Privacy Policy

Last updated: December 6, 2025

1. Introduction
At the Church of the Holy Cross of Albemarle, your privacy is important to us. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your personal information when you visit our website or communicate with us through our online contact form. We are committed to complying with applicable privacy laws, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), and the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act (VCDPA).

2. Information We Collect

Website Analytics: We use Google Analytics to monitor and analyze website traffic to improve the user experience. Google Analytics collects anonymous data such as IP address, browser type, and pages visited. We do not share this data with any third parties.

Contact Information: When you fill out our website contact form, we collect your email address and any other information you provide to respond to your inquiries or send you our church newsletter.

3. How We Use Your Information
– To respond to your questions or requests submitted through the contact form.
– To send you our church newsletter via Mailchimp.
– To analyze website usage and improve our online presence using Google Analytics and Google Search Console.

4. Data Sharing and Disclosure
We do not sell, trade, or share your personal information with third parties, except as necessary to provide services like Mailchimp for newsletter distribution. Mailchimp is committed to protecting your data and uses it only for delivering our communications.

5. Your Privacy Rights

For Residents of the European Union (GDPR)
If you are located in the European Economic Area (EEA), you have the following rights under the GDPR:
– The right to access the personal data we hold about you.
– The right to request correction or deletion of your personal data.
– The right to restrict or object to certain processing of your data.
– The right to data portability.
– The right to withdraw consent at any time where processing is based on consent.
– The right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority.
– To exercise these rights, please contact us at the information below.

For Residents of California (CCPA)
If you are a California resident, you have the following rights under the CCPA:
– The right to know what personal information we collect, use, share, or sell.
– The right to request deletion of your personal information, subject to certain exceptions.
– The right to opt-out of the sale of your personal information (we do not sell personal information).
– The right to non-discrimination for exercising your privacy rights.

You can submit requests by contacting us as described below.

For Residents of Virginia (VCDPA)
If you are a Virginia resident, you have the following rights under the VCDPA:
– The right to access and obtain a copy of the personal data we collect about you.
– The right to correct inaccuracies in your personal data.
– The right to request deletion of your personal data, subject to certain exceptions.
– The right to opt-out of the processing of your personal data for targeted advertising or sale (we do not engage in these activities).

To exercise your rights, please contact us using the information below.

6. Data Security
We take reasonable measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, alteration, or disclosure. However, no internet transmission is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

7. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated effective date.

8. Contact Us
If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or your personal data, please contact us at:

Church of the Holy Cross of Albemarle
PO Box 641, Crozet, VA 22932