• The Archbishop has sent a letter to Pastors, Pastoral Leaders and School Administrators. In this letter he states "I wanted to take this opportunity to offer my prayers and empathy for everyone experiencing personal disruption, anxiety and in some cases, serious fraud." (Archbishop's Letter)
  
  We want to assure you that we take the protection of our parishioners, volunteers, students, and employee data very seriously here at Holy Rosary Parish. We have in place integrated measures to protect your personal data and retain your trust.
  
  1. All hardcopy parishioner, volunteer, student, and employee records are stored in separate areas in locked cabinets and offices. Staff access to this information is highly controlled.
  
  2. There is no gateway between the servers and systems within the Parish and those at the Seattle Archdiocese.
  
  3. Online giving functions are managed by a reputable third-party vendor which maintains current PCI compliance, as well as compliance to US Federal Government OMB requirements. All transactions use industry-standard encryption technology.
  
  4. All computers, as well as our server, are password protected and up to date with OS patches and virus protection software. Firewalls and intrusion detection block unauthorized access to our systems.
  
  5. Backups are done regularly and securely stored offsite.
  
  6. We conduct periodic security reviews of all our systems and maintain industry-standard best practices to safeguard your information.
  
  7. All banking records are kept under lock and key.
  
  8. Archived records are stored in a secure place away from current year documents. Any documents that contain credit card information are shredded.
  
  For the most recent information regarding this situation please visit the Seattle Archdiocese website (www.seattlearchdiocese.org).
  
  Please know we go to great lengths to ensure your personal data is protected and that there has been no data breach of parish records to date.