NEW HOPE CHURCH OF GOD
PRIVACY DISCLOSURES

Information Collection & Use

New Hope Church of God is the sole owner of the information collected on NewHopeCOG.org. New Hope Church of God collects identifiable information from our users at several different points on our Web site in the following ways.

Prayer Request Forms and/or Comment Forms

All information contained in a prayer request, praise report, reply to a prayer request, or a comment of any kind, is the property of the poster. NewHopeCOG.org reserves the right to edit for language or personal attacks. By posting a prayer request, praise report, reply to a prayer request, or a comment of any kind, you give NewHopeCOG.org the sole right to display your content on any/all pages of this website, as well as use your content on any/all media output or advertisements.

If at anytime you wish to have your content removed then write to:

New Hope Church of God
Attn: Web Committee
4553 S New Hope Road
Gastonia NC, 28056

or,

Contact Web Committee

Log Files

As is true of most Web sites, we gather certain information automatically and store it in log files. This information includes internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, internet service provider (ISP), referring/exit pages, operating system, date/time stamp, and clickstream data.

We use this information, which does not identify individual users, to analyze trends, to administer the site, to track users’ movements around the site and to gather demographic information about our user base as a whole.

We do not link this automatically-collected data to personally identifiable information.

Cookies

A cookie is a small text file that is stored on a user’s computer for record-keeping purposes. We use cookies on this site. We do not link the information we store in cookies to any personally identifiable information you submit while on our site.

We use session ID cookies. We do not use persistant cookies. We use session cookies to make it easier for you to navigate our site. A session ID cookie expires when you close you browser. A persistent cookie remains on your hard drive for an extended period of time. You can remove persistent cookies by following directions provided in your Internet browser’s “help” file.

We us session ID cookies for the calendar. If you reject cookies then the calendar will not function correctly, and will lose data between user clicks. we also use session cookies for the login system that permits our users to navigate the site, and use the specific functions set aside for them. These session cookies will be active for Guest also, but will store empty values. It is important to note that these session cookies cannot retrieve information from your computer, but rather it contains values set by our server.

Due to security issues, We do not store persistant cookies. Therefore, there is not a "Remember Me" function.

If you reject cookies, you may still use our site, but your ability to use some areas of our site, such as login, or surveys, will be limited.

This privacy statement covers the use of cookies by NewHopeCOG.org only and does not cover the use of cookies by any advertisers. (ie. sermon.net)

Clear Gifs (Web Beacons/Web Bugs)

We do not employ any type of Web Bug, or Beacons.

Links to Other Sites

This Web site contains links to other sites that are not owned or controlled by New Hope Church of God. Please be aware that we, New Hope Church of God, are not responsible for the privacy practices of such other sites.

We encourage you to be aware when you leave our site and to read the privacy statements of each and every Web site that collects personally identifiable information.

This privacy statement applies only to information collected by this Web site.

Changes in this Privacy Statement

If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post those changes to this privacy statement, the homepage, and other places we deem appropriate so that you are aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances, if any, we disclose it.

We reserve the right to modify this privacy statement at any time, so please review it frequently. If we make material changes to this policy, we will notify you here, by email, or by means of a notice on our home page.

Contact Us

If you have any questions or suggestions regarding our privacy policy, please contact us at:

New Hope Church of God
Attn: Web Committee
4553 S New Hope Road
Gastonia NC, 28056

or,

Contact Web Committee