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Privacy Policy
Middelburg Baptist Church: As used throughout this policy, the terms "the Church, "us," or "we" refer to MBC in Middelburg, Mpumalanga, South Africa.
Contact Details
The physical, postal, telephonic, and electronic addresses for our church are as follows:
Middelburg Baptist Church
78 Jeppe Street, Middelburg, South Africa, 1050
Tel: +27 (0) 64 721 8862
Email: info@middelburgbaptistchurch.com
Website: www.middelburgbaptistchurch.com
Personal Information
MBC does not gather or store any personal data.
Personal information about children
MBC does not gather or store any personal data related to children.
Log Data
We want to let you know that each time you visit our website, we collect certain information from your browser known as log data. This may include details like your computer's IP address, browser version, the pages you visit on our site, the date and time of your visit, the duration spent on those pages, and other relevant statistics.
What about cookies?
Cookies are alphanumeric identifiers transferred to your computer's hard drive via your web browser. They help our systems recognize your browser and automatically gather information such as your IP address and other computer details, which are collected by our web server, operating system, and browser type, for system administration and reporting aggregate information. This statistical data about user browsing actions and patterns does not identify individuals.
Our website utilizes these cookies to collect information and enhance our service. You can choose to accept or decline these cookies and be informed when a cookie is sent to your computer. If you decline our cookies, some parts of our service may not be accessible.
Most browsers offer a "Help" menu that guides you on preventing your browser from accepting new cookies, notifying you of new cookies, and disabling cookies altogether. You can also disable or delete similar data used by browser add-ons, like flash cookies, by adjusting the add-on's settings or visiting the manufacturer's website.
Additionally, our website provides a function to disable pop-ups if you do not accept cookies.
Third-Party Service Providers
MBC does not have any third-party service providers.
How secure is the information held by us?
Password-encoded software and disclosure agreements with staff members are in place in handling sensitive information about MBC.
Security
No method of transmission over the internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure and reliable, and we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
Links to Other Sites
MBC site does not link to other sites.
Storage of data
We retain your personal data only for the period necessary for the purposes set out in this policy or in accordance with the provisions of any applicable legislation. Data is stored safely without the possibility of any leakage of information to unauthorised persons, or to the detriment of MBC. All data is protected.
Data is discarded in a safe manner as to the protection of the information of persons who used the MBC website.
What choices do I have?
You may request log data from the MBC by following the procedure outlined in our PAIA manual of South Africa.
Please note that we may amend this policy from time to time. Thus, we advise you to review this page periodically for any changes. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page. These changes are effective immediately after they are posted on this page.
Notices and Revisions
If you have any concern about privacy at MBC, please e-mail us a thorough description, and we will try to resolve the issue for you. Unless stated otherwise, our current privacy policy applies to all information that we have on record. However, we stand behind the promises we make and will never materially change our policies and practices to make them less protective of personal information collected in the past without the consent of affected persons.
Contact
Questions, comments, and requests regarding this privacy policy are welcomed and should be addressed to the Information Officer at info@middelburgbaptistchurch.com.
Terms and Conditions
Introduction
These terms and conditions govern your use of this website; by using this website, you accept these terms and conditions in full. If you disagree with these terms and conditions or any part of these terms and conditions, you must not use this website.
License to use website
Unless otherwise stated, MBC and/or its licensors own the intellectual property rights in the website and material on the website. Subject to the license below, all these intellectual property rights are reserved.
You may view, download for caching purposes only, and print pages from the website for your own personal use, subject to the restrictions set out below and elsewhere in these terms and conditions.
You must not:
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republish material from this website (including republication on another website);
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sell, rent or sub-license material from the website;
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show any material from the website in public;
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reproduce, duplicate, copy or otherwise exploit material on this website for a commercial purpose;
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edit or otherwise modify any material on the website; or
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redistribute material from this website except for content specifically and expressly made available for redistribution.
Acceptable use
You must not use this website in any way that causes, or may cause, damage to the website or impairment of the availability or accessibility of the website, or in any way that is unlawful, illegal, fraudulent, or harmful, or in connection with any unlawful, illegal, fraudulent, or harmful purpose or activity.
You must not use this website to copy, store, host, transmit, send, use, publish, or distribute any material that consists of (or is linked to) any spyware, computer virus, Trojan horse, worm, keystroke logger, rootkit, or other malicious computer software.
You must not conduct any systematic or automated data collection activities (including without limitation scraping, data mining, data extraction, and data harvesting) on or in relation to this website without MBC’s express written consent.
You must not use this website to transmit or send unsolicited commercial communications.
You must not use this website for any purposes related to marketing without the MBC’s express written consent.
Restricted access
MBC reserves the right to restrict access to areas of this website, or indeed this entire website, at its own discretion.
If MBC provides you with a user ID and password to enable you to access restricted areas of this website or other content or services, you must ensure that the user ID and password are kept confidential.
MBC may disable your user ID and password at MBC’s sole discretion without notice or explanation.
User content
Only the MBC website developer has user rights to access the MBC website.
No warranties
This website is provided “as is” without any representations or warranties, express or implied.
MBC makes no representations or warranties in relation to this website or the information and materials provided on this website.
Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing paragraph, MBC does not warrant that:
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this website will be constantly available, or available at all; or
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the information on this website is complete, true, accurate, and non-misleading.
Nothing on this website constitutes, or is meant to constitute, advice of any kind.
Limitations of liability
MBC will not be liable to you (whether under the law of contact, the law of torts, or otherwise) in relation to the contents of, or use of, or otherwise in connection with, this website:
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to the extent that the website is provided free-of-charge, for any direct loss;
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for any indirect, special or consequential loss; or
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for any business losses, loss of revenue, income, profits or anticipated savings, loss of contracts or business relationships, loss of reputation or goodwill, or loss or corruption of information or data.
These limitations of liability apply even if MBC has been expressly advised of the potential loss.
Exceptions
Nothing in this website disclaimer will exclude or limit any warranty implied by law that it would be unlawful to exclude or limit, and nothing in this website disclaimer will exclude or limit MBC’s liability in respect of any:
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death or personal injury caused by MBC’s negligence;
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fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation on the part of MBC; or
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matter which it would be illegal or unlawful for MBC to exclude or limit, or to attempt or purport to exclude or limit, its liability.
Reasonableness
By using this website, you agree that the exclusions and limitations of liability set out in this website disclaimer are reasonable. If you do not think they are reasonable, you must not use this website.
Other parties
You accept that, as a limited liability entity, MBC has an interest in limiting the personal liability of its staff. You agree that you will not bring any claim personally against MBC staff in respect of any losses you suffer in connection with the website.
Without prejudice to the foregoing paragraph, you agree that the limitations of warranties and liability set out in this website disclaimer will protect MBC staff and agents.
Unenforceable provisions
If any provision of this website disclaimer is, or is found to be, unenforceable under applicable law, that will not affect the enforceability of the other provisions of this website disclaimer.
Indemnity
You hereby indemnify MBC and undertake to keep MBC indemnified against any losses, damages, costs, liabilities, and expenses (including without limitation legal expenses and any amounts paid by MBC to a third party in settlement of a claim or dispute on the advice of MBC legal advisers) incurred or suffered by MBC arising out of any breach by you of any provision of these terms and conditions [or arising out of any claim that you have breached any provision of these terms and conditions].
Breaches of these terms and conditions
Without prejudice to MBC other rights under these terms and conditions, if you breach these terms and conditions in any way, MBC may take such action as MBC deems appropriate to deal with the breach, including suspending your access to the website, prohibiting you from accessing the website, blocking computers using your IP address from accessing the website, contacting your internet service provider to request that they block your access to the website, and/or bringing court proceedings against you.
Variation
MBC may revise these terms and conditions from time to time. Revised terms and conditions will apply to the use of this website from the date of the publication of the revised terms and conditions on this website. Please check this page regularly to ensure you are familiar with the current version.
Assignment
MBC may transfer the subcontract or otherwise deal with MBC’s rights and/or obligations under these terms and conditions without notifying you or obtaining your consent.
You may not transfer, subcontract, or otherwise deal with your rights and/or obligations under these terms and conditions.
Severability
If a provision of these terms and conditions is determined by any court or other competent authority to be unlawful and/or unenforceable, the other provisions will continue in effect. If any unlawful and/or unenforceable provision would be lawful or enforceable if part of it were deleted, that part will be deemed to be deleted, and the rest of the provision will continue in effect.
Entire agreement
These terms and conditions constitute the entire agreement between you and MBC in relation to your use of this website and supersede all previous agreements in respect of your use of this website.
Law and jurisdiction
These terms and conditions will be governed by and construed in accordance with South African law, and any disputes relating to these terms and conditions will be subject to the [non-]exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of South Africa.
MBC details
You can contact MBC by email at info@middelburgbaptistchurch.com
Email Disclaimer
This message is confidential and intended solely for the designated recipient. If you have received it in error, please notify MBC immediately via reply email, delete the message, and remove any copies, including attachments.
Unauthorized use, sharing, distribution, or copying of this message or its attachments is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. You may not reproduce or share this communication without MBC's explicit permission. The information provided herein is for informational purposes only and does not constitute a contract or agreement unless explicitly stated otherwise.
Only authorized representatives are permitted to enter into agreements on behalf of MBC. Recipients should note that the content of this message may not be legally binding and could reflect the personal views of the author, which do not necessarily represent those of MBC.
Due to the nature of email communication, MBC accepts no liability for any claims, losses, or damages arising from reliance on the information contained in this message or its attachments unless explicitly stated otherwise.
Additionally, MBC is not responsible for ensuring the confidentiality of this message. This email and its attachments have not been scanned for viruses and are not encrypted unless explicitly noted. MBC will not be held liable for any damages resulting from viruses, tampering, or unauthorized alterations to this message or its attachments.
Please note that MBC will never send banking details via email. If you receive an email claiming to provide MBC’s banking details, it is likely an attempt at fraud.
IMPORTANT: Due to the risk of email fraud, always confirm banking details telephonically before making any payments. MBC has not changed its banking details.