Privacy Policy
At Group Workcamps Foundation ("Group Workcamps") our goal is to be the first source that you turn to for life changing mission trips. Group Workcamps respects your privacy and holds it as a priority. Our privacy policy is intended to keep you informed about the information we collect about you, when and with whom we share your information, and to give you a choice in how we use and disclose your information.
This privacy policy addresses all information received by the Group Workcamps Web site as well as information that you share with us over the telephone or by mail.
The Information We Collect
When you participate in activities on Group Workcamps' Web site, you provide certain personal information. Examples of this information may be any of the following: your name, email address, church or organization affiliation, personal or church address, personal or church phone number, credit card information, personal and/or church demographic information, personal shopping, contact preferences, and personal and/or professional opinions.
How We Use Your Personal Information
We use your personal information to complete transactions (including order confirmation and appropriate follow up) and/or other interaction that you initiated, and to operate, maintain, and provide to you the features and functionality of the Group Workcamps Web site. We may also use the information you have provided to send you mail or e-mail, or to call you, about new products, services, events, membership benefits or important information relating to Group Workcamps or to contact you on behalf of selected ministry partners we work with. If you make a charitable contribution to Group Workcamps though our Web site, we will use your personal information to send you an acknowledgment of receipt of your contribution.
How We Share Your Personal Information
Group Workcamps does not share, sell, rent, loan, or give your personal information to any other companies or third parties except as explained below. Group Workcamps may share your personal information with Group Publishing. In addition, if you register through Group Workcamps for a missionary experience offered by a ministry partner, we will share your information with that ministry partner.
When you submit content to a Group Workcamps Web site or any other personal information you voluntarily disclose online (in discussion boards, social networks, messages, chat areas, etc.), it becomes available to the public and may be collected and used by others. When you upload content or send messages through Group Workcamps Web site, your account name (not your e-mail address) is displayed to other users, and other users can contact you through your content, messages, and comments. The content that you submit to the Group Workcamps Web site may be redistributed through the Internet and other media channels, and may be viewed by the general public.
How to "Opt Out" of Group Workcamps Communications
If you prefer that we not (a) contact you about new products, services, events, or important information relating to Group Workcamps or relating to selected ministry partners we work with, or (b) share your postal contact information with select publishers, charitable organizations, or other church and/or general use resource providers, you can "opt out." To do so, please e-mail your request to optout@groupworkcamps.com. Be sure to include your name, church name, and address so the appropriate changes are made to your account and/or record. Or you can call one of our customer representatives at 1-800-447-1070.
When you subscribe to our online newsletters there are instructions at the bottom of your e-mail newsletter telling you how to unsubscribe if you ever wish to do so.
Cookies
We use cookies on our Web site to assist you in your transactions at www.groupworkcamps.com, facilitate your online shopping at our Web site, and to help tailor your experience at our Web site. Cookies are little bits of electronic information that a Web site can store on your computer to help make online transactions easier and to help personalize your visit to Group Workcamps Web site. You can choose not to accept the cookies through the privacy setting on your browser. However, you may be unable to conduct transactions online, or you may find you need to re-enter information.
As is true of most web sites, we automatically gather certain information about visits to the Group Workcamps Web site and store it in log files. This information includes Internet Protocol addresses, browser type, Internet service provider (ISP), referring/exit pages, operating system, date/time stamp and click stream data. This information is not connected to individual names or personal identities. We aggregate this information and use it to analyze trends, to administer the site, to track users' movements around the site and to gather demographic information about our user base as a whole.
Security
Group Workcamps uses commercially reasonable physical, technical, and administrative safeguards to help protect against the loss, misuse, and unauthorized alteration or destruction of any content or information you may have provided at our site. We use industry-standard encryption technologies when transferring and receiving user data exchanged with our site.
When you conduct transactions online at www.groupworkcamps.com , we use SSL (secure socket layers) to encrypt all information that you share with us, including your credit card number. You can tell if the page you are on is using SSL technology by looking at the lower left-hand corner of your browser window. If you see an unbroken key or a closed lock, SSL is engaged and your information is secure. You also can look at the URL line of your browser. When accessing a secure page, the characters of the site address will change from "http" to "https." When you send us e-mail over the Internet, the transmission is not protected from interception.
Once we receive your transmission of information, Group Workcamps uses commercially reasonable efforts to safeguard the systems where your information is stored by, for example, storing information on our secure servers. In addition, only select employees are authorized to access your information and to maintain the database that stores your information.
Please note that we cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information that you transmit to Group Workcamps or that we store at Group Workcamps. If, for any reason you are unable to connect to our server or would rather complete your transaction by phone, please call us at 1-800-385-4545.
When Group Workcamps Discloses Information
Except as otherwise described in this privacy statement, Group Workcamps will not disclose personal information to any third party unless we believe that disclosure is necessary: (1) to comply with any applicable laws or to respond to a court order, subpoena, search warrant, or other legal process received by Group Workcamps; (2) to protect the safety of members of the public or users of Group Workcamps' Web site; or (3) to enforce our Terms of Use or to protect our rights or property.
Contests
Group Workcamps occasionally offers contests. The full rules for our contests are clearly posted during each contest. The information that is gathered through a contest is used only by Group Workcamps to verify user identity and to contact winners and/or prize recipients.
Links to Other Sites
Independent organizations that are not related to Group Workcamps may operate online areas that you may visit via links from our Web site. Group Workcamps does not have any control over these Web site or their privacy practices. You need to read the respective privacy policies of these third-party organizations for information on their practices and for instructions on how to opt-out of certain practices. Group Workcamps' privacy policy does not apply to the activities of third-party Web site.
International Users
The Group Workcamps Web site is hosted in the United States and is intended for, and directed to, users in the United States. Please be advised that if you are a user from a country other than the United States with laws or regulations governing personal data collection, use, and disclosure that differ from United States laws, that your use of our Web site is governed by U.S. law, this Privacy Policy, and our Terms of Use.
In the Event of a Merger or Sale
In the event that Group Workcamps is acquired by or merged with a third-party entity, the information Group Workcamps collects may be one of the assets examined or transferred as part of the transaction. Group Workcamps will not permit another business to examine the information Group Workcamps has collected without a confidentiality agreement. In the event a transaction is completed, Group Workcamps reserves the right, to transfer or assign the information we have collected from our users as part of such merger, acquisition, sale, or other change of control. Group Workcamps will not transfer the information it has collected unless the recipient agrees to provide privacy protections equal to or exceeding those established by this Privacy Policy. In the unlikely event that Group Workcamps is involved in a bankruptcy proceeding, Group Workcamps may sell your information to the extent permitted by applicable law.
Updates to Privacy Policy
We may update this privacy notice periodically. Please check this page for changes. We will notify you by placing a notice on our Web site if we make any changes in the way we treat personally identifiable information. If we revise this Privacy Policy, we will not use or share your information in a manner that is incompatible with the policy in effect when your information was initially collected.
How To Contact Us
Our goal is to protect your privacy. If, at any time, you have any concerns, questions, or suggestions about our privacy policies, please send us your feedback so that we can improve our policies. You may e-mail us at optout@groupworkcamps.com or write to us at Group Workcamps Foundation, 1515 Cascade Ave., Loveland CO, 80538. By working continuously to understand and meet your needs, we hope Group Workcamps continues to be the first source that you turn to for life changing mission trips.
Effective Date
The Privacy Policy posted on this site was updated on or about April 19, 2007.
