Brief Overview 

This Privacy Policy outlines the data we collect and how it is used during your interactions with  New Heights Church and our digital platforms. You have a choice about how your information is  accessed, collected, and stored by New Heights. Because we value your trust and take your  privacy seriously, we strive to maintain proper security measures that protect your data. In general, as you interact with us using our various platforms and services, we collect  information appropriate to that platform or service. This may include general usage statistics,  network activity information, or information you provide such as your name, email address, or  other personally identifiable information. We use this information as well as inferences we  gather to: 

• To Provide personalized services and content. 

• To create, maintain, and secure a profile (New Heights Profile). 

• For internal analysis of the performance of our platforms. 

• As described below in this Privacy Policy. 

• For other purposes with your consent. 

Your Profile and Information Collected by Our Platforms 

Your privacy matters to us. Any information that you send through our platforms will never be  intentionally distributed to anyone outside of New Heights Church. In the rare cases where  sharing sensitive information is necessary, we will only do so at your request or when required  by law, subpoena, or other legal process. When you create a New Heights Profile with us, your information is generally associated with a  profile in our Church Management System (ChMS). We may combine this data with other data  you provide as you engage with our platforms. 

• WHAT WE COLLECT 

When logged in to one of our platforms, we may collect data such as your name, email, phone  number, or other personally identifiable information when voluntarily provided. Engagements  with our platforms like icon interactions, message interactions, and links clicked may be  collected as well. This data is collected to power and improve your experience within our  platforms. 

• THE WAY WE USE INFORMATION 

We use data to gauge the performance of our platforms, update your profile and contact  information, match you with projects and life groups that match your interests, and to power  personalization features in our platforms. Such data is not used for any other purpose and shall not be intentionally disclosed to outside  parties. New Heights Church will never intentionally use or share the information provided to us  in our platforms or services in ways unrelated to the ones described above without also providing  you an opportunity to opt-out or otherwise prohibit such unrelated uses. 

 

Our Commitment to Data Security 

To prevent unauthorized access, maintain data accuracy, and ensure the correct use of  information, we have placed appropriate physical, electronic, and managerial procedures to  safeguard and secure the information we collect online and believe these faculties to be secure to  the best of our knowledge and ability; however, New Heights Church does not warrant,  guarantee, and/or absolve security and/or unintentional disclosure of personal, identifiable  information. 

• DATA SECURITY 

We take reasonable technical and organizational precautions to prevent the loss, misuse or  alteration of your personal information. We never store your credit/debit card or other sensitive  payment information such as bank account numbers on our platforms. All electronic transactions  you make to or receive from us will be encrypted. Of course, data transmission over the Internet  is inherently insecure, and we cannot guarantee the security of data sent over the Internet. You  are responsible for keeping your password and user details confidential. We will not ask you for  your password. 

General Usage Metrics 

While visiting various platforms, we log usage data such as viewing or clicking on content,  interactions with our platforms, browser/device type, language, public IP address, the date and  time of the request, unique device identifiers, and other interactions. This information may be  combined with other identifiable information in order to provide a personalized experience for  you. We also use anonymized versions of this data to determine unique views, total usage, and to  analyze interactions. Cookies and other identifiers may be used to identify your device across  different platforms. 

An Introduction to Cookies 

A cookie is a small data file that is automatically placed onto your computer’s hard drive. Cookie  files are created by our sites and placed onto your device in order to analyze and influence your  preferences or behavior. Analytical cookies are designed to track your journey and experience on  our sites so that we may tailor your experience and gather data. Overall, cookies help us provide  you with a better website by enabling us to monitor which pages you find useful and which you  do not. A cookie in no way gives us access to your computer or any information about you other  than the data you choose to share with us. 

The majority of modern web browsers will automatically allow cookies to be placed onto your  device. However, you can usually modify your browser’s settings in order to prevent any cookies  from being placed onto your device. Setting your browser to block cookies may prevent you  from taking full advantage of our website. 

COOKIES DEPLOYED BY OUR WEBSITE 

• Ensure that functionality operates as intended 

• Remember your choices and preferences during and between visits 

• Post enquiries via online forms

• Track your visit for statistical analysis and personalization, allowing us to improve the  usability, speed and security of our website 

COOKIES ARE NOT DEPLOYED TO 

• Collect any personal identifiable information (without your express permission) • Collect any sensitive information (without your express permission) 

• Pass data to advertising networks 

• Pass personally-identifiable data to third parties 

Cookies Used by Our Website 

• SOCIAL NETWORK SHARING 

We encourage users to share our content and/or like our profile on popular social media  networks. In order to make social sharing accessible, our website utilizes widgets provided  directly from the social media networks. Cookies and privacy implications from the social media  networks vary and will be dependent on your nominated privacy settings with each social media  network. Social sharing buttons will only deploy cookies if you are signed in to that respective  social media network at the time of being on our website. 

• ANALYTICAL TRACKING 

Our platforms use various analytical platforms, which allow us to track and compile anonymous  visitor statistics. The information collected ranges from simple traffic volume to the type of  browser you are using to view our website. This information is valuable to us not just for  marketing analysis and quantification, but to improve the usability, security, and performance of  our platforms and content. Data is anonymized when possible. We review and ensure proper  contracts between these vendors and that the agreements are in line with our own privacy  policies. 

• ENQUIRY FORMS 

Our platform visitors can choose to contact us via forms on our websites. In order to prevent  spam enquiries, we protect our forms with anti-spam challenges which ensure the visitor is an  actual living person, rather than a computer bot or spider. 

How to Disable Cookies 

Most modern browsers allow you to control your cookie settings for all sites that you browse.  You can disable cookie deployment completely by editing your browser settings; however, in  doing this, you may be limiting the functionality that is displayed on our website. To learn how  to disable cookies on your preferred browser, we recommend reading this advice posted by  Google. 

If you are concerned about cookies tracking your movements on the Internet, then you may be  concerned about spyware. Spyware is the name given to a particular type of cookies that track  personal information about you. There are many anti-spyware programs that you can use to  prevent this from happening. Learn more about anti-spyware software by  visiting https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spyware. You can also disable Google Analytics on all  sites by downloading the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

Communications From Us (Email, SMS, and App)

New Heights utilizes various channels to stay in touch, including email, push notifications, and SMS/MMS messaging. Should you receive email communications, you maintain the right to opt-out via the provided unsubscribe link. Furthermore, mobile notification preferences can be managed directly within the New Heights App settings at your convenience.

Upon subscribing, you grant New Heights Church consent to deliver periodic text updates regarding upcoming events, resources, or volunteer opportunities. While message frequency may vary, standard data and messaging rates may apply. To cease receiving these messages, you may text STOP to any message received, or contact us at info@newheightsaz.com. Please note that mobile carriers are not responsible for delayed or failed message deliveries.

 

How to Request Data Removal

You can request to remove your data specific to New Heights Church based on applicable law.  Requests may take up to 30 days. 

To delete your information, you can: 

Email us at info@newheightsaz.com