Privacy Policy

Last Updated: August 14, 2026

St. Peter’s Apostolic Church respects the privacy and dignity of those who worship with us, seek pastoral care, support our ministry, communicate with the Church, or visit our website. We are committed to safeguarding personal information entrusted to us and to maintaining the privacy of our parishioners, donors, visitors, and others who interact with the Church to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law.

Information We May Collect

St. Peter’s Apostolic Church may collect information that you voluntarily provide to us, including your name, email address, telephone number, mailing address, prayer or pastoral-care requests, information submitted through website forms, and information associated with donations, registrations, or other interactions with the Church.

Our website and the services used to operate it may also automatically collect limited technical information, such as browser type, device information, IP address, cookies, and general website usage information.

Parishioner and Donor Privacy

St. Peter’s Apostolic Church considers the privacy of its parishioners, donors, and those seeking ministry or pastoral assistance to be an important responsibility.

Personal information entrusted to the Church will not be sold or rented. We will not disclose personal information to outside parties except when reasonably necessary to conduct Church operations, process a transaction or donation, provide a service requested by the individual, protect the Church or another person from fraud or unlawful activity, or when disclosure is otherwise required or permitted by applicable law.

Donor information will be treated with particular care. The identity of donors and information concerning individual contributions will not ordinarily be publicly disclosed without the donor's consent, except where disclosure is required by law or reasonably necessary for financial administration, accounting, payment processing, tax reporting, auditing, or other legitimate Church operations.

Pastoral and Sacramental Confidentiality

St. Peter’s Apostolic Church recognizes that individuals may entrust clergy with deeply personal and sensitive information in the course of pastoral care, spiritual counseling, and sacramental ministry.

Communications made within the Sacrament of Confession are regarded by the Church as subject to the Seal of Confession and are treated in accordance with the Church's sacramental discipline and applicable law.

Other pastoral communications will be treated with appropriate discretion and confidentiality. However, communications made outside the Sacrament of Confession should not be understood as creating an absolute guarantee of confidentiality in every circumstance. There may be situations in which disclosure is required or permitted by law or is reasonably necessary to address an immediate threat to the safety of an individual or others.

Donations and Payment Processing

When online giving or other electronic payment services are made available through this website, payments may be processed by third-party payment providers. St. Peter’s Apostolic Church does not necessarily receive or retain complete credit-card or banking information submitted directly to those providers.

Payment providers maintain their own privacy and security practices, and users are encouraged to review the applicable provider's policies when making an electronic transaction.

Website Services, Cookies, and Analytics

Our website may use cookies and similar technologies necessary for website functionality, security, performance, and analytics. Third-party services used to host, maintain, analyze, or secure the website may process limited information in accordance with their own privacy policies and terms.

Users may be able to control certain cookies through their browser settings or through privacy controls made available on the website.

Email and Communications

If you contact St. Peter’s Apostolic Church by email, through a website form, or by another electronic means, we may retain the communication and the information you provide for pastoral, administrative, record keeping, or follow-up purposes.

We do not sell email addresses or contact lists to third parties.

Information Security

We take reasonable measures to safeguard personal information under our control. However, no website, email system, electronic transmission, or electronic storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure. Users should therefore exercise appropriate care when transmitting highly sensitive information electronically.

External Links

This website may contain links to websites or services operated by third parties. St. Peter’s Apostolic Church is not responsible for the privacy practices, security, availability, or content of independently operated third-party websites.

Children

Our ministries may serve children and families; however, this website is not intended to knowingly collect personal information directly from children without appropriate parental or guardian involvement where required.

Parents or guardians who believe a child has submitted personal information through the website may contact the Church so that the matter can be reviewed.

Disclosure Required by Law

St. Peter’s Apostolic Church endeavors to maintain the privacy of parishioners, donors, clergy, visitors, and others who entrust information to us. There may nevertheless be circumstances in which the Church is required to preserve or disclose information in response to applicable law, lawful court process, governmental requirements, or other legally enforceable obligations.

Nothing in this section is intended to define, waive, or diminish any clergy-penitent privilege, sacramental confidentiality, or other privilege or protection recognized under applicable ecclesiastical or civil law.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

St. Peter’s Apostolic Church may revise this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect changes in our website, ministries, administrative practices, technology, or applicable requirements. The date shown at the top of this policy indicates when it was most recently updated.

Contact Us

Questions or concerns regarding this Privacy Policy or the handling of personal information may be directed to:

St. Peter’s Apostolic Church
Email: info@stpetersapostolic.org