Privacy Policy
Partners Worldwide is committed to respecting your privacy and security. We have developed this privacy policy to ensure our website visitors, members, and donors that information you provide to us, either via our website or other offline communications methods, will only be used by Partners Worldwide and its constituents.
Awareness.
Partners Worldwide provides this Privacy Policy to make you aware of our privacy policy and security practices, and to inform you of the way your information is collected and used. We also provide you with the opportunity to remove your name from our mailing list, if you desire to do so.
Information Collected.
On some Partners Worldwide websites you can provide contact information for mission-related
purposes, or to make contributions. Here are the types of personal information that we collect:
- contact information: name, organization/church, complete address, phone number, email address;
- information concerning how you heard about Partners Worldwide;
- information you wish to leave: questions, comments, suggestions; and
- your request to receive periodic updates: e.g., to individuals who request it, we will send periodic e-mails related to specific giving opportunities, prayer concerns, and newsletters.
How Information is Used.
Partners Worldwide uses your information to understand your needs and provide you with better service. Specifically, we use your information to help you complete a transaction, communicate back to you, update you on mission happenings, carry out website and ad analytics, and to personalize our website for you. Credit card numbers are used only for donation or payment processing and are not retained for other purposes. We use the comments you offer to provide you with information requested, and we take seriously each recommendation as to how we might improve communication.
Sharing of Personal Information.
Partners Worldwide will not sell, rent or lease your personal information or donor information to any individuals or organizations. This policy includes all personal information or donor information, regardless of its source, or the means by which it was collected. We assure you that the identity of all who contact us through our websites will be kept confidential. The use of personal information and donor information will be limited to the internal purposes of Partners Worldwide and only to further our mission activities and purposes.
Security.
Partners Worldwide is committed to ensuring the security of your personal information. To prevent unauthorized access, maintain data accuracy, and ensure the proper use of information, we have established and implemented appropriate physical, electronic, and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online. We use Internet encryption software, Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol when collecting or transferring sensitive data such as credit card information. Once we receive your credit card information, it is accessible only to a small number of trusted Partners Worldwide staff who have been specially trained in processing this information.
Cookies.
A cookie is a small piece of data that is sent to your browser from our web server and stored on your computer’s hard drive. Once placed onto your machine, the cookie will allow the website to "recognize" you as a unique individual. A cookie can’t read data off your hard drive or read cookie files created by other sites, and they do not damage your system. We use cookies to recognize you when you return to our sites.
Many websites use cookies, and you can choose whether or not to accept cookies by changing the settings of your browser. Your browser can refuse all cookies, or show you when a cookie is being sent. If you choose not to accept cookies, your experience at our site and other websites may be diminished and some features may not work.
Removing Your Name from our Mailing List.
Our website gives you the opportunity to remove your name from our mailing list so that you do not receive any future communications. If you desire to remove your name, you can send us an email at info@partnersworldwide.org.
Contacting Us.
If you have comments or questions about our privacy policy, please send us an email at info@partnersworldwide.org.