Privacy Policy

Effective Date: September 2025

Harvest Missionary Baptist Church (“we,” “us,” “our”) is a nonprofit church in Hendersonville, Tennessee. We value your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your information when you visit our website built on the Wix platform (the “Site”).

1. Information We Collect

You provide directly: contact forms, prayer requests, event registrations, volunteer sign-ups, children/youth ministry forms, and online giving (e.g., name, email, phone, address).
Donations: processed securely by third-party payment providers (such as PayPal or Stripe). We do not store credit/debit card numbers.
Automatically collected: Wix may collect technical information like IP address, browser type, device, pages viewed, and site usage through cookies and analytics.

2. How We Use Information

Respond to your inquiries, prayer requests, or event registrations.
Provide pastoral care when you request it.
Process donations and issue receipts.
Send church news and updates if you subscribe (opt-out available).
Improve and secure our Site.

We do not sell or rent your personal information.

3. Wix Hosting & Services

Our Site is hosted by Wix.com Ltd. Your information may be stored on Wix’s secure servers. Wix provides us with the online platform to communicate with you, manage forms, and process payments. Wix’s own privacy policy is available here: https://www.wix.com/about/privacy.

4. Photos, Video & Livestream

We may take photos or record video during church services and events for ministry purposes (e.g., livestream, website, or social media). If you prefer not to appear, please let us know in advance and we will make reasonable accommodations. Children are not identified by name without parental consent.

5. Prayer Requests

Prayer requests may include sensitive information you choose to share. We limit access internally and share requests publicly only according to your instructions (e.g., “staff only,” “prayer team,” or “public”).

6. Children’s Privacy

Our Site is not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information online from children without parental consent. Parents/guardians may request review or deletion of a child’s information by contacting us.

7. Cookies & Analytics

The Site uses cookies and analytics tools provided by Wix and its partners. Cookies help the Site function properly and collect anonymous usage statistics. You can control cookies through your browser settings.

8. State Privacy Rights

Tennessee: The Tennessee Information Protection Act (effective July 1, 2025) generally applies to larger businesses. While our church may be exempt, we respect Tennesseans’ privacy choices.
Other states: Some states (e.g., Colorado) extend privacy rights to nonprofits; others (like California) generally exempt nonprofits. If you live in a state with privacy rights, you may request access, correction, or deletion of your information by contacting us. We will respond in accordance with applicable law.

9. Security & Retention

We take reasonable precautions to protect your information. No system is 100% secure. We retain information only as long as needed for ministry, legal, or tax purposes, then securely delete or anonymize it.

10. Changes

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Changes will be posted here with a new effective date.

11. Contact Us

Harvest Missionary Baptist Church
192 Curtis Crossroads
Hendersonville, TN 37075
Email: harvestmissionarybaptist@gmail.com