The information contained in this website is for general information purposes only. The information is provided by First United Methodist Church Howe and while we endeavor to keep the information up to date and correct, we make no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability, suitability or availability with respect to the website or the information, products, services, or related graphics contained on the website for any purpose. Any reliance you place on such information is therefore strictly at your own risk.

In no event will we be liable for any loss or damage including without limitation, indirect or consequential loss or damage, or any loss or damage whatsoever arising from loss of data or profits arising out of, or in connection with, the use of this website.

Through this website you are able to link to other websites which are not under the control of First United Methodist Church Howe. We have no control over the nature, content and availability of those sites. The inclusion of any links does not necessarily imply a recommendation or endorse the views expressed within them.

Every effort is made to keep the website up and running smoothly. However, First United Methodist Church Howe takes no responsibility for, and will not be liable for, the website being temporarily unavailable due to technical issues beyond our control.

Church Privacy Policy

It is the policy of First United Methodist Church Howe (hereinafter “Church” or “the Church”) to protect your personal privacy. Because your use of the Church website “http://www.fumchowe.org” (referred to as “Site” herein) indicates your acceptance of the Church Privacy Policy, please review this Privacy Policy carefully.

The Church may change this Privacy Policy at any time by posting revisions to the Church Site. This Privacy Policy shall be applicable to any person or entity that directly or indirectly uses the Site or the Services (“Users”).

INFORMATION COLLECTION AND USE

The Church is the sole owner of the information collected on the Site. It uses collected information to provide or improve Services for Users, and as more particularly set forth below, it may use collected information to contact Users for a variety of reasons, including, without limitation, obtaining information from Users regarding their use of the Site and Services and ways Church can improve them, and to send information to them regarding Church, its Services, or its Partners, such as activities and events. This information is used in ways Church determines appropriate in its sole discretion, and it reserves the right to do so.

The Church will not sell or rent personally identifiable information to anyone, and it will not disclose any collected information to others in ways different from what is disclosed in this statement.

The Church collects personally identifiable information when you use certain Church products or services, and when you visit Church pages. Church may also receive personally identifiable information from its business partners. When you register with the Church, we may ask for personally identifiable information including, but not limited to, your name, email address, address, and zip code. Once you register with Church and sign in to its services, you are not anonymous to us.

FINANCIAL TRANSACTION INFORMATION

The Church requests information from a User on the Site if the User performs a financial transaction with Church. In this case, a User must provide information including, but not limited to, name, address, and financial information, along with credit card information or bank account information. Church may use a third party intermediary to perform the transaction processing. This intermediary is solely a link in the distribution chain, and uses the information provided for the sole purpose of processing the transaction.

COOKIES

The Church employs the use of Cookies to collect information about Users and their use of the Site. “Cookies” are small computer files that Church transfers to your computer that allow Church to know how often you visit the Site and the activities you conduct while on the Site. Third parties may also use Cookies when you select their links from the Site. However, Church has no access to or control over these Cookies.

INFORMATION SHARING AND DISCLOSURE

The Church will not sell or rent your personally identifiable information to anyone. The Church may send personally identifiable information about you to other companies or people when: We have your consent to share the information; we need to share your information to provide the product or service you have requested; we need to send the information to companies who work on behalf of Church to provide a product or service to you (unless we tell you differently, these companies do not have any right to use the personally identifiable information we provide to them beyond what is necessary or appropriate in our discretion to assist us); we respond to subpoenas, court orders or legal process; or we find that your actions on our Site violate the Church Terms of Use or any of our usage guidelines for specific Services. Church may share aggregated demographic information with our partners and advertisers. This is not linked to any personal information that can identify any individual person.

LINKS

This Site may contain links to other sites. Please be aware that Church is not responsible for the privacy practices of such other sites. We encourage our Users to be aware when they leave our Site and to read the privacy statements of each and every site that collects personally identifiable information. This Privacy Policy applies solely to information collected by this Site.

OPT-OUT

The Church needs to be able to communicate at times with all Users, and therefore it reserves the right to contact Users. Users who no longer wish to receive the Church newsletter or promotional materials from our partners may opt-out of receiving these communications by following the instructions in the e-mails.