Who we are
Our website address is: https://www.stanfordpresbyterian.org.
Stanford Presbyterian Church takes the privacy of its users seriously and makes every effort to safeguard the information transmitted or collected via its website. These policies govern information collected on or transmitted to stanfordpresbyterian.org and its subdomains.
Personal Information Collected
We collect personal information via its website only when you specifically provide it to us. Examples of places where personal information is collected and how it is used:
Mailing list signup form
We use a third-party email platform to send occasional emails promoting services and events. The information you provide when you complete the signup form is governed by their Privacy Policy. You may unsubscribe at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link in any email you receive from the mailing list, or by contacting the library.
Anonymous Information Collected
We collect statistical information from online visitors about the way that our website is used and to help customize and enhance your experience. This is done via cookies.
Website use statistics
The Church uses Google Analytics to gain insight into the use of our website. Reports from Google Analytics tell us which areas are most popular, the timing of website visits, the type of devices and software used to view our website and types of searches performed via our online catalog. The information from Google Analytics does not contain any personally identifiable information and is used to improve the content and design of the website.
About cookies
A cookie is small amount of data, including a unique identifier, sent to and stored on your computer by a website. Cookies are used to set or remember user preferences for a website and to track online traffic flow. The cookie does not contain any personally identifiable information and can only be read by the website from which it originated. You may disable cookies or be notified of websites using cookies in your browser preferences.
About encryption
The Church uses the HTTPS protocol for transmitting information to and from our website and your browser. You can verify that your connection is secure by the presence of a lock icon next to our website address in the address bar of your browser. The S in HTTPS stands for Secure, and means that the data sent to and from our website and your browser is encrypted. This means that your data is strongly protected against anyone that may be attempting to intercept it as it is transmitted to us, or vice versa. Where possible, we try to ensure that our connections to third party services also use the HTTPS standard.