Privacy Policy
Effective Date: 18th July, 2025
St. Paul’s United Church (“we”, “us”, or “our”) is committed to protecting the privacy and security of visitors to our website, https://www.stpaulsriverview.org (the “Site”). This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your personal information in accordance with the laws of New Brunswick and Canada, including the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA).
1. Information We Collect
We may collect personal information from you in the following ways:
- Contact Form: When you use our contact form, we collect your name, phone number, and any other information you choose to provide.
- Phone Contact: If you contact us by phone at 506-386-3335, we may collect information necessary to respond to your inquiry.
- Website Analytics: We use Google Analytics to collect non-identifiable information about how visitors use our Site, such as pages visited, time spent on the Site, and browser type. This information is used to improve our website and does not identify individual users.
2. Use of Personal Information
We use your personal information for the following purposes:
- To respond to your inquiries and provide information about our services and facilities.
- To improve the functionality and user experience of our website.
- To comply with legal and regulatory requirements.
3. Disclosure of Personal Information
We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer your personal information to outside parties except as required by law or as necessary to provide our services (for example, to trusted service providers who assist us in operating our website, provided they agree to keep this information confidential).
4. Cookies and Tracking Technologies
Our Site uses cookies and similar technologies to enhance your browsing experience and collect analytics data. You may adjust your browser settings to refuse cookies or alert you when cookies are being sent. Please note that some parts of the Site may not function properly if you disable cookies.
5. Third-Party Services
We use Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, LLC. Google Analytics uses cookies to help us analyze how users interact with our Site. The information generated by the cookies about your use of the Site (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers outside Canada. You can learn more about how Google collects and processes data here: Google Privacy & Terms.
6. Security
We take reasonable steps to protect your personal information from loss, misuse, and unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure.
7. Access and Correction
You have the right to access and correct your personal information in our custody, subject to certain exceptions provided by law. To request access or correction, please contact us using the contact form on our Site or by phone at 506-386-3335.
8. Children’s Privacy
Our Site is not directed to children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children.
9. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated effective date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.
10. Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please contact us using the contact form on our website or by phone at 506-386-3335.
This Privacy Policy is intended as a general guideline and may be updated to reflect changes in legal requirements or our practices. Please check back regularly for updates.