Effective Date: 15 May 2025
Last Updated: 15 May 2025
Who We Are
This privacy policy outlines how Linc Church (referred to as “we”, “us”, or “our”) collects, uses, and protects your personal information when you interact with us through our WhatsApp communication bot, web forms, or other digital services.
What Information We Collect
We may collect the following types of personal information:
- Full name
- Email address
- Mobile phone number
- Birthdate and gender (if submitted via forms)
- Responses to RSVP, interest forms, or chat prompts
- Dietary and attendance preferences (e.g., for events)
How We Use Your Information
Your information is used to:
- Respond to your inquiries or submissions
- Send relevant event updates, messages, or confirmations via WhatsApp
- Automate follow-ups through trusted third-party platforms (e.g., Make.com, Mailchimp, Planning Center)
- Improve our communications and ministry services
How We Store & Protect Your Data
Your data is securely stored and only accessible to authorized personnel. We use trusted platforms (like Meta, Planning Center, Mailchimp, Make.com) to manage and process your data, each of which has its own data protection measures.
We do not sell or share your personal information with any third parties for commercial purposes.
Third-Party Services
We use third-party services to help manage our communications and data, including:
- Meta / WhatsApp Business Cloud API – for messaging
- Make.com – for automation
- Planning Center – for church management
- Mailchimp – for email updates
- Paperform – for collecting your responses
Each of these services maintains its own privacy and data protection policies.
Your Rights
You can request to:
- View the personal data we hold about you
- Correct any information
- Opt out of communications or have your data deleted
To do so, email: info@lincchurch.com
Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns about this policy, please contact:
Linc Church
1 Ezulwini Drive, Foxhill, Salt Rock
📧 info@lincchurch.com