Community Bible Church Aurora, CBC, respects the privacy of visitors to its websites, www.cbcaurora.org and www.cbcawana.ca .  Personal information may be collected, used, and disclosed by CBC in accordance with this privacy statement, is based on CBC Privacy Statement and adheres to the CSA 10-ten Privacy Principles.  In CBC’s Privacy Statement personal information is defined as that which can be used to associate or identify a specific individual and may include name, home address, telephone number, cell phone and email address, credit card and banking data, health card and social insurance numbers.   Information that is available through the public domain such as that printed on a business card is not considered to be personal information and may include position or job title and business address, telephone, cell, fax and email address.

Individuals may visit www.cbcaurora.org or www.cbcawana.ca  without disclosing or revealing personal information.  CBC only collects personal information about members, adherents and visitors when informed consent is provided and the purposes for use have been explained, this would include registering for services or programs via the website or completing online surveys.  By completing online electronic forms and surveys individuals are providing consent to CBC to collect, use, and disclose the personal information they enter.

This privacy statement is intended to address personal information collected through interaction with www.cbcaurora.org or www.cbcawana.ca.   To learn more about Community Bible Church Aurora and its privacy policies and procedures please contact the Chief Privacy Officer.

Collection and use of Personal Information:

Individuals who register for CBC services and programs through the www.cbcaurora.org or www.cbcawana.ca websites need to provide certain personal information in order that CBC can register them for the programs they have selected or provide the service they have requested.

The online registration process will require name and other contact information such as address, phone number and email address.  Individuals may also be asked to select and enter a Userid and Password to access selected www.cbcaurora.org or www.cbcawana.ca services in the future.

From time to time CBC will use transaction history to generate statistics on usage and performance reports for use internally within CBC.  This is done to enable CBC to improve service, eliminate unused pages and features and determine if additional features and innovation are necessary.

www.cbcaurora.org or www.cbcawana.ca may have a number of locations where members, adherents and visitors may provide personal information that that will allow CBC to enhance the services provided.  This may include, but is not limited to: a) managing personal information within an individual profile, b) provide information and feedback on CBC on programs, c) request pastoral counselling, d) ask for theological or biblical interpretation and d) suggest changes to existing programs or new programs which may be introduced after consultation with the Pastoral and Administrative Staff or Board, as appropriate.

Where applicable, the Identified Purpose is displayed to explicitly explain which personal information is being collected and how it will be used and disclosed.

Collection of information that does not identify the Individual:

Upon entering www.cbcaurora.org or www.cbcawana.ca websites some technical information will be logged for every session.  This may include a) the individual’s internet address, b) the address of the ISP providing the client access to CBC sites, c) the duration of the session, d) the specific pages visited, e) the operating system and web browser software each visitor uses, f) if the connection was made through a specific search engine h) the keywords used to find CBC’s websites.

These technical logs do not, and will not, contain any personal information and are available only to CBC’s technical staff or service providers.  The log information is used for the sole purpose of tracking each session in order to improve navigation and performance.  Technical data is never tied back to a specific individual; however this may be necessary should CBC encounter security problems.

Temporary cookies will be employed for each session.  The cookie is placed on the individuals PC, through the browser, to enhance the use of the site and the performance of the session, providing a unique identifier as the individual navigates from page to page.  Upon termination of the session, the cookie is destroyed.

Cookies are never used to redirect member, adherent or visitor session to servers outside the purview of Community Bible Church Aurora.

Disclosure and Retention of Personal Information

Individual who provide personal information through www.cbcaurora.org or www.cbcawana.ca are assured that CBC will not disclose this data to any 3rd-party and will manage the integrity of the data in keeping with the Canadian Standards Association, CSA, Principles 1, 2, 3 and 5.

Clients who register and use CBC online services have their account and personal information stored and secured in a database under the control of Community Bible Church Aurora.

In the event that an account is no longer required, or the client wishes to terminate the relationship with CBC and www.cbcaurora.org or www.cbcawana.ca , it is the members, adherent and visitors  responsibility to advise the CBC Privacy Officer of their decision to cancel the services and programs assigned to the specific profile.

Accuracy of Your Information

CBC makes every best business effort to ensure that the information it collects and stores is accurate, however it is ultimately the responsibility of the member, adherent or visitor to validate the information and notify CBC if data is inaccurate and requires modification.  This is necessary to ensure that CBC can continue to use accurate data to provide meaningful services to its members, adherents and visitors.

Please contact the Chief Privacy Officer for information on the data stored by CBC.

Data transmission security:

Where appropriate, CBC provides a secure online environment by which the transmission of personal information such as usernames and passwords occurs in an encrypted manner.  CBC uses proven, internationally recognised security methodologies and encryption protocols.

Contacting Community Bible Church Aurora.

As a good corporate citizen, Community Bible Church Aurora, accepts the responsibility for managing the confidentiality and security of the personal information of members, adherents and visitors provided through www.cbcaurora.org or www.cbcawana.ca. As a steward of the personal data provided by its employees, volunteers, members, adherents and visitors CBC is committed to maintaining their anonymity and pledges to continue to provide additional protection as technology improves and best practices are recognised.

CBC will continually monitor its data collection and management practices to ensure that it abides by the 10-ten principles provided by the Canadian Standards Association, (CSA).

Any concerns regarding privacy or data collection and management practices should be directed to the Chief Privacy Officer.