Privacy Policy

Your privacy is important to us. It is Foursquare Gospel Church in Nigeria’s policy to respect your privacy regarding any information we may collect from you through our app, Foursquare Connect.
We only ask for personal information when we truly need it to provide a service to you. We collect it by fair and lawful means, with your knowledge and consent. We also let you know why we’re collecting it and how it will be used.
We only retain collected information for as long as necessary to provide you with your requested service. What data we store, we’ll protect within commercially acceptable means to prevent loss and theft, as well as unauthorized access, disclosure, copying, use or modification.
We don’t share any personally identifying information publicly or with third-parties, except when required to by law.
Our app may link to external sites that are not operated by us. Please be aware that we have no control over the content and practices of these sites, and cannot accept responsibility or liability for their respective privacy policies.
You are free to refuse our request for your personal information, with the understanding that we may be unable to provide you with some of your desired services.
Your continued use of our app will be regarded as acceptance of our practices around privacy and personal information. If you have any questions about how we handle user data and personal information, feel free to contact us.
This policy is effective as of 1 April 2020.

Foursquare Gospel Church in Nigeria Terms of Service

  1. Terms
    By accessing our app, Foursquare Connect, you are agreeing to be bound by these terms of service, all applicable laws and regulations, and agree that you are responsible for compliance with any applicable local laws. If you do not agree with any of these terms, you are prohibited from using or accessing Foursquare Connect. The materials contained in Foursquare Connect are protected by applicable copyright and trademark law.
  2. Use License

Permission is granted to temporarily download one copy of Foursquare Connect per device for personal, non-commercial transitory viewing only. This is the grant of a license, not a transfer of title, and under this license you may not:

modify or copy the materials;
use the materials for any commercial purpose, or for any public display (commercial or non-commercial);
attempt to decompile or reverse engineer any software contained in Foursquare Connect;
remove any copyright or other proprietary notations from the materials; or
transfer the materials to another person or “mirror” the materials on any other server.

This license shall automatically terminate if you violate any of these restrictions and may be terminated by Foursquare Gospel Church in Nigeria at any time. Upon terminating your viewing of these materials or upon the termination of this license, you must destroy any downloaded materials in your possession whether in electronic or printed format.

  1. Disclaimer

The materials within Foursquare Connect are provided on an ‘as is’ basis. Foursquare Gospel Church in Nigeria makes no warranties, expressed or implied, and hereby disclaims and negates all other warranties including, without limitation, implied warranties or conditions of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement of intellectual property or other violation of rights.
Further, Foursquare Gospel Church in Nigeria does not warrant or make any representations concerning the accuracy, likely results, or reliability of the use of the materials on its website or otherwise relating to such materials or on any sites linked to Foursquare Connect.

  1. Limitations
    In no event shall Foursquare Gospel Church in Nigeria or its suppliers be liable for any damages (including, without limitation, damages for loss of data or profit, or due to business interruption) arising out of the use or inability to use Foursquare Connect, even if Foursquare Gospel Church in Nigeria or a Foursquare Gospel Church in Nigeria authorized representative has been notified orally or in writing of the possibility of such damage. Because some jurisdictions do not allow limitations on implied warranties, or limitations of liability for consequential or incidental damages, these limitations may not apply to you.
  2. Accuracy of materials
    The materials appearing in Foursquare Connect could include technical, typographical, or photographic errors. Foursquare Gospel Church in Nigeria does not warrant that any of the materials on Foursquare Connect are accurate, complete or current. Foursquare Gospel Church in Nigeria may make changes to the materials contained in Foursquare Connect at any time without notice. However Foursquare Gospel Church in Nigeria does not make any commitment to update the materials.
  3. Links
    Foursquare Gospel Church in Nigeria has not reviewed all of the sites linked to its app and is not responsible for the contents of any such linked site. The inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement by Foursquare Gospel Church in Nigeria of the site. Use of any such linked website is at the user’s own risk.
  4. Modifications
    Foursquare Gospel Church in Nigeria may revise these terms of service for its app at any time without notice. By using Foursquare Connect you are agreeing to be bound by the then current version of these terms of service.
  5. Governing Law
    These terms and conditions are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Lagos and you irrevocably submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts in that State or location.

Privacy Policy

Welcome to The Foursquare Gospel Church in Nigeria (referred to as “ Foursquare,” “us,” or “we” or “Foursquare Connect”) through our various ministries, churches, sites, mobile or TV applications or other products and services that operate under the Foursquare brands (collectively, the “Our Services”). Trust is a cornerstone of our mission at Foursquare. We are committed to gaining and maintaining your trust by following a core set of privacy principles:

  • Transparency
  • Choice
  • Access
  • Security
  • Accountability

This Privacy Policy applies to information collected about you by the our Services. Please review this Privacy Policy carefully. In addition, please review our Terms of Use, which governs your use of the our Services. By using any of the Services, you acknowledge the data collection practices and purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy.

What personal data we collect and why we collect it

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site and app we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.

An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

Media

If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.

Correspondence You Send Us.

When you contact us directly by using our app or website or providing feedback, comments or suggestions on programs and other activities, we may collect the information you provide as part of your correspondence to Us. We use this to provide services to you and to learn about your interests and concerns.

Registration Information.

When you register for certain services, complete any application form, or enter contests or competitions, we sometimes ask you for your name, email address, postal address, demographic information, and any preferences that you may have (e.g., which newsletters you would like to receive). We use this to provide access to certain Foursquare Services, personalize them, and remember your preferences.

If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.

If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.

Embedded content from other websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

Information Collected Automatically Through Cookies and Other Online Tracking Technologies

We and our service providers operating on our behalf, other businesses who collect information on our pages/ apps, may automatically collect or receive certain information associated with you and/or your device(s) as part of your use of our Services through device-based tracking technologies such as cookies, location, pixels, tags, beacons, scripts or other technology. The information we collect automatically includes geolocation data, such as (a) information that identifies the precise location of your mobile device (when you agree to allow an app to collect this) and (b) your IP address, which may be used to estimate your approximate location. We use this information to ensure that our Services work properly, and to deliver customized content and notification, including personalized messages to you.

HOW WE USE THE INFORMATION WE COLLECT

We use the information we collect for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, including to:

  • Make the our Services available to you, verify your identity when you log in, and remember your account settings.

  • Bill you for subscription or other services for which there is a charge, and verify your identity or payment information for your security and protection.

  • Respond to questions or concerns about your subscription or the our Services, and send you alerts and important updates about your account or the foursquare connect Services.

  • Send you updates and other offers, promotions, or updates for our products and services or the products and services of our partners.

  • Verify your entry into and eligibility to participate in contests, giveaways, or sweepstakes and inform you if you’ve won. If your entry information will be used for any other purposes, we will disclose that in the applicable rules governing that contest, giveaway, or sweepstakes.

  • Provide content recommendations tailored to your tastes.

  • Monitor and improve the operation, delivery, and general accessibility of our Services.

  • Maintain the safety and security of our Services and those who use them including by investigating or blocking activities that may violate this Privacy Policy, the Terms of Use, or applicable law.

  • Verify delivery and track performance of a campaign and ensure that a message is only delivered when a real person is visiting the site and that the same users don’t see the same message too frequently.

  • Provide you with personalized notifications of the our Services based on your online activity.

HOW WE SHARE YOUR INFORMATION

We sometimes share information collected about you as disclosed at the time of collection, as otherwise disclosed in this privacy policy, and in the following circumstances:

  • Within the Foursquare Connect Services and with the Foursquare Gospel Church of brands. Where permitted by law, we may share information we collect about you with other Foursquare Gospel Churches in Nigeria so that we can provide you with information about church location and services that might interest you.

  • Banks or Other Organizations In Connection with a Business Transfer. We may share your information in connection with a substantial corporate transaction, such as the donations and offering of any of our Service, a merger, consolidation, asset sale, or in the unlikely event of bankruptcy.

  • Regulators, Courts, Law Enforcement, and Other Governmental Authorities. We may disclose information about our users, including contact information, to respond to subpoenas, court orders, legal process and other law enforcement measures, and to comply with other legal obligations. There may be circumstances where the law requires us to disclose the information, or where disclosure is required to prevent a risk to health or safety, or for law enforcement purposes.

  • Authorized Service Providers. We share your contact information with vendors who help us with specialized services, including customer support, email and text message deployment, analytics, marketing, suppression list management and data processing. These Service Providers are allowed to use your contact information to help us provide our services and not for any other purpose.

  • Sponsors and Other Partners for Sweepstakes, Contests, or Giveaways. When you choose to enter a sweepstakes, contest, or other promotion, and in accordance with the terms and conditions of the promotions, your information may be disclosed to our sponsors and others who help design, administer and implement the promotion, including in connection with winner selection, prize fulfillment and aggregated data analysis. Your information also may be disclosed as required by law, such as on a winners list. Further, by entering a promotion, you are agreeing to the official rules that govern that promotion, including allowing our sponsors to use your name, voice, and likeness in advertising and marketing associated with the promotion in accordance with applicable law. All terms applicable to the particular promotion will be made available to you at the time you enter the promotion.

  • Co-Branded Partners. Co-Branded Partners are companies with whom a Foursquare Connect Service jointly offers a service or feature. You can tell when you are accessing a service or feature offered by a Co-Branded Partner because the Co-Branded Partner’s name will be featured prominently. You may be asked to provide information about yourself to register for a service offered with a Co-Branded Partner. In doing so, you may be providing your information to both us and the Co-Branded Partner. Please note that the Co-Branded Partner’s privacy policy may also apply to its use of your information.

MANAGING YOUR INFORMATION AND PRIVACY CHOICES

If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

SECURITY

We are committed to protecting your information. We have adopted commercially reasonable technical, administrative, and physical procedures to help protect your information from loss, misuse, unauthorized access, and alteration. Please note that no data transmission or storage can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. We want you to feel confident using our Services but we cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to us.

CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY

We will update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices and service offerings. If we modify our Privacy Policy, we will update the “Last Modified Date” at the top of this Privacy Policy and such changes will be effective upon posting. If we make any material changes to the way we use personal information we collect, we will notify you in advance by email through the email address you most recently provided to us or by prominently posting a prominent notice of the changes on the our Services. We will not use information we have already collected in a different way than we have described here, without your consent.

QUESTIONS

If you have questions regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact us and we will endeavor to respond to your request within a reasonable period of time. You may also submit questions or comments using the postal address listed below:

Foursquare Gospel Church in Nigeria
62/66, Akinwunmi Street,
P.O. Box 237, Yaba Lagos Nigeria
01-791 5727, 01-734 8025, 01-737 8507
info@foursquare.org.ng

Our website address is: https://foursquare.org.ng/

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