{"id":2106,"date":"2022-10-19T11:06:58","date_gmt":"2022-10-19T16:06:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rdsadvantage.com\/?page_id=2106"},"modified":"2026-02-11T13:37:39","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T19:37:39","slug":"privacy-policy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rdsadvantage.com\/v1\/privacy-policy\/","title":{"rendered":"Privacy Policy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">RDS Unite Privacy Policy Information Collection Information Usage Information Protection Cookie Usage 3rd Party Disclosure 3rd Party Links Google AdSense Fair Information Practices Fair information<br \/>Practices COPPA Our Contact Information<br \/>This privacy policy has been compiled to better serve those who are concerned with how their &#8216;Personally identifiable information&#8217; (PII) is being used online. PII, as used in US privacy law and information security, is information that can be used on its own or with other information to identify, contact, or locate a single person, or to identify an individual in context. Please read our privacy policy carefully to get a clear understanding of how we collect, use, protect or otherwise handle your Personally Identifiable Information in accordance with our website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>What personal information do we collect from the people that visit our blog, website or app?<\/strong><br \/>When registering and populating your church family profile, as appropriate, you may be asked to enter your name, email address, mailing address, phone number, demographics or other details.<br \/><strong>When do we collect information?<\/strong><br \/>We collect information from you when you fill or update the church directory information or from information provided by the church administration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>How do we use your information?<\/strong><br \/>We may use the information we collect from you when you register, or use certain other site features in the following ways:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>How do we protect visitor information?<\/strong><br \/>Your personal information is contained behind secured networks and is only accessible by a limited number of persons who have special access rights to such systems, and are required to keep the information confidential. In addition, all sensitive\/credit information you supply is encrypted via Secure Socket Layer (SSL) technology.<br \/>We implement a variety of security measures when a user enters, submits, or accesses their information to maintain the safety of your personal information.<br \/>All transactions are processed through a gateway provider and are not stored or processed on our servers.<br \/><strong>Do we use &#8216;cookies&#8217;?<\/strong><br \/>We do not use cookies for tracking purposes<br \/>You can choose to have your computer warn you each time a cookie is being sent, or you can choose to turn off all cookies. You do this through your browser (like Internet Explorer) settings. Each browser is a little different, so look at your browser&#8217;s Help menu to learn the correct way to modify your cookies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>If users disable cookies in their browser:<\/strong><br \/>If you disable cookies off, some features will be disabled It will turn off some of the features that make your site experience more efficient and some of our services will not function properly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Third-party disclosure<\/strong><br \/>We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer to outside parties your personally identifiable information.<br \/><strong>Third-party links<\/strong><br \/>We do not include or offer third-party products or services on our website.<br \/><strong>Google<\/strong><br \/>Google&#8217;s advertising requirements can be summed up by Google&#8217;s Advertising Principles. They are put in place to provide a positive experience for users. https:\/\/support.google.com\/adwordspolicy\/answer\/1316548?hl=en<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We have not enabled Google AdSense on our site but we may do so in the future. Church Administration<br \/><strong>COPPA (Children Online Privacy Protection Act)<\/strong><br \/>When it comes to the collection of personal information from children under 13, the Children&#8217;s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) puts parents in control. The Federal Trade Commission, the nation&#8217;s consumer protection agency, enforces the COPPA Rule, which spells out what operators of websites and online services must do to protect children&#8217;s privacy and safety online.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We do not specifically market to children under 13.<br \/><strong>Fair Information Practices<\/strong><br \/>The Fair Information Practices Principles form the backbone of privacy law in the United States and the concepts they include have played a significant role in the development of data protection laws around the globe. Understanding the Fair Information Practice Principles and how they should be implemented is critical to comply with the various privacy laws that protect personal information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>In order to be in line with Fair Information Practices we will take the following responsive action, should a data breach <\/strong>occur: We will notify the users via email\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <strong>\u2022<\/strong> Within 7 business days<br \/>We also agree to the Individual Redress Principle, which requires that individuals have a right to pursue legally enforceable rights against data collectors and processors who fail to adhere to the law. This principle requires not only that individuals have enforceable rights against data users, but also that individuals have recourse to courts or government agencies to investigate and\/or prosecute non-compliance by data processors.<br \/><strong>CAN SPAM Act<\/strong><br \/>The CAN-SPAM Act is a law that sets the rules for commercial email, establishes requirements for commercial messages, gives recipients the right to have emails stopped from being sent to them, and spells out tough penalties for violations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>We collect your email address in order to:<\/strong><br \/><strong>To be in accordance with CANSPAM we agree to the following:<\/strong><strong><br \/>If at any time you would like to unsubscribe from receiving future emails, you can email us at<\/strong> and we will promptly remove you from <strong>ALL<\/strong> correspondence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Contacting Us<\/strong><br \/>If there are any questions regarding this privacy policy you may contact us using the information below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">https:\/\/unite.rdsconnect.net<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">278 Bank St. Seymour, CT 06483 USA rds@rdsadvantage.com 405-840-5177<br \/>Last Edited on 2022-10-12<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>RDS Unite Privacy Policy Information Collection Information Usage Information Protection Cookie Usage 3rd Party Disclosure 3rd Party Links Google AdSense Fair Information Practices Fair informationPractices COPPA Our Contact InformationThis privacy policy has been compiled to better serve those who are concerned with how their &#8216;Personally identifiable information&#8217; (PII) is being used online. PII, as used&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/rdsadvantage.com\/v1\/privacy-policy\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Privacy Policy<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2106","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","entry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P8FugP-xY","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1577,"url":"https:\/\/rdsadvantage.com\/v1\/vanco-update\/","url_meta":{"origin":2106,"position":0},"title":"Vanco Update For Non-Cloud Users","author":"Mickey Whitlow","date":"12\/13\/2018","format":false,"excerpt":"These instructions apply only to users that are running RDS on\u00a0 local computers, and are NOT connected to the RDS Cloud. 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