University Reformed Church (“URC,” “we,” “us”) cares for the people who visit this site. This page explains what information we collect, how we use it, and how to reach us if you have questions. It applies to universityreformedchurch.org and related pages we publish.

Who we are

University Reformed Church is a congregation of the Presbyterian Church in America in East Lansing, Michigan.

841 Timberlane St, East Lansing, MI 48823
517.351.6810
urc@urcstaff.org

Information you give us

You may choose to share information with us when you use this site—for example when you contact the church office, sign up for the weekly newsletter, request the building, volunteer, give online, or use member tools. That often includes your name, email address, phone number, and whatever you write in a form or message.

We use that information to respond to you, care for the congregation, and carry out the ministry you asked about. We do not sell it.

Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics, loaded through Google Tag Manager, to understand how people use the site—pages visited, approximate location, device and browser, how you arrived here, and similar usage details. Google may set cookies on your device and receive this information. Google’s own practices are described in the Google Privacy Policy.

You can block or delete cookies in your browser. Google also offers a Analytics opt-out add-on for many browsers.

Cookies

Cookies are small files stored on your device. We use them for analytics and, where needed, to keep a form or login working. You can refuse cookies in your browser settings. The site may not remember preferences if you do.

Video, maps, giving, and other services

Parts of the site load content from other organizations. Those services have their own privacy policies. They may collect information when you watch a video, open a map, give online, hover a Scripture reference, or follow a link off this site. That includes:

Vimeo and YouTube for sermon and introduction videos
Google Maps for directions to the church
Our online giving provider: FellowshipOne, when you choose to give
The URC church app (Subsplash)
Crossway’s ESV Cross-Reference Tool, which loads a script from Crossway and may fetch verse text when you hover a Bible reference
Other linked tools, such as the church library catalog and music site

Children

This website is for a general audience. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 through the public site. If you believe a child has given us information here, please email us and we will look into it.

How long we keep information

We keep contact and ministry records as long as they are needed for pastoral care, legal, or church-administration purposes, then we remove or archive them in the ordinary course of our work. Analytics data is kept according to our Google Analytics settings.

Your choices

You may ask us what information we have about you from this website, ask us to correct it, or ask us to delete it, unless we need to keep it for a legitimate church or legal reason. Email urc@urcstaff.org and we will do our best to help.

Security

We take ordinary care to protect information sent to us. No website is completely secure. Please use judgment when sharing sensitive details online.

Changes

We may update this policy from time to time. The effective date at the top of the page will change when we do. Continued use of the site after an update means you are looking at the current policy.

Contact

Questions about this policy can go to the church office at urc@urcstaff.org or 517.351.6810, or by mail at 841 Timberlane St, East Lansing, MI 48823.