Privacy Policy
Franklin Chapel AME Zion Church respects the privacy of members, guests, donors, volunteers, families, and online visitors. This Privacy Policy explains how information may be collected, used, protected, and shared when you visit our website, submit a form, give online, register for an event, request prayer, or connect with a ministry.
1. Information We May Collect
We may collect information you choose to provide, including your name, phone number, email address, mailing address, household information, prayer requests, volunteer interests, event registrations, membership details, donation information, and messages submitted through website forms.
2. How We Use Information
Information may be used to respond to requests, follow up with visitors, support church membership, coordinate ministries, register guests for events, send church updates, provide pastoral care, process giving records, and improve the website experience.
3. Online Giving And Payments
Online giving may be processed through GiveWP and connected payment providers. Franklin Chapel does not intend to store full credit card numbers on the church website. Donation records may be kept for receipts, donor support, accounting, and ministry administration.
4. Forms, Events, And Ministry Communication
When you submit a contact form, new member form, survey, ministry form, prayer request, or event registration, the information may be shared with appropriate church staff, ministry leaders, or volunteers so they can respond or serve you.
5. Photos, Video, And Livestream
Franklin Chapel services, events, and ministry activities may be photographed, recorded, livestreamed, or shared online. If you have a concern about media use involving you or your family, please contact the church office.
6. Cookies And Website Tools
The website may use cookies, embedded media, analytics, security tools, video players, maps, social media embeds, or similar technologies to keep the site working, understand site activity, and improve the visitor experience.
7. Sharing Information
We do not sell personal information. Information may be shared with trusted service providers, church staff, ministry leaders, payment processors, email tools, form tools, website providers, or others who help operate church ministry and communications.
8. Children And Youth
Youth and children ministry information may be collected for registration, safety, communication, and ministry care. Parents or guardians may contact the church office with questions about information submitted for a child or youth participant.
9. Security And Retention
We use reasonable administrative and technical safeguards through WordPress, plugins, hosting, and ministry tools. No online system is perfect, so sensitive requests should be shared with care. Information may be retained as needed for ministry, legal, accounting, or administrative purposes.
10. Your Choices
You may ask to update contact information, unsubscribe from non-essential communications, request that we review information you submitted, or ask a question about how your information is being used.
11. Third-Party Links
Our website may link to third-party websites such as giving platforms, Microsoft forms, GroupMe, social media, maps, video platforms, and event tools. Those services may have their own privacy practices and terms.
12. Updates To This Policy
This policy may be updated as the website, plugins, forms, giving tools, and ministry communication needs change. The effective date will be updated when meaningful changes are made.
13. Contact Us
Franklin Chapel AME Zion Church, 1103 S. Caledonia Road, P.O. Box 753, Laurinburg, NC 28352. Phone: 910-276-2923. Email: admin@franklinchapel.org.