Website Privacy Policy

Last Updated: May 22, 2018

1. What information do we collect?

We collect information from you if you subscribe to our newsletters, subscribe to eAnnouncements, submit a form for customer service (e.g. room rental request), or make an online donation.

You may, however, visit our site anonymously by not doing any of the above.

2. What do we use your information for?

Any of the information we collect from you may be used to process your transactions or service requests.

Your information, whether public or private, will not be sold, exchanged, transferred, or given to any other company or organization for any reason whatsoever, without your consent, other than for the express purpose of completing the requested service or transaction.

3. How do we protect your information?

We implement a variety of security measures to maintain the safety of your personal information when you enter, submit, or access your personal information.

We do not obtain any personal financial information (e.g. credit card numbers) from you.  We use two secure services to process online financial transactions – PayPal Inc. and CanadaHelps.org.

4. Do we use cookies?

Yes (Cookies are small files that a site or its service provider transfers to your computers hard drive through your Web browser (if you allow) that enables the sites or service providers systems to recognize your browser and capture and remember certain information).

We use cookies to compile aggregate data about site traffic and site interaction so that we can offer better site experiences and tools in the future.  We may contract with third-party service providers to assist us in better understanding our site visitors.  These service providers are not permitted to use the information collected on our behalf except to help us conduct and improve our business.

5. Do we disclose any information to outside parties?

We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer to outside parties your personally identifiable information.  This does not include trusted third parties who assist us in operating our website, conducting our business, or servicing you, so long as those parties agree to keep this information confidential.  We may also release your information when we believe release is appropriate to comply with the law, enforce our site policies, or protect ours or others rights, property, or safety. However, non-personally identifiable visitor information may be provided to other parties for marketing, advertising, or other uses.

6. Third party links

Occasionally, at our discretion, we may include links to third party products or services on our website. These third party sites have separate and independent privacy policies. We therefore have no responsibility or liability for the content and activities of these linked sites. Nonetheless, we seek to protect the integrity of our site and welcome any feedback about these sites.

7. Website Privacy Policy Only

This website privacy policy applies specifically to the use of the publicly accessible portions of The First Unitarian Church of Hamilton’s website https://uuhamilton.ca.  Access to the private portion of the website requires login privileges which are restricted to congregants of The First Unitarian Church of Hamilton.  Click Privacy Policy to see the full privacy policy applicable to congregants.

8. Your Consent

By using our site, you consent to this website privacy policy.

9. Changes to our Privacy Policy

If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post those changes on this page and update the Privacy Policy modification date below.

Last Updated: May 22, 2018

10. Contacting Us

If there are any questions regarding this privacy policy you may contact us using the information below:

webadmin@uuhamilton.ca