Privacy Policy

By using this website, you agree to the practices described in this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with this policy, you should not use this website or submit personal information through it.

This policy is intended to be clear, respectful, and consistent with the religious and ministry purposes of the Church of God Sabbath Assembly.

1 Information We Collect

We may collect information that you voluntarily provide when you interact with this website or ministry.

This may include:

• Name
• Email address
• Phone number
• Mailing address
• Donation information
• Prayer requests or messages submitted through forms
• Account login information, if member areas are used
• Event registration or ministry participation information
• Any other information you choose to submit

2 Information Collected Automatically

When you visit this website, certain technical information may be collected automatically by the website, hosting provider, analytics tools, security tools, or related services.

This may include:

• IP address
• Browser type
• Device type
• Operating system
• Pages visited
• Date and time of visit
• Referring website or link
• General usage and performance data

This information is used to maintain security, improve website performance, understand general usage, and troubleshoot technical issues.

3 How We Use Information

We use personal information only for legitimate ministry, administrative, communication, security, donation, and website-related purposes.

We may use information to:

• Respond to messages, questions, prayer requests, or contact forms
• Provide access to member or ministry resources
• Process donations or payments
• Send confirmations, receipts, updates, or ministry communications
• Maintain website security and prevent misuse
• Improve website content, functionality, and user experience
• Administer events, classes, broadcasts, or fellowship opportunities
• Comply with legal, accounting, tax, or reporting obligations
• Protect the rights, property, safety, doctrine, and religious mission of the Assembly

4 Donations and Payment Information

If you make a donation or payment through this website, payment information may be processed by a third-party payment processor, such as Stripe or another secure payment provider.

The Church of God Sabbath Assembly does not intend to store full credit card numbers on its own servers. Payment processors may collect and process card information according to their own terms and privacy policies.

We may receive limited transaction details, such as your name, email address, donation amount, date, payment status, and receipt information for ministry records, accounting, and donor communication.

5 Cookies and Similar Technologies

This website may use cookies, browser storage, session data, or similar technologies to help the website function properly, remember preferences, support login sessions, improve performance, and understand general website usage.

You may be able to disable cookies through your browser settings. However, some website features may not work properly if cookies are disabled.

6 Emails and Ministry Communications

If you provide your email address, we may use it to respond to you, send ministry updates, provide donation receipts, share event information, or communicate about church-related matters.

You may request to stop receiving non-essential ministry communications. However, we may still send necessary administrative messages, donation receipts, account notices, or responses to your direct requests.

7 Prayer Requests and Sensitive Submissions

If you submit prayer requests, personal messages, testimonies, or sensitive information, we will treat those submissions with care and respect.

However, you should not submit information through the website that you do not want received, reviewed, or handled by ministry representatives. Online communications are not guaranteed to be perfectly secure.

Prayer requests and messages may be reviewed by appropriate ministry leaders, staff, volunteers, or representatives for the purpose of responding, praying, providing support, or administering ministry matters.

8 Sharing of Information

We do not sell personal information.

We may share information only when reasonably necessary, such as with:

• Ministry leaders, staff, or volunteers who need the information for ministry purposes
• Payment processors to complete donations or transactions
• Website hosting, email, security, analytics, or technical service providers
• Accounting, legal, tax, or compliance professionals when needed
• Law enforcement, courts, or government authorities if required by law
• Parties necessary to protect the ministry, website users, or others from fraud, abuse, threats, or harm

9 Third-Party Websites and Services

This website may link to third-party websites or services, including video platforms, social media pages, payment processors, audio platforms, app services, or other external resources.

We are not responsible for the privacy practices, policies, content, security, or actions of third-party websites or services. You should review their privacy policies before providing information to them.

10 Data Security

We use reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational safeguards to protect personal information from unauthorized access, misuse, loss, alteration, or disclosure.

However, no website, server, database, payment system, email service, or online transmission can be guaranteed to be completely secure. You use this website and submit information at your own risk.

11 Data Retention

We may retain personal information for as long as reasonably necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this policy, maintain ministry records, comply with legal or tax obligations, resolve disputes, enforce policies, and preserve the security and integrity of the ministry.

Donation records, accounting records, correspondence, and administrative records may be retained for longer periods when necessary for legal, financial, or ministry purposes.

12 Children’s Privacy

This website is not intended to knowingly collect personal information from children without appropriate parental or guardian consent.

If we become aware that personal information from a child has been submitted without appropriate consent, we may delete or restrict that information as appropriate.

13 Your Choices and Requests

You may contact us to request that we update, correct, or delete certain personal information you have provided, subject to legal, ministry, security, accounting, and recordkeeping requirements.

You may also request to stop receiving non-essential communications from us.

14 Religious and Internal Church Records

Certain records may relate to religious membership, ministry participation, pastoral care, donations, discipline, leadership, volunteer service, or internal church administration.

The Church of God Sabbath Assembly reserves the right to maintain and handle such records according to its sincerely held religious beliefs, Statement of Faith, internal governance, legal obligations, and ministry responsibilities.

15 Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Updated versions will be posted on this page with a revised effective date when appropriate.

Your continued use of the website after updates are posted means you accept the revised Privacy Policy.

16 Contact Information

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or how your information is handled, please contact the Church of God Sabbath Assembly through the contact information provided on this website.