Privacy Policy

The Diocese of Paterson, Catholic Schools Office (CSO) is a separate operating department of the Diocese of Paterson and is covered under its Privacy Policy. This CSO version of the Privacy Policy has been adapted from the Diocesan Privacy Policy only to update the email addresses used to contact this office and provide guidance.

Privacy Policy

Introduction

The Diocese of Paterson, CSO shares this policy to demonstrate our firm commitment to your privacy. This policy is your guide to how we will handle information we learn about you from your visit to our Web site.

1. Use of Links

Throughout our Web pages, we provide links to other servers which may contain information of interest to our readers. We take no responsibility for, and exercise no control over, the organizations, views, or accuracy of the information contained on other servers. Creating a text link from your Web site to our site does not require permission. If you have a link you'd like us to consider adding to our Web site, please send an email to [email protected].
 

2. Use of Text and Images

If you would like to publish information that you find on our Web site, please send your request to [email protected]. Where text or images are posted on our site with the permission of the original copyright holder, a copyright statement appears at the bottom of the page. Permission requests to use our logo and images should also be directed to [email protected].
 

3. Accessibility

This Web site is designed to be accessible to visitors with disabilities, and to comply with federal guidelines concerning accessibility. We welcome your comments. If you have suggestions on how to make the site more accessible, please contact us at [email protected].
 

4. Reading or Downloading

We collect anonymous usage data on our site such as the name of the domains from which our site is accessed, the dates and times our site is accessed, and the Internet address of the Web sites that refer our visitors. We use the information we collect to measure the number of visitors to the different sections of our site, and to help us make our site more useful to visitors.
 

5. Online Profile Updates and Donations

If you complete the Profile update form and share your personally identifying information, this information will be used only to provide you with targeted content regarding your donations. We may use your contact information to send further information about our organization or to contact you when necessary. You may always opt-out of receiving future mailings; see the "Opt Out" section below.
 

6. Sending us an Email

You also may decide to send us personally identifying information, for example, in an electronic mail message containing a question or comment, or by filling out a Web form that provides us this information. We use personally identifying information from email primarily to respond to your requests. We may forward your email to other employees who are better able to answer your questions. We may also use your email to contact you in the future about our programs that may be of interest.

We want to be very clear: We will not obtain personally identifying information about you when you visit our site, unless you choose to provide such information to us. Providing such information is strictly voluntary. Except as might be required by law, we do not share any information we receive with any outside parties.

If you sign up for one of our email lists, we will only send you the kinds of information you have requested. We will not share your name or email address with any outside parties.
 

7. Opt-Out or Change Your Contact Information

Our site provides users the opportunity to opt-out of receiving communications from us through a special online form. You may choose to receive only specific communications or none at all. You cannot remove yourself from our database, but you can prevent unwanted communication.
 

8. Questions about our policies

If you have any questions about this privacy statement, the practices of this site, or your dealings with this Web site, you can contact us at: [email protected]