OUR COMMITMENT TO PRIVACY
Your privacy is important to North Coast Church (hereinafter “Church”). To better protect your privacy, we provide this notice explaining our online information practices and the choices you can make about the way your information is collected and used. Because your use of the Church website (www.northcoastchurch.com, and all other affiliated domains) (hereinafter “Site”) indicates your acceptance of the Church Privacy Policy, please review this Privacy Policy carefully. Church may change this Privacy Policy at any time.
INFORMATION COLLECTION AND US
Church is the sole owner of the information collected on the Site. Church uses this information to provide and improve services, contact users for feedback or updates, and send information about Church activities, events, or partners. Text messaging opt-in data and consent are not shared with any third parties. Church does not sell or rent personal information, nor disclose it beyond what is detailed here.
Information is collected when you use certain Church services, like event registrations, online purchases, donations, and online forms, and includes personally identifiable details such as
- First and Last Name
- A home or physical address, including street name and name of city or town, state and zip code
- Email Address
- Telephone Number
- Date of Birth
Church may also receive information from business partners. Once registered with Church, you are not anonymous, as Church also automatically receives and records information on our server logs from your browser including your IP address, Church cookie information, and the page you requested. Additionally, SMS opt-in preferences are offered when a mobile phone number is collected.
This information is used in ways Church determines appropriate in its sole discretion, and it reserves the right to do so. Church may use collected information to contact Users for a variety of reasons, including, without limitation, obtaining information from Users regarding their use of the Site and Services and ways Church can improve them, and to send information to them regarding Church, its Services, or its Partners, such as promotions and events. Church will not sell, rent or lease your personal information to commercial entities. Church may disclose personal information to our employees, independent contractors, consultants, ministry partners or service providers if the disclosure will enable any of these entities to perform ministry-related tasks on behalf of Church.
OPT OUT
You have the right to opt out of communication. Users may opt-out of via email at any time by emailing info@northcoastchurch.com or use the unsubscribe link on the bottom of our email messages. Users opt-out of SMS messaging at any time and are presented with opt-out instructions upon initial SMS Communication or further SMS communication by replying “STOP” to any SMS message. Users may opt out of physical mailings by emailing info@northcoastchurch.com or calling the church office at (760) 724-6700.
FINANCIAL TRANSACTION INFORMATION
Church requests information from a User on the Site if the User performs a financial transaction with Church. In this case, a User must provide information including, but not limited to, name, address, and financial information, along with credit card information or bank account information.
Church uses a third-party intermediary to perform the transaction processing. This intermediary is solely a link in the distribution chain, and uses the information provided for the sole purpose of processing the transaction.
COOKIES
Church employs the use of Cookies to collect information about Users and their use of the Site, and to improve Users experience. “Cookies” are small computer files that Church transfers to your computer that allow Church to know how often you visit the Site and the activities you conduct while on the Site. We may use cookies to help you when shopping and to make your experience on our Site easier. We do not use cookies as spyware.
INFORMATION SHARING AND DISCLOSURE
Church will not sell or rent your personally identifiable information to anyone. Church may send personally identifiable information about you to other companies or people when:
We have your consent to share the information; we need to share your information to provide the product or service you have requested; we need to send the information to companies who work on behalf of Church to provide a product or service to you (unless we tell you differently, these companies do not have any right to use the personally identifiable information we provide to them beyond what is necessary or appropriate in our discretion to assist us); we respond to subpoenas, court orders or legal process; or we find that your actions on our Site violate the Church Terms of Service or any of our usage guidelines for specific Services.
Church may share aggregated demographic information with our partners and advertisers. This is not linked to any personal information that can identify any individual person.
LINKS
This Site may contain links to other sites. Please be aware that Church is not responsible for the 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 each and every site that collects personally identifiable information. This Privacy Policy applies solely to information collected by this Site.
SECURITY
Your registration or account information is password-protected for your privacy and security. The security of Church account relies on your protection of your Church password, and your personal information. Any disclosure of your password to a third party may result in access to your registration or account information or execution of transactions. Church partners with PCI-compliant transaction processers who use industry-standard SSL-encryption to protect data transmissions of financial and certain other information. Church will never request your username or password via any email message or over the telephone. If you receive such an email or call, please forward the entire message or information about any call immediately to info@northcoastchurch.com. Never provide your Church username or password to anyone via email or phone.
PHOTOGRAPHS USED ON OUR SITES
Participating in Church activities implies consent for using photos of participating adults or minors on the Site. Personal information of photographed participants will not be shared without explicit consent.
Requests by individuals for removal of specific pictures of themselves, or of parents or guardians for removal of specific pictures of their minor children will be honored upon request. Email info@northcoastchurch.com with your request to remove a particular photo and include a link to the location the photo is used on the Site.
GOVERNING LAW/ASSIGNMENT
This policy shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of California, excluding its laws relating to conflicts of law. U.S. law shall govern in any and all disputes, including privacy or defamation issues or otherwise. Any actions pertaining to this privacy policy or website usage shall be venued in the County of San Diego.
CHANGES TO THIS POLICY
Church may amend this policy from time to time. If Church makes any substantial changes in the way it uses your personal information, we will notify you by posting an announcement on the Site.
ACCEPTANCE OF THIS POLICY
By using this Site, you signify your acceptance of this policy and terms of service. If you do not agree to this policy, please do not use our Site. Your continued use of the Site following the posting of changes to this policy will be deemed your acceptance of those changes.
WHO DO I TALK TO IF I HAVE QUESTIONS OR A REQUEST?
If you have any questions or concerns about the online privacy statement for this site or its implementation or would like to request your data to be removed from our database, you may contact us at (760) 724-6700 or email info@northcoastchurch.com.
Effective Nov. 20, 2024