Privacy Policy

Your privacy and digital security are extremely important to us. We do not rent or sell your data to anyone.

Effective Date: June 15, 2026

By visiting this website, you accept this privacy policy. This privacy policy also applies to any affiliated domains, pages, features, content, or mobile applications. If you do not agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy, please leave the website immediately, do not use the Formation Church website or fill out any forms within it.

PERSONAL INFORMATION WE COLLECT AND HOW WE USE IT

    • Cookies

Formation Church uses cookies to perform various tasks on our website, including but not limited to site usability (e.g. remembering your filter preferences), site visitor tracking (i.e. aggregated anonymous data to track and count visitors to the site, and analyze how they interact with it), and legal compliance (e.g. tracking your agreement to this privacy policy or your approval of the use of cookies). Certain features of our website require cookies to function properly. If you disable cookies, portions of the website may not perform optimally.

    • Anonymized data

Formation Church uses services like Google Analytics to help us analyze anonymous, aggregated site user data for the purpose of improving the usability of our website. Anonymous information we collect includes, but is not limited to: unique but anonymous identifiers like IP address, approximate geographic location, browser version and settings, computing device type, mobile carrier name, referrer URLs, pages visited and actions taken on a page. We also collect, anonymously and in aggregate, actions you take on our website, including but not limited to pages visited, links clicked and actions taken within a page like playing a video or filling out a form. We use your approximate geographic location for analytics purposes and to help improve the effectiveness and usability of our website.

    • Personal Identifiable Information (PII)

Personal Identifiable Information is collected from our users should they choose to provide said information. Examples of information collected include:

      • Name, Email address, Address and Phone number

We collect your name and email address, if you choose to provide it, for the purposes of providing you with information about upcoming events. You may opt out of communications from Formation Church at any time. We also use your email address to provide information about financial transactions such as online donations or event registrations. You may not opt out of these communications, except by opting out of online giving and online event registration payments. We may also use your phone number, if you choose to provide it, to send ministry updates, event reminders, volunteer communications, and church announcements via text message. Message frequency may vary. Message and data rates may apply. You may opt out of text messaging communications at any time by following the instructions provided in the message or sending us an email.

      • Credit Card or Bank Account

We collect credit card or bank account information if you choose to provide it for the purpose of event registrations or online giving. Formation Church does not save or store your credit card or bank account information. You may request for assistance in deleting your information orcanceling a recurring transaction at any time. We utilize third party companies to provide payment services. Third parties may store your information and any information you provide is governed by their policies. Third parties include but are not limited to:

Church Community Builder https://www.churchcommunitybuilder.com/privacy-policy
Pushpay https://pushpay.com/legal-center/privacy/

HOW WE ACQUIRE YOUR DATA

The majority of your Personal Identifying Information (PII) we receive is acquired because you provide it to us by, for example, filling out a form, registering for an event, emailing us or making an online payment for online giving or event registration. If you provide information about other people (e.g. family members) we acquire that information as well.

Some information is acquired automatically through third party services like Google Analytics. This information is anonymized.

We do not acquire any Personal Identifying Information from third parties. We do not buy, rent or accept for free any PII from third party sources.

HOW WE SHARE YOUR DATA

We do not share your data with any unaffiliated third parties. We never sell or rent your data to anyone. We will not send unsolicited communications – you can opt out of any communications at any time, and we will not give your data to third party marketers.

We provide your data to third party companies we pay to provide us with services such as information technology or email marketing. We do not authorize third parties to use your data except for the specific purposes for which we provide it.

Mobile information, SMS consent, and text messaging opt-in data will not be shared, sold, rented, or disclosed to third parties or affiliates for marketing or promotional purposes.

Third parties with which we have data processing relationships include but are not limited to the following:

Church Community Builder for church management
Mailchimp for email communications
Pushpay for online giving, donations and event registration
Crexendo for text and communication services
Analytics providers
Website hosting providers
Technology and security providers

The third party services with whom we have data processing agreements have world-wide geographic footprints. Therefore, it is likely your data is processed in their facilities world-wide, and data processing is not limited to the United States or the European Union. We reserve the right to transfer your data between geographic locations and between third party processors.

DATA SECURITY

Formation Church implements reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards designed to protect personal information from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. While we strive to protect your information, no method of electronic transmission or storage can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

CALIFORNIA PRIVACY RIGHTS

California residents may have certain rights regarding their personal information under applicable California privacy laws.

Individuals wishing to inquire about, update, correct, or request deletion of personal information may contact Formation Church using the contact information provided below.

CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY

Formation Church may amend this policy from time to time. If it makes any substantial changes in the way it uses your personal information, an announcement will be made on the site.

YOUR DATA RIGHTS

With the exception of legally required transaction communications like receipts or tax paperwork, you may opt out of communications from Formation Church at any time and request our assistance in deleting your information. To the extent possible, we will delete your information from our and our third parties’ databases. Some information may not be deletable. For example, transaction records may include your name, address, email, or phone number and cannot be deleted. Cookies used to protect the service from abuse or improper use may not be deleted. Any information we are legally required to retain may not be deleted. You may request our help in deleting your data at any time, and may also request information about what data we might not be able to delete.

If you have any questions about this privacy policy, wish to update your information, or would like to exercise your privacy rights, please contact us at:

Formation Church
Email: info@fc-oc.com
Website: theformationchurch.com