Website Information

Website Information and Privacy Statement

Please contact the Web Administrator for assistance with this website.

Our Privacy Policy

During your visit to our website, we will respect your privacy. We automatically collect only anonymous information for statistical purposes, such as the web pages you visited, the web page you come from, and the type of browser you use.

If you voluntarily supply any information to us by filling out an online form, we will only use this information in the internal operations of our Council. We will only share this information with other organizations if they are directly associated with the activity that you provided information for. We treat any collected email and telephone information as sensitive and we store this information in a password protected directory. When you press the Submit button, we email the collected information to the member of our Council who is monitoring this activity.

Online payments made on this website are processed by PayPal.com. When you press the Add to Cart or Begin Checkout button, you are transferred to PayPal's secured website to complete the transaction. When you complete or cancel the transaction, you will be transferred back to our website. No payment related data is being stored on our website. You may log into your account at www.paypal.com/us to view details of your transaction. Any questions related to a transaction can be directed to Robert Donathan.

Our Email Accounts

The email addresses contained on our website are for contacting members specifically regarding the Knights of Columbus and the activities we sponsor. Email for unsolicited products and services are not welcomed. When sending an email addressed to an @sjnkc.org address, we use automated tools to evaluate the email message to determine if it could be spam. If the tools determine the email is highly probable to be spam, the message is deleted and is not forwarded to the designated recipient.

Our Council Email Group - kc@sjnkc.org

To send a message to our eGroup, address the email to kc@sjnkc.org.

The older kc@sjngroups.org address is no longer used.

All eGroup forwarded email will contain [KC] in the subject line.

To limit unwelcome email, only members sending email from registered email addresses will be accepted by our KC eGroup.

Messages over 50 KB in size will be delayed until approved by the eGroup Administrator. The Administrator will be notified by email of the pending message and may take over a day to respond.

How to Join

Contact the Web Administrator or use our Online Form to register or make changes to an existing email address.

Please include your full name in the message.

eGroup Features

Links to Add, Remove, Change your Options, View Previously Send Messages or View the User Guide are located on our password protected Member's Page.

Our Email Group Policy

This group is for the private use of the members of this council to distribute news, announcements and other council related information via email. Please limit the postings to important Catholic or KC related news or news items and announcements which are specific to our Council, our members or our parish. Content that is confidential, biased, untrue or derogatory in nature should be avoided. Forwarded messages should be avoided. Chain letters are not allowed. Replies should be directed only to the sender, not to the entire group. Members who violate this policy are subject to being placed on a moderated status that holds their submitted messages until approved by the eGroup Administrator. Members whose PCs are generating virus containing messages will be placed on a moderated status until the condition has been corrected.

Not for Profit Restrictions

Not for Profit organizations must maintain a politically neutral position with regards to elections and are prohibited from political activities that specifically target a candidate or political party. Email messages posted by members may represent the sender's personal views that do not represent the policies and views of the Knights of Columbus. However, to avoid any interpretation of acceptance by this organization, no content will be placed on our website or moderated messages will be posted to our eGroup that appear to be subject to this restriction.

Our Member's Page

Information that is reserved only for the members of our Council is located in a password protected area of our website accessed by clicking the Member's Page link. Please contact the Web Administrator for instructions on how to access this area. Access will not be granted unless your identity as a Council member is confirmed.

Linked Sites

This website contains links to other websites as a courtesy. We do not control and are not responsible for the authenticity, accuracy, timeliness or completeness of these sites.

PDF Files

Many of the documents downloadable from this website, including our Newsletter, require Adobe Acrobat Reader, available free by download. If you have problems opening any .PDF files, please download a new version of the Reader.

File Not Found Errors

If you have our KC website in your bookmarks or favorites, you may get an error because of recent server changes. This error can be corrected by taking the following steps:
1. Delete your old bookmark/favorite for the KC website.
2. Go to our web site at www.sjnkc.org.
3. Add a new bookmark/favorite after our home page comes up.

Internet Safeguards

All Internet users should install Antivirus software and subscribe to the product's automatic updates for the latest virus information. This is like changing the oil in your car - pay a little now or much more later.

Never open an attachment on any email unless you are absolutely sure it is safe and your Antivirus is current.

Many email viruses now use a technique known as "spoofing" that randomly chooses email addresses from the infected computer as the "From:" address to hide the actual identity of the infected PC. This causes users of uninfected computers to frequently receive complaints that they sent an infected message to someone else.

Emails claiming fixes for viruses are usually viruses themselves or hoaxes. Don't pass them on. Many warnings that are spread by email are hoaxes. Rely only on valid information from sites like Norton, McAfee, and Snoops.

Use your Windows Update feature to be up to date on all Microsoft security fixes. Viruses thrive on security bugs that these fixes address.

If you are using High Speed connections (DSL or Cable), secure your PC with Firewall software such as ZoneAlarm, Norton or McAfee. The longer connection times gives hackers time to find unsecured PCs and break in. Firewalls are essential if using wireless technology. Adding a router between the computer and modem adds additional protection.

Another concern is "spyware" that gets placed on your PC by web sites and file downloads. Some of these programs violate your privacy and reduce your PC's performance. Products like PestPatrol or Ad-Aware offer protection. Check www.stopbadware.org for a list of spyware concealing programs.

Do not respond to any email or web pages that asks you for email passwords, credit card numbers or other confidential data. This is a problem known as "phishing" where a hacker is trying to gain access to your email, identity or accounts.

For more information, check out www.cert.org/tech_tips/home_networks.html

Images and other content developed for this website are