Effective Date: June 27, 2026 Website URL: ststephenshurst.org
At St. Stephen’s Hurst, we take your privacy seriously. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your information when you visit our website.
- Information We Collect
We only collect information that is necessary to provide you with a great experience. Specifically, we collect data in the following ways:
- E-Newsletter Signup: If you subscribe to our newsletter, we collect your email address (and optionally your name, if applicable).
- Contact Form: If you reach out to us via our contact form, we collect your name, email address, and any information you choose to include in your message.
- Automated Tracking (Google Analytics): We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors interact with our site. This tracking automatically collects non-personal data such as your IP address, browser type, device type, pages visited, and the time/date of your visit.
- How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect for very specific purposes:
- To send you the newsletters you requested (you can unsubscribe at any time).
- To respond to your inquiries, questions, or comments submitted via the contact form.
- To monitor and analyze website traffic and trends so we can improve our website’s performance and user experience.
- Cookies and Tracking Technologies
Our website uses cookies (small text files placed on your device) through Google Analytics to collect standard internet log information and visitor behavior data.
- Google Analytics uses cookies to track your behavior on our site, but this data is aggregated and anonymized.
- You can choose to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser settings to decline them if you prefer. You can also opt-out of Google Analytics tracking entirely by using the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
- Sharing Your Information
We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to third parties. We only share data with trusted service providers who help us run our website and business, including:
- Our Email Marketing Provider, Constant Contact: To store your email and send out newsletters.
- Google Analytics: To process anonymized website traffic data.
We may also disclose your information if required to do so by law or to protect our legal rights.
- Data Security
We implement reasonable security measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, alteration, or disclosure. However, please remember that no method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure.
- Your Rights and Choices
Depending on your location, you may have the right to:
- Access the personal data we hold about you.
- Request that we correct or delete your personal data.
- Opt-out of receiving future marketing emails by clicking the “unsubscribe” link at the bottom of any email we send.
- 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.”
- Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:
- Phone: 817-498-6090
- Address: 7452 Precinct Line Road, Hurst, TX 76054