Privacy Policy

This privacy policy (“Policy”) describes how IF GATHERING (“Company”) collects, uses, protects and shares personal information of users of this website, www.ifgathering.com (the “Site”). IF GATHERING is a Texas non-profit corporation that exists globally to equip users of the Site with resources, events and community so they may learn more about God (“Services”).

WHAT WE COLLECT & HOW WE USE IT

We respect your information and our goal is to collect as little user information as possible while still providing a quality service to you. We receive and store information about you in a range of ways and the information you provide to us varies depending on your purpose in interacting with our Services.

Most guests of our site provide information in the following ways:

Information You Give Us. We collect your‎ name, postal address, credit card information, email address, email settings, username, password, telephone number, birthdate, photographic image, profile information as well as other information you directly give us on our Site so that we can provide a customized and personal user experience for you and so that we can provide products, services and events that you have requested to you. If you communicate with other users of the Site or provide content to the Site, we will also store and process those communications and materials.

Information We Get From Others. We may get information about you from other sources to further customize your experience, like updating the website based upon your location information. We may add this to information we get from this Site.

Information Automatically Collected. We automatically log information about you and your computer. For example, when visiting our Site, we log IP address, date and time of access, location information, browser information, operating system information and information about your use of and actions on our Site. While you use our site, we also collect information related to how you interact with us, such as your purchase history, your path through our website, product reviews, and any search terms you may use on our website. This information allows us to update our services and learn how we can better equip the Site to serve you. Finally, we may receive information from you, like a confirmation, when you open emails from us. This confirmation helps us make our communications with you more interesting and helps us improve communications.

Cookies. We may log information using “cookies.” Cookies are small data files stored on your hard drive by a website. We may use both session Cookies (which expire once you close your web browser) and persistent Cookies (which stay on your computer until you delete them) to provide you with a more personal and interactive experience on our Site. This type of information is collected to make the Site more useful to you and to tailor the experience with us to meet your special interests and needs.

We may also use the information we collect to more effectively respond to your service needs. Any data or information we collect will never be shared except under the circumstances discussed in this Policy.

Hosts for IF GATHERING groups or events may provide information in the following ways:

Information You Give Us. We collect your‎ name, postal address, credit card information, email address, email settings, username, password, telephone number, birthdate, photographic image, profile information as well as other information you directly give us on our Site so that we can provide a customized and personal user experience for you and so that we can provide information, products, services and events that you have requested to you. If you communicate with other users of the Site or provide content to the Site, we will also store and process those communications and materials.

When you register to host IF GATHERING events or groups, you may provide sensitive data under some privacy protection laws, namely location-related personal data, including your name, and physical address where the group or event is hosted. Some of this location-related personal data will be visible to other users of the Site in a generalized format, such as “Amy from Boston is hosting a Gather group”. If you do not agree to this sharing, please do not host a Gather group.

Information Automatically Collected. We automatically log information about you and your computer. For example, when visiting our Site, we log IP address, date and time of access, general location information, like city, state and country, browser information, operating system information and information about your use of and actions on our Site. While you use our site, we also collect information related to how you interact with us, such as your purchase history, your path through our website, product reviews, and any search terms you may use on our website. This information allows us to update our services and learn how we can better equip the Site to serve you. Finally, we may receive information from you, like a confirmation, when you open emails from us. This confirmation helps us make our communications with you more interesting and helps us improve communications.

YOUR CHOICES

You have a choice about whether or not you wish to receive information from us. If you do not want to receive communications from us about our products and services, then you can request that communications stop by contacting IF GATHERING at [email protected]. You have a choice to access and export all your IF GATHERING data from your Account page. You have a choice to rectify at any time your personal information by contacting IF GATHERING support at [email protected]. You have a choice to delete all data associated with your IF GATHERING account by heading to your Account page.

Some of your interactions on the Site may be public. These interactions are immediately viewable by other users of this Site. If you add content to the Site, this content may also be viewable by other users of this Site.

We do not sell or trade your personal information with others. We may share personal information as follows with GDPR-compliant third parties:

We may share personal information with your consent. For example, you may let us share personal information with others to provide events or Services to you at your request. If you are a host of our events or groups, we will share location-related personal information to allow other users to attend your hosted event or group.
We use Google Analytics to collect and analyze data related to the use of our Site and Services. This includes information about how users interact with our Site, what pages they visit, and how they found our Site. Google Analytics processes this data to help us understand user behavior and improve our Services.
We may share aggregate or anonymous data (data that has had personally identifying characteristics, like your name or address) with third parties for advertising purposes for our events, services, or products and as part of providing our Services
We may share personal information when we do a business deal, or negotiate a business deal, involving the sale or transfer of all or a part of our business or assets. These deals can include any merger, financing, acquisition, or bankruptcy transaction or proceeding.
We may share personal information for legal, protection, and safety purposes, such as
- We may share information to comply with laws.
- We may share information to respond to lawful requests and legal processes.
- We may share information to protect the rights and property of IF GATHERING, our agents, customers, and others. This includes enforcing our agreements, policies, and terms of use.
- We may share information in an emergency. This includes protecting the safety of our employees and agents, our customers, or any person.
We may share information with those who need it to do work for us.

We also share other information you provide us with others for to provide Services to you you have requested. When you use our Services and sign up for an event, we may share your name and other identifying information with hosts. As we mentioned above, if you’re hosting, we will provide identifying information about you with attendees for your event, like your name and address. Past attendees of your hosted event may retain that information after the event.

THIRD PARTY PAYMENT SERVICES

We rely on third parties to process credit card transactions and do not collect or store your credit card details. That information is provided directly to our third party payment processors and that collection is governed by their Privacy Policy.

STORAGE OF INFORMATION

Your information collected through the Site is processed in the country in which IF GATHERING service providers maintain facilities. If you are based in the United States and use our Site, you consent to have your data processed by IF GATHERING in the United States. International clients have differing needs based on their country of origin and we provide custom storage and processing solutions to meet those requirements.

IF GATHERING maintains strict administrative, technical and physical procedures to protect information processed via our servers. Access to information is limited (through user/password credentials and two factor authentication) to those employees who require it to perform their job functions. We use industry-standard technology, including but are not limited to data encryption, firewalls, VPN, physical access controls to safeguard the information we collect from you.

We maintain your information while you have an account with our Site. When we no longer require your information to maintain your account, we will delete it. If you choose to make an account deletion request, we will permanently and irreversibly delete all of your personal data information from our systems. Once deleted, your data, including your account and activities cannot be reinstated for your Site account. To make an account deletion request, email us at [email protected].

INFORMATION CHOICES AND CHANGES

Our marketing emails tell you how to “opt-out.” If you opt out, we may still send you non-marketing emails. Non-marketing emails include emails about your accounts and our business dealings with you.

You may send requests about personal information to our Contact Information below or to [email protected]. You can request to change contact choices, opt-out of our sharing with others, and update your personal information through your Account profile or through contacting us at [email protected].

We mentioned above that you can make choices about cookies. You can typically remove and reject cookies from our Site with your browser settings. Many browsers are set to accept cookies until you change your settings. If you remove or reject our cookies, it could affect how our Site works for you.

INFORMATION FOR CERTAIN VISITORS

CHILDREN

The IF GATHERING Site exists to equip adults with resources, events and community so they may learn more about God. Our Site is not directed to children under 13 and we do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information directly from children. Please contact us at [email protected] if you believe we have inadvertently collected personal information from a child under 13 so that we may delete such data as soon as possible.

VISITORS FROM OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES

We mention above that the Site is hosted in the United States and our headquarters is in the United States. If you are visiting the Site from outside the United States, information we collect about you will be transferred to, stored and processed in the United States in accordance with this Policy and applicable U.S. laws.

Please note that data protection and other applicable laws of the United States may differ from the data protection or consumer protection laws in your country. By using the Service, you acknowledge and consent to transfer of your information to our facilities as described in this Policy.

For our international customers, any questions or concerns regarding the collected information, use or disclosure of your information should be directed to [email protected]. Once we receive and confirm your verifiable consumer request, we will investigate and attempt to resolve complaints and disputes regarding use and disclosure of your information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

PRIVACY RIGHTS FOR CERTAIN STATE RESIDENTS

State laws in California, Colorado, Connecticut, Montana, Oregon, Texas, Utah, and Virginia may provide you with additional rights regarding our use of your personal information. This section supplements our general Policy and applies to users in the states having additional consumer data rights.

INFORMATION WE COLLECT

We collect information that identifies, relates to, describes, references, is capable of being associated with, or could reasonably be linked, directly or indirectly, with a particular consumer or device (“personal information”). In particular, we have collected the following categories of personal information from consumers within the last twelve (12) months:

Identifiers, such as your name, internet protocol address, postal address, email address, or other similar identifiers.
Additional Personal information categories listed in the California Customer Records statute (Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.80(e)), such as your telephone number.
Protected classification characteristics under state or federal law, such as your gender, race, religion and ethnicity.
Internet or other similar network activity, such as your access history and information on your interaction with our Site.
Geolocation data, such as your location when you’re at an event and provide that information to the Site. We do not collect your precise geolocation data, which is data provided directly from your device. But if you’re a host, we will collect your address to provide attendees that information and your geolocation data can be inferred from that information.
Language information, including your primary language such as English, Spanish, or ASL.
Professional or employment information you provide our Site.

Sensitive Information

Our online form that you use to register for an event on our Site has fields to allow you to provide us with your gender, race or ethnicity, and religious affiliation. These fields are optional and we will not deny you service if you choose not to answer these questions. We do not collect any other sensitive personal information as defined by state privacy regulations and laws.

Sources of Collection

We obtain the categories of personal information listed above from the following categories of sources:

Directly from you. For example, through information we ask from you when you register with our Site.
Directly and indirectly from you when using our Services or visiting our website. For example, usage details collected automatically in the course of your interaction with our Site.

USE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION & USE OF SENSITIVE INFORMATION

We may use or disclose the personal information we collect for one or more of the following business purposes:

To provide you with email alerts and other notices concerning updates to our Site.
To improve our Site.
As necessary or appropriate to protect the rights, property or safety of us, our users or others.
To respond to law enforcement requests and as required by applicable law, court order, or governmental regulations.
As described to you when collecting your personal information or as otherwise set forth in state privacy laws and regulations.
To evaluate or conduct a merger, divestiture, restructuring, reorganization, dissolution, or other sale or transfer of some or all of our assets, whether as a going concern or as part of bankruptcy, liquidation, or similar proceeding, in which personal information held by us is among the assets transferred.

We will not collect additional categories of personal information or use the personal information we collected for materially different, unrelated, or incompatible purposes without providing you notice.

STORAGE OF INFORMATION

Your personal information and sensitive information collected through the Site is maintained as long as you maintain an account with the Site. We maintain your information for a period of time if we do not hear from you that you want us to delete your personal information. This period of time includes the period right after you provide the information to us, the period before the event you have registered for, and a period of time post-event when we may provide you information about future events or ask you for feedback about the event. We do not maintain your personal information after a period of time as it may no longer relevant. We do not store information beyond six years after the last event you have registered for through our Site.

We will delete all of your personal data if you request us to do so by emailing us at [email protected]. During this process, we will need to maintain some of your information for legal purposes, but once we no longer require your information to maintain your account, we will delete it within three months after your request to delete your account.

IF GATHERING maintains strict administrative, technical and physical procedures to protect information collected by the Site from unauthorized access, destruction, use, modification or disclosure. Access to information is limited (through user/password credentials and two factor authentication) to those employees who require it to perform their job functions. We use industry-standard technology, including but not limited to data encryption and physical access controls to safeguard the personal information we collect from you.

We do not sell or trade your personal information with others, but we do connect attendees of group events with hosts and provide some personal information to the host, namely your name and phone number. We provide our hosts personal information with your consent as part of our Services to provide you access to events you have registered for through our Site. We have written agreements with all of our hosts for events that have access to your personal information that require everyone with access to your personal information to maintain it securely and confidentially.

We may disclose your personal information to a third party for a business purpose. When we disclose personal information for a business purpose, we enter a contract that describes the purpose and requires the recipient to both keep that personal information confidential and not use it for any purpose except performing the contract.

In the preceding twelve (12) months, we have disclosed the following categories of collected personal information for a business purpose:

Identifiers, such as your name, email address, or other similar identifiers.
California Customer Records personal information categories, specifically your phone number as part of your profile for the Site.

We disclose these categories of personal information for a business purpose to the following categories of third parties:

Hosts of events you register for through the Site.

In the preceding twelve (12) months, we have not sold any personal information. However, as described in this Privacy Policy, we do provide your information at your request to our hosts to provide you access to events you have registered for on the Site.

YOUR RIGHTS AND CHOICES

Your privacy choices are important to us and we would like to make sure you are fully aware of all of your data protection rights. Every user is entitled to the following:

The right to access – You have the right to request IF GATHERING disclose what personal information it collects, uses, discloses or sells. Once we receive and confirm your verifiable consumer request, we will disclose to you:

The categories of personal information we collected about you during the past 12 months.
Our business or commercial purpose for collecting that personal information.
The categories of third parties with whom we share that personal information.
The specific pieces of personal information we collected about you (also called a data portability request).

IF GATHERING does not sell your personal information for monetary compensation. However, as described in this Privacy Policy, we do provide your information at your request to our hosts for events you have registered for through our Site. Under some circumstances a transfer of personal information to a third party without monetary consideration may be considered a “sale” under state privacy law.

To submit an access request, please email [email protected].

The right to opt out – You have the right to opt out of the sale of your data we have collected, the right to opt out of the collection and use of your data for targeted advertising, and the right to opt out of the processing of your personal data for the purposes of profiling in furtherance of decisions that produce legal or similarly significant effects concerning a customer. We do not sell your data or engage in targeted advertising but you may request to opt out of the sharing of your data in this manner by sending us a request.

To submit an opt-out request, please email [email protected].

The right to correction – You have the right to request that IF GATHERING correct any information you believe is inaccurate. You also have the right to request IF GATHERING to complete the information you believe is incomplete. Our correction and completion of information is limited to personal data collected over the last 12 months.

To submit a correction request, please email [email protected].

The right to data portability – You have the right to request that IF GATHERING transfer the personal information data that we have collected to directly to you so you can transmit the data to another entity. This right is limited to no more than two (2) requests per calendar year.

To submit a portability request, please email [email protected].

The right to erasure – Certain state residents also have the right to request the deletion of their personal information collected or maintained by IF GATHERING. Once we receive a request for deletion and confirm your verifiable consumer request, we will delete the personal information (to the extent required by law) we hold about you as of the date of your request from our records. In some cases, deletion may be accomplished through de-identification of the information. If you choose to delete your personal information, you may not be able to use certain website functions that require your personal information to operate.

You have 3 choices for your erasure of your information:

You may choose to opt out of the sale and sharing your personal information;
You may choose to limit the use of your sensitive personal information;
You may choose to request that we not sell or share your personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising.

If you wish to make a request for information or to delete your personal information, or for any questions about our privacy practices and compliance with state privacy law, please contact us via email at [email protected].

We may deny your deletion request if retaining the information is necessary for us or our service providers to:

Complete the transaction for which we collected the personal information or take actions reasonably anticipated within the context of our ongoing business relationship with you.
Detect security incidents, protect against malicious, deceptive, fraudulent, or illegal activity, or prosecute those responsible for such activities.
Exercise free speech, ensure the right of another consumer to exercise their free speech rights, or exercise another right provided for by law.
Comply with the California Electronic Communications Privacy Act (Cal. Penal Code § 1546 seq.).
Comply with a legal obligation.
Make other internal and lawful uses of that information that are compatible with the context in which you provided it.

Verifying Requests Access, Data Portability, and Deletion Rights

Only you or a person authorize to act on your behalf, may make a verifiable consumer request related to your personal information. This may require this person to be registered with your Secretary of State. You may also make a verifiable consumer request on behalf of your minor child. To help protect your privacy and maintain security, we will take steps to verify your identity before granting you access to your personal information or complying with your request.

You may only make a verifiable consumer request for access or data portability twice within a 12-month period. If you make more requests in a year, we may require a fee to process your additional requests.

The verifiable consumer request must:

Provide sufficient information that allows us to reasonably verify you are the person about whom we collected personal information or an authorized representative. In addition, if you ask us to provide you with specific pieces of personal information, we will require you to sign a declaration under penalty of perjury that you are the consumer whose personal information is the subject of the request. If you designate an authorized agent to make an access, deletion or opt-out of sale request on your behalf (a) we may require you to provide the authorized agent written permission to do so, and (b) for access and deletion requests, we may require you to verify your own identity directly with us.
Describe your request with sufficient detail that allows us to properly understand, evaluate, and respond to it.

We cannot respond to your request or provide you with personal information if we cannot verify your identity or authority to make the request and confirm the personal information relates to you. Making a verifiable consumer request does not require you to create an account with us. We will only use personal information provided in a verifiable consumer request to verify the requestor’s identity or authority to make the request.

If you make a request, we have 45 days to respond to you.

We will not discriminate against you for exercising your rights. This means we will not deny you service, charge different prices or rates, provide a different level of service, or suggest that you might receive a different price or level of quality for service. Please know, if you ask us to delete your information or stop transferring your information, it may impact your experience using our Site.

CONTACT INFORMATION.

We welcome your comments or questions about this privacy policy. You may also contact us at our address:

IF GATHERING
PO 515782
Dallas, TX 75251

CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY.

The Services and our business may change from time to time. As a result, at times it may be necessary for IF GATHERING to make changes to this Privacy Policy. IF GATHERING reserves the right to update or modify this Privacy Policy at any time and from time to time. We will notify you by email (sent to the e-mail address specified in your Account) or by means of a notice on this Site of any material changes to this Privacy Policy. Your continued use of the Services after any changes or revisions to this Privacy Policy shall indicate your agreement with the terms of such revised Privacy Policy.

Privacy Policy

WHAT WE COLLECT & HOW WE USE IT

YOUR CHOICES

USE AND SHARING OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

THIRD PARTY PAYMENT SERVICES

STORAGE OF INFORMATION

INFORMATION FOR CERTAIN VISITORS

CHILDREN

VISITORS FROM OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES

PRIVACY RIGHTS FOR CERTAIN STATE RESIDENTS

INFORMATION WE COLLECT

Sensitive Information

Sources of Collection

USE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION & USE OF SENSITIVE INFORMATION

STORAGE OF INFORMATION

SHARING PERSONAL INFORMATION

YOUR RIGHTS AND CHOICES

Verifying Requests Access, Data Portability, and Deletion Rights

CONTACT INFORMATION.

CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY.

Last Updated: August 30, 2024