Sunset Presbyterian Church

October 15, 2004

Sunset Presbyterian Church (SPC) values your visits to our web site. Because of this, we want you to know what we do with any personal information you give us through our web site--and what we won't do with that information.

The information we receive depends on what you do when you visit our site. Additionally, we will only use your personal information in the ways specified when it was collected. We will not subsequently change the way in which we use your personal information, unless you consent to the new usage.

Also, because Internet-related technologies are changing so rapidly, we understand that these guidelines may change in the future. You will find any future privacy policy updates posted on this page for your review.

Questions about the Sunset Presbyterian Church Privacy Policy can be directed to: webmaster@www.sunsetpres.org.

Where We Might Request Personal Information from You

1. Website Registration
2. Email Lists
3. Online forms (Prayer Requests, Care Group Request, etc.)
4. Check out from the SPC Online Store (planned for the future)

What We Do

1. You are required to provide a valid email address when you register for the website to create a login. Currently, a login is not required for general use of the website. Future services and features (discussion boards, polls, surveys, etc.) will require a login account on the website. Unless you specify it in your profile, information entered in your profile will be publicly available on the website. Public access to your information will not be required to use the website.

   You may cancel your website account at any time.

2. Information gathered from online forms may be kept in a protected database on the SPC server for later retrieval or immediately sent via email to the people responsible for handling and processing that information.

3. Information gathered from online forms on the SPC web site may be sent to staff at the SPC offices in Portland, Oregon or to members of SPC Ministry Teams. Sensitive information, such as prayer requests, will only be sent to staff at the church's offices if you prefer.

4. SPC uses an email list server to provide access to information about the church such as upcoming events, our newsletter, and for various ministries. Unless you manage a list on the server, you will not be subscribed to any email list that you have not personally signed up for. This is known as "opt-in" email. SPC will use only "opt-in" email lists. All "opt-in" addresses will be held in a protected area on the SPC server. Such compiled e-mail lists are available only to select SPC staff, ministry leaders and web support people. You will be able to "opt-out" of any email list at any time.

   If you do manage an email list, you may be added to an email list to allow us to contact you about maintenance and support isses for the email list server.

5. This site may choose to operate an online store in the future. All customer information submitted through the SPC online store would be gathered through an encrypted connection to the SPC server. No credit card numbers would be held on the SPC server.

6. The SPC site uses browser "cookies" to keep track of your login status. In the future, the SPC Online Store may choose to use them to record customer preference information.

7. The SPC site does collect IP addresses in the web server log. We do simple traffic analysis to understand peak traffic times, traffic volume, and the like. Our goal is to improve your experience on the site.

What We Don't Do

1. We do not sell, trade, rent or release personal information gathered from the SPC web site to any third-party or affiliate.
2. We do not "trap" e-mail addresses from unsuspecting browsers on the SPC site.
3. We do not keep credit card information submitted from the SPC online store in any form on the server.

Personal Information

When posting content to the website, the following table describes what personal information will be posted from whom and under what conditions.

In Addition

1. Public Forums

   This site may make chat rooms, forums, message boards, and/or news groups available to its users in the future. Please remember that any information that is disclosed in these areas becomes public information and you should exercise caution when deciding to disclose your personal information.

2. Security

   www.sunsetpres.org has security measures in place to protect the loss, misuse and alteration of the information under our control.

3. Children's Guidelines

   We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 13. If we learn that we have collected personal information on a child under the age of 13 through the website, we will delete that information from our systems.

   SPC encourages parents to go online with their kids. Here are a few tips to help make a child's online experience safer:

   • Teach kids never to give personal information, unless supervised by a parent or responsible adult. This includes name, address, phone, school, etc.
   • Know the sites your kids are visiting and which sites are appropriate.
   • Look for web site privacy policies and read them. Know how your child's information is treated.
   • Check out the Federal Trade Commission's site for more tips on protecting children's privacy online.

4. Contacting the Site

   Persons may contact the web site by emailing webmaster@sunsetpres.org or mailing your request to:

   Sunset Presbyterian Church
   Attn: Webmaster
   14986 NW Cornell Rd.
   Portland, OR 97229
   

5. Linked Web Sites

   SPC is not responsible for the privacy policies of web sites to which it may link. Since we do not control these web sites, we encourage you to review the privacy policies posted on third-party sites.