Privacy Policy

Connect 1:17 Ministries (“Connect 1:17,” “we,” “our,” or “us”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the personal information entrusted to us. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, protect, and share information when you visit our website, use our mobile application, participate in our ministries or programs, communicate with us, or use other services provided by Connect 1:17 Ministries.

Our mission is to know Jesus and to make Him known, and we seek to handle the information entrusted to us responsibly and with care.

Effective Date

August 01. 2025

  1. Information We May Collect

Depending on how you interact with Connect 1:17 Ministries, we may collect information such as:

  • Name
  • Email address
  • Telephone number
  • Mailing address
  • Account or profile information
  • Church membership or ministry participation information
  • Volunteer interests and activities
  • Event registrations
  • Prayer requests or information you voluntarily submit
  • Communications sent to or received from the church
  • Information necessary to administer programs, groups, ministries, and church activities
  • Donation and giving records
  • Information you voluntarily provide through forms, surveys, or applications
  • Device, browser, and basic usage information when you use our website or mobile application

We only seek to collect information that is reasonably necessary to provide our ministries, programs, communications, and services.

  1. Mobile Application Information

Connect 1:17 Ministries may provide a mobile application for members and others associated with our church community.

When you use the application, we may collect information necessary to create and manage your account, provide access to church resources, communicate with you, manage ministry participation, and provide features available through the application.

Depending on the features enabled in the application, we may also request permission to use certain functions on your device, such as notifications, photos, files, or other device features. Where required by your device, you will be asked for permission before these features are accessed.

You may manage many application permissions through your device settings.

  1. How We Use Information

Information collected through our website, mobile application, ministries, and other services may be used to:

  • Provide and administer church programs and ministries
  • Create and maintain member or user accounts
  • Communicate church news, announcements, events, and ministry opportunities
  • Process registrations and requests
  • Coordinate volunteers and ministry participation
  • Respond to questions, prayer requests, or requests for assistance
  • Maintain appropriate church and ministry records
  • Process and document charitable contributions
  • Improve our website, application, programs, and services
  • Protect the security and integrity of our systems
  • Meet legal, financial, accounting, and regulatory requirements

We do not sell personal information.

  1. Donations and Payment Information

When you make an online donation or other payment, the transaction may be processed through a third-party payment or giving provider.

Payment information such as credit or debit card numbers and banking information may be collected and processed directly by the applicable payment provider rather than Connect 1:17 Ministries.

We may receive and maintain information about the donation or transaction, such as your name, contact information, donation amount, date, fund designation, and transaction status for accounting, contribution records, and donor communications.

Third-party payment providers maintain their own privacy and security practices.

  1. Children and Youth

Connect 1:17 Ministries provides ministries and activities for children and youth. Information relating to minors may be collected when necessary for registration, participation, safety, emergency contact, parental or guardian communication, and ministry administration.

Parents or legal guardians should provide information concerning children under the age required by applicable law.

We do not knowingly use information collected from children for commercial advertising or sell children’s personal information.

If you believe that information about a child has been collected inappropriately, please contact us so that we can review and address the matter.

  1. Communications and Notifications

If you provide your contact information or enable notifications through our mobile application, we may use that information to communicate with you about church services, events, ministries, volunteer opportunities, announcements, account activity, or other information related to Connect 1:17 Ministries.

You may unsubscribe from optional email communications using the unsubscribe option provided in those communications, when available.

Mobile push notifications can generally be disabled through your device settings.

  1. Sharing of Information

We do not sell or rent your personal information.

We may share information with trusted service providers when reasonably necessary to operate our church, website, mobile application, giving services, communications, events, or ministry programs.

These providers may include organizations that provide:

  • Website hosting
  • Mobile application services
  • Email or messaging services
  • Online giving and payment processing
  • Registration or event management
  • Data storage and technology services
  • Analytics and security services

We may also disclose information when required by law, necessary to protect the safety or rights of individuals, or necessary to protect Connect 1:17 Ministries and its systems.

  1. Cookies, Analytics, and Website Information

Our website or application may use cookies and similar technologies to provide functionality, remember preferences, understand how our services are being used, maintain security, and improve the user experience.

Third-party services incorporated into our website or application may also collect technical information according to their own privacy policies.

You can manage certain cookie and tracking preferences through your browser or device settings.

  1. Data Security

We take reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures to protect personal information against unauthorized access, loss, misuse, alteration, or disclosure.

However, no website, mobile application, electronic transmission, or data storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

  1. Data Retention

We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, administer our ministries and programs, maintain appropriate church and financial records, comply with legal requirements, and resolve disputes.

Different types of information may be retained for different periods depending on their purpose and applicable requirements.

  1. Accessing, Correcting, or Deleting Your Information

You may contact Connect 1:17 Ministries to request access to, correction of, or deletion of personal information associated with you.

If the Connect 1:17 Ministries mobile application allows users to create accounts, users may also request deletion of their account and associated personal information by contacting us using the information provided below.

Certain information may need to be retained when required for legitimate administrative, financial, legal, security, or recordkeeping purposes.

  1. Third-Party Websites and Services

Our website or mobile application may contain links to websites, resources, or services operated by organizations other than Connect 1:17 Ministries.

We are not responsible for the privacy practices of third-party organizations. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of those organizations before providing personal information.

  1. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect changes to our ministries, website, mobile application, technology, legal requirements, or privacy practices.

When changes are made, the updated policy will be posted on our website and the effective date will be revised.

  1. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, how your information is handled, or would like to request access to, correction of, or deletion of your personal information, please contact:

Connect 1:17 Ministries
306 E Main St, Carson City, MI

info@connect117.org
989-600-9923

Connect 1:17 Ministries
To Know Jesus and Make Him Known.