First Baptist Church West Monroe “First West” is committed to protecting your privacy and developing technology that gives you a powerful and safe online experience. This Statement of Privacy applies to the First West website and governs data collection and usage. By using the First West website or requesting to be added to any of the First West email lists, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.

Collection of your Personal Information

First West collects personally identifiable information, such as, but not limited to, your e-mail address, name, home or work address and/or telephone number. First West also collects anonymous demographic information, which is not unique to you, such as, but not limited to, your ZIP code, age, gender, preferences, interests and favorites. Information about your personal computer hardware and software is automatically collected by the First West website. This information can include, but is not limited to your connection IP address, email address, browser type, domain names, access times and referring website addresses. This information is used by First West for the operation of the website service, to maintain the quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding use of the First West website. Please keep in mind that if you directly disclose personally identifiable information or personally sensitive data through First West public message boards, this information may be collected and used by others. Note: First West does not read any of your private online communications. First West encourages you to review the privacy statements of websites you choose to link to from First West so that you can understand how those websites collect, use and share your information. First West is not responsible for the privacy statements or other content on websites outside of the First West and First West family of websites.

Use of your Personal Information

First West collects and uses your personal information to operate the First West website and deliver the online and onsite resources that will make the most difference to you. First West uses your personally identifiable information to inform you of resources or service opportunities available from First West and its affiliates via direct mail and email. First West may also contact you to conduct research about your opinion of current resources or of new opportunities that may be offered. First West does not sell, rent, lease or give its member lists to third parties…period. First West may, from time to time, contact you on behalf of external partners about a particular offering or service opportunity 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 any third party. In addition, First West may share data with trusted partners to help us perform statistical analysis, send you email or direct mail, or provide member support. All such third parties are prohibited from using your personal information except to provide these services to First West or its members, and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information. First West does not use or disclose sensitive personal information, such as race, religion, or political affiliations, without your explicit consent. First West keeps track of the websites and pages our members visit within First West, in order to determine what First West services are the most popular. This data is used to deliver customized content within First West and the First West website to users whose behavior indicates that they are interested in a particular subject area or service opportunity. First West 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 First West or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of First West; and, (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of First West, or the public.

Use of Cookies

The First West website uses “cookies” to help personalize your online experience. Cookies are small, non-intrusive text files that are placed on your hard disk by a website 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. Cookies tell the web server that a specific user has returned to a specific page. For example, if you personalize First West’s web pages, or register with a First West site or service, a cookie helps the First West web server to recall your specific information on subsequent visits. This simplifies the process of recording your personal information, such as email addresses, home addresses, and so on. When you return to the same First West website, the information you previously provided can be retrieved, so you can easily use the First West features that you previously customized. You have the ability within your web browser 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 First West websites you visit.

Security of your Personal

Information First West secures your personal information from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. First West secures the personally identifiable information you provide on computer servers in a controlled, secure environment, protected from unauthorized access, use or disclosure.

Use of Email

If you attend a worship service or other event at First West and fill out a connect card with your email address, you will be automatically added to our First West Email List. The leadership and staff at First West will frequently send email to the recipients on this list to make the list members aware of upcoming events or opportunities to serve at First West. If you have been added to this list and wish to be removed, send an email with “REMOVE” in the subject line to info@firstwest.cc.

Changes to this Statement

First West will occasionally update this Statement of Privacy to reflect member feedback. First West encourages you to periodically review this Statement to be informed of how First West is protecting your information.

Contact Information

First West welcomes your comments regarding this Statement of Privacy. If you believe that First West has not adhered to this Statement, please contact First West via email at info@firstwest.cc.