Thank you for visiting www.friendshipministries.ca  This site is owned and operated by Friendship Ministries Canada Your privacy is important to us. To better protect your privacy, we are providing this notice explaining our online information practices. Using this website indicates your consent and agreement to be bound by this agreement and any policies or practices contained herein.

The Information We Collect

During normal website usage, you can visit our site without communicating any personally identifiable information. However, to make use of certain features on our site, such as subscriptions, newsletters or donations, users may need to register. Friendship Ministries Canada does not collect personally identifiable information about individual users except when voluntarily and knowingly provided by such individuals.

The types of personally identifiable information that may be collected at these pages include name, address, email address, telephone number, fax number, credit card information, and information about your interests in programs, services and products. For certain parts of our site, only persons who provide us with the requested personally identifiable information will be able to participate in the site’s activities and offers. Personally identifiable information provided by individuals will not be provided to third parties.

We also may collect certain non-personally identifiable information when you visit our Web pages, such as the type of browser and operating system you are using, and the domain name of your Internet service provider. We do not make any association between this information and a visitor’s identity.

How We Use the Information

We may use the personally identifiable information you provide to respond to your inquiries. Friendship Ministries Canada will not use or transfer personally identifiable information provided to us in ways unrelated to the ones described above without also providing you with an opportunity to opt out of these unrelated uses.

When you voluntarily provide Friendship Ministries Canada with personally identifiable information online, that information is kept within Friendship Ministries Canada and will not be provided to third parties. We may use the non-personally identifiable information that we collect to improve the design and content of our site, to personalize your Internet experience, and to analyze viewer interest and site usage.

Cookies

Some of our web pages may contain “cookies.” Cookies are text files we place in your computer’s browser to store your preferences. By themselves, cookies do not tell us personally identifiable information unless you choose to provide us with this information. However, once you choose to enter your personally identifiable information into the site, this information may be linked to the data stored in the cookie.

Security

We have put in place appropriate procedures to safeguard and help prevent unauthorized access, maintain data security and correctly use the information we collect online. However, no transmission of data over the Internet is guaranteed to be completely secure. It may be possible for third parties not belonging to Friendship Ministries Canada to intercept or access transmissions unlawfully. While we strive to protect your personal information, Friendship Ministries Canada cannot ensure the security of any information you transmit to us. Any such transmission is done at your own risk.

Under no circumstances shall Friendship Ministries Canada be liable for any damages that result from the use of information or materials on our sites.

Public Discussion Forums

All information posted to message boards, guest books and chat areas becomes public information. As set forth in Friendship Ministries Canada’s Terms of Use, users of chat rooms, guest books and message boards must follow certain standards of behaviour when posting messages online.

Website Links

Our website contains hyperlinks to other websites. Friendship Ministries Canada is not responsible for the privacy practices on other websites and suggests that you review the privacy policies on those linked websites before using them.

Email Links

Email links located on this site allow you to contact us directly. We use the information provided in your email to respond to your questions or comments and may also store your comments for future reference. Your personal information is only shared with third parties with your permission.

Disclaimer

We may disclose personally identifiable information when required by law, for example, in response to a court order, or in the good-faith belief that such action is necessary in order to conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process. We also may disclose such information in response to a law enforcement agency’s request.

USE OF THIS SITE SIGNIFIES YOUR AGREEMENT TO THE PRIVACY POLICY AND TERMS OF USE. FRIENDSHIP MINISTRIES CANADA RESERVES THE RIGHT TO CHANGE THIS POLICY AT ANY TIME. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS ABOUT THE ONLINE POLICY OF FRIENDSHIPMINISTRIES.CA PLEASE CONTACT US AT ADMIN@FRIENDSHIPMINISTRIES.CA