PRIVACY & COOKIE POLICY

1. OUR COMMITMENT TO PRIVACY

The Ethiopian Evangelical Church in Calgary (“EEC Calgary,” “we,” “our,” or “us”) is an officially registered Canadian charity (CRA Business/Charity Registration No: 871473740RR0001). We are committed to protecting the privacy, confidentiality, and security of personal information in compliance with Alberta’s Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA) and Canada’s federal Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA).

2. PERSONAL DATA COLLECTION & USAGE

Our website (eeccalgary.org) operates with minimal data collection:

• No Online User Accounts or Web Forms: Our website does not require user registration, profiles, or passwords.
• Email Correspondence: When you connect with church pastors, ministry coordinators, or administration via our mailto: links, we use your email address solely to answer your questions or provide pastoral assistance.
• Financial Data: We never collect, process, or store credit card, debit, or banking numbers on our servers. Contributions made via Interac e-Transfer happen within your personal banking provider, and online card donations are directed externally.

3. COOKIES & THIRD-PARTY EMBEDS

We do not run direct tracking scripts, advertising pixels, or remarketing campaigns on this site. However, certain parts of our pages rely on trusted third-party services that may place essential or functional cookies:

You can modify your browser settings to decline or clear cookies at any time without impacting your ability to browse church information.

4. INFORMATION SHARING

We do not sell, rent, monetize, or trade any personal details with commercial entities, marketers, or unauthorized third parties. Personal information collected through pastoral ministry or community support is handled strictly on a need-to-know basis by authorized church leaders.

5. PRIVACY OFFICER & INQUIRIES

If you have questions regarding this Privacy Policy, wish to update any pastoral records, or would like to request clarification on church data practices, please reach out to our office: