Privacy Policy

Effective Date: August 5, 2026

Victory Church respects your privacy and is committed to handling personal information responsibly. This Privacy Policy explains what information we may collect through our website, how we may use it, and the choices available to you.

This policy applies to information collected through ourvictory.org and through forms, services, and platforms linked from our website.

Information We Collect

We may collect personal information that you choose to provide when you:

Contact Victory Church
Submit a prayer or pastoral-care request
Plan a visit
Register for an event, class, group, or ministry
Apply to volunteer
Subscribe to email or text updates
Make a donation

The information collected may include your name, email address, telephone number, mailing address, communication preferences, registration details, donation information, and any other information you choose to provide.

Prayer requests, pastoral-care requests, and ministry forms may include personal or sensitive information. This information is used only for the ministry, care, follow-up, or administrative purpose for which it was submitted.

Donations and Payments

Online donations, registrations, and payments may be processed through third-party service providers. Victory Church may receive information such as your name, contact information, donation or payment amount, transaction date, and fund or event selection.

Payment-card and banking information is processed by the applicable payment provider according to its own privacy and security practices.

Website Analytics and Cookies

Our website may use cookies and similar technologies to help the site function, understand how visitors use it, improve performance, and measure the effectiveness of our communications and advertising.

We may use services such as Google Analytics and Google Ads. These services may collect information, including your IP address, browser type, device information, approximate location, pages visited, referring website, and interactions with our website.

You can learn more about how Google uses information from websites and apps that use its services.

You may be able to limit or block cookies through your browser settings. Disabling cookies may affect how certain parts of the website function.

How We Use Information

Victory Church may use collected information to:

Respond to questions, prayer requests, and pastoral-care requests
Process registrations, donations, and payments
Provide information about church services, ministries, events, and programs
Send requested email or text communications
Manage volunteer and ministry participation
Maintain appropriate church, financial, and administrative records
Improve our website and communications
Protect the safety and security of our website, church, and community
Meet legal, financial, or regulatory obligations

Email and Text Communications

When you subscribe to email or text updates, we may send church announcements, ministry information, event reminders, and other communications.

You may unsubscribe from emails by selecting the unsubscribe link included in the message.

You may opt out of recurring text messages by replying STOP. Message and data rates may apply.

How We Share Information

Victory Church does not sell or rent personal information.

We may also share information when required by law or when reasonably necessary to protect the safety, rights, or property of Victory Church or others.

Third-Party Services

Our website may contain links to or use services provided by third parties, including church-management platforms, email and text providers, donation processors, registration systems, Google, YouTube, and social-media platforms.

These third parties may collect and process information according to their own privacy policies. Victory Church is not responsible for the privacy practices of websites or services that we do not control.

Children’s Information

Our website is not intended to collect personal information directly from children under the age of 13 without the involvement of a parent or legal guardian.

Parents or guardians may provide information about a child for ministry registration, event participation, check-in, emergency contact, medical, or safety purposes.

Data Security and Retention

Victory Church uses reasonable safeguards intended to protect personal information from unauthorized access, loss, misuse, or disclosure.

We retain information only for as long as reasonably necessary to provide ministry services, maintain appropriate church and financial records, meet safety responsibilities, and comply with legal obligations.

Your Choices

You may contact us to:

Update or correct your contact information
Change your email or text preferences
Ask questions about information you have submitted
Request the deletion of certain personal information, when appropriate

Some records may need to be retained for financial, legal, safety, donation, or administrative purposes.

Changes to This Policy

Victory Church may update this Privacy Policy periodically. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated effective date.

Contact Us

Questions about this Privacy Policy may be directed to:

Victory Church
191 Meriden Road
PO Box 219
Middlefield, CT 06455

Phone: 860-346-6771
Website: ourvictory.org