United Apostolic Church
205-24 Hollis Avenue
St. Albans, NY 11412

Effective Date: September 9, 2026

United Apostolic Church (“UAC,” “the Church,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) respects your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, protect, and share information obtained through our websites, online forms, Visitor Welcome System, Sunday School Portal, text-messaging services, and other church-related communications.

1. Information We Collect

Depending on how you interact with UAC, we may collect:

  • First and last name
  • Mobile telephone number
  • Email address
  • Mailing address, when provided
  • Planned visit date and service
  • Number of people attending
  • Visitor check-in and attendance information
  • Sunday School attendance information
  • Parent or guardian contact information
  • Teacher and staff contact information
  • Prayer requests, follow-up requests, notes, and other information voluntarily provided
  • SMS communication and delivery records
  • Technical information necessary to operate and secure our websites and portals

Please do not submit confidential or highly sensitive information through a general website form unless the form specifically requests it.

2. How We Collect Information

We may collect information when you:

  • Submit an online form
  • Complete a paper form
  • Plan a visit or check in at a church service
  • Enroll in or attend Sunday School
  • Provide information verbally to an authorized church representative
  • Agree to receive text messages
  • Contact the Church by telephone, email, text message, or through our website
  • Use an authorized staff or Sunday School portal

3. How We Use Information

UAC may use collected information to:

  • Plan for and welcome visitors
  • Confirm or record church and Sunday School attendance
  • Provide visitor, member, student, teacher, or pastoral follow-up
  • Send attendance-related notifications
  • Send visit confirmations and reminders
  • Respond to questions, requests, or prayer needs
  • Communicate information about church services, classes, ministries, and activities
  • Maintain accurate church and ministry records
  • Operate, secure, improve, and troubleshoot our websites and administrative systems
  • Meet legal, safety, financial, or administrative obligations

UAC does not use SMS contact information for unrelated third-party marketing.

4. SMS Communications

When you provide your mobile number and agree to receive SMS communications, UAC may send messages relating to:

  • Planned church visits
  • Visitor welcome and follow-up
  • Sunday School attendance
  • Late or absent attendance notifications
  • Class, ministry, or service reminders
  • Responses to questions or requests
  • Other church-related administrative communications for which you have provided your number

Message frequency may vary. Message and data rates may apply according to your mobile carrier and service plan.

You may opt out at any time by replying STOP. For assistance, reply HELP or contact United Apostolic Church at admin@uachollis.com.

5. How We Share Information

UAC does not sell or rent personal information.

We may share limited information with service providers that help us operate our websites, databases, communications, text-messaging services, or other church systems. These providers may use the information only to perform services for UAC and must handle it appropriately.

We may also disclose information when reasonably necessary to:

  • Comply with applicable law, legal process, or governmental requests
  • Protect the rights, safety, security, or property of UAC or others
  • Investigate fraud, misuse, security incidents, or unlawful activity
  • Respond to an emergency involving health or safety

SMS opt-in information and phone numbers collected for SMS communication purposes will not be shared with third parties or affiliates for marketing purposes.

The preceding restriction does not prevent UAC from using a contracted communications provider solely to transmit authorized messages on UAC’s behalf. Such providers are not authorized to use the information for their own marketing.

6. Children and Sunday School Information

UAC may collect limited information about children participating in Sunday School or other ministries. When appropriate, messages concerning a minor may be directed to the parent or guardian whose contact information is recorded.

Information concerning minors will be used only for appropriate church, attendance, safety, communication, and administrative purposes. It will not be sold or shared for third-party marketing.

7. Data Security

UAC uses reasonable administrative and technical safeguards intended to protect personal information from unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction.

However, no website, electronic database, email service, or text-messaging system can be guaranteed to be completely secure. Users should avoid sending highly sensitive information through ordinary email or SMS.

8. Data Retention

We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary to fulfill the church, ministry, administrative, security, legal, or recordkeeping purposes for which it was collected.

SMS audit records may be retained to document message processing, delivery status, opt-out requests, and system administration.

9. Your Choices and Requests

You may contact UAC to:

  • Ask what contact information we maintain about you
  • Request correction of inaccurate information
  • Request removal from applicable communication lists
  • Update your mobile number or email address
  • Withdraw permission to receive SMS messages

Certain records may be retained when required for legitimate administrative, security, legal, or recordkeeping purposes.

10. External Services and Links

Our websites may contain links to third-party websites or use third-party services. UAC is not responsible for the privacy practices of websites or services that it does not control. We encourage users to review the privacy policies of those services.

11. Changes to This Policy

UAC may update this Privacy Policy when its practices, systems, services, or legal obligations change. The revised policy will be posted with a new effective date.

12. Contact Us

United Apostolic Church
205-24 Hollis Avenue
St. Albans, NY 11412
Email: admin@uachollis.com
Website: uachollis.com