Privacy Policy of Dallas Theological Seminary
Effective Date: Oct, 2024
Dallas Theological Seminary ("DTS," "we," "us," or "our") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website, engage with our services, or interact with us.
1. Information We Collect
We may collect the following types of information:
- Personal Information: This includes your name, email address, phone number, and any other information you provide when you fill out forms or contact us.
- Usage Data: We collect information about your interactions with our website, such as IP address, browser type, pages visited, and time spent on those pages and questions you may have.
2. How We Use Your Information
We may use the information we collect for various purposes, including:
- To communicate with you about your inquiries and requests.
- To provide and manage our services and educational programs.
- To send you requested information, updates, and promotional materials.
- To improve our website and services through data analysis.
- To comply with legal obligations.
If you have questions or concerns about DTS use of your information, please email privacy@dts.edu.
3. Use of Cookies and Tracking Technologies
Some DTS web pages use cookies (beyond cookies utilized by Google Analytics), which enable DTS to further tailor its web services to the needs of the user community. Cookie data assists the Seminary improve the web user experience. Users have the right to refuse the use of cookies by implementing technical configurations in their web browsers; however, functionalities of certain pages may be impacted if such configurations are implemented. If you have questions or concerns about DTS use of cookies, please email privacy@dts.edu.
4. Information Sharing
We do not sell or rent your personal information to third parties. We may share your information with:
- Service Providers: We may engage third-party vendors to assist with our operations, who are contractually obligated to keep your information confidential.
- Legal Requirements: We may disclose your information if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities.
5. Data Security
We take reasonable measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, and destruction. However, no method of transmission over the internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure.
6. Links to External Websites
Some DTS web pages may include links to sites outside of the Seminary’s system. We will never attempt to spoof the source of any external content or redirect traffic to an external site in a way that is designed to deceive users. For these reasons, DTS is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of any external sites. If you have questions or concerns about any external links on our site, please email privacy@dts.edu.
7. Your Rights
You have the right to:
- Access and request copies of your personal information collected on our website.
- Request correction of inaccurate information.
- Request deletion of your personal information, subject to legal obligations.
- Withdraw consent for processing your information where applicable.
To exercise these rights, please email privacy@dts.edu.
8. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new policy on our website with a new effective date.
9. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:
Dallas Theological Seminary
3909 Swiss Ave.
Dallas, TX 75204
privacy@dts.edu