Privacy Policy

Last Updated: 02/02/2021

This privacy policy (“Policy”) describes how Haddam Neck Covenant Church (“Church”) collect, use and share personal information of users of this website.

There is some data that we collect and that you voluntarily provide to us to become a subscriber or parishioner of the Church.

There is some aggregated and anonymous data that we automatically collect to track how our site is performing, such as cookies or other tracking/analysis software. You can block cookies or trackers, but you may lose some functionality or not be able to enjoy all that we offer.

We are a US-based church.

What We Collect

We get information about you in a range of ways.

  • Information You Give Us. We collect your‎ name, email address, and phone number. We use this information to provide you with services, provide you with relevant information, to provide value to you, and keep you updated on our Church.

  • Information We Get From Others. We may get information about you from other sources. We may add this to information we get from this Site. For example, we may get information about you from Social Media, you might be a part of one or more of our online communities.

  • Information Automatically Collected. We automatically log information about you and your computer. For example, when visiting our Site, we log your computer operating system type, browser type, browser language, the website you visited before browsing to our Site, pages you viewed, how long you spent on a page, access times and information about your use of and actions on our Site. This information is either pseudonymous or anonymous and aggregated.

  • Cookies. We may log information using “cookies.” Cookies are small data files stored on your hard drive by a website. We may use both session Cookies (which expire once you close your web browser) and persistent Cookies (which stay on your computer until you delete them) to provide you with a more personal and interactive experience on our Site. This type of information is collected to make the Site more useful to you and to tailor the experience with us to meet your special interests and needs. How do I disable cookies? If you do not want to receive a cookie, you have the option of setting your browser to notify you when you receive a cookie, so that you may determine whether to accept it or not.

  • [PENDING IF ALLOW ONLINE DONATIONS] Payment Information. ADD IF NECESSARY.

Use of Personal Information

Personal information is any information relating to an identifiable natural person, meaning that someone could identify you, directly or indirectly, by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier or to one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity.

  • We use your personal information as follows:

  • We use your personal information to operate, maintain, and improve our sites, products, and services.

  • We use your personal information to respond to comments and questions and provide customer service or information.

  • We use your personal information to communicate about upcoming events and other news about services and programs we offer.

  • We use your personal information to provide and deliver religious services.

Please remember that the only personal information that we have is the information that you have given us and we only process and store it to provide you with services and valuable information as part of your membership with our Church.

Sharing of Personal Information

We may share personal information as follows:

  • We may share personal information for legal, protection, and safety purposes.

    • We may share information to comply with laws.

    • We may share information to respond to lawful requests and legal processes.

    • We may share information to protect the rights and property of Haddam Neck Covenant Church, our agents, parishioners, and others. This includes enforcing our agreements, policies, and terms of use.

    • We may share information in an emergency. This includes protecting the safety of our employees and agents, our parishioners, or any person.

  • We may share information with those who need it to do work for us.

  • We may share information that you have allowed us to share, by submitting it to a public site, such as Google, Facebook, or to our site for publication.

  • We may share information by virtue of using “plug-ins” or other applications on our site, such as payment processors or video/webinar software, that allows our Company and many small businesses to have a robust web presence.

We may also share aggregated and/or anonymized data with others for their own uses.

Information Choices and Changes

Our marketing emails tell you how to “opt-out.” If you opt out, we may still send you non-marketing emails. Non-marketing emails include emails about your accounts and our business dealings with you. If you cancel your registration AND you opt-out, then you should not be receiving emails from us. If you are, then please let us know so that we can correct this.

You may send requests about personal information to our Contact Information below. You can request to change contact choices, opt-out of our sharing with others, and update your personal information.

You can typically remove and reject cookies from our Site with your browser settings. Many browsers are set to accept cookies until you change your settings. If you remove or reject our cookies, it could affect how our Site works for you.

Contact Information

We welcome your comments or questions about this privacy policy. You may also contact us at our address:

Haddam Neck Covenant Church
17 Haddam Neck Rd.
East Hampton, CT 06424

Changes to this Privacy Policy

We may change this privacy policy. If we make any changes, we we will change the Last Updated date above.