Privacy and Security
Bethany International is committed to respecting your online privacy and security. We have developed this privacy policy to ensure our visitors that information you provide to Web sites of Bethany International will not be shared with any third party.
Awareness
Bethany International provides this Online Privacy Policy to make you aware of our privacy policy and security practices, and to inform you of the way your information is collected and used. We also provide you with the opportunity to remove your name from our mailing list, if you desire to do so.
Information Collected
On some Bethany International Web sites you can provide contact information for ministry-related purposes, to order resources, or to make ministry contributions. Here are the types of personal information that we collect:
- contact information: name, organization/church, complete address, phone number, e-mail address;
- payment information: credit card number and expiration date, and billing information;
- shipping information: name, organization/church, complete address;
- information concerning how you heard about Bethany International;
- information you wish to leave: questions, comments, suggestions; and
- your request to receive periodic updates: e.g., to individuals who request it, we will send periodic e-mails related to specific fund-raising appeals, prayer concerns, and newsletters.
How Information is Used
Bethany International uses your information to understand your needs and provide you with better service. Specifically, we use your information to help you complete a transaction, communicate back to you, update you on ministry happenings, and to personalize our Web site for you. Credit card numbers are used only for donation or payment processing and are not retained for other purposes. We use the comments you offer to provide you with information requested, and we take seriously each recommendation as to how we might improve communication.
No Sharing of Personal Information
Bethany International will not sell, rent, or lease your personal information to other organizations. We assure you that the identity of all who contact us through our Web sites will be kept confidential. Use of personal information will be limited to the internal purposes of Bethany International and only to further the ministry activities and purposes of Bethany International.
Security
Bethany International is committed to ensuring the security of your personal information. To prevent unauthorized access, maintain data accuracy, and ensure the proper use of information, we have established and implemented appropriate physical, electronic, and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online. We use Internet encryption software, Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol when collecting or transferring sensitive data such as credit card information. Once we receive your credit card information, it is stored in an encrypted form and is accessible only to a small number of trusted Bethany International staff members who have been specially trained in processing this information.
Cookies
From time to time, we may send a “cookie” to your computer. A cookie is a small piece of data that is sent to your browser from a Web server and stored on your computer’s hard drive. Once placed onto your machine, the cookie will allow the Web site to “recognize” you as a unique individual. A cookie can’t read data off your hard drive or read cookie files created by other sites. Cookies do not damage your system. We use cookies to recognize you when you return to our sites, or to identify which areas of our network of Web sites you have visited (i.e. e-commerce sites, etc.). We may use this information to better personalize the content you see on our sites.
Many Web sites place cookies on your hard drive. You can choose whether to accept cookies by changing the settings of your browser. Your browser can refuse all cookies, or show you when a cookie is being sent. If you choose not to accept these cookies, your experience at our site and other Web sites may be diminished and some features may not work as intended.
Removing Your Name From Our Electronic Mailing List
Our Web site gives you the opportunity to remove your name from our electronic mailing list so that you do not receive any future communications from our ministry. If you desire to remove your name, you can use our online form or send us an e-mail at webmaster.
Contacting Us
If you have comments or questions about our privacy policy, please contact us:
Bethany International
6820 Auto Club Road, Suite M
Bloomington, MN 55438
E-mail
Phone: 952-944-2121
Fax: 952-829-2753
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