Privacy Policy and Terms of Service
Privacy Policy
Maintaining your privacy is important to establish trust in your interaction
with the Knights of Columbus Web site. At the same time, it's important
for us to understand how you interact with the site, so we can understand
your needs better. Part of this process includes collecting information
about you.
This Knights of Columbus Web site does not collect any personal identifying
information about individuals except when actively provided by such
individuals. The Knights of Columbus will not release any of said
information about you without your permission, unless required by
law.
What Information the Knights of Columbus Collects
The Knights of Columbus gathers two types of information about people
who visit our site: data you provide through voluntary contact and
customer service forms; anonymous traffic and survey information.
It is the Knights of Columbus intent to maintain the information you
provide in a confidential manner. However, because the information
is sent either by telephone or e-mail to a council, the Order cannot
guarantee the absolute security of the information.
Web Usage Information
The Knights of Columbus collects information on the usage of the Web
site and the pages and functionality held within. The information
collected in this process allows the site operators to understand
how the site is being used and how we might improve the site to enhance
the experience. The information is collected on an anonymous basis,
IP addresses are not linked to individuals.
Use of Cookies
A cookie is a small piece of information a Web site can store on your
computer as a text file. The text file is very small and contains
a unique identification number that is transferred from a Web site
to the hard drive of a user's computer to aid the site operators to
passively track the user's behavior on the web site. A cookie will
not allow a Web site to learn any personal information (such as your
name and address) that you have not otherwise disclosed.
This site one type of cookies. A session cookie is a small text file
that is sent to your browser when you access the site and is then
stored temporarily in memory. Session cookies are used to maximize
performance and to aid in securing specific areas of the Web site.
The session cookie is available only during the course of the browser
session; the information is not sent to or stored on your computer's
hard drive. Closing your browser or logging off will invalidate the
session cookie.
Commitment to Confidentiality
Confidentiality is a top priority at the Knights of Columbus. We are
committed to maintaining the highest level of confidentiality with
all of the information we receive from our customers, including the
information received from this Web site.
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Terms of Service
This Web site is accessible worldwide to anyone with Internet access.
Access to and use of the Service and the Sites are subject to the
terms and conditions of this User Agreement and Copyright Notice and
all applicable laws and regulations, including laws and regulations
governing copyright and trademark. BY ACCESSING THE SERVICE AND THE
SITES, YOU ACCEPT, WITHOUT LIMITATION OR QUALIFICATION, ALL OF THE
TERMS AND CONDITIONS IN THIS USER AGREEMENT. The Knights of Columbus
reserves the right to change these terms and conditions at any time.
The changes will appear on this screen. By using the Service and the
Sites, you agree in advance to accept any changes.
The materials used and displayed on the Service and the Sites, including
but not limited to text, software, photographs, graphics, illustrations
and artwork, video, music and sound, and names, logos, trademarks
and service marks, are the property of the Knights of Columbus or
its licensors and are protected by copyright, trademark and other
laws. Any such content may be displayed solely for your personal,
noncommercial use as it relates to the activities and programs of
the Order. Because certain information concerning the Knights of Columbus
is treated as proprietary, you agree not to modify, reproduce, retransmit,
distribute, disseminate, sell, publish, broadcast or circulate any
such material without the written permission of the Knights of Columbus.
Your use of the service and the sites is at your own risk. Neither
the Knights of Columbus nor any of its subsidiaries, divisions, affiliates,
agents, representatives or licensors shall be liable to you or anyone
else for any loss or injury or any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential,
special, punitive or similar damages arising out of your access or
use of, or your inability to access or use, the service and the sites
and the information available on the service and the sites or arising
out of any action taken in response to or as a result of any information
available on the service and the sites. You hereby waive any and all
claims against the Knights of Columbus and its agents, representatives
and licensors arising out of your use of the service and the sites
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