Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy
Protecting your private information is our priority. This Statement of Privacy applies to donors, volunteers, employees, and people making inquiries about A Way Out Ministries and governs data collection and usage. By interacting through our website, email, or other means, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.
Collection of your Personal Information
There may be situations where we collect the following personal information:
- First and Last Name
- Mailing Address
- Email Address
- Phone Number
- Employer
- Job Title
- Age
- Gender
- Race
- Religion
- Household Information
- Criminal Background and Motor Vehicle Checks
We do not collect any personal information about you unless you voluntarily provide it to us. However, you may be required to provide certain personal information to us when you elect to participate or volunteer in specific areas at A Way Out Ministries. These may include: (a) registering for an account with our case management system; (b) completing a criminal background and/or motor vehicle check, (c) submitting an application to be a teacher and/or mentor; (d) sending us an email message; (e) submitting your credit card or other payment information for, but not limited to, donations and products you may purchase from us. We also may gather additional personal or non-personal information in the future.
Use of your Personal Information
A Way Out Ministries collects and uses your personal information to operate and deliver the services you have requested or volunteer for.
A Way Out may also use your personally identifiable information to inform you of ministry updates through our newsletter and other products or services available from A Way Out Ministries.
Sharing Information with Third Parties
A Way Out Ministries does not sell, rent or lease any contact lists or identifiable personal information to third parties. A Way Out Ministries doesn’t share/sell information for marketing or promotional purposes. Message and data rates apply. Message frequency varies and may include services, resources, or encouragement.
A Way Out Ministries may disclose your personal information, without notice, if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) conform the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on A Way Out Ministries or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of A Way Out Ministries; and/or (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of A Way Out Ministries, or the public.
Opt – Out of Scale or Disclosure of Personal Information to Third Parties
In connection with any personal information, we may disclose to third parties for business purposes, you have the right to know:
· The categories of personal information about you that we disclosed and the categories of the third parties to whom the personal information was disclosed; and
· The categories of personal information that we disclosed about you for a business purpose.
Tracking User Behavior
A Way Out Ministries may keep track of the websites and pages our users visit within A Way Out Ministries, in order to determine what A Way Out Ministries services are the most popular. This data is used to deliver customized content and advertising within A Way Out Ministries to customers whose behavior indicated that they are interested in a particular subject area.
Automatically Collected Information
Information about your computer hardware and software may be automatically collected by A Way Out Ministries. This information can include: your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times and referring to website addresses. This information is issued for the operation of the services to maintain quality of service, and to provide general statistics regarding use of the A Way Out Ministries website.
Use of Cookies
The A Way Out Ministries website may use “cookies” to help you personalize your online experience. A cookie is a text file that is placed on your hard disk by a web page server. Cookies are uniquely assigned to you and can only be read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you.
One of the primary purposes of cookies is to provide a convenience feature to save you time. The purpose of a cookie is to tell the Web server that you have returned to a specific page. For example, if you personalize A Way Out Ministries pages, or register with A Way Out Ministries site or services, a cookie helps A Way Out Ministries to recall your specific information on subsequent visits. This simplifies the process of recording your personal information, such as billing addresses, shipping addresses, and so on. When you return to the same A Way Out Ministries website, the information you previously provided can be retrieved, so you can easily use the features that you customized.
You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most Web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of the A Way Out Ministries services or websites you visit.
Links
This website contains links to other sites. Please be aware that we are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of such other sites. We encourage our users to be aware when they leave our site and to read the privacy statements of any other site that collects personally identifiable information.
Security of your Personal Information
A Way Out Ministries secures your personal information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. A Way Out Ministries uses the following methods for this purpose:
- SSL Protocol
We strive to take appropriate security measures to protect against unauthorized access to or alteration of your personal information. Unfortunately, no data transmission over the Internet or any wireless network can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. As a result, while we strive to protect your personal information, you acknowledge that: (a) there are security and privacy limitations inherent to the Internet which are beyond our control; and (b) security, integrity, and privacy of any and all information and data exchanged between you and us through this Site cannot be guaranteed.
Right to Deletion
Subject to certain exceptions set out below, on receipt of a verifiable request from you, we will:
- Delete your personal information from our records; and
- Direct any service providers to delete your personal information from their records.
Please note that we may not be able to comply with requests to delete your personal information if it is necessary to:
· Complete the transaction for which the personal information was collected, fulfill the terms of a written warranty or product recall conducted in accordance with federal law, provide a good or service requested by you, or reasonably anticipated within the context of our ongoing business relationship with you, or otherwise perform a contract between you and us;
· Detect security incidents, protect against malicious, deceptive, fraudulent, or illegal activity; or prosecute those responsible for that activity;
· Debug to identify and repair errors that impair existing intended functionality.
· Exercise free speech, ensure the right of another consumer to exercise his or her right to free speech, or exercise another right provided for by law;
· Engage in public or peer-reviewed scientific, historical, or statistical research in the public interest that adheres to all other applicable ethics and privacy laws, when our deletion of the information is likely to render impossible or seriously impair the achievement of such research, provided we have obtained your informed consent;
· Enable solely internal uses that are reasonably aligned with your expectations based on your relationship with us;
· Comply with an existing legal obligation; or
· Otherwise use your personal information, internally, in a lawful manner that is compatible with the context in which you provided the information.
Opt-Out & Unsubscribe from Third Party Communications
We respect your privacy and give you an opportunity to opt-out receiving newsletters and announcements of certain information. Users may opt-out of receiving any or all communications from A Way Out Ministries by replying “STOP” and/or contacting us here:
- Web page: www.awoministries.org
- Email: info@awoministries.org
- Phone: 901-452-7884
- Helplines: 901-398-2533 or 731-300-0175
E-mail Communications
From time to time, A Way Out Ministries may contact you via email for the purpose of providing announcements, promotional offers, alerts, confirmations, surveys, and/or other general communication. In order to improve our Services, we may receive a notification when you open an email from A Way Out Ministries or click on a link therein.
Changes to this Statement
A Way Out Ministries reserves the right to change this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you about significant changes in the way we treat personal information by sending a notice to the primary email address specified in your account, by placing a prominent notice on our website, and/or by updating any privacy information. Your continued use of the A Way Out Ministries website and case management system and/or Services available after such modifications will constitute your: (a) acknowledgment of the modified Privacy Policy; and (b) agreement to abide and be bound by that Policy.
Contact Information
A Way Out Ministries welcomes your questions or comments regarding this Statement of Privacy. If you believe that A Way Out Ministries has not adhered to this Statement, please contact A Way Out Ministries at:
Email Address:
Telephone number:
901-452-7884 and Helplines: 901-398-2533 or 731-300-0175
Effective as of January 1, 2025