Fellowship of Retired Adventist Pastors

The Seventh-day Adventist Church in Canada (SDACC) has initiated the formation of a Fellowship of Retired Adventist Pastors. The aims of this Fellowship are to:

1. encourage mutual support and fellowship between retired Adventist clergy in Canada;
2. stay connected by sharing news, information, and recognition from the SDACC, local conferences, and fellow retired colleagues; and
3. allow the opportunity for retired Adventist pastors in Canada to provide assistance to current pastors and conference administrators as needed.

We invite you to join other pastors in your conference of residence to be a part of this network by completing the form below. Information will be securely held (see privacy disclaimer). Opt-out options will allow you to choose the level of privacy that suits your preferences.

Registration

(You can change your preferences at any point by emailing ac.tsitnevdanull@tairaterces)

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Privacy Disclaimer

We respect everyone’s right to confidentiality and have therefore adopted the privacy policy contained on this page.

Collection and Use of Personal Information

Our general policy is to collect personal information with the knowledge and consent of the individual.

We explicitly identify the purposes for which we collect personal information at the time of collection unless it is plainly obvious in the circumstances. Generally, we collect and use personal information for the following purposes:

• Accepting and processing your membership in the Fellowship of Retired Adventist Pastors.
• Responding to inquiries about the Fellowship of Retired Adventist Pastors.
• Informing network members about events, meetings, and other news.
• To register members for events, at their request.
• Recognizing members of this fellowship publicly for their participation in ministry and the Fellowship of Retired Adventist Pastors.
• Fellowship members may opt out of receiving news or being recognized publicly—see the “opt-out” section below.
• To share contact information of conference coordinators and Seventh-day Adventist Church in Canada (SDACC) personnel.
• Fellowship members may opt out of having their information shared with the local conference coordinator and/or other members in their conference of residence— see the “opt-out” section below.

Disclosure of Personal Information

We strictly protect the confidentiality of all personal information that we collect regarding our members, event participants, and volunteers. We do not sell, trade, or lease this information.

We may, from time to time, engage third parties who assist us with communication activities. These third parties may receive personal information while providing service to us. We take reasonable steps to ensure that such third parties are bound by appropriate agreements or other requirements to protect the confidentiality of any personal information they may receive.

We may disclose personal information in other circumstances without consent where we have a legal right or duty to do so.

Security

The security of members and event participants is important to us. We have in place reasonable security policies, processes, and procedures to help keep personal information that is under our control safe and secure

Access

You may request access to your personal information any time you wish to ensure it is current and correct. Feel free to contact us if you would like to make such a request. We will promptly reply by providing you with either 1) access to your personal information, or 2) the reasons why we cannot (for example, because we no longer have the information, because the information contains someone else’s confidential information, etc.).

Website Privacy

We collect and store only the following information about you:

• the name of the domain from which you access the Internet,
• the date and time you access our site,
• and the Internet address of the website from which you linked to our site.

We use the information we collect to measure the number of visitors to the different sections of our site, and to help us make our site more useful to visitors. For users with a web account, we store the user’s name, phone number, and address.

Please be aware that we may use a service provider in the United States of America to process personal information for the purposes of administering our website. Accordingly, personal information collected and stored on our website will be subject to the laws of the applicable jurisdiction and may be accessible by courts, law enforcement, and national security authorities of that jurisdiction. If you wish to access written information about our policies and practices with respect to service providers outside Canada, please consult this policy. If you have any questions about the collection, use, disclosure of personal information by a service provider outside Canada, please contact us (contact information at the end of this policy).

Online Profile Updates and Donations

If you register yourself on this site and share your personally identifying information, this information will be used only to provide you with information that you have requested. We may use your contact information to send further information about the Fellowship of Retired Adventist Pastors with the North American Division (NAD) or to contact you when necessary. You may always opt-out of receiving future mailings/emails; see the opt-out section below.

Sending us an Email

You also may decide to send us personally identifying information in an electronic mail message containing a question or comment, or by filling out a web form that provides us this information. We use personally identifying information from email primarily to respond to your requests. We may forward your email to other employees who are better able to answer your questions.

If you sign up for one of our email lists, we will only send you the kinds of information you have requested. We will never share or sell your name or email address with any outside parties.

Opt-Out or Change Your Contact Information

Our site provides users the opportunity to opt-out of receiving communication from the conference of your residence or the SDACC. You may choose to receive only specific communications or none at all.

You may also update your contact information previously provided by contacting us. You cannot remove yourself from our database, but you can prevent unwanted communication by giving notice online through our webpage on the SDACC website.

Questions

If you have any questions or concerns about our privacy policies and practices, please contact our office:

SDACC Secretariat
ac.tsitnevdanull@tairaterces
905-433-0011

We agree to provide members of the Fellowship of Retired Adventist Pastors, both at the conference and union level:

1. means to be informed of the organization’s mission,
2. means to be informed of the identity of those serving on the organization’s leadership, and to expect the board to exercise prudent judgment in its stewardship responsibilities,
3. appropriate acknowledgement and recognition,
4. assurance that information about the members of the Fellowship of Retired Adventist Pastors is handled with respect and with confidentiality to the extent provided by law,
5. assurance that all relationships with individuals will be conducted with compassion and in a professional nature,
6. the opportunity for your name to be deleted from mailing lists by you or your next of kin through the Retirement department of the SDACC, and
7. assurance to feel free to ask questions and to receive prompt, truthful, and forthright answers.