PRIVACY POLICY

Last Updated January 2025

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By accessing or using any of our Services on our Website, you acknowledge that you have read this Privacy Policy.

The Privacy Policy outlines how we, the Church or our website collects, uses, and protects the public and personal identifiable information of its users. It informs you about the types of data that are collected, the purpose for collecting it, how the data is stored and secured, and whether or not it is shared with third parties. The privacy policy also includes information about individuals' rights regarding their personal information, such as the ability to access, correct, or delete their data. This privacy policy is crucial in building trust and transparency with you, the "user", by showing commitment to safeguarding your privacy and complying with relevant privacy laws and regulations.

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The words have meanings defined under the following conditions. The following definitions shall have the same meaning regardless of whether they appear in singular or in plural or are capitalized.

Definitions:

For the purposes of this Privacy Policy:

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• Website (referred to as either "the website", "Services", "We", "Us" or "Our" in this Privacy Policy) refers to St. Paul's United Methodist Church, accessible from https://www.spumcabq.org

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• You (referred to as either "You", "Users", "Visitors" in this Privacy Policy) means the individual "user" accessing or using the Website, or a company, or any legal entity on behalf of which such individual is accessing or using the Website, as applicable.

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• The Church (referred to as either "the Church", "We", "Us" or "Our" in this Privacy Policy) refers to St. Paul's United Methodist Church, 8500 Constitution Ave NE Albuquerque NM 87112.

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• Cookies means small files that are placed on Your computer, mobile device or any other device by a website, containing details of your browsing history on that website among its many uses.

Disclaimer

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The information contained on the Service is for general information purposes only. The information provided here does not constitute legal advice, and you should not treat it as one.

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The Church assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions in the contents of the Service.

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In no event shall the Church be liable for any special, direct, indirect, consequential, or incidental damages or any damages whatsoever, whether in an action of contract, negligence or other tort, arising out of or in connection with the use of the Service or the contents of the Service. The Church reserves the right to make additions, deletions, or modifications to the contents on the Service at any time without prior notice.

This Privacy Policy has been created with the help of the Free Privacy Policy Generator.

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The Church does not warrant that the Service is free of viruses or other harmful components.

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What Type of Information Do You Collect?

• We receive, collect and store any information you enter on our website or provide us in any other way. In addition, we collect the Internet protocol (IP) address used to connect your computer to the Internet; login; email address; password; computer and connection information.

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• We may use software tools to measure and collect session information, including page response times, length of visits to certain pages, page interaction information, and methods used to browse on or away from the page. 

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• We also collect Personal Identifiable Information (PII). PII refers to any information that can be used to identify a particular individual, including details such as your name, address, credit card number or bank account details, and similar data. You can learn more about Personal Identifiable Information here⌝​. We mark such information as PII on our Forms so WIX will comply with all relevant data protection regulations with regard to the treatment of PII. All fields designated as PII are automatically migrated to be securely stored in the collection with a unique encryption key. The data in these fields is encrypted using AES with a 256-bit site encryption key. If you would like a file of your data or to delete your data from the Wix database entirely, please reach out by using our Feedback Form. The email used must match.

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• When you fill out one of our forms, your responses are automatically recorded in a submissions table, which is accessible to our Web Administrator and is periodically deleted to maintain data integrity. We utilize this table to enhance our data management processes, allowing us to sort and filter submissions, categorize them (including reporting any as spam), and facilitate easy importing and exporting of data as a CSV file when mandated by law or requested by an authorized Staff Leader. We do not disclose your PII unless mandated by law. You may request a file of your data or to delete your data from the Wix database entirely, please reach out by using our Feedback Form. The Email used must match.

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How Do You Collect Information?

When you conduct a transaction on our website, such as completing any one of our Forms or Subscribing via email, as part of the process, we collect personal information you give us such as your name, address, phone number, email address or banking details. Your personal information will be used for the specific reasons stated within this Privacy Policy only, unless specifically stated otherwise.

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Why Do You Collect Personal Information?

We collect such Non-personal and Personal Identifiable Information for the following purposes:

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• To provide and operate the Services;

• To provide our Users and Visitors with ongoing customer assistance and technical support;

• To be able to contact our Visitors and Users with general or personalized service-related notices and promotional messages;

• To create aggregated statistical data and other aggregated and/or inferred Non-personal Information, which we or our business partners may use to provide and improve our respective services; 

• To comply with any applicable laws and regulations.

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How Do You Store, Use, Share, Disclose Your Site Visitors’ Personal Information?

• St. Paul's United Methodist Church, https://www.spumcabq.org is hosted on the Wix.com platform. Wix.com provides us with the online platform that allows us to display information to you and communicate with you securely. Your data may be stored through Wix.com’s data storage, databases and the general Wix.com applications. They store your data on secure servers behind a firewall. More on Wix Security Measures here⌝.

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• All direct payment gateways offered by Wix.com and used by St. Paul's United Methodist Church Web Admin adheres to the standards set by PCI-DSS as managed by the PCI Security Standards Council, which is a joint effort of brands like Visa, MasterCard, American Express and Discover. PCI-DSS requirements help ensure the secure handling of credit card information by our store and its service providers.

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• We link to an external donation website, PayPal. You acknowledge their privacy practices when you access or use the content, features, technologies or donation functions offered on their Site and all related sites. Please see their Privacy Statement for details here⌝.

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• We send email notifications to the relevant staff member or leader using standard encryption known as Transport Layer Security (TLS) Learn more⌝. Like all of our web pages, we employ SSL certificates to ensure secure communication. Learn more about Wix Https and SSL Certificates here⌝ Personal Identifiable Information (PII) in the submitted forms is protected using AES encryption with a 256-bit site encryption key, and all input data is securely stored and encrypted on Wix servers. Your responses are automatically recorded in a submissions table, which is accessible to our Web Administrator and is periodically deleted to maintain data integrity. We utilize this table to enhance our data management processes, allowing us to sort and filter submissions, categorize them (including reporting any as spam), and facilitate easy importing and exporting of data as a CSV file when mandated by law or requested by an authorized Staff Leader. We do not disclose your PII unless mandated by law. You may request a file of your data or to delete your data from the Wix database entirely, please reach out by using our Feedback Form. The Email used must match. More on Wix Security Measures here⌝​

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• Our website may link to other external websites outside our control or ownership, i.e. Facebook Page, and that you, the Visitor are advised to read the Privacy Policies of each website you visit. These External Sites will be indicated by ⌝ or underlined.

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• The security of your Personal Identifiable Information (PII) is important to us, but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage, is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security. All of Wix records are stored encrypted on the disk of Wix's Database machines, for sensitive and PII data. Wix has a multiple layer security architecture, Firewalls and intrusion prevention systems in place to prevent unauthorized access and help protect against 0-day security issues. We use SSL certificates and our site is HTTPS. Learn More⌝ You may request a file of your data or to delete your data from the Wix database entirely, please reach out by using our Feedback Form⌝. The Email used must match. More on Wix Security Measures here⌝.

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• We won’t share your Private and Personal Identifiable Information unless required by law. Your personal details will only be shared as permitted by current legal regulations. We do not sell user personal information to third parties for the intents and purposes of the CCPA. Wix does not sell user personal information to third parties for the intents and purposes of the CCPA. The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) - which came into effect on Jan 1st, 2020 - aims to protect the consumer rights of California residents. Please note that, according to privacy regulations like the CCPA, visitors have control over the sale of their personal information. Visitors have the option to refuse the "sale" (as defined in the applicable regulation) and transfer of their data to any third party by clicking on Do Not Sell My Personal Information located at the end of this Privacy Policy. 

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• When creating a Member Area account on our church website, we collect information from you to provide a secure and personalized experience. To create an account, you can sign up using your Facebook, Google, or by manually creating your own username and password. If you choose to sign up through Facebook or Google, you will be required to review and agree to their respective privacy policies. When creating an account through our website, we collect your name, email address, and other necessary details to facilitate communication and access to your account. We collect this information when you sign up to create a Member account, and you can review our own privacy policy on this page for information on how we handle and protect this data.

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How Do You Communicate With Your Visitors?

With your permission given or by providing such details as described above, your email address, name or phone number are used to add your contact details to our Contact List, CMS (Content Management System) or Submission Tables to send communications via email, chat, push notification via Spaces by Wix App or phone per your chosen communication method.

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How Do You Use Cookies or Other Tracking Tools?

Purpose: These Cookies are essential to provide You with services available through the Website and to enable You to use some of its features. They help to authenticate users and prevent fraudulent use of user accounts. Without these Cookies, the services that You have asked for cannot be provided, and We only use these Cookies to provide You with those services.

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We use Essential Cookies per WIX Privacy Policy, Third-Party Tracking Tools and Apps Made by WIX or Third-Party Created Apps provided and uploaded by the Wix App Market.

WIX Essential Cookies enable core functionality such as security, verification of identity and network management. These cookies can not be disabled.

Certain Marketing and Analytics integrations will only work after you approve using the relevant cookies. 

Below are some examples of the apps that will not work before obtaining your consent:

• Functional cookies: We do use third-party apps and html coding created by POWr, SocialIntents Elf Sight and CommentsPlugIn. 

• Marketing / Advertising cookies: Marketing integrations such as Facebook Ads Note: We do not use Google Ads, Facebook Pixel or Facebook Ads as of this modification. 

• Analytics cookies: We do use Analytical tools like Google Analytics 4 (GA4) and Wix Analytics. Note: For Visitors’ confidentiality, Google will never save the complete IP addresses. Learn more at Google's Privacy & Terms and Safeguarding your data

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Wix uses cookies for important reasons, such as:

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• To provide a great experience for visitors and users.

• To identify our registered members (users who registered to our site).

• To monitor and analyze the performance, operation and effectiveness of Wix's platform.

• To ensure the Wix platform is secure and safe to use. 

We use Google Analytics to:

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• We use Google Analytics to track user activity over different browsing sessions. 

• We use Google Analytics to record what item on the previous page the user interacted with to get to the current page, store information on number of visits, first visit, and most recent visit, record the timestamp of the moment the user enters the site, track when users leave the site and to track where a visitor came from.

• Please click here⌝​ to Opt-Out of Google Analytics.

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We use the following Website Elements within WIX Platform:

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• Social Media Features (e.g., Facebook Messenger). Learn More⌝​ (when you use Facebook Messenger, you agree to Facebook's Terms, Data Policy and Cookies Policy.)

• Third Party Apps (e.g., Installed in the App Market, not made by Wix). Each Third-Party App Creator has their own Privacy Policy Statement. 

• Custom Code (e.g., Javascript or Custom Code Embed). This website features a robust implementation of Custom Code, empowering us to integrate unique widgets and services that enhance functionality and aesthetics. By leveraging this flexibility, the site boasts a streamlined layout that minimizes distractions, such as removing scroll bars for a cleaner, more immersive browsing experience. Custom widgets offer interactive elements, from dynamic content displays to tailored user interfaces, improving engagement and usability.

• Ascend by Wix (e.g., Connect Card) 20+ tools and products within the WIX Platform to allow us to start, manage, and promote our website. You can learn more here⌝​.

How Can I Withdraw My Consent or Delete Information Collected?

We believe in our site visitor's Right to Access, Right to be Deleted and Right to opt-out of the sale of personal information (we do not sell personal data). If you would like a file of your data or to delete your data from our database entirely, please reach out by using our Feedback Form. The email used must match. After submitting your request we will receive a notification confirming the start of the process. Please allow up to 48 hours from submitting the request to retrieve or delete your data file within 48 hours. It's important to note that not all data is included in the file and not all data is erased. But we take great responsibility to ensure that we provide our site visitors with all their data. Likewise, if we receive a delete request, we will ensure that all your data is deleted, included but not limited to:

• Contact details

• Activities

• Orders

• Invoices

• Other

Data does not include the following:

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• Data from Custom Codes, like Scroll Removal HTML Code. 

• Data from other services implemented on our site, like tracking and analytics tools, such as Google Analytics.

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If you’d like to delete the personal data and information collected via Cookies or from Google Analytics, please see the information below.

The following links explain how to access cookie settings in various browsers:

• Cookie settings in Firefox

• Cookie settings in Internet Explorer

• Cookie settings in Google Chrome

• Cookie settings in Safari (OS X)

• Cookie settings in Safari (iOS)

• Cookie settings in Android

To opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics across all websites, visit this link: http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout

You may select Cookie Settings to adjust the cookies we collect when prompted by the Cookies Notice. See screenshot below: