New Hanover United Methodist Church (NHUMC) values your visits to our website. As use of the internet grows, many concerns arise over personal information that is accessed or collected through websites. Although most of the personal information available on the internet is also publicly available elsewhere, there are some common and valid concerns related to the ease of access and collection of information. Because of this, we want you to know what we do (and don’t do) with any personal information that we receive from you. 

Questions regarding these guidelines can be directed to:

lindas@newhanoverunc.org

1. We will not list your name, private address, telephone number, or email address on the website unless we have received permission from you. (An exception to this is for any NHUMC staff member or other volunteers, as appropriate and necessary for church business.)
2. Names, addresses, telephone numbers, email addresses or any other personal information collected via website registration or by direct email will be sent to the appropriate staff or ministry leader associated and managing that particular email registration.
3. We will not sell, trade, rent, or release personal information gathered from NHUMC website to any third party or affiliate.
4. Photos are almost always of people in public places and may be placed on our website to portray the life of the church. If you see a photo of yourself or child that you would like removed from the site, we would be glad to do so. Please notify us at info@newhanoverumc.org with the details.
5. Names of people (adults or children) will not be associated with any photo (with the exception of staff or only with permission).
6. This website may be linked to or from other websites that are not operated by NHUMC. NHUMC is not responsible for the content or privacy practices of these third party websites. We encourage you to review the privacy policies that are posted on third-party sites.

Children’s Guidelines

1.       We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 13. If we learn that we have collected personal information from a child under the age of 13 through NHUMC website, we will delete that information. Children (under the age of 13) wanting to register online will be asked to do so under the supervision of their parent(s) or legal guardian(s).

2.       NHUMC encourages parents to go online with their child to make the experience safer. Below are a few safe tips about the internet:

§         Teach your children never to give personal information online, unless a parent, guardian, or responsible adult supervises them. Personal information includes name, phone, school, town, age, etc.

§         Check the sites your children visit to see if they are safe and appropriate.

§         While on those sites, visit the website privacy policies and see how they treat your child’s information.

§         Check out the Federal Trade Commission’s site for more tips on protecting children’s privacy online.