Effective date: November 12, 2026

Goodwill Baptist Church respects your privacy. This policy explains how information may be collected, used, and handled when you visit wearegoodwill.com or contact us through the website.

Information We Collect

When you contact us through our website, we may collect the information you choose to provide, including your name, email address, and the contents of your message, prayer request, testimony, or question. If you make a donation, register for an event, or otherwise interact with a service on our site, the information needed for that activity may be collected by us or by the service provider that processes it. Our website and hosting services may also automatically process technical information such as IP addresses, browser details, and basic usage or security logs.

How We Use Information

We use information to respond to messages and prayer requests, communicate about church activities when requested, administer events and donations, maintain the website, and protect it against spam, misuse, or security threats. We do not intend to use prayer requests or personal messages for public sharing without permission, but please avoid including sensitive information in a web form when a private conversation would be more appropriate.

Donations and Payments

If you give online or pay for an event, a third-party payment or donation service may process your transaction. Such providers may collect payment details and transaction information under their own privacy policies. Please review the privacy notice presented by the payment service before submitting payment information. Do not send payment card information through the church contact form.

Cookies and Website Technology

Our website is built on WordPress and may use cookies or similar technologies for essential site functions, security, preferences, forms, or embedded content. If you sign in to an authorized account, WordPress may use login-related cookies. Additional cookies may be set by services or embedded media used on a page. Browser settings may allow you to limit or delete cookies, although some features may then work differently.

Third-Party Links and Embedded Content

Our site may link to or display content from other services, including Facebook, YouTube, donation platforms, or event tools. Those services operate independently and may collect information under their own policies when you interact with them. We encourage you to review their privacy notices.

Sharing and Disclosure

We may share information with trusted service providers when needed to operate the website, process a donation or event registration, deliver a message, or protect the site. We may also disclose information when required by law or to protect the rights and safety of the church and others. We do not sell personal information as part of our church ministry activities.

How Long Information Is Kept

We keep information for as long as reasonably needed for the purpose for which it was collected, church administration, recordkeeping, security, or applicable legal obligations. Retention periods can vary by the type of record and the service involved.

Your Choices and Requests

You may contact us to ask about personal information you have submitted, request a correction, or ask us to delete information when appropriate. Some records may need to be retained for legal, financial, security, or administrative reasons. If you no longer wish to receive optional communications, you may ask us to stop.

Children’s Privacy

Our website is intended for a general audience. We do not knowingly seek to collect personal information directly from children under 13 through the website without appropriate parental involvement. A parent or guardian who believes a child has provided personal information may contact us.

Security

We use website and service-provider safeguards intended to help protect information. However, no website, email transmission, or online system can be guaranteed completely secure. Please do not submit confidential medical, financial, or other highly sensitive details through our general contact form.

Updates to This Policy

We may revise this policy as our website, ministry services, or applicable requirements change. We will post the updated policy on this page and revise the effective date.

Contact Us

For privacy questions or requests, contact Goodwill Baptist Church at wearegoodwill1@gmail.com. Website: wearegoodwill.com.