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Privacy Policy & Terms of Use

Thank you for choosing to be a part of our community at Sacred Heart Church of Rowlett ("company," "we," "us," "our," or "our"). We are committed to protecting your personal information and your right to privacy. If you have any questions or concerns about our policy or our practices with respect to your personal information, please contact us at info@sacredheartrowlett.org.

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When you visit our website www.sacredheartrowlett.org, mobile application and use our services, you entrust us with your personal information. We take your privacy seriously. In this privacy notice, we describe our privacy policy. We aim to explain as clearly as possible what information we collect, how we use it and what rights you have in relation to it. We hope you will take some time to read it carefully, as it is important. If there is anything in this privacy policy with which you do not agree, please stop using our Sites or Apps and our services.

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This privacy policy applies to all information collected through our website (www.sacredheartrowlett.org), mobile application, ("Apps"), and/or any related services, sales, marketing or events (we refer to them collectively in this privacy policy as the "Sites").

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Please read this privacy policy carefully, as it will help you make informed decisions when sharing your personal information with us.

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Table of contents

 

  • What information do we collect?

  • How do we use your information?

  • Will we share your information with anyone?

  • Do we use cookies and other tracking technologies?

  • Do we use Google Maps?

  • How long do we keep your information?

  • How do we keep your information secure?

  • Do we collect information from children?

  • Do California residents have specific privacy rights?

  • Do we update this policy?

  • How can you contact us about this policy?

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What information do we collect?


Personal Information You Tell Us. Simply put: We collect the personal information you provide to us, such as name, address, contact information, passwords and security information, payment information, and social media login information. 

We collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us when you register on the Sites or Apps, express interest in obtaining information about us or our products and services, participate in activities on the Sites or Apps (such as posting messages in our online forums or entering contests, sweepstakes or sweepstakes) or otherwise contact us.

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The personal information we collect depends on the context of your interactions with us and the Sites or Apps, the choices you make, and the products and features you use. The personal information we collect may include the following

  Name and contact information. We collect your first and last name, email address, mailing address, phone number and other similar contact information.


 Credentials. We collect passwords, password hints and similar security information used for authentication and account access.


All personal information you provide to us must be true, complete and accurate, and you must notify us of any changes to such personal information.

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Information Collected Automatically


Certain information - such as IP address and/or browser and device characteristics - is automatically collected when you visit our Sites or Applications.

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We automatically collect certain information when you visit, use or browse the Sites or Applications. This information does not reveal your specific identity (such as your name or contact information), but may include device and usage information, such as your IP address, browser and device characteristics, operating system, language preferences, referring URL, device name, country, location, information about how and when you use our Sites or Applications, and other technical information. This information is necessary primarily to maintain the security and operation of our Sites or Applications, and for our internal analysis and reporting.

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Like many companies, we also collect information through cookies and similar technologies. You can learn more about this in our Cookie Policy.

 

2. How do we use your information?
Personal information

 

  • We process your information for purposes based on legitimate business interests, the performance of our contract with you, compliance with our legal obligations and/or your consent.

  • We use personal information collected through our Sites or Applications for various business purposes described below. We process your personal information for these purposes based on our legitimate business interests ("Business Purposes"), to enter into or perform a contract with you ("Contractual"), with your consent ("Consent"), and/or for compliance with our legal obligations ("Legal Grounds"). Below, next to each purpose, we indicate the specific processing grounds on which we rely.

  • We use the information we collect or receive

  • To send you administrative information for Business Purposes and/or Legal Reasons - we may use your personal information to send you information about products, services and new features and/or information about changes to our terms, conditions and policies.

  • Soliciting Feedback for our Business Purposes - we may use your information to solicit feedback and contact you about your use of our Sites or Applications.

  • To protect our Sites for legal reasons: we may use your information as part of our efforts to keep our Sites or Applications secure (for example, for fraud monitoring and prevention).

  • To enable communications between users with your consent: we may use your information to enable communications between users with each user's consent.

  • To enforce our terms, conditions and policies for business and/or legal purposes.

  •  For other business purposes: we may use your information for other business purposes, such as analyzing data, identifying usage trends, determining the effectiveness of our promotional campaigns, and to evaluate and improve our Sites or Apps, products, services, marketing and your experience.

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3. Will we share your information with anyone?


We share and disclose your information in the following situations:

  • Law Enforcement. We may disclose your information when we are legally required to do so to comply with applicable law, government requests, a judicial proceeding, court order, or legal process, such as in response to a court order or subpoena (including in response to public authorities to meet national security or law enforcement requirements). 

  • Vital Interests and Legal Rights. We may disclose your information when we believe it is necessary to investigate, prevent, or take action regarding possible violations of our policies, suspected fraud, situations involving potential threats to the safety of any person and illegal activities, or as evidence in litigation in which we are involved.

  •  With your consent. We may disclose your personal information for any other purpose with your consent.

  • Data obtained through the short code program will not be shared with third parties for their marketing reasons/purposes.

 

4. Do we use cookies and other tracking technologies?


We may use cookies and similar tracking technologies (such as web beacons and pixels) to access or store information. Specific information about how we use such technologies and how you can refuse certain cookies can be found in our Cookie Policy.

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5. Do we use Google Maps?


Yes, we use Google Maps in order to provide a better service.

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This website, mobile application or Facebook application uses Google Maps APIs. You can read the Google Maps API Terms of Service here. For a better understanding of Google's Privacy Policy, please see this link. 

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By using our Maps API implementation, you agree to Google's Terms of Service. You agree that we may collect or cache your location. You may revoke your consent at any time. We use location information in conjunction with data from other data providers.

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6. How long do we keep your information?
We keep your information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this privacy policy unless otherwise required by law.

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We will only keep your personal information for as long as it is necessary for the purposes set out in this privacy policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law (such as tax, accounting or other legal requirements). No purpose in this policy will require us keeping your personal information for longer than the period of time in which users have an account with us.

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When we have no ongoing legitimate business need to process your personal information, we will either delete or anonymize it, or, if this is not possible (for example, because your personal information has been stored in backup archives), then we will securely store your personal information and isolate it from any further processing until deletion is possible.

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7. How do we keep your information safe?


We aim to protect your personal information through a system of organizational and technical security measures.

We have implemented appropriate technical and organizational security measures designed to protect the security of any personal information we process. However, please also remember that we cannot guarantee that the internet itself is 100% secure. Although we will do our best to protect your personal information, transmission of personal information to and from our Sites or Apps is at your own risk. You should only access the services within a secure environment.

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8. Do we collect information from minors?


We do not knowingly collect data from or market to children under 18 years of age.

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We do not knowingly solicit data from or market to children under 18 years of age. By using the Sites or Apps, you represent that you are at least 18 or that you are the parent or guardian of such a minor and consent to such minor dependent’s use of the Sites or Apps. If we learn that personal information from users less than 18 years of age has been collected, we will deactivate the account and take reasonable measures to promptly delete such data from our records. If you become aware of any data we have collected from children under age 18, please contact us at info@sacredheartrowlett.org.

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9. What are your privacy rights?


You may review, change, or terminate your account at any time. 

If you are resident in the European Economic Area and you believe we are unlawfully processing your personal information, you also have the right to complain to your local data protection supervisory authority. You can find their contact details here: https://wayback.archive-it.org/12090/20221207150029/https://ec.europa.eu/inea/en/mission-objectives/data-protection

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Disclaimer of Reliability:
 

Sacred Heart Church Rowlett makes no representations or warranties regarding the condition or functionality of this website, its suitability for use, or that this web service will be uninterrupted or error-free.

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Disclaimer of Damages:


By using an Sacred Heart Church Rowlett, you assume all risks associated with the use of the site, including any risk to your computer, software or data being damaged by any virus, software, or any other file that might be transmitted or activated via an Sacred Heart Church Rowlett website or your access to it. Sacred Heart Church Rowlett shall not be liable for any damages of any kind (general, special, incidental or consequential damages, including, without limitation, lost revenues or lost profits) resulting from the use or misuse of the information contained in a Sacred Heart Church Rowlett website.

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Disclaimer of Endorsement:


Reference herein to any specific commercial product, process, or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise, does not necessarily constitute or imply endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by Sacred Heart Church Rowlett. The views and opinions of authors expressed herein do not necessarily state or reflect those of Sacred Heart Church Rowlett, and shall not be used for advertising or product endorsement purposes.

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Copyrights and Trademarks:


Copyright (c) 2023 Sacred Heart Church Rowlett All Rights Reserved

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All material on this website is copyrighted by Sacred Heart Church Rowlett except for some material that is copyrighted by others and used here by permission. Copyrighted material may not be copied, reproduced or otherwise used for commercial purposes without the written permission of the copyright holder. This site also contains some trademarks, which may not be appropriated by persons other than the trademark owner and may not be used contrary to trademark law. If you wish to request permission to use materials in a manner otherwise prohibited herein, please send an email to: info@sacredheartrowlett.org or contact us via telephone at 1 972-475-4405

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Account Information


If you would at any time like to review or change the information in your account or terminate your account, you can contact us using the contact information provided. Upon your request to terminate your account, we will deactivate or delete your account and information from our active databases. However, some information may be retained in our files to prevent fraud, troubleshoot problems, assist with any investigations, enforce our Terms of Use and/or comply with legal requirements.

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Cookies and similar technologies: Most Web browsers are set to accept cookies by default. If you prefer, you can usually choose to set your browser to remove cookies and to reject cookies. If you choose to remove cookies or reject cookies, this could affect certain features or services of our Sites or Apps. To opt­ out of interest ­based advertising by advertisers on our Sites or Apps visit http://www.aboutads.info/choices/. For further information, please see our Cookie Policy.

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Opting out of email marketing: You can unsubscribe from our marketing email list at any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link in the emails that we send or by contacting us using the details provided below. You will then be removed from the marketing email list – however, we will still need to send you service-­related emails that are necessary for the administration and use of your account. To otherwise opt­ out, you may access your account settings and update preferences.

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10. Do California residents have specific privacy rights?

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Yes, if you are a resident of California, you are granted specific rights regarding access to your personal information. 

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If you are under 18 years of age, reside in California, and have a registered account with the Sites or Apps, you have the right to request removal of unwanted data that you publicly post on the Sites or Apps. To request removal of such data, please contact us using the contact information provided below, and include the email address associated with your account and a statement that you reside in California. We will make sure the data is not publicly displayed on the Sites or Apps, but please be aware that the data may not be completely or comprehensively removed from our systems.

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11. Do we make updates to this policy?

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Yes, we will update this policy as necessary to stay compliant with relevant laws.

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. The updated version will be indicated by an updated “Revised” date and the updated version will be effective as soon as it is accessible. If we make material changes to this privacy policy, we may notify you either by prominently posting a notice of such changes or by directly sending you a notification. We encourage you to review this privacy policy frequently to be informed of how we are protecting your information.

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12. How can you contact us about this policy?

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If you have questions or comments about this policy, you may email us at parishoffice@sacredheartrowlett.org or by post to:

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Sacred Heart Church Rowlett

3905 Hickox Rd, Rowlett, TX 75089,

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 +1 972-475-4405

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