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Statement / Privacy Policy
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We
understand that privacy is a concern for our visitors and you may be
glad to know that:
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We do not
require that you register to use this site
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We do not offer accounts in connection with
this site
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We do not require logins to use this site
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We do not allow user-created profiles on this
site
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We have never sold personal information about this
site's visitors to third parties
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We have never sold information about visitors'
activities here*
Further, we strongly caution users against
providing unnecessary / inappropriate personal information and caution
about inadvertently disclosing any personal information. We also advise
you to take other appropriate precautions (e.g. use of a special e-mail
account, etc.). Despite the above, however, you should note
that there is no expectation of privacy regarding use of this site.
Note that all actions connected with use of this site may be monitored.
Anyone using this site consents to this monitoring. All applicable
information on this site is the property of B.F.S. and evidence of
illegal activities may be turned over to any person(s) / organization(s)
/ etc. we deem necessary or helpful (including law enforcement
authorities). Furthermore, all posts / ads / articles / etc. (including
correspondence) submitted by any user(s) whatsoever irrevocably becomes
our property, free of any encumbrance(s) [this is true even if we
continue to refer to such items as "your post" / "your
ad" / etc.]. We may freely use them / sell them / transfer them /
publish them / distribute them / transmit them / publicly display &
perform them / keep them / database them / delete them / 'update' them /
license them / create derivative works from them / publicly respond to or
refute them / etc. [either in their original or modified form(s), either
partially or in total] at our sole option with no recourse. We are not
required to give credit for any item submitted. Also, there are no
restrictions or limitations whatsoever on our use of any item and no
time limits regarding our use of any item. Note that any information we
obtain or receive may be subject to publication
on this site (or other materials, including blog(s)) and that by submitting any post(s) /
correspondence / etc. you agree to all terms. Reminder: This applies to all posts / ads /
articles / feedback / correspondence / etc. Should we transfer any item(s),
the transferee would receive or share the same rights which we had/have,
with no limitation. Note that by submitting any information whatsoever,
you understand and agree to the above and you also understand and agree
that you will not be compensated for your submission.
Furthermore, note that forms / e-mail / etc.
are (or may be) insecure. Data submitted via online forms may be
transmitted to us via e-mail. By using this site, you agree that we are
not required to encrypt any information / authenticate any user(s) /
verify anyone's identity / secure any form(s) / secure any data sent or
received via e-mail / use a secure server or otherwise secure data /
employ restrictions on access to data / etc. Do
not transmit sensitive information via e-mail, fax, or through insecure
forms. Note that your system may submit various type(s) of information
without your specifically directing it (including IP numbers,
browser/system information, etc.). We cannot guarantee that any
information whatsoever that is sent will not be changed / viewed /
intercepted / etc. while in transit (or otherwise). All information,
without limit - including that which is designed to appear on the site
and that which is not - may be accessed by person(s) with the ability to
do so (legally/morally or otherwise). Note that there is no guarantee of
security / privacy regarding any submitted information whatsoever. We
have no control over what third party(ies) may do with posts / ads /
etc., and we are not responsible for their use, regardless of
circumstances. We do not guarantee that your information will be used
appropriately by any person(s) / organization(s) / etc. We are not responsible for the use /
viewing / changing / etc. of any information whatsoever by any person(s)
/ organization(s) / etc.
Note that by using this site / using any forms on this site, you agree
that we are not required to secure any forms and that we are not
responsible if any problems occur, regardless of their cause /
circumstances. You also agree to assume all risks regarding forms /
e-mail / correspondence / etc. If you do not want - or cannot afford -
such risk, you should not participate. By submitting any data
whatsoever, you understand and agree that we do not warrant the security
of any data / records / etc. and that you assume full and exclusive
responsibility for any consequences which may occur, regardless of their
cause.
Finally, note that we are not responsible for
any fraudulent use / misuse / abuse / etc. of this site (or other
materials) and that we do not guarantee the security or privacy of any
item whatsoever. By using this site, you agree that we are not required
to take any steps whatsoever regarding security or privacy. All
participation is solely at your own risk. If you do not want to take
such risks (or cannot afford to), you should not participate. By your
use of this site (or other materials), you agree to assume all risks,
whether foreseen or not, related to all transactions / activities
[including submitting and reviewing posts (including ads) / offering /
requesting / buying / selling / sending / receiving / providing /
contacts & correspondence (with and from others) / payments /
shipping / transfers / events / advertising / performance of services /
receipt of services / etc.] arising from the use of this site (or
related materials), without limit, and you agree to hold us harmless for
all consequences / damages / etc. - direct or indirect - which may occur
as a result of use of this site (or related materials, including use of
third party services), regardless of
their nature. All use of this site is at your own risk. You are solely
responsible for all consequences of your use of this site [including any
activity / action (or non-action) / occurrence / contact /
correspondence / outcome / consequence, etc. which occurs as a (direct
or indirect) result of use of this site, without limit (including those
related to transactions / transfers / computer issues - e.g. viruses,
worms, defacing, security compromises, etc. / etc.)]. Note that terms such
as "your use of this site" are broad terms which (generally)
include all actions (and non-actions) of yourself and of others. For
example, the term "your use of this site" (e.g. "You are
solely responsible for all consequences of your use of this site")
does include the actions and non-actions of others (e.g. their
contacting you - and all other actions / non-actions / contacts /
correspondence, etc. of any party, as applicable, without limit). You
also agree that we have no obligation whatsoever to reduce / limit /
mitigate / warn / of / etc. damages / injuries / risks / etc. and that
even if we are notified of (or otherwise know of) any problem / issue /
risk / abuse / violation, etc. regarding person(s) / activity(ies) /
event(s) / group(s) / organization(s) / submitter(s) / post(s)
[including ad(s)] / link(s) / service(s) / item(s) / etc., you agree that we do not
need to take any action to warn of, reduce, prevent, avoid, eliminate,
or otherwise mitigate damages / injuries / risks / etc. (regardless of
the seriousness of the matter).
For more information regarding privacy /
security, refer to our terms of use,
and see below.
* Note,
however, that we reserve the
right to use / disclose / sell statistics and all other data regarding use of
this site for the purposes of advertising / promotion / information /
traffic pattern research / gauging advertising effectiveness / measuring
site use / performing processing / detecting problems / administration /
incident response / legal actions / punitive actions / required
responses / administration of referral and/or incentive programs / use
of third party tools (e.g. services) / etc., and all other uses that we may deem useful / helpful /
etc. (including the publication of our blocked IP list and the
publication / dissemination of any information regarding any party as we
deem appropriate / helpful).
Information
supplied / collected may vary greatly depending upon your use of this
site and related materials [e.g. what section(s) you visit, whether you request an ad or
sponsorship, etc.]. Note that, depending upon your use of this site and
related materials, we
may collect a variety of personally identifying information and all
information collected may be designed for public viewing (excepting
sensitive financial information - i.e. credit card information which is
provided through our shopping cart). Information collected may include
(but is not limited to) items below (and may include any combination of
the following).
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Note: The following is not comprehensive. Items below may be singular or
plural, as applicable, regardless of how they may appear below. Also
note that the providing of information is generally optional unless
required (note that information collected automatically - e.g. web
statistics, etc., is considered "required"). If you do not
want to provide required information, you should not use any form / area
/ section / site / page / method of correspondence / etc. that requires
such information. Also note that information supplied to any bfsnet.com
related site may be shared among all other related site(s) [note that
all related sites may share the same resources]. Click
here for B.F.S.'
Privacy Policy.
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Note that items herein apply to us only - and not to any third party
items (including 'Tell a Friend', other users of this site, etc.)
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Categories below are for convenience only and may overlap.
Personally
Identifying Information That May Be Collected...
Address
(including street address, city, state, country, zip, etc.)
Affiliation
With Company / Website / Parish / Etc.
Age
Range / Age Category / Age Information
Browser
Information
Catholic
Affiliation
Certification
Statements
Communications
Company
Name
Connection
Information
Contact
Availability (e.g. best time to contact you)
Contact
Information (e.g. contact details, contact person information, etc.)
Content
Submissions / Content Submission Information
Dates
/ Times
Decade
of Birth
Diocese
Information
E-Mail
Address(es)
Family
Information (e.g. whether you have children)
Fax
Number
Friend
Name / E-Mail [e.g. for 'Invite a Friend' (or 'Tell a Friend')]
Gender
IP
Number(s)
Location
(e.g. city/state, region, etc.)
Logs
(sales, shipping, ad request, free ad requests, ad deletion requests,
offline payment, error report, correspondence/communication, requests,
interest, IP, banned users, problems, use, user, raw access logs, etc.)
Marital
Status
Name
/ First Name / Last Name / Full Name
Nationality
/ Country of Origin
Occupational
(e.g. title, experience, retirement status, etc.)
Parish
Information / Registration Information
Pet
Name / Birth Date (e.g. in St. Francis Section)
Phone
Number
Place
of Birth
Relationship
Information (e.g. to business / parish / group / individual / submitter
/ event / etc.)
Religious
Information [including religion (including Catholic affiliation / type
of Catholic), Mass attendance information (including type of Mass
attended, attendance at Latin Mass, frequency of Mass attendance,
religious life questions (click
here for survey), use of Sacraments,
information regarding problems at parish (click
here), relationship to
Church, Catholic since birth?, convert/revert?, last time visited parish
(e.g. for Church Talk/FRCC), etc.]
Signature Line Information (e.g. name, title, short biographical
information, contact information, etc.)
Site
Identification Numbers (e.g. for reporting problems, for ads, etc.)
Source
Information (e.g. for material submitted)
Substantiation
(e.g. for material submitted)
Survey
Questions / Responses (click here for
survey)
System
Information
Terms
Agreement Information
Time
Zone Information
Title
/ Occupation / Vocation Information
Type
of User/Poster (e.g. individual, employee, etc.)
Unlock
Code / Id Numbers We Provide / Etc.
Web
Address & Information (including content information / website
operator / etc.)
Also
We May Collect Information Such As...
Authorship Information
Code
of Conduct Violation Reports
Comments
Complaint
Information
Compliments
Correction
/ Update Information
Error
Reports
Experiences
Facts
Feedback
Fraud
/ Abuse Reports
Ideas
Information
Collected By Host / Payment Processing Provider(s) / Third Party
Provider(s) / Etc.
Information From Polls
Information
Regarding Use of Affiliated Site(s)
Information
Regarding Use of This Site [including paths, pages accessed, time spent,
source, web statistics, use of site / section(s) / page(s) / etc.,
activities, referring sites/URLs, etc.]
Information
Regarding Users' Interests / Preferences
Information
Regarding Users' Utilization of Certain Features / Sections / Etc. [e.g.
e-letter, section(s), etc.]
Marketing
Information (e.g. referrals / where users come from)
Opinions
Practices
Preferences
Problem
Reports / Information
Publishing Status
Questions
Quotations
Search Query/Results Info.
Statistics
Suggestions
Technical
Matters / Technical Problem Information
Tips
Depending
Upon the Section / Page / Etc., We May Collect Information On...
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Favorite Scripture Verses (e.g. Scripture Exchange)
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Favorite Priests (e.g. Priests & Vocations Section)
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Favorite Churches (e.g. Church Talk/FRCC Section)
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Your Volunteering Preferences / Needs (e.g. Volunteers' Corner)
[including: availability information, desired activities information,
desired beneficiary information, previous experience/qualification
information, volunteer needs information, recipient information,
duration of opportunity information, type of requestor, your terms,
etc.]
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Items Offered/Offers, Items Requested/Item Requests [e.g. Give &
Take (offers & requests), Book Review & Exchange (offers)]
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Announcements / Answered Prayers / Fallen Away Loved Ones / Prayers /
Quotations / Resources / Events / Activities / Occurrences / Sacraments
/ Reflections / Good News / Notable Catholics / Inspirational Stories / Current Issues /
Prayer Requests / etc. Click here for more on
posting topics.
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Your Requirements / Terms (e.g. Give & Take, Book Review &
Exchange, Volunteers' Corner, Commercial Sections)
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Beneficiary / Preferred Beneficiary (e.g. Give & Take, Volunteers'
Corner)
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Dates You Supply (e.g. Announcements, Give & Take, Book Review,
Volunteers' Corner, Commercial Sections, etc.)
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Any Other Information You Supply...
We
May Also Collect Reponses to Questions Such As:
Do
you sell products or services independently of an employer?
How
did you hear about this site?
How
long have you been visiting this site?
How
much time do you spend on the computer?
How
often do you visit this site?
When
did you first go online?
Is
this your first visit to this site?
Etc.
Commercial
Items Collected May Include:
Ad
Budget Information
Ad
Content Submission Information
Ad
Deletion Request Information (including deletion request number)
Ad
Information (including ID #)
Ad
Preferences
Ad
Request Information
'Bill
to' Address / 'Ship to' Address
Business
Address / Location
Business/Company
Information [possibly including (but not limited to): founding date,
main funding source (e.g. for free ad requests), % of business
attributable to qualifying activities (e.g. for free ad requests), etc.]
Business
Contact Information
Business
E-Mail
Business
Fax
Business
Name
Business
Phone
Business
Religious Affiliation
Business
Website Information
Contact
Person / Title
Coupon
Code & Information
Credit
Card Information (e.g. for paid ads) [including cardholder name, type of
credit card, credit card number, expiration date, ID numbers/codes]
Error
Report Information
Offer
Information (including offer number / offer source / etc.)
Offline
Payment Information (e. check/money order information)
Order
Number / Invoice Number / Etc.
Ownership
Information
Payment
Information (e.g. for ads - including amount, payment method, date paid,
whether paid online/offline, etc.)
Pricing
Information (e.g. for ads)
Product
/ Service Information
Product
/ Service Options / Preferences
Purchase
History Information
Religious
Information (e.g. Catholic Affiliation)
Requested
Ad Content
Sales/Discount
Offer Code & Information
Shipping
Information / Methods / Preferences / Etc.
Shopping
Cart Login Information (including login name, password, lost password
e-mail, etc.) [Note: This refers to our old shopping cart. For PayPal, we do NOT offer the ability to create an account with us. Contact PayPal for information regarding their policies & data collected].
Specialty
Information (e.g. for ads)
Terms
Agreement Information
Third
Party Program Details (including financial details)
Willing
to Pay Amount (e.g. premiums, e-newsletter, ads, etc.)
Visit / Purchase Information (e.g. for third party referral programs /
incentive programs / etc.)
Also:
We May Collect Any Other Information For...
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Maintaining this site
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Improving this site
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Corresponding with users of this site
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Site administration
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Researching ad effectiveness
* Problem resolution / prevention
* Use of third party tools (e.g. services)
* Incentive / referral programs (ours or others')
THIRD
PARTIES WHO WE MAY SHARE THIS INFORMATION WITH
Note:
B.F.S. and the bfsnet.com website and related websites share resources
and are not considered third parties.
We
may share any information collected with any party [excepting credit
card information provided through our shopping cart (if applicable) which should not
intentionally be shared with any third party except as necessary for
processing transactions]. As indicated above, all information collected
may be designed for public viewing [excepting sensitive financial
information - i.e. credit card information which is provided through our
shopping cart (if applicable)]. If you do not want to provide required information, you
should not use any form / area / section / site / page / method of
correspondence / etc. that requires such information. You may not
'opt out' of sharing information. Rather, if you do not want to provide
required information, you should not use any form / area / section /
site / page / method of correspondence / etc. that requires such
information.
REFERRAL PROGRAMS / INCENTIVE PROGRAMS / THIRD PARTY TOOLS
We may participate in various referral
programs / incentive programs / etc. We may also include links to third
party tools (e.g. services) on our site. Third parties may share information
with us in order to administer referral programs / incentive programs /
services / etc. We may also share information with third parties in regard to such
programs / services. For information regarding privacy policies of a third party(ies), contact the third party(ies).
STORAGE / RETENTION OF INFORMATION
We may store information in any manner in any
location and for any amount of time, with no restriction. We may discard
any information at any time by any method. All storage / retention
decisions are at our sole discretion.
REVIEWING
/ UPDATING PERSONALLY IDENTIFYING INFORMATION
You
may not review / update any personally identifying information once it
has been submitted to us. However, if you make an online purchase and create
an account with a third party, you may be able to review / change information in your
account with them. If so, you will need to log in to your account (e.g. on the PayPal website, following the applicable instructions).
PRIVACY
POLICY CHANGES
Changes
to our privacy policy may be made at any time without prior notice. To
be notified of any changes, you must visit this site and view the
current privacy policy. Note that we may - but are not required to -
notify users of changes to our privacy policy on our "Notices"
page (click here).
PRIVACY
POLICY EFFECTIVE DATE
This
privacy policy has an effective date of 6/30/18.
We
make no guarantees regarding any item herein. We reserve the right to
change any item at any time without notice. By using this site, you
indicate agreement to all our terms, including those above. For more terms information, click
here.
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