Privacy Policy
Sheldon Maddix Ministries ("SMM") is a Christian non-profit organization dedicated to efficiency, integrity and your privacy. This policy is provided to inform you about the ways in which SMM uses the information at www.sheldonmaddixministries.com (the "Website"). This policy does not apply to any website "linked" to this website and SMM is not responsible for the privacy policies or the content of other websites.
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Information Collection
SMM is committed to maintaining the highest level of privacy and security for visitors to its website. The information collected by SMM on this site falls into one of two categories: anonymous or personal.
Anonymous Information
Anonymous data cannot track specific individuals. The web server automatically logs the IP addresses of all visitors to this website (the same location the user is connected to) and tracks the number of visitors to the website. This anonymous information is used to manage and specialize the site and to obtain general information on the path and the resources of the visitor.
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Personal Information
Personal information identifies a person as unique. This information is provided personally and voluntarily as a result of the prompt website. This information includes, but is not limited to, name, mailing address, phone number, email address, and other public information. Information provided in the US section of the website (such as date of birth, marriage, gender, citizenship, etc.) is processed by a third party.
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SMM collects personal information from this website through the following resources:
ONLINE E-COMMERCE & WEBSITE FORMS
When you make a request on our website, we need certain information to make your request. Information may include, but is not limited to, name, mailing address, phone number, email address, and other public information. We may also use this information to send you additional information about SMM and its meetings and resources.
ONLINE REGISTRATION OF OUR PARTNERS
When individuals interact with SMM, certain information is collected to provide the highest quality services. Information collected through online registration may include, but is not limited to, name, mailing address, phone number, email address, and other public information. This information can be used to send additional information about SMM meetings and resources.
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ONLINE TRANSACTIONS
SMM's online purchases and donations require certain information to ensure the success, accuracy, and security of your business. Records may include, but are not limited to, name, credit card information, mailing address, phone number, date of birth, marriage, and other public information. All information you provide to SMM is never shared and is cryptographically protected from the time you log out of your computer until the transaction is complete.
COOKIES
Cookies are small data files that can be placed on hard drives by websites visited. The only personal information that a cookie can contain is the information that is provided. SMM uses cookies to gather and store personal information that is collected when online transactions occur through the Website, as well as passwords (used for secure login) and preferences of partners visiting the Website.
Information Sharing and Disclosure
SMM will not rent, sell, lease, or share personal information with other organizations, except in response to subpoenas, court orders, legal processes, or to establish and/or exercise legal rights. However, when an online transaction occurs that involves the shipment of a package, email addresses are provided to the shipping provider for tracking purposes only.
Data Security
We have implemented measures to help secure your personal information from accidental loss and from unauthorized access, use, alteration and disclosure. All information you provide to us is stored on our secure servers behind firewalls or cloud storage provided by a third party hosting company. Any payment transactions will be encrypted during transition.
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The safety and security of your information also depends on you. Where we have given or you have chosen a password for access to certain parts of our Website or Application, you are responsible for keeping this password confidential. We ask you not to share your password with anyone. And, we urge you to be careful about giving out information in public areas of the Website. The information you share in public areas may be viewed by any user of the Website.
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Unfortunately, the transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure. Although we do our best to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee the security of your personal information transmitted to our Website or Application. Any transmission of personal information is at your own risk. We are not responsible for circumvention of any privacy settings or security measures contained on the Website.
Minor Policy
Users under the age of sixteen must ask parent or guardian permission to email this Website, request information from SMM, or purchase any resources on this Website.
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Changes to This Privacy Policy
SMM reserves the right to make changes to this Privacy Policy without advance notice.
Contact Us
If you have any further questions regarding our Privacy Policy, email our Privacy Officer at office@Sheldonmaddixministries.com
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