Privacy Policy
This policy was first created on May 6, 2026.
Who we are
St. Mary the Virgin Episcopal Church, hereafter referred to as “St. Mary’s”, is a church located in Pocomoke City, Maryland. We are a part of the Diocese of Easton of The Episcopal Church.
This website is built using WordPress.
INFORMATION YOU VOLUNTARILY PROVIDE
Contact forms
This website uses the plugin Contact Form 7 for the form located on the Contact page. When you enter your information into this form, it is stored in the database of the website through the plugin Flamingo and sent via email to the Parish Office. Contact Form 7 and Flamingo are owned and operated by Rock Lobster, LLC.
Mailing list
When you submit your name and email to the mailing list, you consent to receive email updates. The mailing list is serviced through Mailerlite and email will be received from the parishoffice@stmaryspocomoke.org address. For more information, please consult Mailerlite’s Privacy Policy.
Payments
There are no payments collected directly on our website. Donations that are sent using the “Donate to St. Mary’s” button go through a third-party service, Tithely. For more information, please consult Tithely’s Privacy Policy.
INFORMATION COLLECTED WHEN YOU VISIT THE SITE
Analytics
When you visit the Site, our web hosting vendor’s web server may record certain information in its server log, such as your IP address, your device type, any unique device identification numbers, browser types, information about your broad geographic location (for example, country- or city-level location). For more information about what information our vendor, DreamHost, collects and how it uses this information, please consult DreamHost’s Privacy Policy.
Cookies
This website uses only the necessary cookies for WordPress. Embedded content from other websites may use additional cookies.
Embedded content from other websites
Pages on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Who we share your data with
We will not sell, lend, or disclose to third parties any information collected from visitors, except as disclosed in this Policy.
How long we retain your data
Information submitted through the Contact form may be retained in email and in the site database via Flamingo for an indefinite period. If you want your information to be removed from our database, please contact us. We will remove it anytime there are concerns about your privacy.
Our Sites are not intended for children
Our site is intended for adults. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 18. If you are a parent or legal guardian and think your child under 18 has given us information, you can contact us at the email or address listed at the end of this Privacy Policy.
Policy revisions
This Policy may be modified from time to time. The date of the last edit will be posted at the top of this page. In case of significant changes, a notice will be posted to the front page of the website.
Contact information
If you have any questions about this Policy or other concerns, please contact parishoffice@stmaryspocomoke.org.