PRIVACY POLICY

Church of the Outcast™

Effective Date: October 14, 2026

Church of the Outcast™ respects your privacy and recognizes the importance of protecting personal information shared through our website and ministry communications. This Privacy Policy explains the types of information we may collect, how we may use it, and the choices available to website visitors.

1. Information We Collect

Depending on how you interact with our website, we may collect:

Name, email address, telephone number, and contact details.
Information submitted through contact forms, prayer requests, and ministry inquiries.
Event registration and volunteer interest information.
Donation transaction details and payment confirmations.
Parent or guardian information submitted for youth programs.
Technical information such as browser type, device information, website activity, and cookies, where enabled.

Please avoid submitting unnecessary sensitive personal information through general website forms.

2. How We Use Information

Information may be used to respond to inquiries, communicate about ministry activities, coordinate volunteer participation, administer registrations, process donations, provide requested prayer or pastoral follow-up, and maintain website security.

Where applicable, we may also use information to send ministry announcements and event updates in accordance with your communication preferences.

3. Prayer Requests and Sensitive Information

Prayer requests and pastoral inquiries may contain sensitive personal information.

We seek to handle such information respectfully and limit access to authorized individuals who need it for an appropriate ministry purpose.

Prayer requests should not be published, shared publicly, or distributed broadly without appropriate permission. Information may need to be disclosed when required by law or when necessary to address an immediate safety concern.

4. Children's Privacy

Church of the Outcast™ recognizes the importance of protecting children and young people participating in our programs.

Parents and legal guardians should submit registration inquiries and personal information on behalf of minors when required.

We do not intend to collect personal information directly from children under 13 without the notice and parental consent required by applicable law.

Parents or guardians may contact us with questions concerning information submitted about their children.

5. Donations and Payment Processing

Online donations may be processed by independent payment service providers.

Payment information submitted directly to a payment processor is subject to that provider's security practices and privacy policies.

Church of the Outcast™ may receive transaction records necessary for donation administration, accounting, acknowledgments, and recordkeeping.

6. Cookies and Website Analytics

Our website may use cookies and similar technologies to support website functionality, understand visitor activity, and improve the browsing experience. Certain third-party services may also collect technical information, depending on the tools enabled on the website.

Visitors may be able to manage some cookie preferences through their browser settings or available website consent controls.

7. Sharing Information

We do not sell personal information as part of our ministry activities.

We may share limited information with service providers supporting website hosting, payment processing, communication, registration, or other authorized operations.

We may also disclose information when legally required or reasonably necessary to address safety and security concerns.

8. Information Security and Retention

We seek to use reasonable administrative and technical safeguards appropriate to the information we collect.

No website or electronic communication system can guarantee absolute security.

Information should be retained only as long as reasonably necessary for legitimate ministry, administrative, safety, or legal purposes.

9. Your Privacy Choices

You may contact Church of the Outcast™ to request information about personal data you have submitted, ask for corrections, request deletion where appropriate, or update your communication preferences. Requests will be considered in accordance with applicable law and legitimate recordkeeping obligations.

10. External Websites

Our website may link to independent services or websites. We encourage visitors to review the privacy policies of those services before submitting personal information.

11. Policy Updates

This Privacy Policy may be updated to reflect changes in technology, ministry operations, or applicable legal requirements.

Revisions will be posted on this page with an updated effective date.

12. Contact Us

For privacy questions or requests, contact: