Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy explains how Church-Link ("we," "us," or "our") handles information when you use the Church-Link app. It applies to information collected through the app and related services.

Information We Handle

Depending on the features you use, Church-Link may collect or store:

• Account and profile details: name, email address, username, profile photo, biography, date of birth, gender, country, account role, and church affiliation.
• Content you provide: posts, photos, videos, stories, comments, reactions, chat messages, prayer requests and replies, and other content you choose to share. Prayer requests and church participation may reveal religious beliefs or other sensitive information.
• Church activity: event responses, attendance records, membership information, and activity related to church features.
• Notification information: a device or browser notification token and notification preferences, used to deliver notifications if enabled.
• Service and device information: information processed by our service providers to authenticate your account, operate the app, deliver content, and protect the service. This may include technical identifiers and basic device or app information.

We do not ask for precise location or access to your contacts as part of the app's core features. If you choose to select or record media, the app accesses the relevant media or recording feature to provide that function.

How We Use Information

• Create and secure accounts, authenticate sign-ins, and maintain profiles.
• Provide posts, messaging, church groups, prayer features, events, attendance, and other app functions.
• Store and display content you submit to the people or groups you share it with.
• Send app notifications and service-related messages.
• Maintain, troubleshoot, and protect the app and enforce its rules.

How Information Is Shared

We do not sell your personal information. Information may be shared in these situations:

• With other app users: profile details and content are visible to the users, church members, or groups for whom the relevant feature makes them available. Messages are shared with their conversation participants. Consider carefully what you post, especially prayer requests and other sensitive details.
• With service providers: Church-Link uses Google Firebase services, including Firebase Authentication, Cloud Firestore, Firebase Storage, and Firebase Cloud Messaging, to support sign-in, app data, submitted media, and notifications. Google Sign-In may also process account details when you choose that sign-in method. These providers process information under their own terms and privacy policies.
• For legal and safety reasons: information may be disclosed when required by law or when reasonably necessary to protect users, the service, or others.

Provider policies: Firebase and Google.

Retention and Account Deletion

We keep information for as long as needed to operate the service and meet applicable legal or security obligations. You can request account deletion from the app's Settings under Delete Account. The deletion process removes the account and associated profile and app records, including content and media the process can identify as belonging to that account.

Messages in a conversation with other participants may remain after account deletion so the conversation continues; the deleted account is removed from the participant list. Some information may also remain for a limited period in provider backups or where retention is required by law.

To request deletion without signing in, visit the Church-Link account deletion page.

Your Choices

• You can review or edit profile information in the app.
• You can control notification permissions through your device or browser settings.
• You can delete your account through Settings in the app.
• You may contact us to ask about access, correction, or deletion requests, subject to applicable law.

Children's Privacy

Church-Link is not intended for children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child has provided personal information, contact us so we can review it.

Security

We use service-provider security features and access controls intended to protect information. No method of transmission or storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this policy as the app or applicable requirements change. The effective date above indicates when the current version took effect. Material changes will be communicated through the app or another appropriate channel when required.

Contact

Privacy questions and requests: bwalya2mumba2009@gmail.com