Privacy Policy
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At Youth With a Mission (YWAM) Oita, accessible from ywamoita.org, one of our main priorities is the privacy of our visitors. This Privacy Policy document contains types of information that is collected and recorded by ywamoita.org and how we use it.
This Privacy Policy applies only to our online activities and is valid for visitors to our website with regards to the information that they shared and/or collect in ywamoita.org. This policy is not applicable to any information collected offline or via channels other than this website.
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Information Collected
The personal information that you are asked to provide, and the reasons why you are asked to provide it, will be made clear to you at the point we ask you to provide your personal information.
If you contact us directly, we may receive additional information about you such as your name, email address, phone number, the contents of the message and/or attachments you may send us, and any other information you may choose to provide.
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Information Use
We use the information we collect in various ways, including to:
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Provide, operate, and maintain our website
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Improve, personalize, and expand our website
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Understand and analyze how you use our website
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Develop new products, services, features, and functionality
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Communicate with you, either directly or through one of our partners, including for customer service, to provide you with updates and other information relating to the website, and for marketing and promotional purposes
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Send you emails
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Log Files
ywamoita.org follows a standard procedure of using log files. These files log visitors when they visit websites. All hosting companies do this and a part of hosting services' analytics. The information collected by log files include internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, Internet Service Provider (ISP), date and time stamp, referring/exit pages, and possibly the number of clicks. These are not linked to any information that is personally identifiable. The purpose of the information is for analyzing trends, administering the site, tracking visitors' movement on the website, and gathering demographic information.
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Cookies and Web Beacons
Like any other website, ywamoita.org uses 'cookies'. These cookies are used to store information including visitors' preferences, and the pages on the website that the visitor accessed or visited. The information is used to optimize the visitors' experience by customizing our web page content based on visitors' browser type and/or other information.
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Information Sharing
We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal identification information to others. We may share the information we gather with third parties, including our ministry partners, to perform functions and provide services to us including, without limitation, outreach and assistance to you with regard to selecting a program of interest, completing an application, and other related activities.
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Information Security
We adopt appropriate data collection, storage and processing practices and security measures to protect against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure or destruction of your personal information and data stored on our website. However, no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage, is 100% secure. We cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to us or store on the website, and you do so at your own risk. We also cannot guarantee that such information may not be accessed, disclosed, altered, or destroyed by breach of any of our physical, technical, or managerial safeguards.
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Third-Party Links
This website may include links to third-party websites. Clicking on those links or enabling those connections may allow third parties to collect or share data about you. We do not control these third-party websites and are not responsible for their privacy statements. When you leave our website, we encourage you to read the privacy notice or other relevant information of every website you visit.
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Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act
Protecting the privacy of the very young is especially important to us. For that reason, we never collect or maintain information at our website from those we actually know are under 13-years old, and no part of our website is structured to attract anyone under 13-years old.
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Changes to this Privacy Policy
We have the discretion to update this privacy policy at any time. When we do, we will revise the updated date at the bottom of this page. We encourage visitors to frequently check this page for any changes to stay informed about how we are helping to protect the personal information we collect. You acknowledge and agree that it is your responsibility to review this privacy policy periodically and become aware of modifications.
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Acceptance of Terms
By using this website, you signify your acceptance of this policy. If you do not agree to this policy, please do not use our website. Your continued use of the website following the posting of changes to this policy will be deemed your acceptance of those changes.
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Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, the practices of this website, or your dealings with this website, please contact us.
Last Update
5 January 2024