This privacy policy outlines how Rock Creek Church uses and protects any information that you

give Rock Creek Church when you use this website. Rock Creek Church is committed to

ensuring that your privacy is protected. Should we ask you to provide certain information by

which you can be identified when using this website, then you can be assured that it will only be

used in accordance with this privacy statement. Rock Creek Church may change this policy

from time to time by updating this page. You should check this page from time to time to ensure

that you are happy with any changes.

What We Collect

We may collect the following information:

• Personally identifiable information that you provide to us

What We Do With Gathered Information

• We require this information to understand your needs and provide you with a better service,
• particularly for the following reasons:
• To fulfill your requests for products or services
• To assist us in serving you related to a ministry in which you or your family/child
• participates
• To organize volunteers for ministry purposes
• To contact you when necessary
• To view and analyze site usage and operations
• To identify and address problems within our site, ministry or services
• To provide you with personalized messaging within the site

We may share your information with service providers that help us operate our website and

ministries and deliver these communications to you (for example, our email, text-messaging,

and giving platforms). We do not sell, rent, or trade your information, and we do not share it with

third parties or affiliates for their own marketing or promotional purposes. Mobile phone

numbers and text-messaging consent are handled separately and are described in the Mobile

Messaging (SMS) Privacy section below.

Security

We are committed to ensuring that your information is secure. In order to prevent unauthorized

access or disclosure, we have put in place physical, electronic, and managerial procedures to

safeguard and secure the information we collect online. Any data collected on the website is

stored in a secure database. Access to the data is restricted by password protection. Donations

and online payments are encrypted and secured by our Merchant Provider, Pushpay.

How We Use Cookies

A cookie is a small file that asks permission to be placed on your computer's hard drive. The file

is added, and the cookie helps analyze web traffic or lets you know when you visit a particular

site. Cookies allow web applications to respond to you as an individual. The web application can

tailor its operations to your needs, likes, and dislikes by gathering and remembering information

about your preferences. We use cookies and/or sessions to identify which pages are being

used. This helps us analyze data about web page traffic and improve our website in order to

tailor it to customer needs. Overall, cookies help us provide you with a better website by

enabling us to monitor which pages you find useful and which you do not. A cookie in no way

gives us access to your computer or any information about you, other than the data you choose

to share with us. You can choose to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers

automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser settings to decline

cookies if you prefer. This may prevent you from taking full advantage of the website.

Mobile Messaging (SMS) Privacy

When you opt in to our SMS text-messaging program, we collect your mobile phone number

and message metadata (such as timestamps and delivery status). We use this information

solely to send you the messages you have requested, such as church announcements, event

and ministry reminders, and time-sensitive updates. We share your mobile phone number only

with the messaging platform we use to deliver these texts on our behalf. No mobile information

will be shared with third parties or affiliates for marketing or promotional purposes. Text-

messaging opt-in data and consent will not be shared with any third parties for any purpose.

We obtain your express written or electronic consent before sending you text messages, and we

keep a record of that consent. Providing your mobile number is optional and is never required to

participate in the life of the church. By opting in, you acknowledge that message and data rates

may apply and that message frequency will vary depending on the ministries and updates you

have chosen to receive.

You can opt out of receiving text messages at any time by replying with STOP (or a similar

keyword such as QUIT, END, CANCEL, or UNSUBSCRIBE) to any message you receive from

us. After you opt out, you may receive one final message confirming that you have been

unsubscribed, and we will promptly stop sending you further messages. If you reply with HELP,

you will receive information on how to get assistance. We honor all opt-out requests and are

committed to conducting our messaging in compliance with applicable laws and industry

standards, including the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) and applicable mobile

carrier (CTIA) guidelines.

Links to Other Websites

Our website may contain links to other websites of interest. However, once you have used these

links to leave our site, you should note that we do not have any control over other websites.

Therefore, we cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information that you

provide while visiting such sites, and such sites are not governed by this privacy statement. You

should exercise caution and look at the privacy statement applicable to the website in question.

Rock Creek Church does not endorse or take responsibility for any other website or the content

of any other website.

Controlling Your Personal Information

All information collected is assumed to be for informational purposes. We will not sell, distribute,

or lease your personal information to third parties unless we have your permission or are

required by law to do so. In all cases, text-messaging originator opt-in data and consent are

excluded from any information sharing described in this policy and will not be shared with any

third parties.