More than 10 years revealing secrets because there is no excuse for secrecy in religion – w1997 June 1; Dan 2:47; Matt 10:26; Mark 4:22; Luke 12:2; Acts 4:19, 20.
We are committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. This Policy sets out the basis on which any personal data that you provide to us will be processed on our website by AvoidJW.org (“Us” or “We”). We keep certain basic information when you visit our website and recognize the importance of keeping that information secure and letting you know what we will do with it. You may choose to provide us with information that is considered personal data. The term “personal data” as used in this Policy refers to information such as your name, email address, mailing address, telephone number, or any other data that can be used to identify you. The term “website” refers to AvoidJW.org.
Personal Information
Personal information submitted on this web site is used by Us solely for the purpose stated to the user at the time of submission. We do not give your personal information to anyone else unless it is necessary to do so in order to provide the service requested by the user and it has made a full disclosure to the user or it has good faith belief that disclosure of such information is reasonably necessary to satisfy any applicable laws or regulations or to detect and prevent fraud, security, or technical issues. Any personal information submitted will not be sold, traded, or rented under any circumstances.
If you voluntarily decide to take any action that involves providing personal data to Us, you consent to this Policy, as well as to the storage of your data on servers that may be located outside your jurisdiction and to the collection, processing, transfer, and storage of your personal data by Us in various countries as needed to process your requested action.
Data Security and Confidentiality
We take the security and confidentiality of your personal data very seriously. We use up-to-date data storage and security techniques to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, improper use or disclosure, unauthorized modification, unlawful destruction, or accidental loss. All processors of personal data and any third parties we engage to process your personal information are obligated to respect the confidentiality of your information. We keep your personal data for only as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes for which it was collected or to comply with any applicable legal reporting or document retention requirements.
We protect your personal data during transit using encryption protocols such as Transport Layer Security (TLS). We use third-party computer systems with limited-access protocols, housed in facilities using physical, electronic, and procedural security measures to protect the confidentiality and security of information transmitted to Us. We keep strict security standards to prevent any unauthorized access.
E-mail Address
The e-mail address that you supply when contacting Us through this web site will be used to contact you, if it is necessary to do so.
If you are a minor in the country in which you are accessing our website, you may submit your personal data on this website only with the involvement of your parent(s) or guardian. If you are a parent(s) or guardian and you provide consent for a minor to submit personal data on this website, you agree to this Policy in respect to the minor’s use.
Cookies
Cookies are used to remember preferences that are chosen by the user when using this website. For example, a user’s preferences when accessing this website are stored in a cookie so that these preferences are remembered when the user returns to the website. No personal information is collected by or stored in cookies.
If you comment on this website, cookies are stored by our third party vendor, Disqus. However, we have no access to the content of those cookies.
Active Scripting or JavaScript
Scripting is used to improve the functionality of the website. Using scripting technology allows Us to return information more quickly to the user. Scripting is never used to install software on the user’s computer or to collect unauthorized information from the user.
Active scripting or JavaScript must be enabled in the browser for some portions of this website to work correctly. Most web browsers allow this feature to be enabled or disabled for specific web sites. Consult the Web browser help documentation to learn how to enable or disable scripting for selected websites.
Notification of Changes to This Policy
We are continually improving and adding new functionality and features to this website. Because of these ongoing changes, and changes in the law and the nature of technology, our data practices will change from time to time. When it proves necessary to change our Policy, we will post any changes on this page so that you are always aware of what information we collect and how we use it.
See date below for when this policy was last updated.
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