PRIVACY POLICY

Effective Date: October 1, 2026

Good News Chapel Vancouver, also operating as Good News Chapel BC (“Good News Chapel,” “GNC,” “we,” “us,” or “our”), respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the personal information entrusted to us.

This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, store, and protect personal information when you visit our websites, complete a form, register for an event or ministry program, make a donation or purchase, subscribe to communications, or otherwise interact with Good News Chapel.

1. INFORMATION WE COLLECT

The personal information we collect depends on how you interact with Good News Chapel and may include:

  • Name

  • Email address

  • Phone number

  • Mailing address

  • Age or date of birth where appropriate

  • Parent or legal guardian information and consent where applicable

  • Event, conference, ministry, or program registration information

  • Church or organization affiliation

  • Volunteer or ministry involvement

  • Communication preferences

  • Email, SMS, and MMS consent records

  • Prayer requests or other information you voluntarily provide

  • Donation, purchase, or transaction-related information

  • Photographs, video, audio, or other media captured at church services, events, or programs

  • Technical information associated with your use of our websites and online services

We seek to collect only the information reasonably necessary for the purposes identified at or before the time of collection.

2. HOW WE COLLECT INFORMATION

We may collect personal information when you:

  • Visit or interact with our websites

  • Register for an event, conference, service, or ministry program

  • Complete a contact, connection, prayer, volunteer, or other form

  • Subscribe to our newsletter or communications

  • Opt in to SMS or MMS communications

  • Make a donation, payment, or purchase

  • Participate in a ministry or church activity

  • Communicate with our staff, pastors, leaders, or authorized volunteers

  • Otherwise voluntarily provide information to Good News Chapel

We may also receive limited information through service providers that help us operate our websites, registrations, communications, payments, and other church services.

3. HOW WE USE PERSONAL INFORMATION

Good News Chapel may use personal information to:

  • Process registrations for events, conferences, programs, and ministries

  • Communicate with you regarding registrations or activities

  • Provide church and ministry services

  • Respond to inquiries, connection requests, prayer requests, or requests for assistance

  • Coordinate volunteers and ministry teams

  • Maintain appropriate participant and attendance records

  • Communicate with parents or legal guardians where appropriate

  • Send newsletters, church updates, event information, reminders, and other communications

  • Administer SMS, MMS, and email communications where appropriate consent has been obtained

  • Process donations, purchases, registrations, or other transactions

  • Maintain the safety, security, and administration of our church, events, and programs

  • Improve our websites, communications, and ministry services

  • Maintain records where reasonably necessary

  • Meet applicable legal, regulatory, accounting, or administrative requirements

We will not use personal information for purposes that are materially different from those for which it was collected without obtaining additional consent where required.

4. CONSENT

Where required, Good News Chapel obtains consent for the collection, use, or disclosure of personal information.

The form of consent may vary depending on the circumstances and sensitivity of the information.

You may withdraw consent to certain uses of your personal information, subject to applicable legal, contractual, safety, or administrative limitations.

Withdrawing consent may affect our ability to provide certain services or allow participation in particular programs where the information is reasonably necessary.

5. CHILDREN AND YOUTH

Good News Chapel operates ministries, programs, conferences, and events that may involve children and youth.

Where appropriate, we may collect information about a minor as reasonably necessary to administer a ministry, event, or program and to support participant safety.

We may require information, acknowledgment, permission, or consent from a parent or legal guardian.

Information relating to children and youth may be used for purposes such as registration, attendance, communication, emergency contact, safety, ministry administration, and other purposes identified when the information is collected.

Additional consent or documentation may be required for particular activities or programs.

6. EMAIL, SMS, AND MMS COMMUNICATIONS

If you provide your contact information, we may send communications necessary to administer something you requested, such as an event registration, ministry inquiry, or other service.

Where you separately opt in to newsletters, promotional communications, SMS, or MMS messaging, we may send communications consistent with the consent you provided.

Message frequency may vary, and standard message and data rates may apply to SMS or MMS communications.

You may unsubscribe from applicable marketing emails using the unsubscribe link provided in the message.

For applicable text messaging programs, you may opt out by replying STOP. For assistance, reply HELP or contact us at info@goodnewschapelvan.org.

Consent to receive marketing or promotional communications is not a condition of making a donation, purchase, registering for an event, or participating in a ministry unless otherwise clearly stated.

7. MOBILE INFORMATION AND SMS CONSENT

Good News Chapel does not sell or share mobile information with third parties for their own marketing or promotional purposes.

Text messaging opt-in data and consent will not be shared with third parties for their own marketing or promotional purposes.

Information may be provided to telecommunications providers, messaging aggregators, technology providers, and other service providers where reasonably necessary to deliver and administer communications on our behalf.

8. DONATIONS, PAYMENTS, AND PURCHASES

When you make a donation, payment, or purchase, certain information may be collected or processed by Good News Chapel and/or our payment service providers.

Payment card and banking information may be processed directly by third-party payment providers rather than stored directly by Good News Chapel.

We may retain transaction records as reasonably necessary for accounting, receipting, administrative, and legal purposes.

9. PHOTOGRAPHY, VIDEO, AND LIVESTREAMING

Good News Chapel services, conferences, programs, and events may be photographed, filmed, recorded, or livestreamed.

Where appropriate, notices regarding photography or recording may be displayed or otherwise communicated.

Photographs and recordings may be used for legitimate church and ministry purposes, including websites, social media, promotional materials, livestreams, event recaps, and church archives.

Where additional permission or consent is appropriate or required, particularly in connection with children and youth, we may obtain that permission separately.

10. SERVICE PROVIDERS

Good News Chapel uses third-party service providers and technology platforms to help operate our church and ministry activities.

These may include providers for:

  • Website hosting

  • Church and contact management

  • Event registration

  • Email and text messaging

  • Online forms

  • Payment processing

  • Donations

  • Livestreaming and media

  • Cloud storage

  • Analytics

  • Other administrative or technology services

These providers may process personal information on our behalf where reasonably necessary to provide their services.

Some providers may process or store information outside British Columbia or Canada. In those circumstances, information may be subject to the laws of the jurisdiction in which it is processed or stored.

11. DISCLOSURE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

Good News Chapel does not sell personal information.

We may disclose personal information where reasonably necessary to:

  • Authorized Good News Chapel staff, pastors, ministry leaders, or volunteers who require the information to perform appropriate responsibilities

  • Service providers acting on our behalf

  • Process registrations, communications, payments, or other requested services

  • Protect the safety or security of an individual

  • Protect the rights, property, or security of Good News Chapel

  • Respond to emergencies

  • Comply with applicable laws, legal processes, or lawful requests

  • Address other circumstances where disclosure is authorized or required by law

12. SAFEGUARDS

Good News Chapel takes reasonable administrative, technical, and physical measures appropriate to the sensitivity of the information to protect personal information against unauthorized access, use, disclosure, loss, copying, modification, or disposal.

Access to personal information is limited where reasonably appropriate to individuals who require it for legitimate church, ministry, or administrative purposes.

No website, electronic communication, or storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

13. RETENTION OF INFORMATION

We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected and to meet applicable legal, accounting, administrative, safety, or ministry requirements.

When information is no longer reasonably required, we may securely delete, destroy, or anonymize it, subject to applicable requirements.

14. ACCESS AND CORRECTION

You may request access to personal information Good News Chapel holds about you and may request correction of information you believe is inaccurate or incomplete, subject to applicable legal limitations.

To make a request, contact us at info@goodnewschapelvan.org.

We may need to verify your identity before fulfilling certain requests.

15. COOKIES AND WEBSITE TECHNOLOGIES

Our websites and third-party platforms may use cookies and similar technologies to:

  • Enable website functionality

  • Remember preferences

  • Understand how visitors interact with our websites

  • Improve website performance and user experience

  • Support analytics and other website functions

Your browser may allow you to restrict or disable certain cookies. Doing so may affect the functionality of some website features.

16. THIRD-PARTY WEBSITES

Our websites may contain links to websites, platforms, or services operated by third parties.

Good News Chapel is not responsible for the privacy practices of independently operated third-party websites or services. We encourage you to review their privacy policies before providing personal information.

17. CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect changes in our practices, services, technology, or applicable requirements.

The current version will be posted on our website with its effective or last-updated date.

18. CONTACT US

If you have questions or concerns regarding this Privacy Policy, our handling of personal information, or would like to request access to or correction of your personal information, please contact:

Good News Chapel Vancouver / Good News Chapel BC
160–20339 96 Avenue
Langley Township, BC V1M 0E4
Canada

Email: info@goodnewschapelvan.org
Website: goodnewschapelvan.org