Terms of Use and Privacy Policy
Terms and Conditions for using the website
Thank you for visiting the URCSA Melodi ya Tshwane website. Please take the time to carefully read our Terms and Conditions for using the website before using the website. Please also take the time to carefully read our Privacy Policy before using the website in order to understand the way we handle data from our website visitors.
By using this website you understand and agree to be bound by the following terms and conditions of use. By using this website you also agree to comply with the following the terms and conditions of use. The terms and conditions together with our Privacy Policy, govern URCSA Melodi ya Tshwane's relationship with you regarding this website.
Warranties Disclaimer
Melodi ya Tshwane aims to provide updated and complete information in this website but does not guarantee the accuracy, availability, suitability and reliability of the information contained in this website in any nature or manner whatsoever. The use and reliance of the information contained in this website is strictly at your own risk.
Compliance with Laws and Regulations
The use of the information contained in this website and the collection of information from the website visitors of this website is governed by the laws of the Republic of South Africa as listed in the Melodi ya Tshwane Privacy Policy and as defined by the Electronic Communications and Transactions Act, No. 25 of 2005.
Liability Limitations and Exclusions
Melodi ya Tshwane will not be held liable for any loss or damage in any manner whatsoever as a result of using this website. This website might contain links to other websites where liability is strictly transferred to the owners of those websites. Melodi ya Tshwane has no control off and does not necessarily recommend, endorse or promote the content contained in any of the websites linked from this website.
Restrictions of Content
The content of this website is restricted to information endorsed by the Uniting Reformed Church in Southern Africa (URCSA) and Melodi ya Tshwane including but not limited to all their policies, rules and regulations within and across all their departments, ministries, committees and congregations.
Any content from websites that link to this website and any content from external websites that are linked from this website does not neccessarily implement, endorse, promote or recommend the values, policies, rules, regulations and missions of URCSA and Melodi ya Tshwane.
Acceptable Use
By using this website, you agree not to submit or upload any content that is unlawful, fraudulent, abusive towards individuals or groups, contains malicious software, exploits the security of the website and infringes on any rights of any individual or organisation. You also agree not to duplicate, reproduce, trade or exploit any of the content contained in this website or perform any acts that infringe on the Copyright of URCSA Melodi ya Tshwane regarding the website's content.
Privacy Policy
The Melodi ya Tshwane (MyT) Communications Committee operates http://mytchurch.co.za (the "Site"). This page informs you of our policies regarding the collection, use and disclosure of the information we receive from the users of the Site.
Information Collection and Use
While using our Site, we may ask you to provide us with certain Ministerial identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify you. Ministerial identifiable information may include but is not limited to your personal information such as your name ("Ministerial Information"). By using the Site, you agree to the collection and use of your personal information in accordance with this policy.
We use your Ministerial Information for contacting you and improving the Site. MyT can also use your Ministerial Information to send you periodic emails using the email address you may provide. MyT will not trade, sell or transfer your Ministerial Information to other third parties but the information will be kept confidential for the sole purpose of communicating with you regarding the various issues of the congregation.v
It is the responsibility of each ministry to give the MyT Communications Committee information about their events, announcements, year plans, images, videos and any other information that needs to be included in the Site.
Log Data
Like many site operators, we collect information that your browser sends whenever you visit http://mytchurch.co.za
This Log Data may include information such as your computer's Internet Protocol ("IP") address, browser type, browser version, the pages that you visit in our site, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages and other statistics. In addition, we may use third party services such as Google Analytics that collect, monitor and analyse the log data. The log data is used for analytics or tracking services in our websites and apps.
Communications
We may use your Ministerial Information to contact you with newsletters, marketing or promotional materials and other information.
The Communications section is for all Ministries in MyT (CYM, CMM, CWM, CWL, MyT YOUTH and Sunday School) that may contact users via email (email, newsletters) or other methods.
Cookies
Cookies are files with small amounts of data, which may include an anonymous unique identifier. Cookies are sent to your browser from a web site and stored on your computer's hard drive.
Like many sites, we use "cookies" to collect information. You can instruct your browser to refuse all Cookies or to indicate when a Cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept Cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our Site.
Security
The security of your personal information is important to us; therefore, MyT uses a variety of commercially acceptable measures to protect your personal information. These measures include but are not limited information encryption, secure transfer and secure storage and backup of information. MyT also aims to collect, process, safeguard, retain, dispose and provide access to your personal information in adherence to the South African Protection of Personal Information (“POPI”) Act, No. 4 of 2013 and the Promotion of Access to Information Act (“PAIA”), No. 2 of 2000.
Site users should always note that no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage, is 100% secure – MyT will cannot guarantee its absolute security. The Melodi ya Tshwane Communications Committee, Church Committee or any official of Melodi ya Tshwane will not be responsible for any harm/loss/injury done to Site users as a result of using the Site.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy is effective as of (06 June 2018) and will remain in effect except with respect to any changes in its provisions in the future, which will be in effect immediately after being posted on this page.
We reserve the right to update or change our Privacy Policy at any time. Ministries and Site visitors should check this Privacy Policy periodically.
Your continued use of the Site after we post any modifications to the Privacy Policy on this page will constitute your acknowledgment of the modifications. Ministries and Site visitors consent to abide and be bound by the modified Privacy Policy.
If we make any material changes to this Privacy Policy, we will notify each ministry through the email address that MyT Communications Committee will provide for each Ministry. Site visitors must check this page periodically to identify any changes in the privacy policy.
Contact Us
Site visitors can use the 'Contact us' link on the top navigation of the site to contact us regarding this privacy policy. Site visitors and Ministries can also send an email to the MyT Communications Committee at [email protected]