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The Preaching Network.com Privacy Policy (4/4/2005)
The Preaching Network (TPN) is committed to protecting your privacy. Please read the TPN Privacy Statement below and also any supplementary information at the end of this statement for additional details about particular TPN sites and services that you may use. This TPN Privacy Statement applies to data collected by The Preaching Network through its TPN sites and services; it does not apply to data collected through other online or offline The Preaching Network sites, products or services. Other TPN sites and services linked to from this Web site, including JWPM.com, Salembiblechurch.org have their own privacy statements which can be viewed by clicking on the links on the appropriate web pages. Collection of your Personal Information
In order to sign in to TPN services, you will be asked to enter an username and password, which we refer to as your TPN credentials. As part of creating your TPN credentials, you may also be requested to provide an alternate e-mail address, and questions and secret answers, which we use to verify your identity and assist in resetting your password. Some services may require added security, and in these cases, you may be asked to create an additional security key. Finally, a unique ID number will be assigned to your TPN credentials which will be used to identify your credentials and associated information.
At some TPN sites, The Preaching Network collects personal information, such as your e-mail address, name, home or work address or telephone number. We may also collect demographic information, such as your ZIP code, age, gender, preferences, interests and favorites. Information collected on TPN may be combined with information obtained from other The Preaching Network services and other companies. If you choose to sign up for a paid subscription service (such as TPN Membership), we will collect information, such as your credit card number and billing address, that is used to create a The Preaching Network billing account.
We may collect information about your visit, including the pages you view, the links you click and other actions taken in connection with TPN sites and services. We also collect certain standard information that your browser sends to every website you visit, such as your IP address, browser type and language, access times and referring Web site addresses.
Some TPN services may be co-branded and offered in conjunction with another company. If you register for or use such services, both The Preaching Network and the other company may receive information collected in conjunction with the co-branded services. Use of your Personal Information
The Preaching Network collects and uses your personal information to operate TPN and deliver the services you have requested. These services may include the display of customized content and advertising based upon the information we have collected. In order to provide services in conjunction with other The Preaching Network products or services, personal information collected on TPN may be accessed and used by other The Preaching Network services as necessary to provide such services. Any use of such information within The Preaching Network will remain subject to the limitations of this privacy statement.
We also use your personal information to communicate with you. We may send certain mandatory service communications such as welcome letters, billing reminders, information on technical service issues, and security announcements. Some TPN services may send periodic member letters that are considered part of the service. We may also occasionally send you product surveys or promotional mailings to inform you of other products or services available from The Preaching Network and its affiliates.
The Preaching Network does not sell, rent or lease its TPN customer lists to third parties. We may, from time to time, contact you on behalf of external business partners about a particular offering that may be of interest to you. In those cases, your personal information (e-mail, name, address, telephone number) is not transferred to the third party. We do not use or disclose sensitive personal information, such as race, religion, or political affiliations, without your explicit consent.
We occasionally hire other companies to provide limited services on our behalf, such as handling the processing and delivery of mailings, providing customer support, processing transactions, or performing statistical analysis of our services. We will only provide those companies the personal information they need to deliver the service. They are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information and are prohibited from using that information for any other purpose.
The Preaching Network may access and/or disclose your personal information if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on The Preaching Network or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of The Preaching Network, including its TPN family of Web sites; or (c) act in urgent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of TPN services or members of the public. Personal information collected on this site may be stored and processed in the United States or any other country in which The Preaching Network or its affiliates, subsidiaries or agents maintain facilities, and by using this site, you consent to any such transfer of information outside of your country. The Preaching Network abides by the safe harbor framework as set forth by the U.S. Department of Commerce regarding the collection, use, and retention of data from the European Union. Control of your Personal Information
We offer you choices for the collection, use and sharing of your personal information. You may go to the TPN Account page to make choices about the use of your personal information. You may choose not to receive marketing material from TPN or on behalf of external third party business partners. You may also stop the delivery of future promotional e-mail from TPN by following the specific instructions in the e-mail you receive. You may subscribe and unsubscribe to TPN Newsletters by going to your account page. In addition, each TPN newsletter you receive will have instructions on how to unsubscribe prominently mentioned in it.
These communications choices do not apply to mandatory service communications that are considered part of certain TPN services, which you may receive periodically unless you cancel the service.
You may have the ability to view or edit your personal information.
If you wish to update your TPN profile information, change your password, view the unique ID associated with your credentials, or close certain TPN accounts, please visit TPN Account Services http://www.thepreachingnetwork.com.
Some services offered on TPN may collect personal information that is not accessible via the link above. However, in such cases, you may be able to access that information through alternative means of access described by the service. Or you can write us by using our Web form, and we will contact you within 30 days regarding your request. Security of your Personal Information
The Preaching Network is committed to protecting the security of your personal information. We use a variety of security technologies and procedures to help protect your personal information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. For example, we store the personal information you provide on computer systems with limited access, which are located in controlled facilities. When we transmit highly confidential information (such as a credit card number or password) over the Internet, we protect it through the use of encryption, such as the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol. Use of Cookies
TPN uses "cookies" to enable you to sign in to TPN services and to help personalize your online experience. A cookie is a small text file that is placed on your hard disk by a Web page server. Cookies contain information that can later be read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer.
TPN uses cookies to store your preferences and other information on your computer in order to save you time by eliminating the need to repeatedly enter the same information and to display your personalized content and appropriate advertising on your later visits to TPN.
When you sign in to a site using your TPN credentials, the The Preaching Network stores your unique ID number, and the time you signed in, in an encrypted cookie on your hard disk. This cookie allows you to move from page to page at the site without having to sign in again on each page. When you sign out, these cookies are deleted from your computer. The Passport Network also uses cookies to improve the sign in experience. For example, your e-mail address may be stored in a cookie that will remain on your computer after you sign out. This cookie allows your e-mail address to be pre-populated, so that you will only need to type your password the next time you sign in. If you are using a public computer or do not otherwise want this information to be stored, you can select the appropriate radio button on the sign-in page, and this cookie will not be used.
You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most Web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to sign in or use other interactive features of TPN sites and services that depend on cookies. Use of Web Beacons
TPN Web pages may contain electronic images known as Web beacons - sometimes called single-pixel gifs - that allow TPN to count users who have visited those pages and to deliver co-branded services. TPN may include Web beacons in promotional e-mail messages or TPN Newsletters in order to determine whether messages have been opened and acted upon.
TPN may also place Web beacons from third parties on our site in order to compile aggregated statistics and to help determine the effectiveness of our joint promotional or advertising campaigns. TPN prohibits Web beacons on our site from being used by third parties to access your personal information.
Finally, TPN may work with other companies that advertise on TPN to place Web beacons on their sites in order to allow us to develop statistics on how often clicking on an advertisement on TPN results in a purchase or other action on the advertiser's site. Use of Third Party Ad Networks
The majority of the online banner advertisements you see on TPN Web pages are displayed by TPN. However, TPN allows other companies, called third-party ad servers or ad networks, to display advertisements on TPN Web pages. Some of these ad networks may place a persistent cookie on your computer in order to recognize your computer each time they send you an online advertisement. In this way, ad networks may compile information about where you, or others who are using your computer, saw their advertisements and determine which ads are clicked on. This information allows an ad network to deliver targeted advertisements that they believe will be of most interest to you. The Preaching Network does not have access to the cookies that may be placed by the third-party ad servers or ad networks.
TPN maintains relationships with a number of the third-party ad networks currently operating such as: MaxWorldwide; 24/7 Media; AdForce; AdKnowledge; AppNet/admaximize/i33; Avenue A; BlueStreak.com; CFM&Z; Click Here; DoubleClick; Flycast; Interad Network; MatchLogic; Mediaplex; Sabela Media; The Thinking Media; and Vita Bella. Those ad networks that use persistent cookies may offer you a way to opt out of ad targeting. TRUSTe Certification
The Preaching Network is a member of the TRUSTe Privacy Program. TRUSTe is an independent, non-profit organization whose mission is to build trust and confidence in the Internet by promoting the use of fair information practices. Because we want to demonstrate our commitment to your privacy, we have agreed to disclose our information practices and have our privacy practices reviewed for compliance by TRUSTe. The TRUSTe program covers only information that is collected through this Web site, and does not cover information that may be collected through software downloaded from the site. Changes to this Statement
We will occasionally update this Privacy Statement to reflect changes in our services and customer feedback. When we posts changes to this Statement, you will see the word "updated" next to the TPN Privacy Statement link on the front page of TPN. If there are material changes to this Statement or in how The Preaching Network will use your personal information, we will prominently post such changes prior to implementing the change. We encourage you to periodically review this Statement to be informed of how The Preaching Network is protecting your information. Contact Information
The Preaching Network welcomes your comments regarding this Privacy Statement. If you have questions about this Statement or believe that we have not adhered to it, please contact TPN Privacy by e-mailing Support@thepreachingnetwork.com TPN PrivacyThe Preaching Network
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