Welcome to our site! We extend the following information to assure you, our guest, that we are concerned about and respect your privacy while visiting our Web site. Van Dyke United Methodist Church will never sell, lease or rent your confidential information. We will always endeavor to take steps to assure that any information you provide to us will remain secure. We want you to feel safe in your online experience while visiting our site. We therefore request that you take a moment to review the following valuable information.

 

Van Dyke does not collect personal information without your knowledge during your visit to our Web site.

 

However, at times, Van Dyke may ask that you provide us with personal information while online. The type of information we collect typically, but not always, corresponds directly with the service you request. For instance, you can make donations, register for events, submit prayer requests and in some situations access your member profile to update key information.  At times we will ask you for more information, beyond just your name and contact information.  Your provision of such additional information is your acknowledgement that you consent to our use of such information to better serve you.  

 

Our Web site's donation system uses SSL encryption to protect sensitive data transmissions from your computer to our Web site. You are able to see when the SSL encryption is active either by the "padlock" icon at the bottom of your browser's window or by a blue line around the window. In certain areas, password protection is used to protect your privacy and security.

 

Van Dyke UMC reserves the right to make changes to this privacy policy at any time and requests that you review this policy for updates.

 

 

Financial Policy

All transactions that you request that involve some financial transaction will be processed based on the financial information that you provide to us.  These transactions may include donations toward our ministry or payment for events that you have registered for.  If you make an error in completing a transaction, you must contact us within 3 days so that it can be corrected or cancelled.  When registering for events, there may be a non-refundable deposit amount or a deadline for requesting a refund defined for each event.  Every effort is made to process your financial requests quickly and accurately.  If you have questions please contact This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it or  813-968-3983 –Finance Dept.

 

Changes

Van Dyke UMC reserves the right to make changes to this financial policy at any time and requests that you review this policy for updates.