This web site, Briarfest.net, is owned and operated by St. Gabriel the Archangel Catholic Church. We recognize that visitors to our site may be concerned about the information they provide to us, and how we treat that information. This Privacy Policy addresses those concerns and our commitment to protecting your privacy on this web site. The information we collect from you is used to improve the content of our web site and to provide you with information, products or other services available to you through Briarfest. This Privacy Policy may be changed or updated from time to time and we recommend that you review these terms periodically.
Our Policy
Briarfest respects and protects the privacy of our online visitors and donors. Briarfest does not disclose, give, sell or transfer to third parties any personal information about our visitors without their permission, unless required by law.
Throughout its history, Briarfest has never shared its donor mailing lists or personal information with third parties. It remains Briarfest' policy that mailing lists, both postal and electronic, are never sold or exchanged with third parties.
Credit Card and Other Personal Information
Briarfest uses industry standard efforts such as firewalls and Secure Socket Layers (SSL) to safeguard the confidentiality of your personally identifiable information. We make every reasonable effort to prevent the loss, misuse or theft of the information under our control.
We care about the safety and security of online transactions. We use the industry standard high grade encryption and security protocol to communicate with your browser software. This method makes it extremely difficult for anyone else to intercept the credit card information you send to us. Third parties with which we work process credit card transactions using high grade encryption and security protocols.
Our Commitment to Accuracy
In addition to maintaining privacy and security controls for information you share with us, Briarfest uses error checking procedures to accurately and completely process your transaction information. Our staff is available Monday through Friday from 9am to 6pm (US Eastern Time) to answer questions by phone at 1-719-528-8407 or by email at info@briarfest.net.
Changes are made to our error checking procedures as necessary to improve our system and independent external audits are periodically conducted to ensure the appropriate processing of your information from our web site.
Use of "Cookies"
Visitors to the Briarfest.net web site should be aware that non-personal information and data is automatically collected by the Briarfest.net web site through the use of "cookies." "Cookies" are small text files which a web site can use to recognize repeat visitors, facilitate a visitor's ongoing access to, and use of, the site, and allow a web site to track usage behavior and compile data that will allow content improvements. Cookies are not programs that come onto a visitor's system and damage files. Generally, cookies work by assigning a unique identifier to the visitor that has no meaning outside the assigning web site. If a visitor does not want information collected through the use of cookies, there is a simple procedure in most browsers that allows the visitor to deny or accept the cookie feature. Briarfest uses "cookie" technology only to obtain non-personal information from its online visitors in order to enhance and improve visitors' online experience and facilitate their visit of Briarfest.net web site.
Links
This web site may contain links to other web sites. Please be aware that Briarfest nor its subsidiaries or divisions are not responsible for the privacy practices of such other web sites. We encourage you to be aware when you leave our web site and to read the privacy statements of each and every web site that collects personally identifiable information from you. This privacy statement applies solely to information collected by Briarfest, its subsidiaries and divisions web sites.
Usage of Google Analytics
This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. (“Google”). Google Analytics uses “cookies”, which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyze how users use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity for website operators and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage. Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google's behalf. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google. You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website. By using this website, you consent to the processing of data about you by Google in the manner and for the purposes set out above.
Message Boards and Public Forums
Please keep in mind that whenever you voluntarily disclose personal information on our web site (for example, on a message board or through email) that information may be collected and used by others. By posting personal information on our web site that is publicly accessible by others, you may receive unsolicited messages from other parties in return.
Opt-out
If you no longer wish to receive electronic mailings from us, you may opt-out of receiving these communications by following the "unsubscribe" information contained at the bottom of the message or by contacting us as indicated below.
Contact our Web Site
Thank you for visiting our web site. We are available to answer your questions and hear your concerns. For inquiries concerning our information practices and Privacy Policy, you may contact us at:
Briarfest
Tel: (719) 528-8407
E-mail: info@Briarfest.net
Rev. April 17, 2017