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Privacy Policy

Torch Community Church (referred to as "we" and "us") is committed to protecting the privacy of our church family, as well as visitors of our website. The privacy policy details the information we collect and how we use that information to serve you.  

How We Collect Information

Cookies and Passive Device Information

The website may use cookies, web beacons, and other device information (device type, browser version, IP address, etc.) to help us track and understand website usage. 

 

Cookies are used to collect and store your website engagement history. THis information is used to help improve your experience with the website (i.e. auto filling contact forms). 

 

You can manage your cookies through your browser settings. 

 

Web beacons are also used to gather statistics of website usage and engagement (including within HTML emails). Within HTML emails, web beacons enable email engagement statistics (opens, link clicks, etc.) to be tracked and reviewed for the purposes of improving user experience. â€‹

Contact Forms

The website features various contact forms to facilitate engagement with Torch Community Church. These forms may collect the following information:​

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  • Name

  • Phone Number

  • Email Address

  • Engagement Preferences

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Contact forms will not solicit sensitive user information. 

Third Party Services

The website provides links to various payment / donation technologies (PayPal, Venmo). These services are not integrated into the functionality of this site. Any information provided to PayPal and/or Venmo is not shared with this site. However, donor contact information may be shared with Torch Community Church for tracking and accounting purposes, such as the distribution of giving statements for tax filings. 

What Do We Do With Your Information?

We use your information — tracked through website usage, provided via direct communication (email, phone, SMS), or provided via contact form — to improve your experience and facilitate communication upon request. Information tracked through website engagement (i.e. device type, session length, etc.) is used to improve website content and performance. Information provided explicitly, via form submission or direct communication, is used to identify requests for information. Visitors maintain the ability to unsubscribe or opt-out of communications with Torch Community Church at any time. 

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Your information is not made public or sold. Applicable information is shared with third-party services only as needed to fulfill user requests (i.e. with an email client to send subscriber newsletters). â€‹

Your Rights

Website users have the right to:

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  • Request to see the personal information Torch Community Church holds (in relation to the requesting visitor)

  • Request that we update or correct personal information held

  • Request the deletion of personal information held

Contact Information

With any questions about our privacy policy, please contact Torch Community Church at torchky@gmail.com​

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