PRIVACY POLICY

Last Updated: 06/24/2025

Orangewood Avenue Baptist Church ("Orangewood," "we," or "us") respects your privacy and is committed to protecting it through this Privacy Policy. This policy describes the types of information we may collect from you or that you may provide when you visit our website (the "Website") and explains our practices for collecting, using, maintaining, protecting, and disclosing that information.

1. Information We Collect

We only collect one type of information from users: email addresses for our newsletter and ministry updates.

2. How We Collect Information

Directly from You: We collect your email address and/or your phone number when you voluntarily provide it through our Website to receive updates, ministry news, or event notifications.

3. How We Use Your Information

Your email address will be used solely to send you church-related updates, devotionals, ministry news, event announcements, and occasionally opportunities to support our church or affiliated ministries. We currently send emails on an as-needed basis and strive to communicate meaningfully and respectfully.

4. Disclosure of Your Information

We do not sell, trade, or transfer your personal information to outside parties. However, we may share it with trusted service providers who assist in operating our website or sending emails on our behalf—provided they agree to keep this information confidential. We may also disclose information when required to comply with the law or to protect the rights and safety of Orangewood and its community.

5. Data Security

We take steps to protect your email address from unauthorized access, alteration, or disclosure. However, please note that no method of internet transmission or electronic storage is completely secure. Any submission of personal information is at your own risk.

6. Third-Party Services

Our Website is hosted by Squarespace, which may collect additional data per their own policies. We encourage you to review Squarespace’s Privacy Policy here: https://www.squarespace.com/privacy

7. Your Data Protection Rights (GDPR)

If you reside in the European Economic Area (EEA), you are entitled to certain rights under the General Data Protection Regulation, including:

  • The right to access, update, or delete your personal information

  • The right of rectification or correction

  • The right to object or restrict certain uses

  • The right to withdraw consent at any time

To exercise these rights, please contact us at the address below.

8. California Privacy Rights (CCPA)

If you are a California resident, you may request information about how your personal information has been collected and used in the past 12 months and may request its deletion, subject to legal exceptions. You may contact us at the information below to submit such a request.

9. Nevada Privacy Rights

If you are a Nevada resident, you may opt out of any potential future sale of your personal information (as defined under Nevada law) by contacting us at the email listed below.

10. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We will post any updates to this Privacy Policy on this page. Material changes to how we use your email address will be announced on our homepage. The last update date will always be listed at the top of this document.

11. Contact Information

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or wish to exercise your data rights, please contact:

Orangewood Avenue Baptist Church
8241 Orangewood Ave., Garden Grove, CA 92841
714-539-9326