United Methodist Temple is committed to protecting your privacy and developing technology that gives you the most powerful and safe online experience. This Statement of Privacy applies to the United Methodist Temple Web site and governs data collection and usage. By using the United Methodist Temple website, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.

Collection of your Personal Information

United Methodist Temple collects personally identifiable information, such as your e-mail address, name, home or work address or telephone number. United Methodist Temple also collects anonymous demographic information, which is not unique to you, such as your ZIP code, age, gender, preferences, interests and favorites.

There is also information about your computer hardware and software that is automatically collected by United Methodist Temple. This information can include: your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times and referring Web site addresses. This information is used by United Methodist Temple for the operation of the service, to maintain quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding use of the United Methodist Temple Web site.

Please keep in mind that if you directly disclose personally identifiable information or personally sensitive data through United Methodist Temple public message boards, this information may be collected and used by others. Note: United Methodist Temple does not read any of your private online communications.

United Methodist Temple encourages you to review the privacy statements of Web sites you choose to link to from United Methodist Temple so that you can understand how those Web sites collect, use and share your information. United Methodist Temple is not responsible for the privacy statements or other content on Web sites outside of the United Methodist Temple and United Methodist Temple family of Web sites.

Use of your Personal Information

United Methodist Temple collects and uses your personal information to operate the United Methodist Temple Web site and deliver the services you have requested. United Methodist Temple also uses your personally identifiable information to inform you of other products or services available from United Methodist Temple and its affiliates. United Methodist Temple may also contact you via surveys to conduct research about your opinion of current services or of potential new services that may be offered.

United Methodist Temple does not sell, rent or lease its customer lists to third parties. United Methodist Temple may, from time to time, contact you on behalf of external business partners about a particular offering that may be of interest to you. In those cases, your unique personally identifiable information (e-mail, name, address, telephone number) is not transferred to the third party. In addition, United Methodist Temple may share data with trusted partners to help us perform statistical analysis, send you email or postal mail, provide customer support, or arrange for deliveries. All such third parties are prohibited from using your personal information except to provide these services to United Methodist Temple, and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information.

United Methodist Temple does not use or disclose sensitive personal information, such as race, religion, or political affiliations, without your explicit consent.

United Methodist Temple keeps track of the Web sites and pages our customers visit within United Methodist Temple, in order to determine what United Methodist Temple services are the most popular. This data is used to deliver customized content and advertising within United Methodist Temple to customers whose behavior indicates that they are interested in a particular subject area.

United Methodist Temple Web sites will disclose your personal information, without notice, only if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on United Methodist Temple or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of United Methodist Temple; and, (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of United Methodist Temple, or the public.

Use of Cookies

The United Methodist Temple Web site use "cookies" to help you personalize your online experience. A cookie is a text file that is placed on your hard disk by a Web page server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned to you, and can only be read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you.

One of the primary purposes of cookies is to provide a convenience feature to save you time. The purpose of a cookie is to tell the Web server that you have returned to a specific page. For example, if you personalize United Methodist Temple pages, or register with United Methodist Temple site or services, a cookie helps United Methodist Temple to recall your specific information on subsequent visits. This simplifies the process of recording your personal information, such as billing addresses, shipping addresses, and so on. When you return to the same United Methodist Temple Web site, the information you previously provided can be retrieved, so you can easily use the United Methodist Temple features that you customized.

You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most Web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of the United Methodist Temple services or Web sites you visit.

Security of your Personal Information

United Methodist Temple secures your personal information from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. United Methodist Temple secures the personally identifiable information you provide on computer servers in a controlled, secure environment, protected from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. When personal information (such as a credit card number) is transmitted to other Web sites, it is protected through the use of encryption, such as the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol.

Changes to this Statement

United Methodist Temple will occasionally update this Statement of Privacy to reflect company and customer feedback. United Methodist Temple encourages you to periodically review this Statement to be informed of how United Methodist Temple is protecting your information.

Contact Information

United Methodist Temple welcomes your comments regarding this Statement of Privacy. If you believe that United Methodist Temple has not adhered to this Statement, please contact United Methodist Temple at test@wcgnet.net. We will use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly determine and remedy the problem.