Privacy Policy

This Privacy Statement discloses the privacy practices for wscal.edu the website of:
Westminster Seminary California
1725 Bear Valley Parkway
Escondido CA 92027
760-480-7484
[email protected]

What information do we gather about you?

We collect information from you when you access wscal.edu and when you subscribe to our email service. The information collected through this website by Westminster Seminary California or its third-party partners is not shared with any other outside organization for any purposes, but may be used by Westminster Seminary California (and our partners) to communicate with and better understand the needs of visitors to the site.

How do we use your information?

We use your IP address to help diagnose problems with our server and to administer our website by identifying which parts of our site are most heavily used. We do not link IP addresses to anything personally identifiable. This means that user sessions will be tracked, but the users will remain anonymous.

The email address you provide may be used to send you information, respond to inquiries, and/or other requests or questions. You will be added to our email list and will receive periodic email communications. If you supply us with your postal address online you may receive periodic mailings from us.

User information may be shared with third-party partners to the extent necessary to provide and improve web services or other communications to users. Any third parties who receive user information for this purpose are prohibited from using or sharing user information for any purpose other than providing services to users.

We may also provide your information to third parties in circumstances where we believe that doing so is necessary or appropriate to: satisfy any applicable law, regulation, legal process or governmental request; detect, prevent or otherwise address fraud, security or technical issues; or protect the rights, property or safety of us, our users or others.

To review or request changes to your personal information or to request a Notice of Information-Sharing Disclosure, please contact us by email at [email protected], by mail at Westminster Seminary California, 1725 Bear Valley Parkway, Escondido CA 92027, or by phone at (760) 480-8474.

Device Information Collected by Us

We may collect non-personal information about the computer, mobile device or other device you use to access wscal.edu, such as IP address, geolocation information, unique device identifiers, browser type, browser language or other information of this nature. We use this information in an aggregate fashion to track access to wscal.edu. At no time do we disclose site usage by individual IP addresses. Web server logs are retained on a temporary basis and then deleted from our systems.

Cookies

Cookies are small files that are stored on your computer (unless you block them). We use cookies to understand and save your preferences for future visits and compile aggregate data about site traffic and site interaction so that we can offer better site experiences and tools in the future. We may contract with third-party service providers to assist us in better understanding our site visitors. These service providers are not permitted to use the information collected on our behalf except to help us conduct and improve our business. We use cookies to collect statistical data about our visitors.

Third-party Cookies

Cookies may be set by an organization other than wscal.edu. These “third-party cookies” may, for example, originate from websites such as YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, or other social media services for which wscal.edu has implemented “plug-ins.” Since the cookie policies of these sites change over time, you should determine their policies by visiting the privacy policy pages of these sites directly.

You may disable cookies through your individual browser options. If you would like to learn more about cookies please refer to the following website: http://www.allaboutcookies.org/

Links to Third-party Websites

We may provide hyperlinks to third-party websites as a convenience to users of wscal.edu. Wscal.edu does not control third-party websites and is not responsible for the contents of any linked-to, third-party websites or any hyperlink in a linked-to website. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of third-party websites.

Email Subscriptions

If you do not want to receive email communication from Westminster Seminary California in the future, follow the “unsubscribe” instructions located near the bottom of the email or contact [email protected].

If you send us email messages, you should be aware that information disclosed in email may not be secure or encrypted and thus may be available to others. We suggest that you exercise caution when deciding to disclose any personal or confidential information in email. We will use your email address to respond directly to your questions or comments.

Email Policy

We will not share, sell, rent, swap or authorize any third party to use your email address for commercial purposes without your permission.

Information Protection

To prevent unauthorized access, maintain data accuracy and ensure the appropriate use of information we gather about you, we have taken commercially reasonable steps to protect the information. We use industry-standard encryption technologies when transferring and receiving consumer data exchanged with our site. When we transfer and receive certain types of sensitive information such as financial information, we redirect visitors to a secure server. We have appropriate security measures in place in our physical facilities to protect against unauthorized access, loss, misuse, or alteration of the information we have collected from you. However, no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage, is 100% secure.

Changes to this Statement

This Privacy Statement may be amended from time to time. Any such changes will be posted on this page. The effective date of this policy was February 21st, 2024.

Copyright

All elements of this website (www.wscal.edu) are copyrighted by Westminster Seminary California, © 2024. Resources are provided free of charge to visitors of this website and may not be used by any other entity for commercial (profit) purposes.

Disclaimer

The information contained on this website is provided as a public service, with the understanding that Westminster Seminary California (WSC) makes no warranties, either expressed or implied, concerning the accuracy, completeness, reliability, or suitability of the information. Links to other internet sites are provided solely for the convenience of those visiting the WSC site and should not necessarily be construed as an endorsement of any or all outside sites linked.