Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy

Effective Date: August 23, 2025

St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Cathedral (“we,” “our,” “the Church”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting it. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your information when you interact with our website, stnicholas.org.

1. Information We Collect

  • Personal Information: such as your name, email address, phone number, and mailing address when you submit forms (e.g., contact, prayer request, event registration, volunteer sign-ups).
  • Donation Information: any payments made online are processed securely by third-party services (like PayPal, Givebutter, Stripe). We do not store credit card details ourselves.
  • Newsletter Subscriptions: your email is stored securely if you subscribe for updates.
  • Livestream & Media Interaction: viewing embedded content (like YouTube or Facebook Live) may involve data collection by those external platforms, according to their policies.
  • Non-Personal Information: browser type, IP address, device type, pages visited—collected via cookies and analytics tools (e.g., Google Analytics) to enhance site performance.

2. How We Use Your Information

  • Communicate about services, sacraments, ministries, and events.
  • Respond to prayer requests, inquiries, and pastoral needs.
  • Process and acknowledge donations.
  • Send newsletters or parish updates if subscribed.
  • Improve our website, livestream, and online services.

3. Sharing of Information

We do not sell or rent your information. We may share limited data with:

  • Service providers aiding our website, donations, and communications.
  • Legal authorities, when required by law.
  • External platforms you choose to engage with (e.g., PayPal, YouTube, Facebook) according to their own policies.

4. Data Security

We employ reasonable technical and administrative measures to safeguard your data. However, no system is entirely secure—by using our site, you acknowledge this risk.

5. Your Choices

  • Unsubscribe from newsletters anytime via the “unsubscribe” link.
  • Manage cookies via your browser settings.
  • Request update or removal of your personal information by contacting our church office (see below).

6. Children’s Privacy

We do not knowingly collect personal data from children under 13 without parental consent. If discovered, such data will be promptly deleted.

7. Third-Party Links

Our site may link to external sites (e.g., YouTube, PayPal). We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those sites.

8. Policy Updates

This Privacy Policy may be updated occasionally. Changes will appear here with a revised effective date.

9. Contact Us

For questions about this Privacy Policy or your data, please contact:

St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Cathedral
1607 W. Union Boulevard
Bethlehem, PA 18018
Phone: (610) 867-1327
Fax: (610) 867-9487
Email: secretary@stnicholas.org
Website/Admin Inquiries: admin@stnicholas.org