Privacy & Cookie Policy

Think Theology collects different types of information about our users for the following main reasons:

To provide an interactive web site where email is used to communicate with the users.

To provide a security mechanism whereby we can restrict content to certain groups of users.

To help us to improve the service we offer.

Our principles

We are absolutely committed to protecting your privacy. Our policy can be summarised in one sentence: we will not share your information with others without your consent.

We have established the following two principles:

1. We will respect your email privacy. You will only receive email from ThinkTheology in relation to areas you have expressly signed up for.
2. We will not share any individual user details (including your email address) to any third party without your consent.

What information do we collect?

We collect information on our users through registration.

The minimum information we need to register a user is your first and last name, your post code and a password.

Who will have access to your information?

You have control over who is able to access specific items of information. By default your information will not be visible to anyone else using the site. You can change these settings from your personal profile page, as and when additonal features are made available.

What else you should know about privacy

Remember to close your browser when you have finished your user session. This is to ensure that others cannot access your personal information and correspondence if you share a computer with someone else or are using a computer in a public place like a library or Internet cafe. You as an individual are responsible for the security of, and access to, your own computer.

Please be aware that whenever you voluntarily disclose personal information over the Internet that this information can be collected and used by others. In short, if you post personal information in publicly accessible online forums, you may receive unsolicited messages from other parties in return. Ultimately, you are solely responsible for maintaining the secrecy of your usernames and passwords and any account information. Please be careful and responsible whenever you are using the Internet.

Our pages may contain links to other websites, and you should be aware that we are not responsible for the privacy practices on other websites.

Cookies

Our website uses cookies to distinguish you from other users of our website. This helps us to provide you with a good experience when you browse our website and also allows us to improve our site. Cookies are text files containing small amounts of information which are downloaded to your device when you visit a website. Cookies are then sent back to the originating website on each subsequent visit, or to another website that recognises that cookie. Cookies are useful because they allow a website to recognise a user’s device. Cookies do lots of different jobs, like letting you navigate between pages efficiently, remembering your preferences, and generally improve the user experience. They can also help to ensure that adverts you see online are more relevant to you and your interests. The cookies used on this website have been categorised based on the categories found in the International Chamber of Commerce UK Cookie guide. A list of all the cookies used on this website by category is set out below.

Strictly Necessary Cookies:

These cookies are essential in order to enable you to move around our site and use its features, such as accessing secure areas. Without these cookies some of the services you have asked for could not be provided.

Performance Cookies:

These cookies collect information about how visitors use a website, for instance which pages visitors go to most often, and if they get error messages from web pages. These cookies do not collect information that identifies a visitor and all information collected is aggregated and therefore anonymous. These cookies improve how a website works.

Functionality Cookies:

These cookies allow the website to remember choices you make (e.g. language setting, text size) and provide enhanced, more personal features. They can help provide local services by storing in a cookie the region in which you are currently located. These cookies may also be used to provide services you have asked for such as watching a video or commenting on a blog. The information collected may be anonymous and they cannot track your browsing activity on other websites.

Targeting Cookies:

These cookies are used to deliver adverts more relevant to you and your interests. They also limit the number of times you see an advertisement and help to measure the effectiveness of a campaign. They are usually placed by advertising networks with the website operator’s permission. They remember that you have visited a website and share this information with other organisations such as advertisers.

Strictly Necessary Cookies: These cookies enable services you have specifically asked for.

We have no cookies under this category.

Performance Cookies: These cookies collect anonymous information on the pages you visited.

Name Purpose Further Information
Any cookie prefixed with __utm These are Google Analytics analytical cookies and are used to track users activity on the site (Pages viewed, length of time on the site, screen resolution and so on). Cookie durations vary from the session (until the user closes their browser window) and up to 2 years.
mp_(hash)_mixpan Allows newrelic to count visits, identify traffic sources and see which parts of the site are most popular (session/const) Expires in 2 years

Functionality Cookies: These cookies remember choices you make to improve your experience.

Name Purpose Further Information
PHPSESSID Stores temporary serialised state data and establish a user session Expires after session
__qca,disqus_unique, disqusauth, user_segment, __jid Used for the functionality in the Disqus article commenting system. Expires up to 2 years
exp_tracker Keeps track of the last 5 pages you visited on the Site and allows us to redirect you to the page you were on before submitting a comment or sending us an email through a contact form;. Expires in 1 year
exp_last_activity Stores the date of your last activity on the Site. Expires in 1 year
exp_last_visit This cookie is only relevant to registered users and contains data relating to the dates of your visits to The Site. Expires in 1 year
exp_perpage Protects the site against at particular type of software attack on web forms. Expires in 1 year
m_ai, km_lv, km_ni, km_uq, km_vs, kvcd , _EXT_ TRACKER_COOKIE_ Placed by NewRelic, another third party analytics service. Expires in 1 year

Targeting Cookies: Collect information about your browsing habits in order to make advertising relevant to you.

We have no cookies under this category.

Any Questions?

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