Terms & Conditions

Who we are

Our website address is https://shofaronline.org.

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.

An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

Media

If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.

Cookies

If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.

If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.

Embedded content from other websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

Who we share your data with

If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.

How long we retain your data

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.

For users that register on our website, we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.

What rights you have over your data

If you have an account on this site or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Where we send your data

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.

As a Church we respect your privacy and value the trust you have placed in us when giving us your personal information. As such we would like to let you know how we will handle your personal information.

Collection of personal information

All information we have on our members where willingly given by the members when completing visitor cards, event registrations or personal contact.

Use of personal information

Personal information that you provide to us may be used to respond to queries you may have or to maintain our internal record keeping. In addition, we may send you e-mail notices or mailings that may correspond with you about our events or general noteworthy news that we think might interest you. You may unsubscribe at any point.

Disclosure of personal information

• Personal information held by Shofar Christian Church shall be kept confidential; however, we may disclose such information in the following instances: at your request or upon your written consent
• If Shofar Christian Church is compelled to do so by a court order or any other legal or regulatory requirement or
• If it is necessary to protect Shofar Christian Church’s rights

Shofar Christian Church does not offer any personal information or data collected or compiled for dissemination or sale to third parties for consumer marketing purposes, and neither does Shofar Christian Church host mailings on behalf of third parties.

Shofar uses a Church management system called CCB (Church Community Builder) to store our members’ information. Access to this information is limited to staff and appropriate leaders within church and can be revoked when needed. To see more about the security features of CCB have a look here.

Who can I contact?

Please get in touch with us at webmaster@shofaronline.org for any enquiries or to request your data.