The Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem Western USA Lieutenancy (“EOHSJ-WL”) understands that you care how information about you is used and shared. We appreciate your trust. We will protect your privacy and use any information submitted through our Website carefully and sensibly.
We respect each site visitor’s right to personal privacy. To that end, we collect and use information throughout our Website only as disclosed in this Privacy Policy. This statement applies to information collected on websites operated or managed by the EOHSJ-WL.
How does the EOHSJ-WL protect personal information?
When you make a contribution or purchase, we offer the use of a secure server. We encrypt all information you input before it is sent to us. Furthermore, all of the data we collect is protected against unauthorized access. This means that authorized EOHSJ-WL staff or bank employees/systems will be able to read your information. Your credit card and bank account information are protected and secure when used on our Website.
Our Web server may automatically recognize information regarding your IP address, domain or e-mail address. This information is not viewed individually, but is used to automatically compile statistics through a software program. The statistical information we collect may be used to:
- improve the content and organization of our Website
- create new features and/or content on our Website to meet the patterns of use indicated by statistical analysis
- provide general statistical information, e.g. the number of visitors to the Website and most-viewed pages
Some features of this Website may use cookies, a file deposited on your computer to record information for your next visit. This information is recorded if you choose to alter your page viewing preference (for example, to choose large type), so that when you return your viewing preferences are intact, or if you choose to keep log-in information on your computer. At any time you can clear these cookies in your browser’s preferences (or tools) menu. The EOHSJ-WL does not use cookies for any other purpose than to enhance your personal visit convenience.
Will the EOHSJ-WL disclose private information it collects to outside parties?
If you supply the EOHSJ-WL with your e-mail address you may receive periodic e-mail messages from us providing information and updates about the EOHSJ-WL, our Website, or notice of upcoming events and activities. In each case when you submit a form, you will be given the option not to receive such communication. If you mistakenly receive any communication you do not want to receive, please respond to the e-mail with a request to be removed from the list, and your request will be promptly fulfilled. We do not make the e-mail addresses of those who access our Website available to other organizations nor do we sell this information to anyone.
If you supply the EOHSJ-WL with your postal address on-line or by other means you may receive periodic postal mailings from us providing information on the EOHSJ-WL, our Website, or upcoming events or activities. If you do not wish to receive such postal mailings, please let us know by returning the mail to the originating department as “refused” and your name will be removed from the mailing list.
A member of the Lieutenancy who refuses both postal mailing and e‑mail communications from the EOHSJ-WL will be deemed to have resigned from membership.
Persons who supply the EOHSJ-WL with telephone numbers on-line or by other means may be assured that his or her telephone number will be kept in confidence by the EOHSJ-WL and used only for the purpose for which you supplied it. Phone numbers will not shared with other organizations.
The EOHSJ-WL makes available to all members the name, address, and contact information of all members of the EOHSJ-WL (for example, via a ‘Roster’ in the members-only area of the Website.)
What is the difference between private and personal information?
Personal information is considered to be names, e-mail addresses, mailing addresses, telephone numbers, date of birth and any demographic or preferential information you may disclose for the purposes of online interaction, identification or participation in any EOHSJ-WL program or event.
Private information is considered to be financial information such as credit card or bank account information, social security numbers, health information, immigration status, communication indicated as confidential, or any information that is not routinely collected as a condition of participation in EOHSJ-WL programs or events.
The EOHSJ-WL assigns a higher priority and a greater level of protection to private information over personal information.
What is not covered by this privacy policy?
Requests by law enforcement agencies for information about Website users deemed by EOHSJ-WL legal counsel to be legitimate and not in violation of constitutional principles will be supplied to law enforcement agencies.
Any user of this Website indicating, threatening, admitting to or representing an act in violation of the law on this Website or through an e-mail link contained on this Website will be reported to the appropriate law enforcement agency.
What if I have a problem?
If at any time you believe the EOHSJ-WL has violated this privacy policy, we encourage you to contact us at lhsromano@gmail.com so that we may quickly resolve the issue.
Your Consent
By using our Website, or by application for membership or promotion in or by financial contribution to the EOHSJ-WL, you consent to the collection and use of this information by the EOHSJ-WL. Should we ever change our privacy policy, we will post those changes on this page so that you are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances we disclose it.
In addition, the EOHSJ-WL is involved in many events. At times, pictures, videos, and audio recordings may be made and sometimes placed on this Website or in other communications of the EOHSJ-WL. By attending such events, including Annual Meetings, Masses, pilgrimages, and retreats, you consent to be video and audio recorded and your picture to be taken.
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