointly with these third parties, including providing you with the opportunity to sign up with such third parties and allow them to more effectively market to you. When a third party assists in facilitating your transaction or performs the products and services related to your transaction, we may need to share information related to the transaction with that third party in order to facilitate your transaction, and this forms part of the products and services we provide in accordance with our Terms or Use.
XVIII. Promotional Campaigns
From time to time, either The Church or a third-party might host a promotional campaign in the Site environment. These campaigns have a variety of objectives such as ensuring that we are satisfying membership needs, assessing the performance of areas of the Site, and introducing new products or offers. In these cases a specialty promotional privacy statement will be implemented in the framework of the promotion, which will give specific direction as to the treatment of collected information. Oftentimes the information will be necessary for fulfillment obligation of a prize or sample. The Church conducts all promotional campaigns within the guidelines of this Privacy Policy.
XIX. Changes to this Statement
The Church reserves the right to change this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you about significant changes in the way we treat personal information by sending a notice to the primary email address specified in your account, by placing a prominent notice on our site, and/or by updating any privacy information on this page. Your continued use of the Site and/or Services available through this Site after such modifications will constitute your: (a) acknowledgment of the modified Privacy Policy; and (b) agreement to abide and be bound by that Policy.
Except as expressly identified herein, we do not disclose a user’s personal data to any third-party for such third-party’s direct marketing purposes.
XXI. Notice to Nevada Residents
Nevada law allows Nevada residents to opt-out of the sale of certain types of personal information. Subject to a number of exceptions, Nevada law defines "sale" to mean the exchange of certain types of personal information for monetary consideration to a person for the person to license or sell the information to additional persons. We do not currently sell personal information as defined in the Nevada law. However, if you are a Nevada resident, you still may submit a verified request to opt-out of sales and we will record your instructions and incorporate them in the future if our policy changes. Opt-out requests may be sent to our contact information provided below.
XXII. Contact Information
The Church welcomes your questions or comments regarding this Statement of Privacy. If you believe that The Church has not adhered to this Statement, please contact The Church at:
TurnersChurch
110 N Corcoran St.
Durham, North Carolina 27701
Email Address:
Effective as of February 19, 2021
