privacy policy

Last updated: may 2023
ONLINE PRIVACY POLICY
IGLESIA BETHANIA Cristiana Familiar, Inc. & JOSE VASQUEZ MINISTRIES

Iglesia Bethania Cristiana Familiar, Inc. and Jose Vasquez Ministries (the “Church” or “Ministry”) care about your privacy and are committed to protecting it through our compliance with this policy. Thus, we value each of our existing or prospective members and aim at maintaining appropriate protection of your personal information (“personal information”). In this privacy policy, the words “we”, “our” and “us” mean and refer to Iglesia Bethania Cristiana Familiar, Inc. and Jose Vasquez Ministries.

This Privacy Policy explains how we collect and processes your information when you use our website or other digital platforms (“Platforms”), when you fill in and submit one of our Visitor or Member Cards, when you apply for a volunteering opportunity at Iglesia Bethania Cristiana Familiar, Inc., when you contact us by mail, telephone, e-mail, text, social media, or other electronic means, when you support us through donations, when you otherwise access our products, programs, and services or communicate with us, or when you otherwise interact with or are displayed content about Iglesia Bethania Cristiana Familiar, Inc..

Please read this policy carefully to understand our policies and practices regarding your information and how we will treat it. By accessing or using this Website, you agree to this privacy policy. If you do not agree with it, your choice is not to use our Website.

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1. Are Children Allowed to Use our Site?

Our Website and Application are not intended for children under 13 years of age. If you are under 13, you may use the Website only with the involvement of a parent or guardian. No one under the age of 13 may provide any personal information to or on the Website or Application. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 on our Website and Application. If you are under 13, do not use or register, make any purchases, or use any of the interactive or public comment features on this Website, or provide any information about yourself to us, including your name, address, telephone number, e-mail address or user name you may use. If we learn we have collected or received personal information from a child under 13 on our Website without verification of parental consent, we will delete that information. If you believe we might have any information from or about a child under 13, please contact us at privacy@bethaniahouston.com.

2. What Information Do We Collect About You through our Website and How Do We Collect It?

We collect several types of information from and about users of our Website, including information:

  • By which you may be personally identified, such as names, phone numbers, email addresses, billing addresses, debit/credit card numbers, and other similar information the Website collects that is defined as personal or personally identifiable information under applicable law, and any other identifier by which you may be contacted online or offline ("personal information");

  • About your usage on our Website, including shopping cart details; and/or

  • Necessary to process your payment if you make purchases, such as your payment instrument number (such as a credit card number), and the security code associated with your payment instrument. All payment data is stored by Stripe. You may find their privacy notice link(s) here.

  • Aggregate information about your internet connection, the equipment you use to access our Website, and usage details.

We collect this information:

  • Directly from you when you provide it to us.

  • Automatically as you navigate through the site. Information collected automatically may include usage details, IP addresses, and information collected through cookies, web beacons, and other tracking technologies.

All personal information that you provide to us must be true, complete, and accurate, and you must notify us of any changes to such personal information.

3. What Information Do You Provide to Us through our Website?

The information we collect on or through our Website may include:

  • Information that you provide by filling in forms on our Website. This includes information provided at the time of registering on our Website, registering to participate in a Ministry activity, requesting any of our posting material, and making a financial transaction, and may include when you enter a contest or report a problem with our Website.

  • Records and copies of your correspondence with us, including e-mail addresses.

  • Your responses to surveys that we might ask you to complete for research purposes.

  • Details of transactions you carry out through our Website and of the fulfillment of your orders. You may be required to provide financial information before placing an order on our Website.

4. What Information Do We Collect Through Automatic Data Collection Technologies?

As you navigate through and interact with our Website, we may use automatic data collection technologies to collect certain information about your equipment, browsing actions, and patterns, including:

  • Details of your visits to our Website, including traffic data, location data, logs, and other communication data and the resources that you access and use on the Website.

  • Information about your computer and internet connection, including your IP address, operating system, and browser type.

  • Information about the type of mobile device you use, your mobile device's unique device ID, its IP address, operating system, and internet browser, and information on the way you use the Website.

We currently do not respond to Do Not Track signals.

The information we collect automatically is statistical data and does not include personal information, but we may maintain it or associate it with personal information we collect in other ways or receive from third parties. It helps us to improve our Website and to deliver better and more personalized service, including by enabling us to:

  • Estimate our audience size and usage patterns.

  • Analyze trends and user behavior to improve our services.

  • Optimize the design and functionality of the website.

  • Conduct market analysis and audience segmentation.

  • Personalize the user experience and provide relevant content.

Remember that we treat personal information in accordance with our Privacy Policy to ensure its protection and proper use.

Occasionally, a user's behavior within our family of websites may trigger an automated response or series of responses designed to further engage the user with our Ministry or Ministries.

These automated responses may include personalized messages, recommendations, or offers based on the user's interactions and preferences. The goal is to provide a tailored and meaningful experience for the user, encouraging their continued engagement with our ministry.

Rest assured that any personal information collected and used in these automated responses will be handled in accordance with our privacy policy to ensure confidentiality and respect for user privacy.

Please note that users always have the option to unsubscribe or manage their preferences regarding these automated responses through the provided mechanisms or by contacting us directly.

The technologies we use for this automatic data collection may include:

  • Cookies (or browser cookies). A cookie is a small file placed on the hard drive of your computer. You may refuse to accept browser cookies by activating the appropriate setting on your browser. However, if you select this setting you may be unable to access certain parts of our Website. Unless you have adjusted your browser setting so that it will refuse cookies, our system will issue cookies when you direct your browser to our Website.

  • Web Beacons. Pages of our Website and our e-mails may contain small electronic files known as web beacons that permit us, for example, to count users who have visited those pages, opened an e-mail, and for other related website statistics like recording the popularity of certain website content and verifying system and server integrity.

We do not collect personal Information automatically, but we may tie this information to personal information about you that we collect from other sources or you provide to us.

5. Third-party Use of Cookies and Other Tracking Technologies

Some content or applications on the Website may be served by third parties, including ministry affiliates, content providers, and application providers. These third parties may use cookies alone or in conjunction with web beacons or other tracking technologies to collect information about you when you use our Website. The information they collect may be associated with your personal information or they may collect information, including personal information, about your online activities over time and across different websites and other online services. They may use this information to provide you with interest-based or other targeted content.

We do not control these third parties tracking technologies or how they may be used. However, these third parties may provide you with ways to choose not to have your information collected or used in this way. You can opt-out of receiving targeted ads from members of the Network Advertising Initiative ("NAI") on the NAI's website.

6. What Information Do We Collect Offline?

When you contact us by mail, telephone, or other means to support us through donations, access our products, programs, or services, or otherwise communicate with us, we collect:

  • information by which you may be contacted, including mailing address, email address, and telephone number;

  • financial information provided in connection with your donations and purchases; and

  • details of your donations and purchase transactions and other records of your involvement with us.

7. How Do We Use Your Information?

We use information that we collect about you or that you provide to us, including any personal information:

  • to carry forward and manage our Ministry activities;

  • to contact you by mail, telephone, email, text, or other available communication channels for the purpose of processing, facilitating, or confirming your donations and purchases, to inform you about our mission, our activities, products, and services, and provide you with further opportunities to support and partner with us;

  • to present our Website and its contents to you;

  • to provide you with information, products, or services that you request from us and notices about your account;

  • to fulfill any other purpose for which you provide it, in any other way we may describe when you provide it, and for any other purposes with your consent;

  • to notify you about changes to our Website or any products or services we offer or provide through it;

  • to allow you to participate in interactive features on our Website, and other ministry email and mail outreach;

  • we may also use your information to contact you about third-parties ministry-related goods and services that may be of interest to you

  • meeting any legal or regulatory requirements

8. Disclosure of Your Information

We may disclose aggregated information about our users, and information that does not identify any individual, without restriction.

As a general rule, all information about our supporters and others who access our programs, products, and services is held by us in strict confidence and, except in limited circumstances, is not revealed to anyone else unless expressly or implicitly authorized by such individuals.

Jose Vasquez Ministries offers its programs, products, and services in affiliation with Iglesia Bethania Cristiana Familiar, Inc.. Many of the administrative functions and certain other services are performed on their behalf by Jose Vasquez Ministries and Iglesia Bethania Cristiana Familiar, Inc., and accordingly, personal information collected by such will be disclosed and transferred to Jose Vasquez Ministries and Iglesia Bethania Cristiana Familiar, Inc. in the United States for these purposes.

Notice Regarding Location of Records and Service Providers:

Electronic records for Jose Vasquez Ministries, are maintained in the United States by Iglesia Bethania Cristiana Familiar, Inc.. Iglesia Bethania Cristiana Familiar, Inc. uses suppliers and service providers in the United States to perform services on its behalf. If you have questions about the collection, use, disclosure, or storage of personal information by service providers please contact our Privacy Officer at privacy@bethaniahouston.com.

We may disclose personal information that we collect or you provide as described in this privacy policy:

  • to our subsidiaries and affiliates as described below,

  • to contractors, service providers, and other third parties we use to support our ministry.

  • to fulfill the purpose for which you provide it,

  • for any other purpose with your consent or disclosed by us when you provide the information,

  • to comply with any court order, law, or legal process, including responding to any government or regulatory request,

  • to enforce or apply our Terms of Use, as permitted by law,

  • if we believe disclosure is necessary or appropriate to protect the rights, property, or safety of Iglesia Bethania Cristiana Familiar, Inc., Jose Vasquez Ministries, our customers, or others, as permitted by law;

  • as otherwise permitted by law.

9. What Choices Do You Have About How We Use and Disclose Your Information?

You do have choices about how we use and disclose your information. If you do not want your information used or shared in accordance with this notice:

  • You can choose not to provide your information, even though it might be needed to make a donation, purchase, or transaction, or to take advantage of some of our Website’s features.

  • If you do not want to receive e-mail or other electronic communication from us you can:

    • Click the “unsubscribe” link at the bottom of any of our emails.

    • Call Customer Service at 1-832-903-4144 and request to be removed from our email lists.

  • If you do not want to receive mail and telephone contact from us, you can:

    • Call Customer Service at 1-832-903-4144 and request to be removed from our mailing list.

    • Email us at privacy@bethaniahouston.com

10. How Do You Access and Correct Your Information?

If you would like to review and change your personal information, you may do so by sending us an email at privacy@bethaniahouston.com 

11. 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 either on our secure servers behind firewalls or cloud storage provided by a third-party hosting company. Any payment transactions will be encrypted during the transition.

The safety and security of your information also depend on you. We urge you to be careful about giving out information in public areas. The information you share in public areas may compromise the security of your personal information.

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. Any transmission of personal information is at your own risk. We are not responsible for the circumvention of any privacy settings or security measures contained on the Website.

12. Changes to Our Privacy Policy

This policy may change from time to time. Your continued use of this Website after we make changes is deemed to be acceptance of those changes, so please check the policy periodically for updates. The date the privacy policy was last revised is identified at the top of the page.

If we make material changes to how we treat our users' personal information, we will notify you by e-mail to the e-mail address specified in your account and/or through a notice on the Website home page. You are responsible for ensuring we have an up-to-date active and deliverable e-mail address for you, and for periodically visiting our Website and this privacy policy to check for any changes.

13. Inquiries and Complaints

To ask questions or comment about this Privacy Policy and our privacy practices, contact our Customer Service department at support@bethaniahouston.com. Our Media Department is accountable for the privacy practices of Iglesia Bethania Cristiana Familiar, Inc. and Jose Vasquez Ministries. If you have a complaint about our collection, use, management, or disclosure of personal information, please contact us at privacy@bethaniahouston.com.

Iglesia Bethania Cristiana Familiar, Inc.
6217 Southwest Freeway
Houston, TX 77074

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LAST UPDATED: May 2023

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