Privacy Policy:
The Episcopal Diocese of Iowa (which may be referred to as “we” “our” or “us” in this policy) is committed to protecting your personal information. Your privacy is important to us, and we do not sell or share your information with third parties.
Information We May Collect:
Personal information you make available to us, which may include but is not limited to: first and last name, email address, phone number, other contact information, your congregation, your role(s) within the diocese and/or congregation, news stories, photos, survey responses, payment information, and cookie data. You may be required to provide certain personal information to us when you choose to use certain services or products, which may include but are not limited to: registering for an event, sending us an email, texting or calling us, submitting payment information for events or donations.
Usage information is collected automatically, and may include but is not limited to: your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times, pages viewed, referring website addresses.
Purpose of Collecting Your Information:
Provide and maintain our services
Respond to your questions, requests, and comments
Communicate with you about events, opportunities, news, resources, and more
Analyze and monitor usage trends and preferences
Evaluate and improve our services and your experience
Comply with legal obligations
Disclosure & Security:
We implement reasonable security measures to protect your personal information, but be aware that no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
No mobile information will be shared with third parties/affiliates for marketing/promotional purposes. All other categories exclude text messaging originator opt-in data and consent; this information will not be shared with any third parties.
We may provide links to other websites for your convenience and that we believe provide accurate information. However, we are not responsible for their accuracy nor privacy practices, and we do not endorse these websites, their services, products, or content. We encourage you to review the privacy practices of these websites. We also recommend you review “Appendix B: Recommended Practices and Guidelines for Social Media and Electronic Communications for Vulnerable Adults” from the Safe Church, Safe Communities policy.
We retain your personal information for as long as is necessary to provide the services to you and to comply with legal obligations. We will retain information as is necessary for our legitimate business interests.
Changes to this Policy:
This privacy policy is subject to change, and may be updated from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new privacy policy on this page. We encourage you to review this page periodically so you are aware of updates and changes.
Questions? Contact the diocesan office: diocese@iowaepiscopal.org 515-277-6165.