Everything we do is led by our vision to help every person become a passionate follower of Christ. Our hope is that everyone who engages with us and our technology takes a step closer to Embracing Truth, Experiencing Freedom, Living Intentionally, and Making a Difference. This Privacy Policy explains how Compel Church (“Compel,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) collects, uses, and protects information when you interact with our website, mobile app, forms, events, ministries, and other church services. We are committed to respecting your privacy and handling your information responsibly. We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any updates will be posted on this page, along with the revised effective date.
Effective Date: October 9, 2026
What we collect:
We may collect the following types of information, depending on how you interact with Compel:
• Contact information: Name, email address, phone number, mailing address, and other contact details you provide.
• Family and ministry information: Information you provide through Connect
Cards, children's check-in, ministry registrations, volunteer forms, Connect Groups, and other church activities.
• Communication preferences: Your email and text messaging preferences, including requests to unsubscribe or opt out.
• Giving and transaction information: Information related to donations, purchases, or payments made through our services. Payments may be
processed by third-party providers.
• Website and device information: Information such as IP address, browser type, operating system, pages visited, and general website usage data, where collected through our website or its service providers.
What we do with gathered information:
Compel uses the information we collect for church operations, ministry activities, and communication. This may include using information to:
• Respond to questions and requests.
• Help individuals and families connect with ministries, events, and services.
• Manage registrations, children's check-in, Connect Groups, and volunteer
activities.
• Process and maintain records of donations and other transactions.
• Send communications that people have requested or agreed to receive.
• Provide communication preferences and opt-out requests.
• Understand website usage and improve our website, app, and services.
• Protect our systems, address technical issues, and meet applicable legal
requirements. We may share information with trusted service providers that help us operate our website, app, giving systems, communications, and ministry services. These providers may process information on our behalf to perform their services. We do not authorize them to use personal information entrusted to them by Compel for their own independent marketing.
Security:
We are committed to ensuring that your information is secure. In order to prevent unauthorized access or disclosure, we have put in place physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online. Any data collected on the website is stored in a secure database. Access to the data is restricted by password protection. Donations and online payments are encrypted and secured by our Merchant Provider, Pushpay.
How we use cookies:
A cookie is a small file which asks permission to be placed on your computer’s hard drive. The file is added and the cookie helps analyze web traffic or lets you know when you visit a particular site. Cookies allow web applications to respond to you as an individual. The web application can tailor its operations to your needs, likes and dislikes by gathering and remembering information about your preferences. We use cookies and/or sessions to identify which pages are being used. This helps us analyze data about web page traffic and improve our website in order to tailor it to customer needs. Overall, cookies help us provide you with a better website by enabling us to monitor which pages you find useful and which you do not. A cookie in no way gives us access to your computer or any information about you, other than the data you choose to share with us. You can choose to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if
you prefer. This may prevent you from taking full advantage of the website.
Mobile Messaging (SMS) Privacy:
Compel Church communicates with our church community through email, in-app messages, and text messages. You can unsubscribe from emails using the unsubscribe link included in our emails. By opting in to text messages from Compel, you agree to receive occasional messages about church announcements, upcoming events, ministry updates, volunteer opportunities, words of encouragement, and other information related to Compel. Message frequency varies, and message and data rates may apply. Some messages may include links that require internet access to view. You can opt out of text messages at any time by replying STOP. For help, contact us at info@compel.church. Carrier support may vary, and carriers are not liable for delayed or undelivered messages. We may use service providers to help deliver communications on our behalf. Mobile phone numbers, text messaging opt-in data, and consent information will not be shared with third parties or affiliates for their own marketing or promotional purposes.
For more information about our text messaging program, please review our SMS Terms & Conditions.
Links to other websites: Our website may contain links to other websites of interest. However, once you have used these links to leave our site, you should note that we do not have any control over other websites. Therefore, we cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which you provide while visiting such sites and such sites are not governed by this privacy statement. You should exercise caution and look at the privacy statement applicable to the website in question. Compel does not endorse or take responsibility for any other website or the content of any other website.
Controlling your personal information:
Compel does not sell or lease your personal information. We may share information with trusted service providers when necessary to operate our services, respond to your requests, or fulfill other purposes described in this Privacy Policy. We may also disclose information when required by law or when necessary to protect the rights, safety, or security of Compel and others. Mobile phone numbers, SMS opt-in data, and consent information will not be shared with third parties or affiliates for their own marketing or promotional purposes.
If you would like to ask a question about your personal information or request that we update or correct it, please contact us at info@compel.church. We will review requests and respond as appropriate, subject to applicable legal requirements and any records we are required to maintain