Privacy Policy

The Kairos Journal recognizes the importance of privacy to every individual. The Kairos Journal will not sell any personally identifiable information supplied by pastors to anyone or any organization.

Please review the policy for more details. Should you have questions or concerns regarding The Kairos Journal privacy policy, please e-mail [email protected].

Collection of Information

• When a pastor registers with the Kairos Journal , they are asked for their name, address, and e-mail address and other pertinent information.
• While using the site, certain information is logged including the pastor’s IP address, the browser they are using, and the URLs they were visiting.
• All correspondence, such as e-mails or letters, forwarded to the Kairos Journal are catalogued and stored so that the Kairos Journal may serve each pastor efficiently and effectively.

Use of Information

• Profile information is used to improve the site’s content, offerings, and design.
• Profile information may be used to produce annual reports, quarterly traffic reports, and reports on pastoral interests for internal and external audiences. No individuals will be identified in any of the reports.
• With prior approval, the Kairos Journal may use information obtained from pastors to notify new articles, columns, or commentary thought to be helpful and useful.
• The Pastor’s IP address will be used to help diagnose problems with the Kairos Journal server and the overall administration of the website.
• Profile information will be used to contact the pastor/church leader via their mailing address to announce special conferences or other events.

Notification of Changes

If at some point in the future, the privacy policy of the Kairos Journal changes so as to affect personal information, users will be notified via e-mail of the relevant changes.

Administration of Passwords

• Each user is required to control their password.
• Should the user ever forget their password, they may e-mail [email protected] for assistance. The user’s password will be e-mailed shortly thereafter.

Security

• Transmission of information over the Internet cannot be guaranteed to be 100% secure, but the Kairos Journal has taken great precautions to protect the privacy and security of pastors and church leaders.
• Access to some areas of the site is password protected. The infrastructure and other devices supporting and running the Kairos Journal reside in a secured data center.

Consent

By using the website, users consent to the collection and use of the aforementioned information by the Kairos Journal.

Other

• The Kairos Journal will contain links to other websites. The Kairos Journal is not responsible for the privacy policies or the specific content of such sites.
• Users have the option to change or modify information previously recorded by simply revising the member profile online or by contacting the Kairos Journal at [email protected].

Copyright

All site design, graphics, interfaces, portions of text, and the selection and arrangements thereof, are the exclusive property of the Kairos Journal and The Emmanuel Foundation or its content suppliers and are protected by United States and other international copyright laws, © 2003, The Emmanuel Foundation. Any unauthorized use of the materials appearing on the Kairos Journal website is in violation of copyright, trademark, and other applicable laws and could result in criminal or civil penalties.

The Kairos Journal is the exclusive service mark of The Emmanuel Foundation. The Kairos Journal’s marks may not be used in connection with any information or service likely to cause confusion among pastors/church leaders as to the source or quality of the service or information, or in any manner that disparages or discredits the Kairos Journal. All other trademarks, service marks, and logos used on the website are the trademarks, service marks, and logos of their respective owners.

Questions or comments are welcomed regarding the privacy policy of the Kairos Journal . E-mail at [email protected]