Privacy Policy

PURPOSE and SCOPE:

The purpose of this policy is to inform users of our website, recipients of our e-mails, and other forms of electronic communication including social media, what types of information is collected and how this information is used. In addition, acknowledges that understanding that the content of all forms of electronic communication related to United Church Camps Inc (“UCCI”), is the property of this organization.

POLICY STATEMENT:

UCCI strives to protect your privacy and information both internally as well as partners with agencies and organizations that also establish safeguards and policies that are current and best practices.

This policy was created to explain what types of information is collected by the UCCI through its website, www.ucci.org, including our registration processes and how this information is used. The information collected may be used for direct contact in relation to the specific event(s) or program(s) you have registered for or are affiliated with. In addition, we may use this information for promotion and outreach for upcoming events and opportunities. You may always “opt out,” either now or at any time in the future, if you do not wish to receive our messages.

UCCI does not provide, sell, or rent email addresses to anyone outside the organization or our ministerial and business partners.

The UCCI website and other associated electronic communications includes links to external websites. These links do not fall under the www.ucci.org domain and UCCI is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of external websites. Your use of any linked website is solely at your own risk.

All forms of electronic communication and media may contain content that is protected by copyrights, trademarks, service marks, trade secrets, patents, or other proprietary rights, and that these rights are valid and protected in all forms, media, and technologies existing now and hereinafter developed. This content shall remain the property of UCCI or any other party who has been involved in the preparation or publication of the content. Written permission from the Director of Outdoor Ministry is necessary for any modification, transmission of any content in whole or in part. You may print copies of the content, provided that these copies are made only for personal, non-commercial use, any public display of this content such as in churches or gatherings shall be approved by the Director of Outdoor Ministry or designee. UCCI authorizes you to view and use the Content on this Site solely for your personal, noncommercial use.

For permission to use content from this website or any form of electronic communication or media authored and distributed by UCCI, request written permission and provide full attribution. Permission should be requested from a Director of Outdoor Ministry or designee. Attribution for website content should be given as follows: “Reprinted with permission from United Church Camps, Inc.”

We may amend this privacy policy from time to time; please review it periodically.

Aspects of this policy have been reprinted with permission from the National Council of Nonprofits.

This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. (“Google”). Google Analytics uses “cookies”, which are text files saved on your computer, to help the website analyze how you use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. If this website anonymizes IP addresses, your IP address will be truncated by Google within a EU member state or other EEA state before being transmitted to the US. Only in exceptional situations will your full IP address be transmitted to Google servers in the United States and truncated there. Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity for website operators and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google. You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website. By using this website, you consent to the processing of data about you by Google in the manner and for the purposes set out above. You can also prevent Google from collecting information (including your IP address) via cookies and processing this information by downloading this browser plugin and installing it: http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout

You can prevent data collection via Google Analytics by clicking here. An “Opt-out Cookie” shall then be applied to your website which shall prevent any future collection of your data when visiting this website.

Further information concerning the terms and conditions of use and data privacy can be found at the Google Analytics Terms of Service or at the Google Analytics Privacy Overview. Please note that on this website, Google Analytics is supplemented by “gat._anonymizeIp();” to ensure anonymized collection of IP addresses (IP masking).

We use the reCAPTCHA service provided by Google Inc. (Google) to protect your submissions via internet submission forms on this site. This plugin checks if you are a person in order to prevent certain website functions from being (ab)used by spam bots (particularly comments). This plugin query includes the sending of the IP address and possibly other data required by Google for the Google reCAPTCHA service. For this purpose your input will be communicated to and used by Google. However, your IP address is previously truncated by Google within member states of the European Union or in other states which are party to the agreement on the European Economic Area and is, as such, anonymized. Only in exceptional cases is a full IP address transmitted to a Google server in the United States and truncated there. On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information to evaluate your use of this service. The IP address provided by reCaptcha from your browser shall not be merged with any other data from Google.
This data collection is subject to the data protection regulations of Google (Google Inc.). For more information about Google’s privacy policy, please visit: https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/
By using the reCAPTCHA service, you consent to the processing of data about you by Google in the manner and for the purposes set out above.