Background

Privacy Policy

At Palm Lake Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and its Hispanic Ministry (“the Church,” “we”), we deeply respect the privacy of everyone who visits our website.

This privacy policy explains clearly how we collect, use, and protect the information you share with us.

Updated: December 2025
1.

Information we may collect

Our website is used primarily to:

  • Share information about the church’s schedule and activities
  • Offer resources and tools of interest to the community
  • Provide ways to contact us and, in some cases, to register for activities

Depending on the sections and forms that are active, we may collect:

  • Contact details: name, email address, phone number, or other details you voluntarily enter in contact or registration forms.
  • Activity-related data: for example, registration for services, workshops, small groups, children’s/youth activities, etc.
  • The content of your messages: any information you decide to share when you write to us to ask for prayer, counseling, information, or support.

We will not ask you for sensitive personal information (such as medical, financial, or similar data) through the website. If you decide to share that kind of information, we will treat it with the greatest pastoral discretion possible.

2.

How we use your information

We use the information you provide only to:

  • Respond to your messages, questions, or requests
  • Manage registrations for church activities or events
  • Better organize the congregation’s schedule, logistics, and communication
  • In some cases, send you information related to the church, if you request or authorize it

We do not sell or rent your personal information to third parties.

Nor do we share it with other organizations, except:

  • When necessary to comply with a legal obligation
  • When a service provider (for example, an email or form platform) helps us manage communication, always under confidentiality agreements and limited use
3.

Confidentiality and pastoral care

All information you share with us — especially if it relates to personal, family, or spiritual situations — is handled with respect and confidentiality, in accordance with our Christian, ethical, and pastoral principles.

Only authorized church personnel will have access to this information when necessary to respond to you or accompany you.

4.

Cookies and site analytics

Our site may use:

  • Technical or necessary cookies, so that the page works properly (for example, basic security and the operation of forms).
  • If traffic analysis tools (such as visit statistics) are added in the future, they will be used only to better understand how the site is used and to improve the service.
  • Under no circumstances will we use cookies or analysis tools to personally identify visitors without their knowledge or, where applicable, without their consent.
  • If additional cookies that require consent are ever implemented, we will tell you clearly on the site.
5.

Links to other sites

Our site may use:

  • Technical or necessary cookies, so that the page works properly (for example, basic security and the operation of forms).
  • If traffic analysis tools (such as visit statistics) are added in the future, they will be used only to better understand how the site is used and to improve the service.
  • Under no circumstances will we use cookies or analysis tools to personally identify visitors without their knowledge or, where applicable, without their consent.
  • If additional cookies that require consent are ever implemented, we will tell you clearly on the site.
6.

Data retention

We will keep your personal data only for as long as is reasonably necessary to:

  • Respond to your request
  • Manage the activity or registration in which you participated
  • Comply with legal or administrative obligations, if any

When the information is no longer needed, it will be securely deleted or anonymized.

7.

User rights

Depending on the laws that apply where you live, you may have rights such as:

  • Requesting access to the data we hold about you
  • Asking for inaccurate or incomplete data to be corrected
  • Requesting the deletion of your data, when applicable

You can exercise these rights by contacting us through the means indicated in the contact section.

8.

Changes to this policy

We may update this Privacy Policy when:

  • New forms or features are added to the site
  • Applicable laws or regulations change
  • It is necessary to clarify or improve the wording

When there are significant changes, we will publish the updated version on this same page, with the date of the last modification at the top of the document.

9.

How to contact us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or about how we handle your information, you can reach us through the church’s official channels listed in the contact section.