Who we are
The Spiritan HECAP as an initiative of the Congregation of the Holy Spirit, Province of Nigeria South-East, provides a platform through which the people of God can participate in the care of our elderly, retired and sick missionaries, thus participating in the healing ministry of Jesus Christ.
The beneficiaries of this apostolate are the sick, elderly Holy Ghost Fathers and Brothers with ailing health who have toiled from place to place spreading the gospel of God’s grace and love in the days of their youth; and also other sick members of the Congregation.
Our website is operated solely to support our mission and communicate with the public, donors, volunteers, and beneficiaries.
Information We Collect
We may collect the following types of information:
Contact Information: Your name and email address when you fill out a contact form, subscribe to our newsletter, or register for an event.
Facebook Login Information: If you choose to sign in or connect via Facebook, we receive basic profile information such as your name, email address, and profile photo as permitted by Facebook’s platform policies.
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.
Facebook and Third-Party Platforms
Our website may integrate with Facebook’s platform (e.g., Facebook Login or social sharing features). When you use these features, Facebook’s own privacy policy applies in addition to ours. We only request the minimum permissions necessary to operate our services. You may revoke our access to your Facebook data at any time through your Facebook account settings.
We may also use third-party analytics tools (such as Google Analytics) to understand how visitors use our website. These services may collect anonymized data subject to their own privacy policies.
Cookies
We use cookies to enhance your browsing experience. Cookies are small files stored on your device. You may disable cookies in your browser settings, though some features of our website may not function properly as a result. By continuing to use our site, you consent to our use of cookies.
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.
How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect to:
Respond to your inquiries and communicate with you about our programs.
Send newsletters and updates about our activities (only with your consent).
Process volunteer applications and membership registrations.
Improve our website and user experience.
Comply with legal and regulatory obligations.
We do not use your data for commercial advertising or sell it to any third party.
How long we retain your data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
What rights you have over your data
Suggested text: 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.
Data Sharing
We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal information to third parties. We may share your information only in the following limited circumstances:
With trusted service providers who assist us in operating our website (under strict confidentiality agreements).
When required by law, court order, or governmental authority.
To protect the rights, safety, or property of Spiritan-HECAP or the public.
Data Security
We take reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. However, no method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
Children’s Privacy
Our website is not directed at children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe we have inadvertently collected information from a child, please contact us immediately and we will take steps to delete it.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated effective date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically. Continued use of our website after any changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.