Your Privacy

Privacy Policy

Last updated November 5, 2026

First Southern Baptist Church of Paradise Valley ("the Church," "we," "us," or "our") respects your privacy. This policy explains how we handle information submitted through our website and the First Southern mobile applications.

Information we collect

Depending on the features you use, we may collect:

• Name, email address, phone number, and mailing address.
• Account information and an internal user identifier.
• Guest, membership, prayer, care, volunteer, or other church form responses.
• Form drafts as they are entered when autosave is enabled.

How we use information

We use this information only for church and application functions, including to:

• Create and manage your account and keep it secure.
• Respond to requests, provide pastoral or ministry follow-up, and communicate with you.
• Process guest, membership, prayer, care, and volunteer submissions.
• Operate, maintain, protect, and improve the website and applications.
• Comply with applicable legal obligations.

Advertising, selling, and tracking

We do not sell personal information. We do not use personal information for third-party advertising, targeted advertising, or cross-app or cross-website tracking.

When information may be shared

Information may be available to authorized Church staff and volunteers who need it to fulfill the purpose for which it was submitted. We may also use service providers that help us host, secure, and operate our systems. They may process information only to provide those services. We may disclose information when required by law or when reasonably necessary to protect a person, the Church, or our systems.

Third-party services and media

The website and applications may display or link to services such as YouTube, KorStream, and map providers. When you open or interact with those services, their own privacy policies and practices apply. We do not control their independent collection or use of information.

Data storage, security, and retention

We use reasonable administrative and technical safeguards designed to protect information. No electronic system is completely secure. We keep information only as long as reasonably needed for the church purpose for which it was collected, account administration, legal obligations, dispute resolution, and security. We then delete or de-identify it when practical.

Your choices

You may ask us to review, correct, or delete personal information associated with your account or a form submission. You may also ask us to close your account or stop optional email or text communications. Some information may be retained when required for legal, security, or legitimate church recordkeeping purposes.

Children's privacy

The public church information in our services is suitable for a general audience, but accounts and forms that collect personal information are not intended for children under 13 without the involvement and consent of a parent or legal guardian. If you believe a child submitted personal information without appropriate consent, please contact us so we can address it.

Changes to this policy

We may update this policy as our services or legal obligations change. The updated date at the top of this page shows when the policy was last revised.