Opening Doors to Discipleship: Congregations Learning Online is committed to protecting the privacy of personal information. This policy explains the ways Opening Doors to Discipleship protects the privacy of its users.

Registration and Forums
Accessing the course content on the Opening Doors to Discipleship: Congregations Learning Online website requires user registration. Registration is a necessary part of forum security and administration. AMBIANZ.ca hosts our online forums service. When you register with Opening Doors to Discipleship you provide personal information, including your name and email address. This information is used to identify you and your contributions to the forums. (Remember, any information you post to a forum is available for all members to see.) Neither Opening Doors to Discipleship nor AMBIANZ.ca disclose personal information to any third party about the websites’ members. You will not be contacted at any time through email unless you choose to subscribe to the site mailing list. The mailing list is used to update subscribers about changes to or new content at www.openingdoorstodiscipleship.com

Log Files
Opening Doors to Discipleship collects and uses the information contained within an automatically generated log of all traffic on our website. JavaScript tracking is also included in all pages on our website. The information collected includes IP addresses, browser types, page views and cookie information. We use this information in an aggregate form to calculate overall site traffic patterns, to analyze user trends, and to administer the website. Individual traffic patterns will not be disclosed to any third party. Log files are normally retained for the calendar year in which they were collected and then deleted once annual statistical reports have been published.

Cookies
When you a visit a website the server for that site may automatically set a cookie on your computer. A cookie is a small text file that is stored by your browser on your computer's hard drive. Many sites, including the Opening Doors to Discipleship website, use cookies to track traffic flows and patterns for statistical purposes. An Opening Doors to Discipleship website cookie does not identify you in any way, just the computer used.

The default setting for most browsers is to automatically accept cookies. You may configure your browser to accept all cookies, to notify you when a cookie is issued, or not to receive cookies at any time. The last option means that certain parts of the website may not function correctly.

Changes to this Privacy Policy
Opening Doors to Discipleship may from time to time change its Privacy Policy as new services are added or old ones changed. Changes will be effective when notice of such change is posted on Opening Doors to Discipleship website. Please review this policy regularly for updates.