Privacy Policy
Protecting your private information is our priority. This Statement of Privacy applies to the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles and governs data collection and usage by the diocese and its affiliated institutions and websites (including iris-la.org and seedsofhopela.org). By using websites of the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.
Collection of Your Personal Information
We do not collect any personal information about you unless you voluntarily provide it to us. However, you may be required to provide certain personal information to us when you elect to use certain products or services. These may include: (a) registering for an event; (b) registering for a fundraiser sponsored by us or one of our partners; (c) signing up for special offers from selected third parties; (d) sending us an email message; (e) submitting your credit card or other payment information when ordering and purchasing products and services. To wit, we will use your information for, but not limited to, communicating with you in relation to services and/or products you have requested from us. We also may gather additional personal or non-personal information in the future.
No Sharing of Information with Third Parties
The Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles does not sell, rent, or lease its constituent lists to any third parties at any time, and maintains the confidentiality of your information. Phone numbers and other address information collected and consent received will not be shared with third parties. However, the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles may disclose your personal information, without notice, if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on the diocese or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of LNS Technology Group; and/or (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of constituents of the diocese, or the public.
Automatically Collected Information
Information about your computer hardware and software may be automatically collected by the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles. This information can include: your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times and referring website addresses. This information is used for the operation of the service, to maintain quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding use of the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles website.
Security of Your Personal Information
The Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles secures your personal information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. LNS Technology Group uses the following methods for this purpose. When personal information (such as a credit card number) is transmitted to other websites, it is protected through the use of encryption, such as the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol. We strive to take appropriate security measures to protect against unauthorized access to or alteration of your personal information. Unfortunately, no data transmission over the Internet or any wireless network can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. As a result, while we strive to protect your personal information, you acknowledge that: (a) there are security and privacy limitations inherent to the Internet which are beyond our control; and (b) security, integrity, and privacy of any and all information and data exchanged between you and us through this Site cannot be guaranteed.
Right to Deletion
Subject to certain exceptions set out below, on receipt of a verifiable request from you, we will:
• Delete your personal information from our records; and
• Direct any service providers to delete your personal information from their records.
Please note that we may not be able to comply with requests to delete your personal information if it is necessary to:
• Direct any service providers to delete your personal information from their records.
• Complete the transaction for which the personal information was collected, fulfill the
terms of a written warranty or product recall conducted in accordance with federal law, provide a good or service requested by you, or reasonably anticipated within the
context of our ongoing business relationship with you, or otherwise perform a contract
between you and us;
• Detect security incidents, protect against malicious, deceptive, fraudulent, or illegal
activity; or prosecute those responsible for that activity;
• Debug to identify and repair errors that impair existing intended functionality;
• Exercise free speech, ensure the right of another consumer to exercise his or her right
of free speech, or exercise another right provided for by law;
• Comply with the California Electronic Communications Privacy Act;
• Engage in public or peer-reviewed scientific, historical, or statistical research in the
public interest that adheres to all other applicable ethics and privacy laws, when our
deletion of the information is likely to render impossible or seriously impair the
achievement of such research, provided we have obtained your informed consent;
• Enable solely internal uses that are reasonably aligned with your expectations based on
your relationship with us;
• Comply with an existing legal obligation; or
• Otherwise use your personal information, internally, in a lawful manner that is
compatible with the context in which you provided the information.
Children Under Thirteen
The Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles does not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under the age of thirteen. If you are under the age of thirteen, you must ask your parent or guardian for permission to use this website.
Changes to This Statement
The Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles reserves the right to change this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you about significant changes in the way we treat personal information by sending a notice to the primary email address specified in your account, by placing a prominent notice on our website, and/or by updating any privacy information. Your continued use of the website and/or Services available after such modifications will constitute your: (a) acknowledgment of the modified Privacy Policy; and (b) agreement to abide and be bound by that Policy.
Contact Information
The Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles welcomes your questions or comments regarding this Statement of Privacy. If you believe that the diocese has not adhered to this statement, please contact the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles at 840 Echo Park Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90026; email address: media@ladiocese.org; telephone number: 213.482.2040
Effective as of January 1, 2024