Privacy Policy

Introduction

Welcome to CAC Oke Igbala Ketu Youth Church. We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data. This privacy policy will inform you about how we look after your personal data when you visit our website and tell you about your privacy rights.

1. Information We Collect

We may collect, use, store and transfer different kinds of personal data about you:

• Identity Data: First name, last name, username, date of birth
• Contact Data: Email address, telephone number, physical address
• Financial Data: Payment card details, bank account information (for donations)
• Transaction Data: Details about payments and donations you have made
• Technical Data: IP address, browser type, device information
• Usage Data: Information about how you use our website
• Profile Data: Your interests, preferences, feedback

2. How We Use Your Information

We will only use your personal data when the law allows us to. Most commonly, we will use your personal data in the following circumstances:

• To provide church services and membership management
• To process donations and payments
• To send you newsletters and updates about church activities
• To respond to your inquiries and requests
• To improve our website and services
• To comply with legal obligations
• To protect the church and its members

3. Data Security

We have put in place appropriate security measures to prevent your personal data from being accidentally lost, used or accessed in an unauthorized way. We limit access to your personal data to those who have a genuine business need to know it.

Security measures include:

• SSL encryption for all data transmission
• Secure payment processing through trusted third parties
• Regular security audits and updates
• Access controls and authentication
• Staff training on data protection

4. Data Retention

We will only retain your personal data for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes we collected it for, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements.

To determine the appropriate retention period, we consider:

• The amount and nature of the personal data
• The purpose for which we hold the data
• Legal and regulatory requirements
• Whether the purpose can be achieved by other means

5. Your Legal Rights

Under certain circumstances, you have rights under data protection laws in relation to your personal data:

• Right to access: Request access to your personal data
• Right to correction: Request correction of inaccurate personal data
• Right to erasure: Request deletion of your personal data
• Right to object: Object to processing of your personal data
• Right to restriction: Request restriction of processing your personal data
• Right to data portability: Request transfer of your personal data
• Right to withdraw consent: Withdraw consent at any time

6. Third Party Services

We may share your personal data with third party service providers who perform services on our behalf:

• Payment Processors: Paystack, Flutterwave (for secure payment processing)
• Email Services: For sending newsletters and communications
• Analytics Services: To understand how our website is used
• Cloud Services: For secure data storage

All third parties are required to respect the security of your personal data and treat it in accordance with the law.

7. Cookies

Our website uses cookies to distinguish you from other users. This helps us to provide you with a good experience when you browse our website and also allows us to improve our site.

We use the following types of cookies:

• Strictly necessary cookies: Required for the operation of our website
• Analytical/performance cookies: Allow us to recognize and count visitors
• Functionality cookies: Recognize you when you return to our website

8. Children's Privacy

Our website is not intended for children under 13 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you are a parent or guardian and believe we may have collected information about a child, please contact us.

9. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our privacy policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new privacy policy on this page and updating the "Last Updated" date at the top of this policy.

10. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this privacy policy or our privacy practices, please contact us: