At Union Church of Manila, Inc. we respect your privacy and recognize your need for appropriate protection and management of your personal information that we acquire through your use of our Website and by signing up to receive our newsletters, church updates, announcements, and other information. We make sure that all personal data that is collected are processed and used in accordance with the Philippine Data Privacy Act of 2012, and its Implementing Rules and Regulations.

Accordingly, we have developed this Privacy Policy in order for you to understand how we collect and make use of your personal information. By visiting www.unionchurch.ph, you are accepting the terms of our Privacy Policy and to our use of your personal information as described herein.

DEVICE INFORMATION WE COLLECT

When you visit the Website, we automatically collect certain information about your device, including information about your web browser, IP address, time zone, and some of the cookies that are installed on your device via Google Analytics.

Additionally, as you browse the Website, we collect information about the individual web pages that you view, what websites or search terms referred you to the Website, and information about how you interact with the Website. This information is also known as Device Information.

We use the Device Information that we collect to help us improve and optimize our Website, to provide a better user experience.

PERSONAL INFORMATION WE COLLECT

We use your Personal and Order Information that you submit via contact forms, registration forms, or other forms, to provide answers to your inquiries or concerns made through the Website (including the processing of your giving and/or arranging for official receipts).

We collect and use information about you to update you about the church, events, webinars, services, or others as deemed necessary by the communications team, pastors, and council. Union Church of Manila, Inc. members may receive emails and updates more frequently, and as mandated in the church’s By-Laws.

Additionally, we use this Personal Information to:
– Communicate with you about Union Church of Manila, Inc. activities.
– Update you regarding services, webinars, events, or others, as necessary.

We will never share your Personal Information with any 3rd party without your prior consent. All data is managed by authorized individuals under the supervision of the Union Church of Manila, Inc. Council and Leadership Team.

WEBSITE COOKIES

We use cookies on this Website. Cookies are a small piece of data sent from a website and stored on the user’s device by the user’s web browser while the user is browsing. The cookies allow the recognition of the Internet browser so that you can be provided with faster experience. The cookies that we use do not store any Personal Information and are only used to make your browsing experience better.

This is a service of Google that allows us to track website usage, and enables us to see how visitors use the Website so we can make improvements. Google Analytics may also transmit their data to third-party contractors authorized by their platform to run analysis. Visitors can prevent the placement of Google Analytics cookies on their computer through the settings on their web browser. If this happens, we can't guarantee that all the functions of our Website will be available to you.

You can find further information about Google’s privacy policy at:
https://policies.google.com/ and https://www.google.com/analytics/terms/

EXPERIENCE OPTIMIZATION

We also use Google Analytics to help us understand how you, and others, use this site to improve the customer experience and provide pages and information more relevant to you.

DATA RETENTION

When you submit your personal information via a form on this Website, we will maintain your Personal Information for our records unless and until you ask us to delete this information. If you would like your Personal Information removed, please send us an email at council@unionchurch.ph.

PROTECTION OF YOUR DATA

The personal information we collect is protected against unauthorized access and will not be shared with outside parties other than as necessary to provide a response and/or information about your inquiry. The church will implement appropriate security measures in storing collected personal information and make sure only authorized personnel of the church shall be allowed access to such personal information.

We use the widely used Secure Socket Layer (SSL) method in conjunction with the highest level of encryption supported by your browser. In general, this is 256-bit encryption.

UPDATES TO THIS POLICY

We reserve the right to modify this Privacy Policy at any time. Notice of any modifications to this Privacy Policy will be posted on www.unionchurch.ph. Your continued use of our Website after we publish changes to this statement or post a modified Privacy Policy will constitute your acceptance of those modifications.

Should you have questions about our Privacy Policy, please email us at council@unionchurch.ph.