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Privacy and Security Policy

At Eagle Rising Catholic Ministry, we are a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization
committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. This Policy hereby explains
when and why we collect personal information about you, how we use it, the
conditions under which we may disclose it to others, how we keep it safe and secure
and your rights and choices in relation to your information.

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Your use of our Website constitutes your acceptance of this Policy and the terms and
conditions described herein. If you do not agree with or accept this Policy or any of
the terms and conditions contained herein, please do not use the Website. To the
extent that any terms of this Policy conflict with terms of any written agreement
between you and Eagle Rising Catholic Ministry regarding the use of specific areas
of the Website, the terms of such agreement shall govern.

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Eagle Rising Catholic Ministry may amend this Policy from time to time. If we make
any significant changes in the way we use your personal information, we will post
such changes on this page, which should be checked periodically.

Who we are?

In this policy, “Eagle Rising Catholic Ministry”, "Eagle Rising Catholic Ministry Inc.",
"ERCM", Eagle Rising", “we”, “us” or “our” means:
Eagle Rising Catholic Ministry Inc and our subsidiaries
4711 Church Ave,
Brooklyn, NY 11203

How do we collect information from you?

We obtain information about you in the following ways:
Information you give us directly: For example, we may obtain information
about you when you Contact Us or submit a referral form using the website.
Information you give us indirectly: Your information may be shared with us
by third parties, which might include:
– Independent event organizers;
– Professional fundraisers; and
– Subcontractors acting on our behalf who provide us with technical, payment
or delivery services, our business partners, advertising networks analytics
providers and search information providers.
You should check any privacy policy provided to you where you give your data
to a third party.

We collect and use your personal information by using cookies on our website
– more information on cookies can be found under the ‘Use of Cookies’ section
below.
Social Media: When you interact with us on social media platforms such as
Facebook or Instagram we may obtain information about you (for example,
when you publicly tag us in an event photo). The information we receive will
depend on the privacy preferences you have set on those types of platforms.

Privacy of Your Information

Your privacy and security are of great importance. We take many precautions to
protect your privacy. We must comply with federal regulations that prohibit
unauthorized use of your information. We do not sell your information to third
parties. In addition, unless we are required or authorized by law, we do not provide
your information to anyone without your authorization.

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We may use Personally Identifiable Information to better understand your interests
and needs and to improve and enhance the Website and our services and programs.
We may also use such information to contact you.
Eagle Rising Catholic Ministry will not sell your Personally Identifiable Information to
any third party. If you do not want your Personally Identifiable Information collected
and stored, do not submit it to us. Please note that if you do not submit such
information, you may be precluded from accessing certain locations and features on
the Website.


Keeping Personally Identifiable Information secure is a top priority for us. The
information provided by you is stored in a secure location and is accessible only by
designated employees of Eagle Rising Catholic Ministry This information is not
shared outside Eagle Rising Catholic Ministry, and is used internally by those
involved in hiring/recruiting decisions. We make reasonable efforts to keep the
information you submit confidential. Requests, inquiries or comments/concerns sent
via the Website are directed to the appropriate Eagle Rising Catholic Ministry
individual or program. To correct or update any information you have provided
through the Website, please contact us at: lgarcia@eaglerisingnyc.org.

What type of information is collected from you and how is it used?

The personal information we collect, store and use might include:
• your name and contact details (including postal address, email address and
telephone number);

• your date of birth;
• information about your activities on our website and about the device used to
access it
• any other Personally Identifiable Information shared with us.
We do not usually collect sensitive data about you unless there is a clear and valid
reason for doing so and data protection laws allow us to, for example, we may ask for
your information when you use Eagle Rising Catholic Ministry services such as our
Prayer Requests, Programs, or Events.

Other Information that is Collected

Non-personally identifiable information that by itself cannot be used to identify or
contact you may be collected on the Website. This can include your Internet browser
or the computer operating system you use, demographic information such as your
age, gender, income, education, profession or zip code, as well as the date and time
you visited the Website, the pages you accessed, the name of the website from
which you linked to our Website, country of residence, country of birth, employment
status, job title or description and other information that does not specifically identify

you. You have the option to decline to provide any such information. This non-
personally identifiable information may be used by us for demographic purposes,

analysis of trends, interests and needs, and to improve and enhance the Website and
our services. Eagle Rising Catholic Ministry reserves the right to use or disclose such
non-personally identifiable information in any manner.

Cookies

Eagle Rising Catholic Ministry makes limited use of “cookies”, i.e., data or text files
sent by a web server that are stored on your computer which contain information that
can later be read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you. Any
user IP logging information collected from visitors to the Website is used solely in
aggregate Website traffic reports. No attempt is made to track individual visitors to the
Website.


Two types of cookies may be used: session cookies and persistent cookies. These
enable us to collect aggregate information on the usage patterns of the Website, for
example, which areas of the Website are visited most often. Session cookies exist
only while your Internet browser remains open. When the session ends, the Internet
browser is closed and the cookies are deleted. Persistent cookies remain from visit to
visit and are saved on your computer by the Internet browser – they are not deleted
when you exit your Internet browser.


Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. Cookies
are widely used and the information contained in cookies will enhance your
experience on the Website. Cookies can store non-personally identifiable information,
such as what Website pages you have previously accessed and may be tied to the
Personally Identifiable Information you provide. Cookies enable our web servers to
provide users of the Website with relevant and appropriate information and services.

Your Internet browser may beset to refuse to accept cookies. This, however, may
affect the functioning of the Website. Cookies can be erased from your computer and
your computer may be able to block cookies or transmit a warning before a cookie is
stored. The “Help” feature on your Internet browser should have information
regarding these functions.

E-Mail

We use the senders’ e-mail addresses to answer the e-mails we receive. Such
addresses or other personally identifiable information are not shared with third parties
or used for unsolicited communications. We may use the personal information you
provide in an e-mail in order to respond to your questions or comments. We may also
save your questions or comments.

Information That You Provide

You may send us an e-mail, use a web form, subscribe to a mailing list or submit other
information via our website. We will use this information to respond to your request,
and may enter the information you submit into an electronic database. We limit the
use and collection of all information, as aforemnentioned, to that which is necessary
to respond to your request and provide high-quality service.

Eagle Rising Catholic Ministry Members Discussion Board Terms &
Conditions

These terms and conditions govern your use of this discussion board. By using this
discussion board, you accept these terms and conditions in full.
Your user content must not be illegal or unlawful, must not infringe any third party's
legal rights, and must not be capable of giving rise to legal action whether against you
or any part of the Eagle Rising Catholic Ministry or a third party (in each case under
any applicable law).


You agree and understand that you may be held legally responsible for damages
suffered by other discussion board users or third parties as the result of your remarks,
information, feedback or other content posted or made available on the discussion
board that is deemed defamatory or otherwise legally actionable. Eagle Rising
Catholic Ministry is not legally responsible, nor can it be held liable for damages of
any kind, arising out of or in connection to any defamatory or otherwise legally
actionable remarks, information, feedback or other content posted or made available
on the discussion board.

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You represent and warrant that you shall not use the website or discussion board to
upload, post, transmit, display, perform or distribute any content, information or
materials that:
• Is unlawful, misleading, discriminatory or fraudulent.
• Infringes or violates someone else's rights, including their intellectual property rights.
• Act as viruses or malicious code or do anything that could disable, overburden, or impair
the proper working or appearance of our products.
• Allow you to access or collect data from our products using automated means or attempt
to access documents you do not have permission to access.
You must not:
• republish material from this discussion board (including republication on another
website);
• sell, rent or sub-license material from the discussion board;
• show any material from the discussion board in public;
• reproduce, duplicate, copy or otherwise exploit material on this discussion board for a
commercial purpose;
• edit or otherwise modify any material on the discussion board; or
• redistribute material from this discussion board, except for content specifically and
expressly made available for redistribution.
• use this discussion board to transmit or send unsolicited commercial communications.


The Eagle Rising Catholic Ministry reserves the right to terminate users or restrict
uploading, posting, transmission or display of objectionable content. Eagle Rising
Catholic Ministry, in its sole discretion, may delete any objectionable content from its
servers.

Information Collected and Stored Automatically

When you visit our Web site, we collect information about your Internet connection.
We will automatically gather and store certain information about your visit even if
you simply browse through the Web site, read pages or download documents. Like
most Web sites, we use "cookies." A cookie is a small amount of information that is
maintained by your Web browser and may be placed on your hard disk. We use
cookies to track your navigation through our site so we may provide you a consistent
and personalized Web experience. The cookie we assign to you will only be exchanged
between your Web browser and Web servers in our domain. It cannot retrieve any

data from your hard drive, pass on computer viruses or capture your e-mail address.
We may also use cookies to gather and compile statistical data about the pages our
visitors view and maintain registered user information you voluntarily provide to us.
This helps us determine the areas of our Web site that interest users and improve the
navigation and content of the site.


If you are concerned about cookies and are not a registered user, you can set your
browser to warn you before accepting cookies and refuse the cookie when your
browser alerts you to its presence. Registered users must accept cookies from our site
in order to take advantage of the advanced features available to you.

Links to Other Websites

The Website may contain links to other websites as well as to third party service
providers. The fact that Eagle Rising Catholic Ministry has provided a link to a
website is not an endorsement, authorization, sponsorship, or acknowledgement of
affiliation with respect to such website, or with respect to any information or content
on the website, or the website’s owners or service providers. When you use certain
features or functions of the Website, for example, connecting with a faith-based
community, joining a Program outside Eagle Rising Catholic Ministry, enquiring about
social services or a job opening, or making a donation, your Internet browser may
automatically be directed and opened to a third-party website and/or your information
may be furnished to a third party service provider for processing and storage. This
Policy applies solely to our Website and, unless specifically stated on the Website,
we are not responsible for such other websites or service providers. Other sites,
therefore, including those to which we have provided links, may have their own
privacy and security policies, which we do not control and thus are not addressed by
our policy. We encourage you to thoroughly review the privacy policy of any website
you visit before disclosing any personal information on that website.

Transfer of Information

If Eagle Rising Catholic Ministry sells assets (or the assets of a division, subsidiary or
agency) to another entity or if Eagle Rising Catholic Ministry is acquired by or merged
with another entity, you agree that without obtaining your consent we may transfer to
such entity information that has been collected on the Website, including your
personal and non-personal information, which is related to that part of our business
that was sold to or merged with the other entity.

Security and Fraud Safeguards

We use industry standard data encryption to ensure the security of any information
that you provide us through this website. For website security purposes and to ensure
that this service remains available to all users, this computer system employs software

programs to monitor network traffic to identify unauthorized attempts to upload or
change information, or otherwise cause damage.
Eagle Rising Catholic Ministry’s web page should be accessed directly by typing the
site name or URL into the address bar of the web browser or by using a “bookmark”
specifically created to access the Eagle Rising Catholic Ministry website.
Eagle Rising Catholic Ministry does not send e-mail messages to request personal or
confidential information. Such requests are of a suspicious nature and should be
reported immediately.
Eagle Rising Catholic Ministry purchases security certificates or licenses to verify
information provided is secure.

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No Solicitation or Offer

This website and the information contained in this website (Website Contents) are
provided for general information purposes only and do not constitute an offer to sell
or the solicitation of any offer to buy on behalf of Eagle Rising Catholic Ministry. The
Website Contents are not sufficient or complete to make a decision relating to the
purchase or sale of any Eagle Rising Catholic Ministry securities. The terms of any
particular issue of Eagle Rising Catholic Ministry are governed by the applicable
offering documents establishing such terms, which shall prevail in the event of any
inconsistency between the terms thereby established and the information contained
on this website. Legal documents can be obtained by calling the Eagle Rising Catholic
Ministry at (929) 561-8301.

Choice of Law and Forum

This Policy and all matters relating to your access to, and use of, the Website shall be
governed by the laws of the State of New York without regard to its conflict of laws.
Any dispute arising out of or relating to this Policy or your access or use of the
Website shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the federal or state courts
located in New York County in the State of New York, and you hereby submit to the
personal jurisdiction of such courts. If any provision in this Policy is held invalid or
unenforceable, that provision shall be construed in a manner consistent with the
applicable law to reflect the original intent of the provision, and the remaining
provisions of this Policy shall continue in full force and effect.

Contacting Us and Additional Assistance

We continue to monitor, review and update the privacy measures and technology that
we have in place to protect your information. If you do not understand any of the
terms of this Policy or if you have any questions, comments or suggestions
concerning any aspect of this Policy, or if you would like to access any personally
identifiable information, please contact us at lgarcia@eaglerisingnyc.org

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