Privacy Policy
A legal disclaimer
LEGAL DISCLAIMER
The information provided on this website is intended for general informational, educational, and religious purposes only. It is not intended to constitute legal, medical, financial, mental-health, or other professional advice. First Baptist Church of Belle Glade makes reasonable efforts to keep the information on this website accurate and current but makes no guarantees regarding its completeness, accuracy, or reliability.
Links to third-party websites and services are provided for convenience. Their inclusion does not necessarily imply endorsement, and First Baptist Church of Belle Glade is not responsible for their content, security, availability, or privacy practices. Your use of this website and reliance on its content are at your own discretion and risk.
Privacy Policy
Effective Date: August 14, 2026
First Baptist Church of Belle Glade (“FBC Belle Glade,” “the Church,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) respects your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, protect, and share information when you visit our website, complete a form, register for an event, submit a prayer request, make a donation, or otherwise communicate with us online.
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INFORMATION WE MAY COLLECT
We may collect information that you voluntarily provide, including:
• Your name, email address, telephone number, and mailing address
• Information submitted through contact forms, registration forms, volunteer applications, ministry forms, or prayer-request forms
• Information concerning event participants, including children, when submitted by a parent or legal guardian
• Donation-related information and transaction details
• Communications you send to the Church
• Any additional information you choose to provide
Our website platform and connected services may also automatically collect certain technical information, including:
• Your Internet Protocol address
• Browser and device type
• Operating system
• Pages visited and time spent on the website
• Referring website or link
• General location information
• Cookie and website-usage information
2. HOW WE USE INFORMATION
We may use collected information to:
• Respond to questions, prayer requests, and other messages
• Process event, ministry, class, or volunteer registrations
• Communicate church news, announcements, schedules, and ministry opportunities
• Process donations and provide donation records or receipts
• Coordinate church programs, services, and community outreach
• Maintain the security and proper operation of our website
• Understand how visitors use our website and improve their experience
• Comply with applicable legal, financial, and administrative requirements
We do not sell or rent personal information.
3. DONATIONS AND PAYMENT PROCESSING
Online donations and other payments may be processed through third-party payment providers. These providers may collect payment-card, bank-account, billing, or other financial information directly from you.
FBC Belle Glade may receive limited transaction information, such as your name, donation amount, date, and contact information, but we generally do not receive or store complete payment-card or bank-account numbers. Your payment provider’s privacy policy and terms will govern its handling of your financial information.
4. COOKIES AND ANALYTICS
Our website and third-party services may use cookies, pixels, analytics tools, or similar technologies. These tools may help the website function properly, remember visitor preferences, measure website traffic, and improve our content.
You may be able to control or disable cookies through your browser settings. Disabling certain cookies may affect how some portions of the website operate.
5. THIRD-PARTY SERVICES AND LINKS
Our website may contain links to or features provided by third parties, including social-media platforms, video or livestreaming services, mapping services, registration services, payment processors, and website analytics providers.
These third parties may collect information according to their own privacy policies. FBC Belle Glade does not control and is not responsible for the privacy, security, or content practices of third-party websites or services. We encourage you to review their policies before providing personal information.
6. HOW WE SHARE INFORMATION
We may share information:
• With Church employees, ministry leaders, volunteers, or service providers who need it to perform authorized Church activities
• With companies that provide website hosting, communications, registration, payment processing, analytics, or other services on our behalf
• When required by law, court order, subpoena, or another lawful governmental request
• When reasonably necessary to protect the safety, rights, property, or security of the Church, our members, website visitors, or others
• With your permission or at your direction
Those assisting the Church are expected to use personal information only for its intended and authorized purpose.
7. CHILDREN’S PRIVACY
Our Church provides ministries and activities for children, but this website is not intended to collect personal information directly from children under 13 without the involvement of a parent or legal guardian.
Parents and legal guardians should complete registration forms and provide information concerning their children. Children under 13 should not submit personal information through the website without the permission and supervision of a parent or guardian.
If you believe a child has submitted personal information without appropriate permission, please contact us so we can review and, when appropriate, remove the information.
8. PRAYER REQUESTS AND SENSITIVE INFORMATION
Prayer requests may contain personal or sensitive information. Please submit only information that you are comfortable sharing with the Church. Unless a form clearly provides another option, prayer requests may be reviewed by authorized pastors, staff members, or prayer-team members.
Please do not submit confidential medical records, government identification numbers, financial-account information, passwords, or other highly sensitive information through a general website form.
9. DATA SECURITY
We use reasonable administrative and technical measures to help protect information under our control. However, no website, email system, electronic transmission, or storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure. Therefore, we cannot guarantee the absolute security of information submitted through the website.
10. DATA RETENTION
We may retain personal information for as long as reasonably necessary to carry out the purposes described in this policy, maintain Church and donation records, satisfy legal or accounting obligations, resolve disputes, and protect the Church’s legitimate interests.
11. YOUR PRIVACY CHOICES
You may contact us to:
• Request access to or correction of personal information you previously provided
• Ask us to delete information when we are not required to retain it
• Unsubscribe from nonessential email communications
• Ask questions about how your information is handled
We may need to verify your identity before fulfilling certain requests. Some information may need to be retained for legal, financial, safety, recordkeeping, or ministry-administration purposes.
12. PHOTOGRAPHS, VIDEO, AND LIVESTREAMS
Church services, events, and activities may be photographed, recorded, or livestreamed. These images and recordings may appear on our website, livestreaming channels, social-media pages, or other Church communications.
When required or appropriate, the Church may use consent or media-release forms, particularly for children and youth activities. Questions or concerns about a specific image or recording may be directed to the Church using the contact information below.
13. CHANGES TO THIS POLICY
We may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect changes in our website, ministry practices, service providers, or legal obligations. The updated policy will be posted on this page with a revised effective date.
14. CONTACT US
If you have questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or how your information is handled, please contact:
First Baptist Church of Belle Glade
17 NW Ave B, Belle Glade, FL 33430
Email: office@fbcofbelleglade.org
Phone: (561) 996-5596