Privacy Policy

General: Brooklyn Heights Synagogue (BHS) believes that personally identifying information, such as your name, postal and e-mail address or telephone number, is private and confidential. You can have general access to our site without providing any personally identifying information. BHS collects personally identifying information only when you voluntarily submit it, such as when you e-mail comments, request information, sign up for a discussion group, or register for an event. BHS recently repaired a bug that had allowed members (who have access to our online directory) to download vcards for other members. This is no longer possible and your email addresses are now more private.

Release of Information to Third Parties: BHS does not release your personally identifying information to third parties unless you have given us permission to do so or unless such release is required to comply with the law or to protect the rights or safety of BHS or our Website users. Information that is collected will not be sold, shared, or rented to any outside company or organization. Information that is collected will be used solely for the purpose for which it is given.

Your Email and IP Address: We use your e-mail address and IP address to help diagnose problems with our server, and to administer our Web site. Your IP address provides information about how you and others navigate through and use our site. Your IP address may also be used to gather broad demographic information. An IP address that is collected on our site becomes the property of BHS. BHS does not sell, market or distribute these addresses to any other organizations and will not use it for purposes other than indicated in this policy.

Internet and E-mail: Information submitted to us via our web site, or via e-mail passes as clear text and is unencrypted. Safeguards are put in place to assure safe delivery of the electronic messages sent via e-mail and through our web site, but there is no assurance that such messages will not be intercepted. To submit confidential information to our office, please utilize fax, U.S. registered mail, or a courier. If you send us information through electronic mail you agree that we may do the same in communicating with you.