Privacy Policy
Rated PG Ministries values the privacy of our website
visitors. We have created this privacy policy in order to disclose information
gathering and dissemination practices for this website. Please be assured that
we will not disclose your personal information or information from your
financial institution to any other organization, ministry, or business unless
ordered to do so by a legal court order. We do not sell, rent or loan our
mailing list to any other organization.
Information collected on this site will be used according to the following guidelines:
www.ratedpgonline.org is an online
website of Rated PG Ministries. Rated PG Ministries is a nondenominational, faith-based organization reaching out to teens ages 11-19 including teen mothers to train, help,
guide and build esteem and empower girls through exposure to biblical principles and practical
information with emphasis on education, business, finances, etiquette, health
and sexual abstinence. Our website presents the
vision and goals of the organization to promote spiritual, emotional, and
physical wellness in the lives of those youth that we target.
The
purpose of Rated PG Ministries is to strengthen youth, families, and
communities by providing technical assistance and expertise in the form of
advocacy, education, research, and service pertaining to achieving
sexual purity.
Our desire is to work with community, state, and nationwide
organizations to develop networking opportunities to assist teen girls to
successfully experience a productive and pure life in
Christ.
Rated PG Ministries maintains a strict ministry-wide policy that we
will never sell, rent, or otherwise give your private information to other
organizations, commercial or nonprofit. The only exception would be to comply
with the law or to protect the rights, property, or safety of Rated PG, our users, or
others. Any personally identifiable information (name, address, and/or email
address) that you submit to us is used only for the purpose for which it was
given.
We use
the Contact Us forms located on various areas of the site to allow you to
contact us directly with any questions, comments, or requests you may have. This
information is used to respond to your questions, comments, and requests. We may
also file your comments to improve the site and program, or review and discard
the information. We do not provide any information to third parties.
When you log onto the Internet, your ISP automatically assigns an IP address to
your computer. Web servers identify your computer by its IP address, and we use
your IP address to help diagnose problems with our servers, to administer our
website, and to constantly improve the value of the materials available on the
website. We do not link IP addresses to anything personally identifiable. This
means that a user's session will be tracked, but the user will be anonymous.
When communicating with Rated PG Ministries, you may provide your email and snail mail
address. This allows us to send you monthly updates, contact you regarding
announcements, system updates, new ministry updates and offerings, and other information. Rated PG Ministries may also collect individually identifiable
information (such as name, mailing address, email address, and phone number)
from all who purchase services or products offered in connection with www.ratedpgonline.org, Rated PG Ministries or any
of its affiliate organizations. The information is used to (a) deliver services; (b) analyze and monitor visitor and
consumer activity; (c) promote and support the services offered; (d) help plan
the future development of the site and the services offered; and (e) develop a
knowledge base regarding website users.
We have entered into agreements
with trusted agents and business partners who provide support services and
equipment necessary for www.ratedpgonline.org and its
ministry associates to provide products and services. We may share data with
these trusted agents and business associates. For example, if you make a
purchase from us, the information you provide will be collected by our
processing agent, and your credit card information will be provided to our
credit card processor so that we can complete the transaction. Please do not
submit information that you do not wish to have shared.
Occasionally, we
may send out surveys. This information will be used entirely by us to improve
our ministry and services.
Rated PG Ministries is a nonprofit ministry
supported by the gifts of faithful friends and partners. We do not send any direct
gift solicitations to our website viewers or anyone on our mailing list. However,
we maintain the right to change this gift solicitation policy in the future as directed by the governing board.
Protecting your
privacy and your information is a top priority at Rated PG. We use commercially
reasonable means to protect the integrity of our website and the confidentiality
of collected data. Our staff is aware of our privacy and security policies and
your information is only accessible to those members who need it in order to
perform their delegated area of ministry and service. However, we cannot provide absolute assurance against, and will not be liable for, any breaches of confidentiality due to system failures or unauthorized access by third parties.
Rated PG Ministries website is intended for users who are 11 years of age or older. If you
are not 11 years of age or older, do not submit any information to us.
Reasonable access to personally identifiable information will be provided within
60 days at no cost to the user. If access cannot be provided within that
timeframe, we will provide the user a date when the information will be
provided. If for some reason access is denied, we will provide an explanation as
to why access has been denied.
The site contains links to other websites.
We encourage you to visit these websites to learn about their privacy policies
as theirs may differ from ours. We encourage you to read the privacy statement
of any website you may visit.
Any information that is posted to message boards, chat rooms, or the like on the Rated PG site becomes public
information. Rated PG Ministries is not responsible for any unacceptable language
or topics discussed, but we will do everything we can to assure that these areas
are monitored and that the appropriate topics are discussed.
Use of the site will constitute the user's acceptance of this privacy policy. If you have any
questions or complaints about any uses of data, or about this statement in
general, you may contact our site
coordinator by using the Contact Us form on the website or by writing to us
at the address listed on the right panel.
