One City Church
Privacy Policy

We want to steward your information with the same care we offer in person.

When you contact us, give, register, create an account, or subscribe to updates, you trust us with personal information. This page explains what we collect, why we collect it, and how we handle it.

One City AbujaLast updated 6 April 20267 min read

Collected With Purpose

We only ask for information that helps us serve you, communicate clearly, process giving or registrations, and care for the community responsibly.

Shared Sparingly

We do not sell personal information. When sharing is necessary, we limit it to trusted teams, service providers, or legal obligations.

Questions Welcome

If you need clarity, correction, or support around your personal information, contact us and we will respond with care.

1. What this policy covers

This Privacy Policy explains how One City Abuja may collect, use, store, and share personal information when you visit our website, contact us, subscribe to updates, give, register for events, submit forms, or create an account connected to our digital services.

Our goal is simple: to handle personal information in a way that is honest, careful, and consistent with the trust people place in a local church. We also aim to steward data in line with applicable privacy and data protection laws, including the Nigeria Data Protection Act where relevant.

2. The information we may collect

The information we collect depends on how you engage with us. Some visitors simply browse public pages. Others choose to sign up, give, ask for prayer, register for events, or join member experiences.

  • Contact details such as your name, email address, phone number, and any information you provide through forms.
  • Account information such as login details, profile details, or preferences if you use member or account-based features.
  • Giving or registration information such as donation records, event sign-ups, attendance details, and related administrative notes.
  • Messages you send to us, including prayer requests, testimonies, support questions, or pastoral enquiries.
  • Technical and usage information such as IP address, browser type, device information, pages visited, and interaction data collected through cookies or analytics tools.

3. How we use information

We use information to serve people well and to steward church operations responsibly. That includes practical administration, communication, pastoral care, and improving the digital experience of the site.

  • To respond to enquiries, prayer requests, and pastoral follow-up.
  • To process event registrations, volunteer interest, membership-related activity, or other ministry participation.
  • To maintain secure accounts and verify access where member features are available.
  • To communicate newsletters, ministry updates, event reminders, and important service information.
  • To understand website performance, improve usability, and protect the site from misuse, fraud, or security threats.
  • To keep internal records needed for stewardship, compliance, and church administration.

4. Communications and subscriptions

If you subscribe to email updates, house news, or event communications, we may contact you using the details you provide. Some messages are optional, such as newsletters or ministry updates. Others may be service-related, such as account notices, event confirmations, or important changes to a registration you made.

You can usually opt out of promotional or newsletter communications through the unsubscribe link in the message or by contacting us directly. Administrative or service notices may still be sent where needed to fulfil a request you made or to manage an account or event registration.

5. Giving and payment information

Some giving on our site may happen through bank transfer instructions, and some payments or registrations may be processed through third-party platforms. Where external processors are used, they handle payment details according to their own privacy and security practices.

We do not claim to store more payment data than we need. In many cases, what we retain is limited to transaction records, donor details you provide, and information needed for reconciliation, receipts, support, or lawful financial administration.

If you have a question about a donation, duplicate payment, or giving record, contact the team directly so we can investigate and help.

6. Cookies, analytics, and similar tools

We may use cookies or similar technologies to remember preferences, understand site performance, measure engagement, and improve usability. Some of these tools are essential for the website to function. Others help us understand how people use the site so we can improve it over time.

Your browser settings may allow you to refuse or limit cookies, though some parts of the site may not work as intended if essential technologies are disabled.

7. When we may share information

We do not sell personal information. We only share information when there is a legitimate need connected to ministry operations, trusted service delivery, safeguarding, or legal compliance.

  • With trusted staff, pastors, ministry leaders, or volunteers who need the information to respond appropriately or carry out a ministry responsibility.
  • With service providers who help us run the website, host data, manage forms, send communications, or process registrations and payments.
  • When required to comply with law, regulation, court order, or a legitimate legal process.
  • When sharing is reasonably necessary to protect the safety, rights, property, or integrity of the church, our people, or others.

8. Prayer requests and sensitive information

We treat prayer requests, pastoral conversations, and sensitive personal details with care. Depending on the nature of the request, information may be shared internally with an appropriate pastor, team member, or trusted ministry leader so that we can respond well.

Please do not use website forms to send information you consider extremely confidential unless you are comfortable with the church using it for the purpose of caring for you. Website forms are not intended for crisis reporting or emergency response.

If you are facing an emergency or immediate risk of harm, contact emergency services or a qualified local professional right away rather than relying on a website form or email.

9. Data security and retention

We use reasonable administrative, technical, and organisational measures to protect personal information from unauthorised access, misuse, loss, or disclosure. No website or storage system can be guaranteed perfectly secure, but we take stewardship seriously.

We keep information for as long as it is reasonably needed for the purpose it was collected, for legitimate church administration, for safeguarding, or to comply with legal, accounting, or reporting obligations. When information is no longer required, we will seek to delete it or de-identify it where appropriate.

10. Children and family information

Some church activities involve children or families. Where information about children is collected through registrations, check-ins, or ministry participation, we expect a parent or guardian to provide or authorise that information where appropriate.

If you believe a child has submitted personal information to us improperly through the website, contact us so we can review the situation and respond appropriately.

11. Your choices and rights

Depending on the situation and the law that applies, you may ask to access, correct, update, or delete certain personal information we hold about you. You may also ask questions about how your information is being used or withdraw from optional communications.

We may need to retain some information where there is a lawful, safeguarding, administrative, or financial reason to do so. If that happens, we will explain the limitation as clearly as we can.

12. Changes to this policy and contact details

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time as the website, our ministries, or legal requirements change. When we do, we will update the revision date on this page. Your continued use of the site after an update means you acknowledge the revised policy.

For questions about this policy or about personal information connected to One City Abuja, please contact us at hello@onecityabuja.com.

Clarity Matters

Need clarity about your information?

If you are unsure how your details are being used, stored, or shared, contact us directly. We will answer plainly and help where we can.