Privacy Policy
Who we are
Our URL: Our website address is: http://gracechapelwaldorf.org.
Effective Date: December 14, 2023
About Grace Chapel
Thank you for visiting Grace Chapel, the church for all Nations. We (Grace Chapel and affiliates) are committed to protecting your privacy and handling your personal information with care. This Privacy Policy describes Grace Chapel’s privacy practices concerning information that we collect through websites under our operation, one of which you are accessing this Privacy Policy, located at www.gracechapelwaldorf.org/privacy-policy.
This policy covers all our social media platforms that are also linked to this website.
By using the Sites, you are accepting and agreeing to the practices outlined in this Privacy Policy and voluntarily giving your consent for us to use your information. If you do not agree with the data privacy practices described in this Policy, you should not use our Services. This Privacy Policy does not apply to any third-party applications or software that integrates with the services through our website or any other third-party products, services, or businesses.
What Types of Information Do We Collect?
Personal Information: is any information that identifies you as an individual or that can be linked to other data to identify you. It can be personally identifiable information (PII) or Protected Health Information (PHI) including names, personal email, phone numbers, date of birth, place of birth, home address or health plan beneficiary number, medical record numbers, photographs, messages, comments, etc. that we collect when you voluntarily provide this information, such as when you fill out forms, register for events, or subscribe to our newsletter.
Financial Information: any information we collect when you make donations or financial contributions, such as purchases or billing details. We may collect payment information, including credit card details. We use secure third-party services to process these transactions, and we do not store your financial information on our servers.
Website Usage Information: We may collect non-personal information about your visit to our website that does not reveal your specific identity, or directly identify you, including the pages you view, your IP address, the links you click, and other actions taken. It is standard practice and is done automatically by websites, applications, and other services. This information helps us improve our website and provide a better user experience.
How We Use Your Information
We only use your personal information as permitted by law. We are required to inform you of the legal basis of our processing of your personal information. Such legal basis includes:
- Providing and personalizing services
- Processing donations and financial transactions
- Sending important updates, newsletters, and event information
- Improving our website and services
- Meeting legal and regulatory requirements
With whom We Share and Disclose Your Information
We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer your personal information to third parties without your consent, except as described in this Privacy Policy. We may share your information with trusted third parties who assist us in operating our website, conducting church activities, or servicing you if those parties agree to keep this information confidential.
Affiliates.
We may disclose Personal Information to our Affiliates (members of the Grace Chapel Family/Parishes).
Other Disclosure to Protect Grace Chapel
We may release personal information when we believe that the release is necessary or appropriate such as:
- Under applicable law, including international laws outside your country of residence.
- To comply with legal process.
- To respond to requests from public and government authorities including public and government authorities outside your country of residence.
- To enforce or apply our conditions of use and other agreements.
- To protect our rights, privacy, safety, or property, and/or that of you or others and operations or those of any of our Affiliates.
- To protect, investigate, and deter fraudulent, harmful, unauthorized, unethical, or illegal activity.
- To allow us to pursue available remedies or limit the damages that we may sustain; and
- To protect the rights, privacy, property, or safety of Grace Chapel, our employees, our Affiliates, our users, or any other person or entity, such as exchanging information with other companies and organizations for fraud protection and credit risk reduction.
Grace Chapel Social Media Pages:
Personal Information may also be disclosed by you through the Sites, chat, and profile pages to which you can post information and materials.
Disabling cookies
You can typically remove or reject cookies via your browser settings. To do this, follow the instructions provided by your browser (usually located within the “settings,” “help,” “tools,” or “edit” facility). Many browsers are set to accept cookies until you change your settings.
Do Not Track Signals.
Some internet browsers may be configured to send “Do Not Track” signals to the online services that you visit. We currently do not respond to do-not-track signals. To find out more about “Do Not Track,” please visit http://gracechapelwaldorf.org.
Web Beacons
We may also use pixel tags on our Site(s) to track the actions of users on our site(s). Unlike cookies, which are stored on the hard drive of your computer or mobile device by a website, pixel tags are embedded invisibly on webpages. Pixel tags measure the success of our marketing campaigns and compile statistics about usage of the Site so that we can manage our content more effectively. The information we collect using pixel tags is not linked to our users’ personal information.
Your Choices
If you are in the European Economic Area, or a resident of California, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) or California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) gives you certain rights regarding your personal information. You may ask us to take the following actions about your personal information in our custody:
- Opt-out: Stop sending you direct marketing communications. You may continue to receive service-related and other non-marketing emails.
- Access. Provide you with information about our processing of your personal information and give you access to your personal information.
- Correct. Update or correct inaccuracies in your personal information.
- Delete. Delete your personal information.
- Transfer. Transfer a machine-readable copy of your personal information to you or a third party of your choice.
- Restrict. Restrict the processing of your personal information.
- Object. Object to our reliance on our legitimate interests as the basis of our processing of your personal information that impacts your rights. You have the right to:
To exercise these rights or for any questions regarding your information, we would need some information from you to verify your identity before honoring the request. For further information, please contact us using the information provided at the end of this policy or reach us at [email protected]
How We Protect/Secure Your Information
We take reasonable measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. However, no data transmission over the internet or electronic storage is entirely secure, so we cannot guarantee absolute security.
Children’s Privacy
This site is not intended for use by children under the age of 13. Grace Chapel does not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 13. If we learn that we have collected personal information from a child under the age of 13, we will delete that data from our systems as quick as possible.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We reserve the right to update or change this Privacy Policy at any time. This is the most current version as posted on our website with the effective date.
Contact Us
If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:
Grace Chapel Church
Address: 2290 Old Washington Road Suite 12343 Waldorf, MD 20601
Email Address: [email protected], [email protected]
Tel: 301-828-0653