Privacy Policy

At Liberation Bible Church, we are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring the security of your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website, engage with our comprehensive content management system (including sermons, devotions, events, testimonies, galleries, and live streams), submit user-generated content, participate in our ministries, use interactive features (including real-time APIs, analytics tracking, persistent audio player, live stream integration, social media sharing, and mobile-optimized responsive interface), make donations through various channels including mobile money services, or access administrative functionality.

1. Information We Collect

1.1 Personal Information

We may collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us when you:

• Register for church membership or events through our online forms
• Subscribe to our newsletter and announcements
• Make donations via mobile money (MTN Mobile Money, AT Money) or in-person giving
• Contact us through our website contact forms or direct communication
• Submit testimonies (including text, audio, or video) or other user-generated content
• Access restricted/admin features (authorized users only)
• Participate in church activities, ministries, or special events
• Engage with interactive content features and social media integration

This information may include your name, email address, phone number, mailing address, and other contact details. If you submit a testimony, we may also collect the content you provide and (if you choose to upload media) the associated file metadata (such as file name, size, and type).

1.2 Automatically Collected Information

When you visit our website, we may automatically collect certain information about your device and usage, including:

• IP address and general geographic location information
• Browser type, version, and device information
• Pages visited, time spent, and navigation patterns on our site
• Referring website information and traffic sources
• Device and operating system information
• Comprehensive security and diagnostic logs to prevent abuse and troubleshoot errors
• User preferences stored locally (theme preference, audio player state, content favorites, and accessibility settings)
• Detailed usage analytics from interactive features (content engagement metrics, API usage patterns, feature adoption rates, and user journey analytics)
• Social media interaction data (when you share our content)
• Performance metrics to optimize website speed and functionality

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for various purposes, including:

• Providing comprehensive church services and ministry activities
• Communicating important church events, announcements, and spiritual content
• Processing donations securely through multiple channels including mobile money services
• Continuously improving our website performance, user experience, and service delivery
• Sending newsletters, devotionals, and spiritual encouragement (with your explicit consent)
• Maintaining secure church membership and participant records
• Reviewing, moderating, and (when approved) publishing user-submitted testimonies and content
• Operating secure admin functionality and maintaining comprehensive security measures
• Enhancing interactive features (personalizing audio player settings, optimizing content delivery, customizing user interface preferences)
• Analyzing detailed usage patterns to improve user experience, feature performance, and content relevance
• Providing mobile-optimized responsive experience across all devices
• Facilitating social media integration and content sharing capabilities
• Maintaining legal compliance and protecting user rights and safety

3. Information Sharing and Disclosure

We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer your personal information to third parties without your consent, except in the following circumstances:

• Service Providers: We may share information with trusted third-party service providers who assist us in operating our website and conducting our ministry activities (for example, hosting, data storage, authentication, and media/file storage providers).
• Legal Requirements: We may disclose information when required by law or to protect our rights and safety.
• Church Ministries: Information may be shared within our church leadership and ministry teams for pastoral care and ministry coordination.
• With Your Consent: We will share information with your explicit consent.

4. Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational security measures to protect your personal information against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. These measures include:

• SSL/TLS encryption for data transmission
• Secure storage of sensitive information
• Regular security assessments and updates
• Limited access to personal information on a need-to-know basis
• Regular backups and disaster recovery procedures

5. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

Our website may use cookies, local storage, and similar technologies to enhance your browsing experience, remember preferences (for example, theme selection, audio player settings, and content sharing options), and analyze usage patterns. You can control cookie settings through your browser preferences and can clear local storage through your browser settings. Disabling certain storage mechanisms may affect site functionality and interactive features.

6. Third-Party Services and Integrations

Our website integrates with various third-party services to enhance functionality including: social media platforms (YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, Telegram, TikTok), mobile money service providers (MTN Mobile Money, AT Money), cloud storage and hosting providers for media content, analytics and performance monitoring services, and embedded content from external platforms. These services operate under their own privacy policies and terms of service. We encourage you to review their privacy practices before interacting with their content or services. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of these external services.

7. Children's Privacy

Our services are not intended for children under 13 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we become aware that we have collected personal information from a child under 13, we will take steps to delete such information.

8. Your Rights and Choices

You have certain rights regarding your personal information:

• Access: Request access to your personal information
• Correction: Request correction of inaccurate information
• Deletion: Request deletion of your personal information
• Opt-out: Unsubscribe from communications at any time
• Portability: Request transfer of your data

9. Data Retention

We retain your personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required by law. Church membership and donation records may be retained indefinitely for historical and legal purposes.

10. International Data Transfers

Your information may be transferred to and processed in countries other than your own. We ensure that such transfers comply with applicable data protection laws and implement appropriate safeguards.

11. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically.

12. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us: