Missional University Privacy Policy

This document outlines the information collected by Missional University in our publicly facing digital platforms.  Our primary website is https://missional.university/ We use Google Analytics and Clicky Analytics to collect general information about the devices used to visit our web properties.  We use this information to improve your website experience over time.

External-facing websites governed by this policy:

• missional.university
• academiccenter.missional.university
• administration.missional.university
• admissions.missional.university
• chat.missional.university
• conferencecenter.missional.university
• donations.missional.university
• helpdesk.missional.university
• hr.missional.university
• landing.missional.university
• loft.missional.university
• missioptics.missional.university
• newsroom.missional.university
• studentcenter.missional.university
• trainingcenter.missional.university
• videoconference.missional.university
• missional.foundation
• missional.press
• catalog.missional.press
• missionality.missional.press
• missional.tv
• missional.video

Third Party Platform Software Used:

• BigBlueButton (https://bigbluebutton.org/)
• CiviCRM/CiviHR (https://civicrm.org/ ) (https://civihr.org/)
• Drupal (https://www.drupal.org/home )
• Moodle (https://moodle.org/)
• Open Conference Systems (https://pkp.sfu.ca/ocs/ )
• Open Journal Systems (https://pkp.sfu.ca/ojs/ )
• Open Monograph Press (https://pkp.sfu.ca/omp/ )
• osTicket (http://osticket.com/ )
• WordPress (https://wordpress.org/ )

Social media platforms:

We live in a connected, globalized world.  We gladly engage in various forms of Social Media: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube.  We abide by socially accepted norms on each platform.

Use of Cookies:

We use cookies as a normal part of our web development process.  Nothing special here. Feel free to use your favorite browser’s cookie blocking functionality, but be aware that a portion of Missional University’s digital properties may no longer work as expected.

Use of JavaScript:

This being the year 2018, we make full and unashamed use of JavaScript in our code.  It simply makes for a much nicer web experience. Again, feel free to use your browser’s native JavaScript blocking capabilities, but please don’t expect the website to have all the bells and whistles it could.  

Potential Students:

When you apply to become a student with Missional University, we do require several pieces of personal information.  Furthermore, payment will also be required and hence the associated payment information.

Potential Faculty and Staff:

When you apply for a position with Missional University, you are asked to submit job related information, a faith statement, and other personal information as part of the vetting process.

Email Notifications:

We love email!  It’s a great way to mass communicate.  If you sign up for any of our newsletters, we will periodically send out information related to Missional University and its initiatives.  We do not sell or share your Name and Email Address with third party companies.

3rd Party Services Used:

• Authorize.net (https://www.authorize.net/)
• Campaign Monitor (https://www.campaignmonitor.com/ )
• GSuite for Education (https://edu.google.com )
• Indeed.com (https://www.indeed.com/ )
• Jetpack by WordPress (https://jetpack.com/ )
• SparkPost (https://www.sparkpost.com/ )
• WooCommerce (https://woocommerce.com/ )

Online Donations

We gladly accept online donations.  Online payments are processed through Authorize.net.  We do not have access to, store, or keep, your credit card data.  The Authorize.net Privacy Policy can be found here (https://www.authorize.net/content/authorize_net_redesign/us/en-us/about-us/privacy).

Internal Information Sharing

Personal information you voluntarily submit to Missional University is kept in a database to be used for purposes for which you consent.