United Christian Parish - Privacy Policy

Below is the Privacy Policy of the United Christian Parish (UCP) of Reston , Virginia , which provides our viewers, members and friends a summary of what UCP does with the personal information you voluntarily provide us, how it is safeguarded, and how you can contact UCP for more information regarding these matters.

Personal Information: Any personal information – names, addresses, phone numbers, email addresses – you voluntarily provide UCP is retained in our parish records to enable quick and accurate processing of future correspondence.  Every effort is made to ensure that this personal information remains confidential at all times.  UCP does not disclose your personal information to any outside organizations or persons, unless compelled to do so by court order.  No lists or databases of personal information are stored on UCP’s website at http://unitedchristianparish.org or on the server where the website resides. No personal information is electronically or anonymously collected through the UCP website.  You can delete your personal information from our records at any time by contacting the church office at ucpreston@covad.net or by calling 703-620-3065.  

If individuals do not want their names, phone numbers and email addresses posted on the website nor in emails sent through its email lists, this directive should be relayed to an office staff member, who will forward it to the webmaster and the email group administrators.  Home addresses will not be posted on the website or in emails sent through UCP’s email lists.  

All photo submissions to the monthly newsletter or website MUST be with consent of all individuals pictured (if under the age of 18, with parental consent).  Names of individuals pictured will not be noted on UCP’s website unless requested by submitter.

Contact Information voluntarily provided for use in Monthly Newsletters and the Sunday Bulletin Insert: Contact names, phone numbers and email addresses for events, campaigns, programs, etc. may be included in articles in the monthly newsletters and the Sunday bulletin insert if provided by the author of the article when submitted. 

Contact Information voluntarily provided for use on UCP Website and in Emails Sent Through UCP Email Lists: When appropriate, articles about events, campaigns, programs, etc. from the monthly newsletter and Sunday bulletins are posted on UCP’s website and may also contain the contact names, phone numbers and email addresses if provided by the author for ease of viewer response.  Likewise, contact names, phone numbers and email addresses for events, campaigns, programs, etc. may appear in emails sent through UCP’s email lists (see below) that are sent to only those individuals connected with UCP who have requested to receive these communications.

Contact Information in Parish Directory: All personal information in UCP’s Parish Directory is for the use of the United Christian Parish, is not for commercial use or distribution to any outside parties, and will not be published electronically. 

Email Addresses and Email Lists: UCP has several email lists noted below, all of which have been compiled by individuals who voluntarily provide an email address and ask to be included on a list.  When transmitting emails, all email addresses are posted in the “BCC” field so they are not viewable to recipients.  No email lists or email addresses are disclosed to any outside organizations or persons and are used solely for the purpose for which they were provided.  All emails include the option to unsubscribe from the list.  Other lists may be developed as needs and opportunities arise.

NAME OF EMAIL LIST AND PURPOSE:                                                                                                                CONTACT TO JOIN:

UCP Emergency Email List (for notification of deaths, weather emergencies, etc.)

ucpreston@covad.net

UCP General Email List (for notifications by the Board, a Ministry, a Council, or the office staff)

ucpreston@covad.net

“Weekly Connection” Email List (for receiving Sunday bulletin inserts in advance)

ucpreston@covad.net  

Spam: UCP will not sell, lease, exchange or otherwise provide your email address to any outside parties.  UCP will limit its email communication with you to UCP matters and to the purposes for which you have requested.  As an added preventative, anti-spam mechanisms have been added to UCP’s website that link to:  http://members.hostedscripts.com/antispam.html and http://www.spamhelp.org/harvesterkiller/

Links to Other Sites: UCP’s website contains many hyperlinks to Web sites that are not operated by the parish. These hyperlinks are provided for your reference and convenience only and do not imply any endorsement of the activities of these third-party Web sites or any association with their operators. UCP does not control these Web sites and is not responsible for their data practices. UCP urges you to review the privacy policy posted on any site you visit before using the site or before providing any personal data about yourself.  

If you have any further questions as to our privacy policies, please call us 703-620-3065 or email ucpreston@covad.net

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