PRIVACY POLICY
First United Pentecostal Church o/a Mission Point, hereinafter referred to as Mission Point, is a religious organization operated by the following core beliefs and objectives:
To proclaim belief in one God who is, Holy, All-powerful, All-knowing, and Omnipresent as the creator of all things, and in Jesus Christ as fully divine who died and rose again to offer eternal salvation.
To teach and uphold the Bible as God's inspired Word, written under the supernatural guidance of the Holy Spirit, containing truth without error and relevant to daily life.
To share the Gospel message that salvation comes only through faith in Jesus Christ's death and resurrection as payment for sin, offered as a gift from God that cannot be earned through human effort.
To prepare for and proclaim the future return of Jesus Christ to establish His heavenly kingdom and the final judgment leading to eternal life for the righteous.
Mission Point is committed to respecting everyone's privacy, including its board of directors, officers, employees, and their families, volunteers, individuals and congregants who provide personal information to the church.
Additionally, Mission Point requires that all Board members, staff, volunteers, and third-party service providers execute confidentiality agreements as part of their role responsibilities or before any sharing of personal information occurs while delivering consultation, guidance, and other associated information and/or services. This privacy policy has been created to ensure compliance with Canada's Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (referred to as "PIPEDA"). PIPEDA establishes requirements on how organizations collect, use and disclose personal information as the legislation outlines.
1. Introduction
At Mission Point, we are committed to protecting your privacy and safeguarding the personal information you share with us. This includes information collected through our website, donation systems, events, and ministry activities.
We handle your information in accordance with Canada’s Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) and respect the trust you place in us.
2. Why We Collect Personal Information
We collect only the information necessary to support our ministry and community.
Typical purposes include:
Tracking volunteers, skills, and serving preferences
Processing donations and issuing tax receipts
Communicating about events, programs, and prayer requests
Managing children’s and youth ministries (with parental/guardian consent)
Complying with legal, financial, and safeguarding obligations
3. Consent
We seek your express consent (e.g., written, electronic, or checkbox) when collecting personal information.
Consent may also be implied when you provide information for an obvious purpose (e.g., giving your name for an event signup).
You may withdraw your consent at any time by contacting us (subject to legal or contractual restrictions).
4. Limiting Collection
We only collect the personal information necessary for the purposes described above. We will not ask for more than we need.
5. Use, Disclosure & Retention
Use: We use your information only for the purposes consented to, unless otherwise required or permitted by law.
Disclosure: We may share your information with trusted staff, volunteers, or third-party service providers (e.g., donation processors, email services) — but only as needed, and with safeguards in place.
Retention:
Inquiry and event registration data → kept for 6 months.
Donation and tax receipt records → kept for 7 years (per CRA).
Volunteer/member data → kept while active and up to 2 years after inactivity.
When information is no longer needed, it is securely destroyed (e.g., shredding, secure deletion).
6. Safeguards
We use physical, organizational, and technical measures to protect your information:
Locked cabinets and limited access to physical files
Role-based access for staff and volunteers
Password-protected systems, firewalls, and encryption
Confidentiality agreements for staff and key volunteers
7. Children & Youth Privacy
We require parental or guardian consent before collecting information about minors participating in children’s or youth ministry programs. Another part of our priority is adding protection for children while using the internet. We encourage parents and guardians to observe, participate in, and/or monitor and guide their online activity.
Mission Point does not knowingly collect any Personal Identifiable Information from children under the age of 13. If you think that your child provided this kind of information on our website, we strongly encourage you to contact us immediately and we will do our best efforts to promptly remove such information from our records.
8. Cookies & Website Tracking
Our website may use cookies or analytics tools (e.g., Google Analytics) to improve user experience and track site traffic.
Visitors will see a cookie banner when first accessing our site.
You can manage or disable cookies through your browser settings.
9. Breach Notification
If a privacy breach occurs that poses a real risk of significant harm, we will:
Notify affected individuals promptly
Report the breach to the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC)
Take immediate steps to contain and prevent recurrence
10. Access & Correction Rights
You have the right to:
Request access to your personal information
Correct or update inaccurate information
Withdraw consent (where applicable)
Requests should be made in writing to our Privacy Officer.
11. Complaints & Recourse
If you have concerns about how we handle your information:
Contact our Privacy Officer at privacy@missionpoint.ca.
If unresolved, you may contact the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada at www.priv.gc.ca.
12. Updates to this Policy
We will update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The most recent version will always be available on our website and the date of revision will be stated alongside.
Last updated September 2025