Diocese of Orlando is committed to protecting your privacy and developing technology that gives you the most powerful and safe online experience. This Statement of Privacy applies to the Diocese of Orlando site and governs data collection and usage. By using the Diocese of Orlando site, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.

Collection of your Personal Information

Diocese of Orlando collects personally identifiable information, such as your email address, name, home or work address or telephone number. Diocese of Orlando also collects anonymous demographic information, which is not unique to you, such as your ZIP code, age, gender, preferences, interests and favorites.

There is also information about your computer hardware and software that is automatically collected by Diocese of Orlando. This information can include: your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times and referring website addresses. This information is used by Diocese of Orlando for the operation of the service, to maintain quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding use of the Diocese of Orlando site.

Please keep in mind that if you directly disclose personally identifiable information or personally sensitive data through Diocese of Orlando public message boards, this information may be collected and used by others. Note: Diocese of Orlando does not read any of your private online communications.

Diocese of Orlando encourages you to review the privacy statements of Web sites you choose to link to from Diocese of Orlando so that you can understand how those Web sites collect, use and share your information. Diocese of Orlando is not responsible for the privacy statements or other content on Web sites outside of the Diocese of Orlando and Diocese of Orlando family of Web sites.

Use of your Personal Information

Diocese of Orlando collects and uses your personal information to operate the Diocese of Orlando Web site and deliver the services you have requested. Diocese of Orlando also uses your personally identifiable information to inform you of other products or services available from Diocese of Orlando and its affiliates. Diocese of Orlando may also contact you via surveys to conduct research about your opinion of current services or of potential new services that may be offered.

Diocese of Orlando does not sell, rent or lease its customer lists to third parties. Diocese of Orlando may, from time to time, contact you on behalf of external business partners about a particular offering that may be of interest to you. In those cases, your unique personally identifiable information (e-mail, name, address, telephone number) is not transferred to the third party. In addition, Diocese of Orlando may share data with trusted partners to help us perform statistical analysis, send you email or postal mail, provide customer support, or arrange for deliveries. All such third parties are prohibited from using your personal information except to provide these services to Diocese of Orlando, and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information.

Diocese of Orlando does not use or disclose sensitive personal information, such as race, religion, or political affiliations, without your explicit consent.

Diocese of Orlando keeps track of the Web sites and pages our customers visit within Diocese of Orlando, in order to determine what Diocese of Orlando services are the most popular. This data is used to deliver customized content and advertising within Diocese of Orlando to customers whose behavior indicates that they are interested in a particular subject area.

Diocese of Orlando Web sites will disclose your personal information, without notice, only 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 Diocese of Orlando or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of Diocese of Orlando; and, (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of Diocese of Orlando, or the public.

Use of Cookies

The Diocese of Orlando Web site use "cookies" to help you personalize your online experience. A cookie is a text file that is placed on your hard disk by a Web page server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned to you, and can only be read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you.

One of the primary purposes of cookies is to provide a convenience feature to save you time. The purpose of a cookie is to tell the Web server that you have returned to a specific page. For example, if you personalize Diocese of Orlando pages, or register with Diocese of Orlando site or services, a cookie helps Diocese of Orlando to recall your specific information on subsequent visits. This simplifies the process of recording your personal information, such as billing addresses, shipping addresses, and so on. When you return to the same Diocese of Orlando Web site, the information you previously provided can be retrieved, so you can easily use the Diocese of Orlando features that you customized.

You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most Web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of the Diocese of Orlando services or Web sites you visit.

Security of your Personal Information

Diocese of Orlando secures your personal information from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. Diocese of Orlando secures the personally identifiable information you provide on computer servers in a controlled, secure environment, protected from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. When personal information (such as a credit card number) is transmitted to other Web sites, it is protected through the use of encryption, such as the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol.

Changes to this Statement

Diocese of Orlando will occasionally update this Statement of Privacy to reflect company and customer feedback. Diocese of Orlando encourages you to periodically review this Statement to be informed of how Diocese of Orlando is protecting your information.

Contact Information

Diocese of Orlando welcomes your comments regarding this Statement of Privacy. If you believe that Diocese of Orlando has not adhered to this Statement, please contact Diocese of Orlando at mail@connectingmembers.com. We will use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly determine and remedy the problem.