Thank you for choosing to be part of our community at Bethel United Church of Jesus Christ Apostolic of Edmonton (“church”, “we”, “us”, or “our”). We are committed to protecting your personal information and your right to privacy. Personal information of all users is collected, used, and disclosed as described in this Privacy Policy. If you have any questions or concerns about our policy, or our practices with regard to your personal information, please contact us at web@buctoday.com.

We seek to explain to you in the clearest way possible what information we collect, how we use it and what rights you have in relation to it. We hope you take some time to read through it carefully, as it is important. If there are any terms in this privacy policy that you do not agree with, please discontinue use of our Site.

COLLECTION OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

Personal Information You Disclose to Us

In Short: We collect personal information that you provide to us such as name, address, contact information, passwords and security data, payment information, and social media login data.

1. We collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us when registering at the Site expressing an interest in obtaining information about us or our services, when participating in activities on the Site (such as posting messages in our online) or otherwise contacting us.
2. The personal information that we collect depends on the context of your interactions with us and the Site, the choices you make and the products and features you use. The personal information we collect can include the following:

Name and Contact Data. We may collect your first and last name, email address, phone number, and other similar contact data.

Credentials. We may collect passwords, password hints, and similar security information used for authentication and account access.

Social Media Login Data. We may provide you with the option to register using social media account details, like your Facebook, Instagram, or other social media account. If you choose to register in this way, we will collect the Information described in our “Interactive Forms.”

As a faith community with a website with interactive forms, Bethel United Church of Jesus Christ Apostolic of Edmonton collects personal information, such as your e-mail address, name, home or work address and telephone number.

• Information is collected to facilitate inquiries, responses to inquiries and fulfillment of ministry services.
• We adhere to a strict privacy policy—we will not give your name or e-mail address out to outside parties under any circumstances.

In support of Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation, we do not send Commercial Electronic Messages without having received consent. Individuals may always freely opt out of our electronic communications (which are non-commercial in nature) by replying with “unsubscribe” or sending us an email at:

Information Automatically Collected

In Short: Some information – such as IP address and/or browser and device characteristics – is collected automatically when you visit our Site.

We automatically collect certain information when you visit, use, or navigate the Site. This information does not reveal your specific identity (like your name or contact information) but may include device and usage information, such as your IP address, browser and device characteristics, operating system, language preferences, referring URLs, device name, country, location, information about how and when you use our Site and other technical information. This information is primarily needed to maintain the security and operation of our Site, and for our internal analytics and reporting purposes.

Like many other websites, we also collect information through cookies and similar technologies. You can find out more about this in our Cookie Policy.

Information Collected from Other Sources

In Short: We may collect limited data from public databases, social media platforms, and other outside sources.

We may obtain information about you from other sources, such as public databases, social media platforms (such as Facebook and Instagram), as well as from other third parties. Examples of the information we may receive from other sources include: social media profile information (your name, gender, birthday, email, current city, state and country, profile picture URL and any other information that you choose to make public.

Use of Your Personal Information

In Short: We process your information for purposes based on legitimate interests, the fulfillment of our contract with you, compliance with our legal obligations, and/or your consent.

We use personal information collected via our Site for purposes described below. We process your personal information for these purposes in reliance on our legitimate church interests (“Church Purposes”), in order to enter into or perform a contract with you (“Contractual”), with your consent (“Consent”), and/or for compliance with our legal obligations (“Legal Reasons”). We indicate the specific processing grounds we rely on next to each purpose listed below.

We use the information we collect or receive:

1. To facilitate account creation and logon process with your Consent. If you choose to link your account with us to a third party account *(such as your Google or Facebook account), we use the information you allowed us to collect from those third parties to facilitate account creation and logon process. See the section below headed “HOW DO WE HANDLE YOUR SOCIAL LOGINS” for further information.
2. To send administrative information to you for Church Purposes and/or Legal Reasons. We may use your personal information to send you product, service, and new feature information and/or information about changes to our terms, conditions, and policies.
3. Fulfill and manage your orders for Contractual reasons. We may use your information to fulfill and manage your orders, payments, returns, and exchanges made through the Site.
4. To protect our Site for Legal Reasons. We may use your information as part of our efforts to keep our Site safe and secure (for example, for fraud monitoring and prevention).
5. To enable user-to-user communications with your Consent. We may use your information to enable user-to-user communications with each user’s consent.
6. To enforce our terms, conditions, and policies for Church Purposes and/or for Legal Reasons.

Will Your Information Be Shared with Anyone?

In Short: We only share information with your consent, to comply with laws, to protect your rights, or to fulfill business transactions.

We only share and disclose your information in the following situations:

1. Compliance with Laws. We may disclose your information where we are legally required to do so in order to comply with applicable law, governmental requests, a judicial proceeding, court order, or legal process, such as in response to a court order or a subpoena (including in response to public authorities to meet national security or law enforcement requirements).
2. Vital Interests and Legal Rights. We may disclose your information where we believe it is necessary to investigate, prevent, or take action regarding potential violations of our policies, suspected fraud, situations involving potential threats to the safety of any person and illegal activities, or as evidence in litigation in which we are involved.
3. With your Consent. We may disclose your personal information for any other purpose with your consent