Privacy Policy

St. Mary Student Parish has created this Privacy Policy to explain why we collect particular information and how we will protect your personal privacy within our Web site. The following discloses our information gathering and dissemination practices for the Web site located at the URL stmarystudentparish.org.

In order to fully understand your rights we encourage you to read this Privacy Policy as well as our Terms of Use. St. Mary Student Parish reserves the right at any time and without notice to change this Privacy Policy simply by posting such changes on our Site. Any such change will be effective immediately upon posting. If our Privacy Policy changes at some time in the future, we will post the policy changes to our web site to notify you of these changes and provide you with the ability to opt out of these new uses. If you are concerned about how your information is used, you should check back at our web site periodically.

Because we want to demonstrate our commitment to your privacy, this Privacy Policy notifies you of:

1. What personally identifiable information of yours is collected through the Site;
2. How such information is used;
3. With whom your information may be shared;
4. What choices you have regarding collection, use and distribution of your information;
5. What kind of security procedures are in place to protect the loss, misuse or alteration of information under our control;
6. and, how you can correct any inaccuracies in your information.

Questions regarding this statement should be directed to St. Mary Student Parish by sending an email to . Please reference this Privacy Policy in your subject line.

What Information We Collect and How We Use That Information

St. Mary Student Parish is the sole owner of the information collected on this site. We do not sell, share or rent this information to third parties. Our registration forms require users to give us contact information that may include name, email address, address, interests, and similar information. We do not request or store sensitive information from our visitors, such as credit card or social security numbers.

How Such Information is Used

All demographic information supplied to this web site is stored at this web site. It is printed off the web site by St. Mary Student Parish staff to be utilized only from within the parish database. It is not emailed or sent in any unsecured fashion across the internet. St Mary Student Parish does not provide this information to anyone or permit anyone to mail to this list with one exception. The Diocese of Lansing requests a parish name and address list once a year to facilitate the DSA appeal and to be used to send FAITH magazine to parish members. The Diocese has informed St. Mary Student Parish that they do not provide this information to any outside organizations and that they do not permit anyone else to mail to the DSA list.

Information Collection and Use on our Web Site

St. Mary Student Parish is the sole owner of the information collected on this site. We do not sell, share, or rent this information to third parties.

Internet Protocol Address

We log an IP address from all visitors to our Site. An IP address is a number that is automatically assigned to your computer when you use the Internet. We use IP addresses to help diagnose problems with our server, administer our Site, analyze trends, track users' movement, gather broad demographic information for aggregate use in order for us to improve the Site, and deliver customized, personalized content. IP addresses are not linked to personally identifiable information.

Use of "Cookies"

Our Site may use cookies to enhance your experience while using our Site. Cookies are pieces of information that some Web sites transfer to the computer that is browsing that Web site and are used for record-keeping purposes at many Web sites. Use of cookies makes Web-surfing easier by performing certain functions such as saving your passwords, your personal preferences regarding your use of the particular Web site and to make sure you don't see the same ad repeatedly. Many consider the use of cookies to be an industry standard.

Your browser is probably set to accept cookies. However, if you would prefer not to receive cookies, you can alter the configuration of your browser to refuse cookies. If you choose to have your browser refuse cookies, it is possible that some areas of our Site will not function properly when you view them.

Security

All information provided to St. Mary Student Parish is transmitted using SSL (Secure Socket Layer) encryption. SSL is a proven coding system that lets your browser automatically encrypt, or scramble data before you send it to us. We also protect account information by placing it on a secure portion of our Site that is only accessible by certain qualified employees of St. Mary Student Parish. Unfortunately, however, no data transmission over the Internet is 100% secure. While we strive to protect your information, we cannot ensure or warrant the security of such information.

Other Web Sites

Our Site contains links to other Web sites. Please note that when you click on one of these links, you are entering another Web site for which St. Mary Student Parish has no responsibility. We encourage you to read the privacy statements on all such sites as their policies may be different than ours. St. Mary Student Parish is not responsible for the privacy practice of such web sites. This privacy statement applies solely to information collected by this web site. Links from these pages to external web sites are provided as a service to visitors and do not constitute an endorsement by St. Mary Student Parish.

How You Can Correct Any Inaccuracies in Your Information

Users may review, update, or change their information, or can prevent their information from being used for purposes other than those for which it was originally collected, by calling us at 1-734-663-0557.

Disclaimer

St. Mary Student Parish does not anticipate any problems using this web site. We hope that you will find the information at this web site helpful and easy to use, but it provides the information "as is" and makes no representations or warranties of any kind regarding it. St. Mary Student Parish disclaims all liability of any kind whatsoever arising out of your use of, or inability to use, this server and the information contained in it. Should any unforeseen problem occur (i.e. computer or data related) St. Mary Student Parish is not responsible.

Contacting Us regarding the Web Site

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, the practices of this Site, or your dealings with this Site, you can contact:

Attn: Office Manager
St. Mary Student Parish
331 Thompson Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48104

Phone: 734.663.0557

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