At Anchor Church, we want every person who uses our website to feel safe, respected, and informed. This page explains what information we collect, how we use it, and how you can contact us with questions.
We only ask for information when it helps us serve, contact, pray for, or care for people better.
We may collect information that you choose to provide through our website. This can include your name, email address, phone number, prayer request, event signup details, volunteer interest, or other information you submit through a form.
We may also collect basic website information such as pages visited, approximate location, device type, browser type, and general usage data through analytics tools.
We use information to respond to messages, pray for requests, follow up with visitors, organize events, improve our website, send church updates when requested, and care for people connected to Anchor Church.
We do not sell personal information.
If you submit a prayer request, the information you provide may be reviewed by church leadership, prayer team members, or trusted ministry volunteers. If you choose to make a prayer request public, it may appear on the public prayer wall.
Private prayer requests are intended to stay private and are shared only with the appropriate church team for prayer and care. Please avoid submitting sensitive details about another person without their permission.
We may share information with trusted church staff, ministry leaders, volunteers, or service providers when needed to operate the website, communicate with you, manage events, process forms, or provide ministry care.
We may also share information if required by law, safety, or security needs.
Our website may use third-party services such as Webflow, Google Forms, Google Sheets, Google Apps Script, YouTube, Google Analytics, email tools, Planning Center, or similar services. These tools may collect or process information according to their own privacy policies.
Embedded content, such as YouTube videos, may collect data when you interact with it.
Our website may use cookies, pixels, analytics, or similar technologies to understand website traffic, improve page performance, and learn how people use the site.
If Google Analytics is used, Google may collect information about your device, browser, pages visited, and interactions with the website. You can control cookies through your browser settings.
We take reasonable steps to protect personal information from unauthorized access, misuse, or disclosure. However, no website, email, form, or online system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
Our website may include information about children’s ministry, youth ministry, or school-related activities. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children online without appropriate parent or guardian involvement.
Parents or guardians may contact us if they believe a child has submitted personal information.
You may contact us to ask questions, update information, request that we stop contacting you, or ask that certain information be removed when possible.
Some information may need to be kept for church records, legal reasons, security, or ministry operations.
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or how your information is handled, contact us.
This privacy policy is a practical starter template and is not legal advice. Have church leadership or a qualified attorney review it before publishing.
