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Privacy Policy for Central Lutheran Church

Effective Date: 1/1/2025

1. Introduction

Central Lutheran Church (“we,” “us,” or “our”) is committed to protecting the privacy of our members, visitors, and donors. This Privacy Policy outlines the types of information we collect, how we use and protect that information, and your rights regarding your personal data.

2. Information We Collect

We collect information to better serve our community and to facilitate our ministry. The types of information we may collect include:

  • Contact Information: This includes information you voluntarily provide to us through our website contact forms, such as your name, email address, phone number, and mailing address. This information is used to respond to your inquiries, send you church-related communications (e.g., newsletters, event announcements), and maintain our church directory (with your consent).
  • Donation Information: When you make a donation through our website, we use a third-party payment processor, PayPal, to process the transaction. We do not collect or store your financial information (e.g., credit card numbers, bank account details). PayPal collects this information directly and processes it in accordance with its own privacy policy. We do receive information from PayPal related to your donation, such as your name, email address, and the amount of your donation, for record-keeping and tax purposes.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for the following purposes:

  • Communication: To respond to your inquiries, send you updates about church events and services, and provide you with information you have requested.
  • Donation Processing: To process and track donations and provide you with donation receipts.
  • Record-Keeping: To maintain accurate records of our members, visitors, and donors.
  • Internal Operations: To improve our website and services.

4. How We Protect Your Information

We take reasonable steps to protect the personal information you provide to us from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. However, no data transmission over the internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

5. Third-Party Services

  • PayPal: As noted above, we use PayPal to process online donations. Your financial information is collected and processed directly by PayPal. We encourage you to review PayPal’s Privacy Policy to understand how they handle your data. You can find their privacy policy on their website.
  • Other Third-Party Services: We may use other third-party services (e.g., website hosting, analytics) to operate our website. These third parties may have access to your information only to the extent necessary to perform their functions and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.

6. Your Choices and Rights

  • Opt-Out: You may opt out of receiving promotional emails from us by following the unsubscribe instructions provided in those emails.
  • Access and Correction: You may contact us to request access to or correction of the personal information we hold about you.
  • Do Not Track: Our website does not currently respond to “Do Not Track” signals.

7. Cookies

Our website may use “cookies” to enhance your experience. Cookies are small files placed on your computer’s hard drive by a website. You can choose to set your web browser to refuse cookies or to alert you when cookies are being sent. Please note that some parts of the website may not function properly if you disable cookies.

8. Children’s Privacy

Our website is not directed at children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe we have inadvertently collected such information, please contact us so we can promptly delete it.

9. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page with a new effective date. Your continued use of the website after any changes signifies your acceptance of the revised policy.

10. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:

Central Lutheran Church
409 North Tacoma Ave.
Tacoma, WA 98403

253-383-5528