Privacy Policy

Because we respect your privacy and are committed to protecting it, we have adopted this Privacy Policy. There are several Hymnary services that require the collection of information from you, while other information, including information gathered through cookies, is collected automatically or, where required by law, only with your consent. Services that require the collection of information include, but are not limited to, creating an account with a user name and password in order to access community features.

Collection of Data

As on many websites, the site editor may automatically receive general information that is contained in server log files, such as your IP address, and cookie information. Information about how advertising may be served on this site is set forth below.

We use Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google LLC (“Google”), to help us understand how visitors use our website. Google Analytics uses cookies and similar technologies to automatically collect information about your use of the site, including pages visited, time spent on pages, device and browser type, and other interaction data.

We have enabled Google Signals, which allows Google to associate this analytics data with information from the Google accounts of signed-in users who have opted in to Ads Personalization. This may provide us with aggregated insights such as cross-device usage, demographics, and interests data. When Google Signals is active, the session data we collect may be linked with Google information from these accounts.

The information collected by Google (including through Google Signals) is used to generate reports and to help us improve our website and services. Google may also use such data in accordance with its privacy practices. For more information on how Google collects and processes data, please see Google’s Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy.

If you do not want your analytics data to be collected by Google Analytics:

• You can install the Google Analytics Opt-Out Browser Add-on (available from Google).
• You can disable cookies in your browser settings.

If you do not want your Google account usage to be associated with Google Signals, you can turn off Ads Personalization in your Google account settings.

Because Google Signals enables advertising-related features, our use of these features is subject to Google’s policy requirements that we disclose them in this Privacy Policy. Google may use the data for its own advertising purposes in accordance with its privacy policies. If you are in a jurisdiction requiring consent (for example, GDPR in the EU), we will seek your consent before placing advertising cookies or enabling similar tracking technologies, where required by law.

Use of Data

Data may be used to customize and improve your user experience on this site. Efforts will be made to prevent your data from being made available to third parties unless
(i) provided for otherwise in this Privacy Policy;
(ii) your consent is obtained, such as when you choose to opt-in or opt-out for the sharing of data;
(iii) a service provided on our site requires interaction with a third party, or is provided by a third party, such as an application service provider;
(iv) pursuant to legal action or law enforcement;
or
(v) it is found that your use of this site violates the site editor's policy, terms of service, or other usage guidelines, or if it is deemed reasonably necessary by the site editor to protect the site editor's legal rights and/or property.

In the event you choose to use links displayed on this website to visit other websites, you are advised to read the privacy policies published on those sites. Hymnary.org uses third-party advertising companies to serve ads when you visit our website. These companies may use information (not including your name, address, email address, or telephone number) about your visits to this and other websites in order to provide advertisements about goods and services of interest to you. If you would like more information about this practice and would like to know your options in relation to not having this information used by these companies, click here.

Cookies

We and our service providers use cookies and similar tracking technologies on this site. These technologies help with website functionality, analytics, and, if enabled, personalized advertising features. Cookies may be first-party (set by our site) or third-party (set by service providers such as Google Analytics) and may collect identifiers and other data. If you block or delete cookies used by Google Analytics, certain analytics data may not be collected. For more information and to adjust your consent selections, please visit this link.

Please note that opting out won’t mean that you are not served any advertising, merely that it will not be tailored to your interests.

Advertising

This Site is affiliated with Freestar for the purposes of placing advertising on the Site, and Freestar will collect and use certain data for advertising purposes. We do not provide Freestar with your name, address, email address, or other direct identifiers. To learn more about Freestar's data usage, click here: https://freestar.com/privacy-policy/.

Our Use and Disclosure of Information

Google acts as a third-party processor for analytics data on our behalf. We do not share personally identifiable information (such as names or email addresses) with Google Analytics, other than technical and usage data collected via the analytics service. Data collected using Google Analytics (including Google Signals) may be stored and processed by Google in the United States and other countries.

The Hymnary will not sell or rent any of your personally identifiable information to third parties. 

Account Deletion Requests

If you contact us with a request to delete your personal account and data, we will make reasonable efforts to fulfill your request. However, it is important to note that there could be instances where we might be unable to delete some data associated with you, such as (but not limited to) purchase records. Decisions about which records must be preserved will be made in accordance with applicable legal, accounting, and operational requirements.

Notification of Changes

This policy may be revised over time as new features are added to Hymnary or as we incorporate suggestions from our users. The Hymnary is not responsible for notifying users of changes to this policy.

We will post the amended Privacy Policy promptly on our Web site so that you can always review what information we gather, how we might use that information, and whether we will disclose it to anyone. Please check the Hymnary Web site at hymnary.org/info/privacy.html for the current version of our Privacy Policy.