Privacy Policy

1. Information We Collect

At The King's Temple Church, we are committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website or use the Awakening App.

We may collect information about you in the following ways:

• Personal data — your name, email address, and phone number when you register or make a donation through our payment gateway partner, Razorpay.
• Payment information — credit/debit card details required to process donations. Payment data is handled directly by Razorpay and is not stored on our servers.
• Usage data — information about how you use our Site and services, including pages visited, time spent, and interactions.
• Device and technical data — IP address, browser type, operating system, and device identifiers when you access the Site.
• Communications — prayer requests, feedback, or support inquiries you submit through the Site or App.
• Cookie data — information from cookies and similar tracking technologies used to analyse trends and administer the Site.

2. How We Use Your Information

We may use the information we collect from you to:

• Process donations and event registrations.
• Send you newsletters, updates, and other church-related communications.
• Improve our website, App, and services.
• Respond to your inquiries and provide support.
• Maintain the security and integrity of the Site.
• Comply with applicable legal obligations.

We do not use your information for third-party commercial advertising, and we do not sell your data to any party.

3. Disclosure of Your Information

We do not sell or rent your personal information to third parties. We may share information in the following limited circumstances:

• Service Providers — trusted third-party providers assisting us in church-related activities, such as payment processing (Razorpay) and app hosting. These providers are bound by confidentiality obligations and may not use your data for their own purposes.
• Legal Requirements — where required by law, court order, or government authority.
• Safety — to protect the rights, safety, or property of The King's Temple Church, our users, or the public in emergency circumstances.

4. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to analyse trends, administer the Site, and understand user behaviour. You can control cookie preferences through your browser settings; however, disabling cookies may affect certain features of the Site.

We do not use tracking technologies for cross-site behavioural advertising or to build commercial user profiles.

5. Security of Your Information

We use administrative, technical, and physical security measures to protect your personal information, including TLS/HTTPS encryption for all data in transit, access controls limited to authorised personnel, and regular security reviews of the Site and third-party integrations.

While we strive to protect your information, no electronic transmission over the internet is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

6. Data Retention

We retain your personal information for as long as your account is active or as needed to provide services. Financial transaction records may be retained longer as required by applicable tax and accounting law. Upon account deletion or withdrawal of consent, we will delete or anonymise your personal data within 30 days, except where retention is legally required.

7. Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your personal data:

• Access — request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
• Rectification — request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data.
• Erasure — request deletion of your personal data.
• Restriction — request that we limit how we use your data.
• Portability — receive your data in a structured, machine-readable format.
• Objection — object to processing based on legitimate interests.
• Withdraw Consent — withdraw consent at any time where processing is consent-based.

To exercise any right, contact us at info@tktchurch.com. We will respond within 30 days.

8. Links to Third-Party Sites

Our Site and App may contain links to third-party websites or platforms such as YouTube for sermon content. This Privacy Policy does not apply to those external sites. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party service you access through our Site.

9. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or applicable law. We encourage you to review it periodically. When we make material changes, we will update the Effective Date above and notify registered users by email or in-app notification where required.

10. Contact Us

If you have questions or comments about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:

11. Scope and Who Is a Child

For purposes of this Children's Privacy Policy, a "child" is any user under 13 years of age in the United States (per COPPA), under 16 years of age in applicable EU member states, or under the applicable age of digital consent in any other jurisdiction. Where local law provides greater protection, we apply the higher standard.

The Awakening App is a church community platform for a general audience. Features including tithes, offerings, and financial transactions are restricted to adult users only.

12. Information We Collect from Children

What We Do Not Collect

When a user is identified as a child, we do not collect, request, or store:

• Full name, home address, email address, or phone number without prior verifiable parental consent
• Precise geolocation data
• Android Advertising Identifier (AAID), IMEI, IMSI, MAC address, SIM Serial, Build Serial, BSSID, or SSID
• Biometric data of any kind
• Device phone number via the Android TelephonyManager API
• Financial or payment information

What May Be Collected with Parental Consent

• A child-safe username or display name (real name not required)
• General country or region (not precise location)
• Anonymised crash and error logs for App stability

Children's data is never used for commercial profiling, interest-based advertising, or remarketing.

Android Identifier Controls

For child users: AAID is not transmitted; the App targets API Level 33+ and does not declare the AD_ID permission for child sessions; device identifiers including IMEI, IMSI, MAC, SSID, BSSID, SIM Serial, and Build Serial are not transmitted.

13. How We Use Children's Information

Any information collected from child users is used solely to provide access to age-appropriate church content, maintain App security, respond to support requests (with parental involvement), and comply with legal obligations. We do not use children's information for advertising, profiling, or any commercial purpose.

14. Parental Consent and Parental Rights

Verifiable Parental Consent

Before collecting any personal information from a child, we require verifiable parental consent through email verification sent to the parent's registered email, a signed consent form, or other methods that reasonably verify the consenting party is the child's parent or legal guardian.

What Parents Can Do

• Review any personal information we have collected from their child
• Request correction or deletion of their child's personal information
• Withdraw consent at any time, resulting in deletion of the child's data and account deactivation
• Refuse further collection or use of information from their child

To exercise any of these rights, email semihc3vik@gmail.com with subject: Children's Privacy — Parental Request. We respond within 30 calendar days.

15. Advertising and SDK Compliance

The Awakening App does not display third-party advertising to child users. If advertising is ever introduced, we will use only Google Play Families Self-Certified Ads SDKs and ensure no interest-based or behavioural advertising is served to children.

All third-party SDKs and APIs integrated into the App have been reviewed to ensure approval for use in child-directed or mixed-audience services. We do not implement any SDK that collects persistent identifiers from child users or is prohibited for child-directed services under its own terms of service.

16. Social and Community Features

If the App offers social or communication features, the following safeguards apply to child users:

• An in-app safety reminder is shown before accessing any social or communication feature
• Adult action (PIN, password, or email verification) is required before a child can share personal information
• Parents and guardians can enable, disable, or restrict social features for their child's account
• Freeform communication with unknown individuals is not permitted for child users

17. App Content Appropriateness

Content accessible to child users is reviewed for general family appropriateness. The App does not knowingly make available to child users any content involving violence or gore, sexual or mature themes, gambling, alcohol or controlled substances, or adult dating or relationship services.

18. Legal Compliance

The App, including all APIs and SDKs it uses, is designed to comply with:

• U.S. Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA)
• EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and applicable national implementations
• Google Play Families Policies
• Information Technology Act, 2000 and IT (Amendment) Act, 2008 (India)
• Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (India)

19. Children's Privacy Contact

For questions about our Children's Privacy Policy or to exercise parental rights:

We respond to all parental inquiries within 30 calendar days.