Privacy Policy
Last modified on September 8, 2023.
As noted in the policy below, the English language version of the Privacy Policy and Terms of Use will govern your relationship with Liberty Church New York City. You can also use an automatic translation tool like Google Translate to view the documents in your language.
Important: Please Read
Liberty Church began in the summer of 2010 around a picnic table in Central Park. A small group of people studied the books of Acts together, dreaming about a community of faith like the early church in the heart of a global city.
The following January Liberty Church officially launched weekly services in Downtown Manhattan with a “2020 Vision” to impact ten communities in ten years, by the year 2020. And in the years since we’ve seen God far exceed that goal as He shaped us into a church planting church, born in New York City with a heart for cities everywhere. We’ve seen Him multiply not only Liberty communities but also new churches both locally and globally.
Today Liberty has communities in cities around the world, as well as different neighborhoods of NYC where it all began. Each new community begins with the same vision and values and also with local pastors whose passion is to reach and serve their neighborhood.
We’ve come a long way since that picnic table in Central Park, and there’s room for you at the table. We hope you’ll join us and be a part of this unfolding story.
Our place at the forefront of digital ministry is driven by our passion to see technology leveraged to help people follow Jesus, find freedom, discover purpose, and make a difference. The Liberty Church New York City website is a tool we offer to serve our attenders by connecting them to one another and equipping them to become fully devoted followers of Christ.
Liberty Church New York City is also passionate about serving pastors and church leaders around the world to help build the “capital C” Church. Through our Liberty Network, leaders can be resourced and supported to reach more people.
Every digital product and service we provide is created to help more people pursue a deeper relationship with God safely and securely. We develop these tools as an act of ministry to serve you, and you have choices in your experience. You choose what you access, what you share, and with whom. Your data is yours. Liberty Church New York City does not sell your information, nor will we share it with others without your consent.
Our intent is to remove every possible barrier so you can know God more.
Please read this Privacy Policy carefully because it discusses how we will collect, use, share, and process your personal information. By using the Liberty Church New York City website, you agree to this Privacy Policy and its terms.
We welcome any questions or comments you may have about this Privacy Policy and our privacy practices. If you have any questions or comments, you may contact us by mail at Liberty Church New York City, Attn.: Data Privacy Team, 82 Nassau St Suite 811, New York NY 10038, or by email at hello.nyc@libertychurch.com.
The English language version of the Privacy Policy will govern your relationship with Liberty Church New York City. Where Liberty Church New York City has provided you with a translation other than the English language version of the Privacy Policy, you agree that the translation is provided for your convenience only. If there is any contradiction between what the English language version of the Privacy Policy says and what a translation says, then the English language version takes precedence.
Table of Contents
Overview:
By accessing Liberty Church New York City’s site, you agree to this Privacy Policy and its terms, and you consent to having your data transferred to and processed in the United States. Your use of the Liberty Church New York City website and applications may also be governed by Terms of Use. Please read the terms carefully.
This Privacy Policy outlines the types of data we collect from your interactions with Liberty Church New York City and how we process that information. You have choices about how your personal information is accessed, collected, shared, and stored by Liberty Church New York City. We take the privacy of the information you provide and that we collect seriously, and we implement security safeguards designed to protect your data.
In general, the information we collect depends on the services you request. In addition to personal information that you provide (such as your name, email address, financial information, and other personally identifiable information), we collect Internet and other network activity information with cookies and other automated technologies as discussed below. We use the data we collect and that you provide as well as inferences we make from that information to:
Provide, support, and personalize our site and services
Create, maintain, customize, and secure a Liberty Church New York City profile or account
Process your requests and respond to your inquiries
Provide information on our services
Maintain the safety, security, and integrity of Liberty Church New York City and the infrastructure that facilitates use of our site
Internal development and analysis of our services
Fulfill any other purpose for which you provide it
Carry out our obligations and enforce our rights as described in this Privacy Policy in a manner we may describe when you provide the information for another purpose, with your consent.
Giving
If you choose to provide a donation through Liberty Church New York City, then and only then will you be prompted and required to provide credit card, bank account, and other financial information necessary to process the transaction. We will collect the designation for your donation if you provide one, and personal information such as your name, address, phone number, and/or email address to ensure that your donation is used for the purpose you request and to provide you with an annual giving statement that itemizes your donation(s). We will also contact you periodically to inquire if you would like to give to another program, location, or cause. We may contact you through push notification, email, mail, or in-app messages to share these opportunities.
This information, excluding your financial information, is stored in our CRM system. As of the date of this Policy, we use pushpay to process your online donation payments. For information on how third parties process your information, please refer to their privacy policies found here: https://pushpay.com/legal-center/privacy/
For donations you provide to us in person or by mail, we store your financial information in our databases in an encrypted form for as long as necessary to process your donation and as required by applicable law and GAAP accounting principles.
Automatic Data Collection Technologies
By agreeing to our Privacy Policy, you agree to the use of cookies and similar technologies as described in this policy. Examples include: web beacons, pixels, tags, and device identifiers we refer to as “cookies.” If you use the Liberty Church New York City website without changing your browser or device settings to disable cookies, we assume that you consent to receive all cookies provided through Liberty Church New York CIty.
We use cookies to recognize you and/or your device(s) on, off, and across the different applications of our site. Cookies help to facilitate the best possible user experience for our site as they allow us to recognize you and maintain your user preferences from session to session, keep your account safe, and improve the functionality of the products and services offered through Liberty Church New York CIty. They also help ensure that profile information is used in association with the correct profile. We do not use cookies to facilitate interest-based ads from third parties for third party goods or services.
We log usage data when you use the Liberty Church New York City site, including when you view or click on content, browser type, browser language, perform a search or request, the date and time of your request, install an update, seek new functionality, or use one or more tools offered through our site. We use cookies to identify you and log your use. When you access or leave our site, we receive the URL of both the site you came from and the one you go to next. We also get information about your IP address, proxy server, operating system, web browser and add-ons, device identifier and features, and/or ISP or your mobile carrier. Using our site from a mobile device will send us data about your location based on your phone settings and access you have granted the Liberty Church New York City site as discussed below.
We do not share any of your personally identifiable information, device identification, or location without your explicit permission. We do not sell your personal information to any third parties, allow our SDK service providers to sell your personal information to third parties, or use your personal information to solicit the sale of third-party goods or services. We may provide these third parties with aggregate de-identified information concerning ads placed on their site and downloads that result from those ads.
We use this information to provide a tailored Liberty Church New York City site experience for you and to communicate with you more effectively. The information is also collected to determine the aggregate number of unique devices using our site, track total usage, and analyze usage data to provide you with a better experience and to improve the quality of our services. We may combine this information with other information to provide you with a better experience and improve the quality of our service. If you do not want us to collect this information, you should cease use of our site.
We generally maintain the data we collect from cookies for 21 days but may save it for longer when necessary, such as when required by law or for technical reasons. Although most internet browsers accept cookies by default, you can control cookies through your browser settings and similar tools or agree to refuse all cookies altogether. If you refuse to accept cookies, you may prohibit Liberty Church New York Citye from delivering the full capability of our site, and you may prevent the use of certain features and services that require these technologies.
We cannot regulate other site, content, or applications of third parties. They may place their cookies or other files on your computer, collect data, or solicit personal information from you. They may use this information to provide you with interest-based, targeted content. We do not control these third parties’ tracking technologies or how they may be used. If you have any questions about targeted content, contact the responsible provider directly.
Recommendations and General Information
We use the data about you and inferences we make from that data to recommend certain content and functionality as well as additional services offered by Liberty Church New York City.
We may also use the data we have about you and inferences we make from that data to contact you regarding other opportunities to engage with Liberty Church New York City.
We may contact you through email to discuss these recommendations and opportunities, how to use our site, and other news.
Analytics and Performance
We internally analyze the personal data available to us, the use of content found on our site, and the inferences we make from that data to provide and update the Liberty Church New York City with you, and process information as discussed in this Policy, and for internal analytics such as to observe social, economic, and geographic trends as they pertain to Liberty Church New York City content.
In some cases, we work with trusted third parties to perform this research under controls that are designed to protect your privacy as outlined below. For example, we may use your data to generate statistics about overall usage of our site worldwide, in specific geographic regions, or at specific events or locations.
We also use de-identified and aggregate user data to market our site, including communications that promote growth. Where we publicly share stats of our growth, we analyze and publish the data in an aggregated form, protecting your privacy and keeping your identity and personal information confidential. We use data, including user-provided personal information, aggregations of user data collected through the use of our site, public feedback, and information inferred from this data to conduct internal research and development in order to provide a better overall experience on the Liberty Church New York City site, measure the performance of our site and increase use of our site and features. This is done by making changes to the Liberty Church New York CIty site that are generally available and by sending messages suggesting functionality and content.
Users Outside the United States
We are based in New York within the United States, and the laws of the U.S. and the State of New York govern your use of our site and this Privacy Policy. If you are using our site from outside this state or country, your information may be transferred to, stored, and processed in the U.S. where our servers are located, and our central database is operated. We process data both inside and outside of the U.S. and rely on contractual commitments between us and companies transferring personal data that require the protection and security of such data for your privacy. The data protection and other laws of the State of New York, the U.S., and other countries might not be as comprehensive and may differ from those in your state or country. By using the Liberty Church New York City site, you consent to your information being transferred to our facilities and to the facilities of those third parties with whom we share it, as described in this Privacy Policy.
Changes to Our Privacy Policy
We may update our Privacy Policy occasionally to reflect changes in our practices. Liberty Church New York City consistently seeks new and improved ways to offer our site and increase engagement. As we improve our site, this may also mean the collection of new data or new ways to use data. Because our site are dynamic, and we continuously seek to offer new features, we may require changes in our collection or processing of information. If we collect materially different personal data or materially change how we use your data, we will update this Privacy Policy.
We will post any changes to our Privacy Policy on this page. If we make material changes to how we process our users’ personal information, we will provide a notice that the Privacy Policy has been updated. The date the Privacy Policy was last modified is identified at the beginning of the Policy. You are responsible for ensuring we have an up-to-date, active, and deliverable email address for you and for periodically visiting this Privacy Policy to check for any changes.