Privacy Policy

A legal disclaimer

What Information is Collected

This Privacy Policy describes how the Copeland Methodist Church treats personally identifiable information (PII) that is collected when you are on the website. We collect information from you in different ways and for different reasons. Our Website is not intended for children under 13 years of age, and no one under age 13 may provide any personal information to us or through the Website. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under age 13. If you are under 13, do not use or provide any information on our Website. If we learn that we have collected personal information from a child under age 13, we will delete it. If you believe we might have any personal information from or about a child under age 13, please contact us at admin@copelandmethodistchurch.com.

The Copeland Methodist Church automatically collects IP addresses and web site usage information when you visit our site and may share this information with a data analytics partner. This helps us assess how our site is used, such as the number and frequency of visitors to each page and the length of their visits. The Copeland Methodist Church collects cumulative data such as the number of website searches performed or the number of times a web page is viewed. This data contains no personal information and is only used to evaluate site performance. Finally, the Copeland Methodist Church error logging system will collect your username with any error that occurs to help our technical staff resolve the error.

How is Information Used?

We use your information to better assist you in meeting your goals and to improve your experience on our website. We also use it to comply with state and federal reporting requirements. Please note that due to these requirements, personal data are retained unless you request it to be deleted, or per state data retention requirements. Requests to delete personal data should be sent to admin@copelandmethodistchurch.com. We will not use this data for any commercial purpose.

Use of Live Chat

The Copeland Methodist Church includes a live chat feature so that information seekers can reach out to staff for assistance. When a CMC staff member is not available to respond to your chat, messages may be sent from an automated response system (chatbot). Any automated responses will be identified as computer generated. These computer-generated messages are not moderated by CMC staff. You can verify any information provided to you by the chatbot service by submitting questions to admin@copelandmethodistchurch.com.

You may be asked to provide information such as your first and last name or email address so that staff can assist with answering your requests. We will never ask for, nor should you ever provide, specific PII such as your full Social Security number. Chat message histories will be stored and secured consistent with industry standard practices.

Use of Cookies

When using the Copeland Methodist Church website, we may pass cookies to your computer or mobile device. Cookies are information files that your web browser places on your device’s hard drive or temporarily in its memory when you visit the website. Cookies cannot damage your device nor can they read information from your hard drive. At the Copeland Methodist Church, cookies are used to maintain your session as you move through our pages. When you visit our site, the Copeland Methodist Church sets a cookie that works like an identification card. Every time you visit a page from that point on, this “Identification (ID) Card” cookie is sent back to us. We can then use this “ID Card” to customize the site to best meet your needs.

How is Data Secured?

To protect the information that the Copeland Methodist Church collects, we maintain industry-standard security measures such as the following:

Limiting the people who have access to our database servers;
Using Transport Layer Security (TLS) encryption to ensure that data passed between your browser and our web server remains private and secure

Remember that you also play a key role in security. When you are done using the Copeland Methodist Church, log off and close your browser so no one can access your account. If you leave the Copeland Methodist Church, remember that other websites have their own privacy policies or data collection practices, which may be different from ours. Review the privacy policies and data collection practices of those websites.

Be aware that if you voluntarily share information such as email address or messages from the Copeland Methodist Church, it may result in unsolicited contact from third parties. Such activities are beyond our control. If we make major changes in the way we use or protect your personal information, we will post a clear announcement on our pages. If you have any questions about this policy, please email admin@copelandmethodistchurch.com.