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Privacy Policy

Last Updated: May 28, 2025


Casa de Amor del Alfarero ("the Church," "we," "us," or "our") is committed to protecting the privacy of our website visitors and members. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website at casadeamordelalfarero.com (the "Site"). Please read this Privacy Policy carefully. If you do not agree with the terms of this Privacy Policy, please do not access the Site.


1. Information We Collect
We may collect personal information from you in a variety of ways when you interact with our Site, including but not limited to:

  • Personal Information You Voluntarily Provide:

    • Contact Information: Name, email address, phone number, and postal address when you fill out contact forms, prayer request forms, sign up for newsletters, or register for events.

    • Demographic Information: Such as age, gender, or family status if you choose to provide it in surveys or registration forms for specific ministries.

    • Donation Information: When you make a donation, we collect payment information (e.g., credit card details, bank account numbers). This is typically processed by a secure third-party payment processor, and we do not store sensitive financial details directly on our servers.

    • Prayer Requests & Testimonies: Information shared in prayer requests, testimonials, or other personal messages.

  • Information Collected Automatically (via Website Analytics):

    • Usage Data: Information about how you access and use the Site, such as your IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URLs, pages viewed, and the dates/times of your visits. This helps us understand how our site is used and how to improve it.

    • Cookies and Tracking Technologies: We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our Site and hold certain information. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our Service.

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2. How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect for various purposes, including:

  • To Provide Services: To operate, maintain, and provide the features of our Site and services (e.g., processing event registrations, fulfilling prayer requests).

  • To Communicate: To respond to your inquiries, send newsletters, announcements, updates, and other communications relevant to the Church's activities.

  • For Donations: To process and acknowledge your donations.

  • To Improve Our Site: To understand and analyze how you use our Site, identify usage trends, and improve user experience.

  • For Ministry Purposes: To connect you with relevant ministries, groups, or resources within the Church.

  • For Security: To maintain the security and integrity of our Site and prevent fraud.

  • To Fulfill Legal Obligations: To comply with applicable laws, regulations, and legal processes.

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3. Disclosure of Your Information
We may share your information in the following situations:

  • With Third-Party Service Providers: We may share your information with third-party vendors, service providers, contractors, or agents who perform services for us or on our behalf (e.g., website hosting, payment processing, email delivery, analytics, database management). These third parties are obligated to protect your information and use it only for the purposes for which it was disclosed.

  • For Legal Reasons: We may disclose your information if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g., a court or government agency).

  • Protection of Rights: We may disclose your information when we believe it is necessary to investigate, prevent, or take action regarding potential violations of our policies, suspected fraud, situations involving potential threats to the safety of any person, or as evidence in litigation in which we are involved.

  • With Your Consent: We may disclose your personal information for any other purpose with your explicit consent.

  • Business Transfers: In the event of a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets, your information may be transferred as part of that transaction.

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4. Data Security
We implement reasonable technical and organizational measures designed to protect the security of any personal information we process. However, please be aware that no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage, is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.


5. Your Privacy Rights
Depending on your location and applicable privacy laws, you may have the following rights regarding your personal information:

  • Right to Access: You may request access to the personal information we hold about you.

  • Right to Rectification: You may request correction of inaccurate or incomplete personal information.

  • Right to Erasure ("Right to Be Forgotten"): You may request the deletion of your personal information, subject to certain legal exceptions.

  • Right to Restrict Processing: You may request that we limit the way we use your personal information.

  • Right to Data Portability: You may request to receive your personal information in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format.

  • Right to Object: You may object to the processing of your personal information in certain circumstances.

  • Right to Withdraw Consent: If we are relying on your consent to process your personal information, you have the right to withdraw that consent at any time.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the contact details provided below.


6. Children's Privacy
Our Site is not intended for use by children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 13. If you become aware that a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected Personal Information from a child under 13 without verification of parental consent, we take steps to remove that information from our servers.


7. Third-Party Websites
Our Site may contain links to third-party websites or services that are not owned or controlled by us. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of these third-party websites. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party sites you visit.


8. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last Updated" date at the top of this Privacy Policy. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.


9. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us:

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