Privacy Policy
Effective Date: October 8, 2026
Linwood Wesleyan Church (“Linwood Wesleyan Church,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the personal information you choose to provide through our website, https://linwoodchurch.org (the “Website”).
This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect through our Website forms, how we use that information, and when it may be shared.
Information We Collect
We collect personal information that you voluntarily provide through forms on our Website. Our Website uses Gravity Forms, a WordPress form-management system, to collect and manage form submissions.
The information collected depends on the form you use.
Contact Form
When you contact us through our Contact form, we may collect:
- Your first and last name
- Your email address
- The message or information you choose to provide
- Information associated with the form’s CAPTCHA or anti-spam protection
We use this information to respond to your message and communicate with you regarding your inquiry.
Facility Rental Forms
When you submit a rental inquiry, we may collect:
- Your first and last name
- Your email address
- Your phone number
- The area or areas you are interested in renting
- Requested rental date(s)
- Additional information you choose to provide
- Information associated with the form’s CAPTCHA or anti-spam protection
We use this information to respond to rental inquiries, check availability, communicate with you regarding your requested rental, and process rental agreements and related church records.
Submitting a rental inquiry does not by itself guarantee a rental reservation. Rental requests are reviewed and handled by Linwood Wesleyan Church staff.
Prayer Request Form
When you submit a prayer request, we may collect:
- Your first and last name
- Your email address
- The first and last name of the person for whom prayer is requested
- The prayer request or other information you choose to provide
- Your choice regarding whether the request should be shared with the Linwood Church Family
- Information associated with the form’s CAPTCHA or anti-spam protection
Prayer requests may contain personal or sensitive information. Please provide only information that you are comfortable sharing for the purpose you select.
The prayer form gives you the choice to either:
- Have your prayer request kept internal among Linwood Wesleyan Church staff; or
- Ask that your prayer request be sent to the Linwood Church Family through the church’s prayer communication process.
If you choose to have your prayer request shared with the Linwood Church Family, the information contained in your request may be distributed to members of the church family for the purpose of prayer.
Car Show Registration Form
- Your first and last name
- Your email address
- Your phone number
- Make, model, year, color, and special features of your car
- Information associated with the form’s CAPTCHA or anti-spam protection
We use this information to register your car for the event, communicate with you regarding the event, and process registrations and related church records.
How We Use Your Information
We use information submitted through our Website forms for church-related purposes, including:
- Responding to questions and messages.
- Processing facility rental inquiries and agreements.
- Communicating with individuals regarding their rental requests.
- Receiving and responding to prayer requests.
- Sharing prayer requests with the Linwood Church Family when the person submitting the request specifically chooses that option.
- Register vehicles for car show.
- Communicating with individuals regarding the car show.
- Maintaining appropriate church records related to submissions.
We do not sell your personal information or use information submitted through these forms for unrelated commercial marketing purposes.
Who Has Access to Your Information
Form submissions are accessible to authorized Linwood Wesleyan Church staff who need the information to perform their church-related responsibilities.
We do not sell, rent, or provide your personal information to outside organizations for their own marketing or commercial purposes.
Prayer requests are an exception to the general staff-only access described above when the person submitting the prayer request specifically chooses the option to share the request with the Linwood Church Family.
Gravity Forms and WordPress
Our Website uses Gravity Forms within WordPress to collect and manage form submissions.
Gravity Forms stores submitted form entries in the Website’s WordPress database. Form information may also be sent by email to authorized church staff when email notifications are configured for a particular form.
Gravity Forms itself does not host the form submissions on its own servers. Additional third-party services may receive information only if they are configured by Linwood Wesleyan Church as part of the Website’s operation, such as services used for spam prevention or email delivery.
CAPTCHA and Spam Protection
Our forms use CAPTCHA or other anti-spam measures to help prevent automated and fraudulent submissions.
These services may process certain technical information about your interaction with a form. The specific information processed depends on the anti-spam technology configured on the Website.
Information Security
We take reasonable administrative and technical measures to protect information submitted through our Website against unauthorized access, use, alteration, or disclosure.
However, no method of transmitting information over the Internet or storing information electronically can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
Information Retention
We retain form submissions for as long as reasonably necessary to fulfill the purpose for which the information was submitted, maintain appropriate church records, manage rental agreements, respond to inquiries, administer prayer requests, register cars, or comply with applicable legal obligations.
Third-Party Websites and Services
Our Website may contain links to websites and services operated by third parties. These may include services used for church events, giving, social media, video, or other church-related activities.
When you follow a link to a third-party website or service, that service’s own privacy policy and terms of use apply. Linwood Wesleyan Church is not responsible for the privacy practices of websites or services that we do not control.
Children’s Privacy
Our Website is not intended to knowingly collect personal information from children without appropriate involvement from a parent or guardian.
If you believe that a child has submitted personal information through our Website without appropriate permission, please contact us so that we can take appropriate action.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes to our Website, our information practices, or applicable legal requirements.
Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated effective date.
Contact Us
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or how information submitted through our Website is handled, please contact Linwood Wesleyan Church through the contact information provided on our Website.
Linwood Wesleyan Church
https://linwoodchurch.org