GBCS respects your privacy, believes personal information should remain private, and will not disclose or sell personal information to any outside organization for any purpose.
For registered Web site users, you may choose whether you want to receive e-mail about products, services or resources. If you do not give permission for us to send e-mail to you, GBCS will not send unsolicited e-mail. In this case, GBCS will communicate with you only for the purpose of maintaining or upgrading your registration with us.
For e-commerce customers, GBCS will use your e-mail address only for the purpose of confirming and processing orders for our products. However, during online ordering, you have the option of indicating your preference of receiving email updates. If you prefer to place your order by fax, the number to use is 202.488.5671.
GBCS will use the e-mail addresses of churches only to communicate denomination-wide breaking or urgent news and information.
What type of information does GBCS collect?
We collect two types of information about visitors: personal information (collected when you order from us or sign up for email updates, which includes personal details such as name, address, telephone number, e-mail address, credit card information) which you have voluntarily submitted to us; and aggregate information (such as information about how many visitors log on to our sites, the pages they access, etc.). We also may receive some information about you from other GBCS sources and may add it to your account information. For example, we might get your updated address from a shipper or information on your preferences from another website conducting a promotion or event with us.
You can visit our Web site without telling us who you are or revealing personal information about yourself, in which case you may, however, be unable to participate in certain promotions or receive product information. We collect, maintain and use personal information you have voluntarily submitted to contact you, including via email, to respond to your comments or requests for information, or to contact you if needed in the course of processing or shipping your order for products or services offered over our Web site.
The General Board of Church and Society will not trade, sell or share your personal information for use by any business, without your consent, unless required by law or as disclosed to you when the information is collected.
Your personal information will generally be stored in our databases located mainly in the United States. For easier processing of e-mail campaigns or other marketing purposes, however, your personal information may be sent, usually on a temporary basis, to a mailing house. Nonetheless, our policy is to ensure that your information is always granted the same level of protection
How Do We Use Your Information?
We use your information in a number of ways, including the following:
- To improve the content on our web site. For example, we may use cookies to find out which parts of our site or our products are visited most often.
- To enhance your online shopping experience. For example, we may use it to recognize you and welcome you to the site.
- For marketing and promotional purposes. For example, we send out e-mails to our customers about services, products or events that we think may be of interest to them. We also may send you offers for discounts or free services (e.g., free gift wrap or shipping) on our site.
Copyright Permissions
Except as otherwise expressly permitted under copyright law, you agree not to reproduce, retransmit, disseminate, sell, distribute, publish, broadcast or circulate the information received through UMCJUSTICE.org to anyone, including, but not limited to, others in the same company or organization, without the express prior written consent of GBCS. Please report any violations of the Terms of Service to [email protected].
Child Safety Standards
Any explicit content or child sexual abuse and exploitation (CSAE) is strongly prohibited on our application.
Compliance with Child Safety laws & reporting
Our app complies with applicable child safety laws and regulations.
Our app ensures all content shared within the app is appropriate for a mixed audience, including children. User-generated content is moderated to prevent inappropriate material from being accessible.
Any CSAM (Child Safety Abuse Material) content will be automatically removed when flagged or reported through our moderation features or if we are directly contacted for this purpose.
We will systematically take action to report confirmed CSAM content to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
CSAM consists of any visual depiction, including but not limited to photos, videos and computer-generated imagery, involving the use of a minor engaging in sexually explicit conduct.
Child safety point of contact
You can reach out to [email protected] if CSAM content is detected.
Privacy and Data Protection
Our app is committed to protecting user data, especially for children under 13, in compliance with applicable regulations.
The privacy policy is displayed clearly and is accessible from the app settings and our website
All data is encrypted during transmission and stored securely.
Ads and Monetization
Our app does not include ads or monetized content.
Transparency and Disclosures
Data safety: Detailed information is provided as per Google Play’s Data safety form.
Content ratings: IARC 3+, L, E, 3, 3, USK 0
Validation and updates
Regular internal testing is conducted to ensure compliance with Google Play’s child safety standards, including functionality reviews and content audits.
Policies are reviewed quarterly or as required to align with updated child safety standards.