PRIVACY POLICY

The Bridge Gulf Coast UMC 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 The Bridge Gulf Coast UMC website and governs data collection and usage. By using the The Bridge Gulf Coast UMC website, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.

Collection of your Personal Information

The Bridge Gulf Coast UMC collects personally identifiable information, such as your e-mail address, name, home or work address or telephone number. The Bridge Gulf Coast UMC 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 The Bridge Gulf Coast UMC. This information can include: your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times and referring website addresses. This information is used by The Bridge Gulf Coast UMC for the operation of the service, to maintain quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding use of the The Bridge Gulf Coast UMC website.

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

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

Use of your Personal Information

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

The Bridge Gulf Coast UMC does not sell, rent or lease its customer lists to third parties. The Bridge Gulf Coast UMC 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, The Bridge Gulf Coast UMC 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 The Bridge Gulf Coast UMC, and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information.

The Bridge Gulf Coast UMC does not use or disclose sensitive personal information, such as race, religion, or political affiliations, without your explicit consent.

The Bridge Gulf Coast UMC keeps track of the websites and pages our customers visit within The Bridge Gulf Coast UMC, in order to determine what The Bridge Gulf Coast UMC services are the most popular. This data is used to deliver customized content and advertising within The Bridge Gulf Coast UMC to customers whose behavior indicates that they are interested in a particular subject area.

The Bridge Gulf Coast UMC websites 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 The Bridge Gulf Coast UMC or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of The Bridge Gulf Coast UMC; and, (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of The Bridge Gulf Coast UMC, or the public.

Use of Cookies

The The Bridge Gulf Coast UMC 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 webpage 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 The Bridge Gulf Coast UMC pages, or register with The Bridge Gulf Coast UMC site or services, a cookie helps The Bridge Gulf Coast UMC 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 The Bridge Gulf Coast UMC website, the information you previously provided can be retrieved, so you can easily use the The Bridge Gulf Coast UMC 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 The Bridge Gulf Coast UMC services or websites you visit.

Security of your Personal Information

The Bridge Gulf Coast UMC secures your personal information from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. The Bridge Gulf Coast UMC 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 websites, it is protected through the use of encryption, such as the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol.

Changes to this Statement

The Bridge Gulf Coast UMC will occasionally update this Statement of Privacy to reflect company and customer feedback. The Bridge Gulf Coast UMC encourages you to periodically review this Statement to be informed of how The Bridge Gulf Coast UMC is protecting your information.

Contact Information

The Bridge Gulf Coast UMC welcomes your comments regarding this Statement of Privacy. If you believe that The Bridge Gulf Coast UMC has not adhered to this Statement, please contact The Bridge Gulf Coast UMC at thebridgegulfcoast@gmail.com. We will use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly determine and remedy the problem.