First Baptist Church of Metuchen's Privacy Policy

Introduction to Our Privacy Policy

There are many different ways you can interact online with First Baptist Metuchen like watching or reading content, being generous through giving, connecting with other people, or taking your next step. We appreciate your interest in our church and respect your privacy as you interact with us online.

This Privacy Policy describes how we may treat your information that we have gathered from our website, fbcmonline.org, and the services and tools related to the website (including, but not limited to, mobile and other software applications downloaded from the website or obtained elsewhere) (collectively, the "Services"). Please read this Privacy Policy carefully. We did our best to keep the document simple, but if you have any questions regarding this Privacy Policy or the use of your data, please contact our staff at office@fbcmonline.org. By accessing or using our Website or Services you agree to this Privacy Policy and our Terms of Use.

Application of Our Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy applies only to information collected by the Website and the Services. It does not apply to information either collected by us offline or collected by unaffiliated websites or services. Furthermore, this Privacy Policy governs only information provided to and communicated from the website directly and does not govern any other information or communications that may reference this website or church.

If you click "like" or make a comment on or about our Website or Services using Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Pinterest, or other social media plugins, your activity may be published on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Pinterest, or other social media website(s), and be shown to other individuals who visit our Website or Services. We encourage you to read each social media site's respective privacy policy for more information.

Information We Collect About You and How We Collect It

We collect several types of information from and about the users of our Websites and Services, including information by which you may be personally identified, such as your name, postal address, e-mail address, telephone number, credit card information or any other information the Websites and Services collect that is defined as personal or personally identifiable information under an applicable law or that may otherwise be used to identify you (collectively, your "Personal Information"). We also may automatically collect information as you navigate the Websites and use the Services, including information such as usage details, IP addresses and information collected through the use of "cookies."

Information You Provide to Us. When you visit our website and services, you may be asked to provide Personal Information to register for a Church Center Account or participate in other activities. If you communicate with us by e-mail, post messages to any of our chat groups, blogs, or otherwise complete online forms or surveys, any information provided in such communications may be collected as Personal Information. You also may publish or display information on public areas of the Website, Services or related websites ("User Contributions"). Your User Contributions are posted and transmitted to others at your own risk. No security measures are perfect, and we cannot control the actions of third parties with whom you share your User Contributions. Therefore, we cannot and do not guarantee that your User Contributions will not be viewed by unauthorized persons. We will only collect User Contributions and Personal Information which you voluntarily provide. When you submit such User Contributions and Personal Information on our Website and Services, you are giving your consent to the collection, use and disclosure of such information as set forth in this Privacy Policy.

Credit Card Information. We do not store your credit card information on our servers. We use EasyTithe to handle all online contributions. EasyTithe adheres to the industry's strictest security requirements. As required by the PCI Security Council and all processing banks, EasyTithe is a Level 1 Certified PCI Compliant Service Provider. This means EasyTithe conforms to the highest set of security standards in the payment card industry. Your account managers, end users, and EasyTithe employees will never have access to the type of sensitive information that might lead to an unauthorized transaction.

EasyTithe uses 256 Bit SSL technology for data transactions. All personal, credit card, & bank information is submitted using 256 bit encryption. There is no stronger form of protection than this encryption and by doing this, we eliminate the possibility that someone might "tap" the line and extract your personal data from it. 256-bit SSL encryption has never been broken and according to RSL Labs, it would take a "trillion-trillion years" to crack the code using today's technology.

Information We Collect Automatically. When you download, access or use the Website or Services, they may automatically collect: (i) usage details (including traffic data, location data, communication data and the resources you access and use through the Website and Services); (ii) device information (including IP address, operating system, browser type, hardware ID, mobile network information and the device's telephone number); (iii) stored information (including metadata and other information associated with the files stored on your device, such as photographs, audio and video clips, personal contacts and address book information); and (iv) location information (including real-time information about the location of your device).

The collection of information helps us to make your online experience with us more enjoyable, by allowing us to tailor your online experiences to you while using our Websites and Services.

Do Not Track Signals. Do Not Track signals are signals sent through a browser informing us that you do not want to be tracked. Because these signals are not universally supported by all browsers and sites, we do not currently assign any meaning to potential Do Not Track signals.

Information Collection Technologies. The technologies we use for automatic information collection may include cookies (including mobile cookies) or web beacons. Cookies are small files sent to and stored on the computer or device you use to access or use our Websites or Services. Cookies may be used to monitor use of our Website or Services, customize content specific to your interests, and ensure that you do not see the same information repeatedly.

Third Party Information Collection. While we do not include any third party advertisements on our Website or in our Services, when you access or use our Website and Services, or access their content, certain third parties, such as advertisers, analytics companies (e.g. Google Analytics), your mobile device manufacturer or your mobile service provider may use automatic information collection technologies to collect information about you, your computer or your device. We have no control over these third parties collection and use of your information. The information these third parties collect may be associated with your personal information or your online or mobile activities over time and across different websites, apps and other online services. Such third parties may use this information to provide you with interest-based (behavioral) advertising or other targeted content. We do not control these third parties' tracking technologies or how they may be used. If you have any questions about an advertisement or other targeted content, you should contact the responsible provider directly.

How We Use Your Information

If you elect to provide us with your information while using the Website or Services, (for example, by registering on our Website and Services or opt-in to Email or SMS texting) we may provide you with church and service related announcements concerning First Baptist Church of Metuchen or contact you regarding your requests. For example, all registered users receive a welcome e-mail to confirm their registration.

We may also use information that we collect about you or that you provide to us, including any Personal Information to: (i) provide you with the Website and Services and their contents, and any other information, materials or services that you request from us; (ii) fulfill any other purpose for which you provide it; (iii) carry out our obligations and enforce our rights and (iv) notify you when updates are available, and of changes to any materials or services we offer or provide through the Website and Services. In addition, your personal contact information may be shared with Church staff and approved volunteers for internal Church purposes.

Your general contact information (for example, name, address, and phone number) and other optional information you may choose to provide (for example, email address, photo, and so forth) may be shared with First Baptist Church of Metuchen staff and volunteers for internal Church purposes. Some of your information (Such as Groups information, meeting times, etc.) may also be viewable on a limited and restricted basis on our Website & Services.

The usage information we collect helps us improve our Website and Services and deliver a better and more personalized experience by enabling us to estimate our audience size and usage patterns, store information about your preferences, customize our Website and Services according to your individual interests, speed up your searches, and recognize you when you use the Website or Services.

Disclosure of Your Information. We may disclose Personal Information to, among others, our affiliates, partners, contractors or trusted business providers, who either perform services on our behalf or assist First Baptist Church of Metuchen. Examples include credit card processing companies and web hosting companies.

Mobile originator and opt-in data will not be sold to or shared with any third parties unless otherwise consented to by the consumer.

We will never provide your Personal Information such as mobile numbers, to third parties for their use in marketing their products or services to you without your consent.

We will not intentionally share your Personal Information with third parties, except to:

interact with our affiliates, partners, contractors or trusted business providers with whom we have obligations of confidentiality with respect to your Personal Information;
comply with a valid legal inquiry or process such as a search warrant, subpoena, statute, court order or government request;
protect a physical or property threat to you, to others or to the Websites and Services;
respond to a breach or attempted breach of the security of our Websites and Services;
defend or assert our legal rights;

Your Choices About Our Collection. Use and Disclosure of Your Information. We strive to provide you with choices regarding the personal information you provide to us.

You may opt-out of cookies by selecting "reject all" in the cookies banner.

You may opt-out of receiving future marketing communications from us by clicking the “unsubscribe” link at the bottom of any marketing e-mail communication you receive from us or by contacting us at office@fbcmonline.org and requesting to be unsubscribed.

You may also set your browser to refuse all or some browser cookies, or to alert you when cookies are being sent.

Third Party Links

Our Website and Services may contain links to or from other third party websites. Please be aware that we are not responsible for the privacy practices of these other websites. This Privacy Policy applies only to the information we collect on our Website and Services. We encourage you to read the privacy policies of other websites and services you link to or access through our Website or otherwise visit.

Individuals Under the Age of 13

The Websites and Services are not intended for children under 13 years of age, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 without parental consent. If we learn we have collected or received personal information from a child under 13 without verification of parental consent, we will delete that information. If you believe we might have any information from or about a child under 13, please contact us at office@fbcmonline.org.

SMS Texting Policy

If you provide your phone number through a form in person or on our Website or Services, you may opt-in to receive SMS text messages regarding Liquid Church alerts, event reminders, new content, and requests for volunteer and financial support.

Message frequency varies by events/preference. Message and data rates may apply. Carriers are not liable for delayed or undeliverable messages.

Opt-out or Stop. If you wish to stop receiving text messages from First Baptist Church of Metuchen, reply to any text message from (833) 881-8636 and in the reply, text STOP. You may also stop text messages by emailing us at office@fbcmonline.org.

Help or Support. If at any time you need our contact information on how to stop text messages, reply to any of our text message from (833) 881-8636 and in the reply, text HELP. Upon receiving your text message, we will send you a text message with this information.

In general, the messages we send provide you with information about our upcoming events, new content, and other announcements. Some of the text messages we send may include links to websites. To access these websites, you will need a web browser and internet access.

Supported Carriers. SMS Texting supported by Alltel, AT&T, Boost, Sprint, Verizon Wireless, Virgin Mobile, MetroPCS, T-Mobile and U.S. Cellular. T-Mobile is not liable for delayed or undeliverable messages. Products and services are compatible with AT&T handsets.

We respect your privacy and will not distribute your mobile phone number to any third parties.

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Updating Your Information

You can review and change your personal information by signing into your Church Center Account and visiting your profile. You may also review, change and correct your Personal Information, or request that we deactivate your First Baptist Church of Metuchen Church Center Account, by contacting us at office@fbcmonline.org. Please understand that should you opt to deactivate your account, we will act in good faith to delete your user generated content. However, we are required by law or regulation to maintain information concerning you, we will maintain this information pursuant to our then-current document retention policies. Examples of information that may be retained include the history of donations you made to us.

Security

We implement reasonable measures designed to protect your personal information from accidental loss or unauthorized access, use, alteration or disclosure. However, no data transmission or storage system can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. We cannot warrant the security of your information, and your use of our Website and Services is at your own risk. Remember, the safety and security of your information also depends on you. We urge you to protect your user information and to be careful about giving out information in public areas of the Website or Services, which may be viewed by other users of the Website or Services.

Changes to this Policy

This Privacy Policy may change from time to time and your continued use our Website or Services after we make changes is deemed to be acceptance of those changes. So, please check this policy periodically for updates. It is our policy to post any changes we make to our Privacy Policy on this page. If we make material changes to how we treat our users' Personal Information, we will notify you by e-mail (if you have an email address on record with us) and through a notice on the Website home page. The date the Privacy Policy was last revised is identified at the bottom of the page.

Let Us Know How We Are Doing

We have taken great measures to ensure that your visit to our Website and Services are a positive experience and that your privacy is constantly respected. If you have any questions, comments, or concerns about our privacy practices, please let us know at office@fbcmonline.org.

Last updated: December 18, 2024