Statement of Policy

Permission of a child's parent or guardian is required before a photograph of said child (under age 18) may be posted on the website of the Church of the Good Shepherd.

An adult may request in writing to the Website Administrator to not post his or her photo on the website.

Further Details

Complies with the Children's On-line Privacy Protection Act of April 21, 2000.

http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2000/04/coppa1.shtm

Intent of the policy

Ordinarily, only photographs of children in a group with no identifying names attached will be posted on the website with the possible exception in the case of a particular child being honored.

A parent may request his/her child be excluded from a posted image in which the child appears or if that is not possible, that said photograph be removed from the website. Such requests should be made in writing to the Church Secretary who will notify the Website Administrator. Similarly, at any time, a parent or guardian may rescind permission by notifying the Church Secretary in writing.

How to obtain a form to sign

A parent or guardian will be asked to sign a permission form to either allow or not allow photographs that include his/her child to be posted on the church website when:

• their child is enrolled in the Religious Education program,
  
  
• the parent or guardian becomes a member of the Church of the Good Shepherd,     or
  
  
• prior to or at the beginning of a church-sponsored event that includes children and when photographs are likely to be taken - e.g. for guests and others who have not already signed a permission form.
  
  It is the responsibility of the particular Ministry sponsoring the event to obtain the appropriate permission forms, have them available as people come to the event, and then return the signed forms to the Church Secretary after the event.

A Permission Form   in pdf format   or   as a doc file   may be downloaded from the website or obtained from the Church Secretary. In either case return the filled in and signed form to the Church Secretary (info@goodshepherdunitedchurch.com)

An up-to-date list of those signing the permission form (indicating yes or no) will be maintained by the Church Secretary and made available to the Website Administrator and members of the Church Council when requested.