Effective Date: May 25, 2018
The Association of Gospel Rescue Missions DBA Citygate Network and its Affiliates ("Citygate Network" or "We") know that you care about how the information we receive from you is used and shared, and we take your privacy seriously. This Privacy Policy describes Citygate Network’s privacy practices in relation to information that we collect through websites operated by us from which you are accessing this Privacy Policy, located at www.citygatenetwork.org and all related websites, our applications and/or APIs, and online services (collectively, the “Domains”), through our social media pages (collectively, the “Social Media Pages”), as well as through HTML-formatted email messages that we send to you that link to this Privacy Policy (collectively, including the Domains, and the Social Media Pages, the “Sites”). “You” or a “user” refers to any individual who visits or otherwise uses the Sites. By using the Sites, you are accepting and agreeing to the practices outlined in this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with the data practices described in this Privacy Policy you should not use our Services. This Privacy Policy does not apply to any third party applications or software that integrate with the Services through our Site (“Third Party Services”) or any other third party products, services, or businesses.
1. What Types of Information Does Citygate Network Receive From its Users?
2. How Does Citygate Network Collect Information?
Personal Information. We may collect Personal Information in a variety of ways, including:
Other Information. We may collect Other Information in a variety of ways, including:
Citygate Network also uses a web analytics service, currently Google Analytics. Google Analytics is a web analytics service provided by Google Inc. ("Google"). Google Analytics uses cookies and similar technologies to analyze how users use the Domains. The information generated about Domain usage (including your shortened IP address) is transmitted to Google in the U.S. This information is used to evaluate visitors’ use of the Domain, compile statistical reports on Domain activity, and provide other services related to the Site and Internet use. Google may also collect information about Domain visitors’ use of other websites. For more information about Google Analytics, or to opt out of Google Analytics, please go to:https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
Disabling cookies. You can typically remove or reject cookies via your browser settings. In order to do this, follow the instructions provided by your browser (usually located within the “settings,” “help,” “tools,” or “edit” facility). Many browsers are set to accept cookies until you change your settings. Further information about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set on your computer or mobile device and how to manage and delete them, visit www.allaboutcookies.org.
If you do not accept our cookies, you may experience some inconvenience in your use of our Site(s). For example, we may not be able to recognize your computer or mobile device and you may need to log in every time you visit our Site(s).
Pixel tags. We may also use pixel tags (which are also known as web beacons and clear GIFs) on our Site(s) to track the actions of users on our Site(s). Unlike cookies, which are stored on the hard drive of your computer or mobile device by a website, pixel tags are embedded invisibly on webpages. Pixel tags measure the success of our marketing campaigns and compile statistics about usage of the Site, so that we can manage our content more effectively. The information we collect using pixel tags is not linked to our users’ personal information.
Do Not Track Signals. Some internet browsers may be configured to send “Do Not Track” signals to the online services that your visit. We currently do not respond to do not track signals. To find out more about “Do Not Track,” please visit http://www.allaboutdnt.com.
3. How Does Citygate Network Use Personal Information?
We may use Personal Information:
4. How Will Citygate Network Share Personal Information It Receives?
Information about our users is an integral part of our business. We only share your Personal Information as described in this Privacy Policy.
Affiliates:
We may disclose Personal Information to our Affiliates (members of the Citygate Network family of Domains which will be linked here when or if Affiliates are engaged) for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy. Citygate Network is the party responsible for the management of the jointly-used Personal Information.
Citygate Network Social Media Pages:
Personal Information may also be disclosed by you through the Sites, chat, and profile pages to which you are able to post information and materials. This information may appear in public ways, such as through search engines or other publicly available platforms, and may be “crawled” or searched by third parties. Please do not post any information that you do not want to reveal to the public at large.
Business Transfers:
In some cases, we may buy or sell assets or businesses. In these types of transactions, user information is typically one of the business assets that is transferred. Citygate Network may disclose Personal Information to a third party in the event of any reorganization, merger, sale, joint venture, assignment, transfer, or other disposition of all or any portion of our business, assets, or stock (including in connection with any bankruptcy or similar proceedings).
Protection of Citygate Network and Others:
We may release Personal Information when we believe that release is necessary or appropriate (a) under applicable law, including laws outside your country of residence; (b) to comply with legal process; (c) to respond to requests from public and government authorities including public and government authorities outside your country of residence; (d) to enforce or apply our conditions of use and other agreements; (e) to protect our rights, privacy, safety or property, and/or that of you or others and operations or those of any of our Affiliates; (f) to protect, investigate, and deter against fraudulent, harmful, unauthorized, unethical or illegal activity; (g) to allow us to pursue available remedies or limit the damages that we may sustain; and (h) to protect the rights, privacy, property, or safety of Citygate Network, our employees, our Affiliates, our users, or any other person or entity. This includes exchanging information with other companies and organizations for fraud protection and credit risk reduction.
5. How Does Citygate Network Use and Disclose Other Information?
We may use and disclose Other Information for any purpose, except where we are required to do otherwise under applicable law. If we are required to treat Other Information as Personal Information under applicable law, then we may use it for all the purposes for which we use and disclose Personal Information.
In some instances, we may combine Other Information with Personal Information (such as combining your name with your geographical location). If we do, we will treat the combined information as Personal Information for as long as it is combined.
6. How Does Citygate Network Secure Personal Information About Me?
We have implemented organizational, technical, and administrative measures to protect Personal Information within our organization, including security controls to prevent unauthorized access to our systems. While we take reasonable steps to secure your Personal Information from loss, misuse, interference and unauthorized access, modification and disclosure, you should be aware no security procedures or protocols are ever guaranteed to be 100 percent secure from intrusion or hacking, and there is therefore always some risk assumed by sharing Personal Information online. If you have reason to believe that your interaction with us is no longer secure (for example, if you feel that the security of your account has been compromised), please immediately notify us in accordance with the “Questions, Concerns and Complaints” section below.
7. How Can I Correct or Remove Information About Me?
If you feel that any Personal Information about you that has been collected and stored by Citygate Network is incorrect, or if you would like Personal Information about you removed from our systems, please notify us at info@citygatenetwork.org so that we may consider and respond to your request in accordance with applicable law. You may also request access to your Personal Information held by Citygate Network, by sending a written request to info@citygatenetwork.org.
For your protection, we may only implement requests with respect to the Personal Information associated with the particular email address that you use to send us your request, and we may need to verify your identity before implementing your request. We will try to comply with your request as soon as reasonably practicable, subject to applicable law.
Please note that we may need to retain certain information for record keeping purposes and/or to complete any transactions that you began prior to requesting such change or deletion.
8. For How Long Will Citygate Network Retain My Personal Information?
We will retain your Personal Information for the period necessary to fulfill the purposes for which collected and as outlined in this Privacy Policy unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law.
9. What Choices Do I Have?
You can always opt not to disclose information. However, if you elect to do so, we may be limited in responding to your inquiry or providing services to you.
You may opt-out of receiving marketing messages from Citygate Network or our Affiliates by sending an email to info@citygatenetwork.org, by unsubscribing through the unsubscribe or opt-out link in an email. We will try to comply with your request(s) as soon as reasonably practicable. Please note that if you opt-out of receiving marketing-related emails from us, we may still send you important administrative messages.
10. Third Party Sites
The Sites may permit you to link to other websites on the Internet through direct links or through applications such as “share” or “Like” buttons, and other websites likewise may contain links to the Sites. The information practices or content of such other websites is governed by the privacy statements of those websites and not by this Privacy Policy. We encourage you to review the privacy policies found on such other websites, services, and applications to understand how your information may be collected and used.
11. Sensitive Information
We ask that you not send us or disclose any sensitive Personal Information (e.g., social security numbers) on or through the Sites or via other means.
12. Changes to this Privacy Policy
We reserve the right to modify this Privacy Policy at any time. We encourage you to periodically review this page for the latest information on our privacy practices. If we make material changes to this Privacy Policy we will communicate that a change has been made to the policy in a reasonable manner that may include posting a notice on our web page, blog, specific announcement on this page, and/or posting the new Privacy Policy here.
Any modifications to this Privacy Policy will be effective upon our posting of the new terms and/or upon implementation of the new changes on the Site(s) (or as otherwise indicated at the time of posting). In all cases, your continued use of the Site(s) and/or our services after the posting of any modified Privacy Policy indicates your acceptance of the terms of the modified Privacy Policy.
13. Children’s Privacy.
Our Products, Services, and Site(s) are not directed to children under the age of 13, and we do not intentionally gather personal information from visitors who are under the age of 13, and such individuals are prohibited hereby from providing personal information, without their parental or guardian’s consent. If a parent or guardian becomes aware that his or her child has provided us with information without their consent, he or she should contact us at the contact information provided above. We will delete such information from our files as soon as reasonable practicable.
14. Questions, Concerns or Complaints: Contact Us.
Your privacy is important to us. If you have any questions, concerns, or complaints regarding the way we collect and handle your information, please contact us by email at info@citygatenetwork.org or by mail at Citygate Network, 2153 Chuckwagon Road, Suite 100, Colorado Springs, CO 80919, ATTN: Privacy. Because email communications are not secure, please do not include credit card information or other sensitive information in your emails to us.
Citygate Network will take any privacy complaint seriously and any complaint will be assessed by an appropriate person with the aim of resolving any issue in a timely and efficient manner. We request that you cooperate with us during this process and provide us with any relevant information that we may need.
Citygate Network (and its Affiliates and all Site(s)) is headquartered in the United States. Your information, including personal information that we collect from you, may be transferred to, stored at and processed by us and our affiliates and other third parties outside the country in which you reside, including, but not limited to the United States, where data protection and privacy regulations may not offer the same level of protection as in your jurisdiction. We will take all reasonable steps to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Policy.
References to “personal information” in this Privacy Policy are equivalent to “personal data” governed by European Union data protection legislation. We use the following safeguards if Citygate Network transfers personal information origination from the European Union to other countries not deemed adequate under applicable data protection law:
Controller
Citygate Network is the controller of your personal information for purposes of European data protection legislation. See the Contact Us section above for contact details.
Legal Bases for Processing Personal Information
We only use your personal information as permitted by law. We are required to inform you of the legal bases of our processing of your personal information. Such legal basis includes:
Use for new purposes
We may use your personal information for reasons not described in this Privacy Policy where permitted by law and the reason is compatible with the purpose for which we collected it. If we need to use your personal information for an unrelated purpose, we will notify you and explain the applicable legal basis.
Your Rights
European data protection laws give you certain rights regarding your personal information. You may ask us to take the following actions in relation to your personal information that we hold:
You can submit these requests by email to info@citygatenetwork.org or our postal address provided above. We may request specific information from you to help us confirm your identity and process your request. Applicable law may require or permit us to decline your request. If we decline your request, we will tell you why, subject to legal restrictions. If you would like to submit a complaint about our use of your personal information or response to your requests regarding your personal information, you may contact us at or submit a complaint to the data protection regulator in your jurisdiction.
Cross-Border Data Transfer
Whenever we transfer your personal information out of the European Economic Area (“EEA”) to countries not deemed by the European Commission to provide an adequate level of personal information protection, the transfer will be based on one of the following safeguards recognized by the European Commission as providing adequate protection for personal information, where required by EU data protection legislation:
Please contact us by email to info@citygatenetwork.org if you want further information on the specific mechanism used by us when transferring your personal information out of the EEA.