The Church of the Eternal Circle, Inc., DBA Celtica (“Celtica”) is committed to protecting the privacy of our users. We want you to understand how we protect your personal information when we collect your information for our campaigns or when you place a donation on our site.
We will tell you what types of personal information that we collect, what may happen to that information, and your rights regarding your personal information.
Scope of This Privacy Policy
This privacy policy applies to information we collect or use on Celtica.org and mobile apps published by Celtica.
Information We Collect Directly from You
We collect information from you when you choose to give it to us either on our website, social media or through our mobile app. This includes:
Registration information, such as your name, e-mail address, street address, phone number, credit card information, and your username and password; and
Additional optional information for participation in surveys or contests, which is completely voluntary on your part, and you have the choice about whether to disclose the information necessary to use these features.
Information Automatically Collected From You When You Use Celtica
We also gather certain information automatically when you visit our website or use our mobile app. This information is passively collected, and Celtica uses it for internal purposes, including, but not limited to, testing, improving a user’s experience and disclosures to advertisers and content partners. Celtica only discloses aggregate passive information to advertisers and content partners, including unique visits to our website and impression data. Passive information alone does not identify you to Celtica by name.
This information may include, without limitation, the following:
internet protocol (IP) address;
browser type and configuration;
device ID; and
your activity on Celtica, including where you go on our website or mobile app, how you interact with any specific part of our website or mobile app and how long you stay on any specific part of our website or mobile app.
Information Collected About You from Third Parties
From time to time, Celtica may decide to use third parties to perform specific services, such as sending newsletters to Celtica users. If Celtica engages a service provider, then some personal information may be shared with the service provider, but only to the extent necessary for the service provider to provide services on Celtica’s behalf.
Service providers are only allowed to use personal information for the purpose of providing the specific services requested by Celtica.
Celtica uses third-party service providers for the following types of tasks:
marketing assistance;
analytics;
data visualization;
customer service;
improvement of services; and
error monitoring
Collection of Information from Children
Celtica is not intended for, nor do we knowingly collect information from, children under the age of 13.
How We Use Information
We use the information we collect to provide our services, respond to you, improve our site, and foster a positive user experience.
By registering with Celtica, by managing your profile, or by opting in when presented with choices, you have consented for us to use your information in the following ways:
To provide you with our services, which includes:
- creating a Celtica account for you;
- collecting donation payment information
- allowing us to communicate with you via mail, email, telephone, text or any other means.
- assisting you with contacting us and for us to respond to you
For marketing, which includes:
- providing personalized, targeted, or location-based content, services, and advertising from third parties on both our website and on other websites with which we have a business relationship;
- informing you of other products or services available from Celtica or our business affiliates;
- sending you e-mails regarding updates at our website, free informational newsletters, and notices relating to topics that may be of special interest to you, including events, our progress, information we share related to our subsidiaries: The Church of the Eternal Circle and The Awareness Shop; and
- conducting surveys, promotions and contests, and to publish the results thereof
To improve our services, which includes:
- conducting analytics and generating internal reports about the use of our site;
- tracking donations and purchases through our platforms
- preventing and investigating malicious or fraudulent activity; and
- enhancing your overall experience at our website
How We Share Information
Celtica will not knowingly sell, share, rent, or otherwise transfer your information other than in accordance with the terms set forth in this Privacy Policy.
During the donation process, and at certain points thereafter in connection with specific offers, Celtica will ask you whether information about you may be sent to third parties who have products, services and opportunities that may be useful to you. Therefore, Celtica does not share any information that can be linked to you without your permission.
If you give your permission to allow third parties to contact you, personal information about you, such as your name, zip code, and other information collected during your visit to Celtica’s website or mobile app, may be shared with data aggregators, marketers, and other organizations. You may opt out of such sharing by sending a request to info@celtica.org
Regardless of your decision regarding the sharing of your personal information, Celtica may share broad aggregate demographic data and related usage information with Celtica’s business partners.
While Celtica strives to protect its users’ personal information, Celtica discloses personal information to third parties if legally required to do so, if a governmental entity requests Celtica to do so, or if Celtica believes in good faith that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to legal requirements or comply with legal processes; (b) protect the rights or property of Celtica or affiliated companies; (c) prevent a crime or protect national security; or (d) protect the personal safety of users or the public.
How You Can Access, Update or Delete Your Information
You can access or update your personal information at any time by logging into the Celtica website and selecting “My Profile.” You may delete your account by selecting “Deactivate My Account” on the “Account Settings” page. Users who are experiencing problems with accessing, updating or deleting their information should contact us at info@Celtica.com, and we will try to resolve your problems.
Cookies and Online Advertising
Cookies: Celtica and its partners use cookies on Celtica’s website to analyze trends, administer the website, track user movements around the website, gather demographic information about Celtica’s userbase, and choose which ads to display to users.
Celtica uses both session ID cookies and persistent cookies. A session ID cookie expires when you close your browser. A persistent cookie remains on your hard drive for an extended period of time. You can remove persistent cookies through your web browser’s settings.
We use the following specific types of cookies:
- Security: we use these cookies to secure your account
- Preference: we use these cookies to store your preferences like language choice and geographic location
- Analytics: we use these cookies to track traffic patterns so we can identify popular content and potential problems
- Advertising: we use these cookies to collect information about you in order to show you advertising on Celtica and other third-party websites
- The cookies placed by third parties that might link you from celtica.org could remain on your computer after you have left our site for up to 20 years unless you choose to delete them.
Pixels: Celtica uses pixels, including for example, to count users who have visited specific pages of our website and to allow Celtica to place a cookie on a user’s computer. Celtica uses data collected from pixels to compile aggregate statistics about usage of our website.
Advertising Opt-Out: Celtica users can opt out of being contacted by our advertising partners. If you would prefer to not receive personalized ads based on your browser or device usage, you may generally express your opt-out preference to no longer receive tailored advertisements. Please note that you will continue to see advertisements, but they will no longer be tailored to your interests.
To opt out of interest-based advertising by participating companies in the following consumer choice mechanisms, please visit:
Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA)’s self-regulatory opt-out page (http://optout.aboutads.info) and mobile application-based “AppChoices” download page (https://youradchoices.com/appchoices)
Network Advertising Initiative (NAI)’s self-regulatory opt-out page (http://optout.networkadvertising.org).
To set an opt-out preference for a mobile device identifier (such as Apple’s IDFA or Android’s GAID), visit the device manufacturer’s current choice instructions page, or read more about sending signals to limit ad tracking for your operating system here: http://www.networkadvertising.org/mobile-choices.
Please note that these settings must be performed on each device (including each web browser on each device) for which you wish to opt out, and if you clear your cookies or if you use a different browser or device, you will need to renew your opt-out preferences.
Social Media Widgets
Our site includes social media features, such as the AddThis button and the Facebook Comments plugin. Your interactions with these features are governed by the privacy policy of the company providing the specific feature.
Your Privacy Rights
Right to Know: you have the right to know whether Celtica has collected personal information from you. You may submit up to two access requests within a 12-month period directing Celtica to disclose any of the following to you:
the categories or specific pieces of personal information that Celtica has collected from you;
the categories of sources from which Celtica has collected your information;
the reasons why Celtica collects or sells personal information; and
the categories of third parties with which Celtica shares personal information.
Right to Delete: you have the right to request that Celtica delete any of your personal information that Celtica has collected from you with certain exceptions. Celtica may refuse your deletion request if permitted by law. If we deny your deletion request, we will tell you why the request was denied. Additionally, if Celtica can verify your request and determine that no exception to deletion applies, we will direct any of our service providers that have received your personal data to delete your personal information from their records as well.
Right to Opt Out: you have the right to opt out of Celtica’s sale, as defined by the California Consumer Privacy Act, of your personal information to third parties for marketing or advertising purposes.
Right to Exercise Your Privacy Rights: Celtica will not discriminate against you for exercising your privacy rights.
Submitting a Request to Exercise Your Rights: you or your authorized agent may submit a request to access or delete your personal information or opt out of Celtica’s sale of your personal information by contacting us at info@Celtica.org .Celtica will verify your request using information associated with your account.
Security
The security of your personal information is important to us. Celtica has security measures in place to help protect against the loss, misuse or unauthorized alteration of the information under our control. You are the only user authorized to update your profile, unless you give your password information to another party. Ultimately, you are responsible for keeping your username and password secret.
Celtica helps protect personal information by using both online and offline security methods, including firewalls, passwords, restricted electronic access to your personal information, and restricted physical access to where your personal information is stored. Our staff members are trained to comply with our security procedures, and our security procedures are regularly reviewed and revised, if necessary, by the Privacy Office at Celtica.
Acceptance of Terms/Changes to Privacy Policy
Your use of this website or our mobile app indicates your acceptance of the terms of this Privacy Policy.
Celtica may update this Privacy Policy to reflect changes in its information practices. If we make material changes, we will notify you by email (sent to the email address specified in your account) where required, or by means of a notice on this website prior to the change becoming effective. We encourage you to periodically review this page for the latest information on our privacy practices.
Dispute Resolution
If you have an unresolved privacy or data use concern that we have not addressed satisfactorily, please contact our U.S.-based third-party dispute resolution provider (free of charge) at https://feedback-form.truste.com/watchdog/request.
Contact Information
If, at any time, you have questions or concerns regarding this Privacy Policy, or if you are seeking to exercise any of your privacy rights, please contact us online at info@celtica.oom or offline at:
Privacy Office:
The Church of the Eternal Circle, DBA Celtica
180 Main Street
New Paltz, NY 12561
(845) 857-8888
info@celtica.org
