Privacy Policy

Powell Butte Christian Church ("we," "us," or "our") is committed to protecting your privacy and handling your personal information with care and respect. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect information when you visit our website at powellbuttechurch.com or interact with our church services.

• Contact Forms: When you fill out our communication form, we collect your name, email address, phone number, and any message or questions you submit
• Prayer Requests: Information you provide when submitting prayer requests, including your name (optional), contact information, and prayer request details
• Connection Requests: Information submitted when seeking to connect with our church community, including contact details and areas of interest

• Login credentials and account information for users who create accounts to access profiles, history, and private pages
• Account profile information you choose to provide
• Activity history and preferences within your account
• This information is used for providing personalized access to church resources and maintaining your connection with our community

• Basic website analytics such as pages visited, time spent on site, and general location (city/state level)
• IP addresses and browser information for security and technical purposes
• We do not use tracking cookies for advertising purposes

We use the information we collect for the following ministry purposes:

• Responding to Inquiries: To respond to questions and communication submitted through our contact forms
• Prayer Ministry: To facilitate our prayer ministry and provide pastoral care through prayer requests
• Church Connection: To help connect you with our church community, ministries, and events
• Pastoral Follow-up: Pastors may contact you to provide spiritual guidance, pastoral care, or church information

• Website Administration: To maintain and improve our website functionality
• Security: To protect our website and users from spam, abuse, or security threats
• Ministry Planning: To better understand how to serve our community's spiritual needs

• Prayer Requests: Prayer requests may be shared with our pastoral staff and prayer team for ministry purposes
• Connection Requests: May be shared with appropriate ministry leaders to facilitate church involvement
• Pastoral Staff: Information may be shared among pastoral staff for coordinated pastoral care

• Third-party advertisers or marketing companies
• Commercial organizations for promotional purposes
• Anyone outside our church community except as required by law

We may disclose information if required by law, court order, or to protect the safety of individuals or our church community.

We implement appropriate security measures to protect your personal information:

• Secure transmission protocols for sensitive information
• Limited access to personal information based on role and ministry need
• Regular security reviews and updates
• Secure storage of any collected information
• Account access controls and password protection

• You may request to review or correct any personal information we have about you
• Contact us using the information below to make such requests

• You may request to stop receiving communications from us at any time
• Simply contact us or reply to any email with your preference

• You may request that we delete your personal information from our records
• We will honor such requests except where retention is required for legitimate ministry purposes or legal requirements

Our website is intended for general audiences. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 without parental consent. If you believe we have collected information from a child under 13, please contact us immediately.

Our website may contain links to other websites. This privacy policy applies only to our website. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of other websites and encourage you to review their privacy policies.

We may update this privacy policy periodically to reflect changes in our practices or applicable laws. We will post any changes on this page and update the "Last Updated" date. Significant changes will be communicated through our regular church communication channels.

As a Christian church, we handle all personal information with the understanding that each person is created in God's image and deserves respect, care, and protection. Our data practices are guided by Christian principles of stewardship, transparency, and love for our community.

If you have questions about this privacy policy or how we handle your information, please contact us: Powell Butte Christian Church Pastor Trey Hinkle, Teaching Pastor
trey.pbcc@gmail.com. For privacy-related concerns, you may also contact our church leadership directly through the communication form on our website.

This privacy policy reflects our commitment to protecting your privacy while enabling us to fulfill our calling to pastoral care and Christian ministry.