YOUTH FOR CHRIST PRIVACY POLICY
Youth For Christ USA (“YFC”) is committed to respecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy describes how YFC collects, uses, discloses, stores, and otherwise processes information. In addition, this Privacy Policy states how you can control the collection, use, correction, and deletion of your information.
We urge you to read this Privacy Policy so that you understand our commitment to you and your privacy.
How We Use Your Personal Information
YFC uses your Personal Information to provide you with activities and services or to help us enhance our services to you. We also use your Personal Information to support our operational functions, such as data protection, marketing, and legal functions. To do this, we combine Personal and Non-personal Information, collected online and offline, including information from third-party sources. YFC uses your Personal Information to help us enhance our service offerings, websites, mobile services, and advertising. YFC may use your Personal Information to verify your identity and to prevent fraudulent activities, unauthorized access, or unauthorized disclosures from occurring. YFC may also use your Personal Information to protect the security and integrity of our websites, mobile services, and organization. The personal information may include the following:
- Identifying information: Names, phone numbers, email addresses, street or mailing addresses, usernames, contact or authentication data, and contact preferences.
- From job or volunteer applicants and employees, we may receive job application data and related information such as job history. To the extent that we conduct third-party background checks now or in the future, we may obtain criminal history.
- Sensitive Data: As a religious organization, we may also hold “Sensitive Data” or Special Categories of personal information, which may include data or inferences about religious beliefs. We may process this data with your consent which you provide when you interact with us in the context of a specific event or service.
How We Use the Data
YFC uses the data collected for various purposes, including providing and managing services; communication with you regarding YFC programs, services, events, camps, and related information; personalization of services and communication; ensuring the safety and security of YFC events, programs, and activities; legal and compliance purposes; improving and developing our services and website; health and safety requirements; managing volunteer and employment processes; and marketing and promotions.
How We Share Your Data
YFC respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal information. We do not license or sell your Personal Information to others. However, we may disclose your Personal Information to certain third parties to provide you with the best possible experience and to fulfill our organizational purposes. For example, we may share Personal Information with vendors to help us host and manage the Site; provide advertising and marketing; improve the content and functionality of the Site; perform data analysis and statistical analysis; troubleshoot problems with the Site; provide public relations; provide email services; provide data processing; and support or provide the security of the Site.
How We Protect Your Data
Ensuring the security of the information you entrust to us is our top priority at YFC. We employ a combination of administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to safeguard your Personal Information and prevent unauthorized access or disclosure. We utilize applicable industry-standard encryption protocols to ensure the security of information. Furthermore, YFC conducts periodic reviews of its security procedures to assess the suitability of new technology and updated methods, guaranteeing that our data protection measures remain effective and current.
Data Retention and Deletion Policy
We retain personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in our Privacy Policy or as required by law. Upon request, we promptly delete or anonymize personal information associated with a user account, and when an account is deleted, we ensure that all associated personal information is securely removed from our systems. We also review our data retention practices regularly to ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
Text Message Communications
We use text messaging to communicate with you about your service. Normal messaging rates apply, and the frequency of messages may vary. Mobile carriers are not liable for delayed or undelivered messages.
Privacy Assurance
- Your mobile information will not be shared with third parties or affiliates for marketing or promotional purposes.
- All other categories exclude text messaging originator opt-in data and consent; this information will not be shared with any third parties.
Opt-out Instructions: You may opt-out of text messaging at any time by replying to any message with STOP or contacting us at helpdesk@yfc.net. This will end communications from that particular phone number. Please note that you may continue to receive service-related and other non-marketing text messages from other phone numbers managed by YFC and you may opt out of those in a similar fashion.
Children Under the Age of 13
YFC recognizes the importance of protecting the privacy and safety of children. To provide the services we offer, we may need to collect Personal Information about children under the age of 13 in both online and offline contexts. However, we do not knowingly collect information about children under the age of 13 or minors otherwise defined in local law or regulation without verifiable parental consent. YFC may collect Personal Information about a child under the age of 13 if the child’s parent or legal guardian registers their child for a YFC event, conference, or activity. If we learn that someone under 13 has provided Personal Information through one of our websites, we will use reasonable efforts to remove that information from our databases.
Cookies
When you visit our website, your browser provides certain data, including your IP address, operating system, date, time, and the pages you accessed. This information is used solely for statistical purposes. If you wish to disable cookies, adjust your browser settings accordingly.
Links to Other Websites
Our website may contain links to third-party sites, and vice versa. Our privacy policy does not extend to these external links. Please review the privacy policies of any linked website, as they may collect personal information.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
YFC periodically reviews and updates this Privacy Policy to reflect changes in our privacy practices. Any modifications will be posted on our website to keep you informed of the latest updates. We will also indicate the date of the most recent update. In compliance with legal requirements, we will notify you of any material changes to this Privacy Policy.
How to Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or the way in which your Personal Information has been used, please contact us at legal@yfc.net.