Website Privacy Policy

Bay Area Chinese Bible Church (BACBC) understands you care about how your information is used and shared. We hope the following statements will inform you about policies and how your information is used. BACBC does not sell your information, and any collected information is utilized for sole purpose of executing and improving the site.

What We Collect and How We Use It

  • The BACBC website is operated via Squarespace, www.squarespace.com. Squarespace collects personal information when you register with Squarespace, use Squarespace products or services or post content on a Squarespace website or blog. This information is limited to your email address, username, and any information you post on your site. 

  • Squarespace automatically receives and records information on their server logs from your browser, including your IP address, cookies, and the pages you request. They also collect other use information as part of their analytics services, in order to improve the service. However, they do not link such information to any personally identifiable information you submit while on our site.

  • Squarespace uses information for the following general purposes: products and services provision, identification and authentication, services improvement, support, contact, research, and anonymous reporting.

  • Squarespace uses cookies to compile aggregate data about site traffic and site interaction to offer better site experiences and tools in the future. They may contract with third-party service providers to assist in better understanding their site visitors. These service providers are only permitted to use the information collected to help conduct and improve Squarespace's business.

  • BACBC only collects the information you provide through forms i.e. donations via Pushpay. This information is sent to BACBC staff and processed via Pushpay's security.  This information will be used to complete your donation processing. If an email address is provided, this will used only to send you information, respond to inquiries and questions.

  • Google Analytics
    This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. ("Google"). Google Analytics uses "cookies", which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyze how users use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity for website operators and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage. Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google's behalf. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google. You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website. By using this website, you consent to the processing of data about you by Google in the manner and for the purposes set out above.

    Our third party partners employ clear gifs (a.k.a. Web Beacons), images, and scripts that help them better manage content on our site. Google does not tie the information gathered to our Users' personally identifiable information.

    Third Parties, with whom Google partners to provide certain features on Google site or to display advertising based upon your Web browsing activity, also use Flash cookies to collect and store information. Flash cookies are different from browser cookies because of the amount of, type of, and how data is stored. Cookie management tools provided by your browser may not remove Flash cookies. To learn how to manage privacy and storage settings for Flash cookies click here: http://www.macromedia.com/support/documentation/en/flashplayer/help/settings_manager.html#117118

How Do We Share Your Information?

BACBC will not sell, share or spam your information. BACBC will not share your personal information with other institutions outside of BACBC. However, BACBC may share your personal information if we have a good faith belief that access, use, preservation or disclosure of such information is reasonably necessary to (a) satisfy any applicable law, regulation, legal process or enforceable governmental request, (b) enforce applicable Terms Of Service, including investigation of potential violations thereof, (c) detect, prevent, or otherwise address fraud, security or technical issues, or (d) protect against imminent harm to the rights, property or safety of BACBC, its users or the public as required or permitted by law.

Information Security

BACBC utilizes physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards to protect personal information. This website utilizes industry-standard SSL-encryption to protect data transmissions. BACBC restricts access to personal information to BACBC employees, contractors and agents who need to know that information to operate, develop or improve our services. These individuals are bound by confidentiality obligations and may be subject to appropriate discipline if they fail to meet these obligations. BACBC is not responsible, however, if unauthorized access to information occurs.

Cookies and Widgets

BACBC's web host - Squarespace.com utilizes its own cookies as follows -

  • Keep track of preferences you specify while you are using the Squarespace Sites, Products and Services.

  • Estimate and report our total audience size and traffic.

  • Conduct research to improve the content and services provided on the Squarespace Sites, Products and Services.

Widgets may support functions that require disclosure of certain information given the user's choice of participation. This information is collected in forms or subscribing or unsubscribing to mailings and donations. Forms which require sensitive information such as financial information (credit card) to process donation are SSL encrypted to protect your sensitive information.

Your Consent

By using our site, you consent to our website's privacy policy.

Changes to our Privacy Policy

BACBC may revise, modify or update this policy. If we modify our policy, we will post the changes on this page.

Contacting Us

If you have any questions regarding this privacy policy, please contact us at info@bacbc.org

It is our policy to contact any user regarding any concerns.

BACBC will cooperate with appropriate regulatory authorities to resolve any concerns regarding the transfer of personal data that cannot be resolved between BACBC and an individual.