Effective Date: 02/26/2026
Last Updated: 02/26/2026
Georgia Cornerstone Ministry (“we,” “us,” or “our”) operates the website located at https://www.cornerstoneministry.com (the “Website”). This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, and the choices you have regarding your personal information. By using our Website, you agree to the practices described in this policy.
We collect information in two ways: directly from you when you provide it, and automatically when you use our Website.
We collect personal information that you voluntarily submit to us, such as when you:
The types of personal information you may provide include:
When you visit our Website, certain information is collected automatically through standard web technologies, including:
We use the information we collect to operate our Website and serve our community. Specifically, we use your information to:
We will not use your personal information for purposes that are incompatible with those described above without first notifying you and, where required, obtaining your consent.
We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to any third party. We share your information only in the limited circumstances described below:
We work with trusted third-party service providers who help us operate our Website and ministry. These providers are only permitted to use your information as directed by us and in accordance with this Privacy Policy. They include:
We may disclose your information if required to do so by law, court order, or governmental authority, or if we believe in good faith that disclosure is necessary to protect the rights, property, or safety of our organization, our users, or the public.
We may share your information with affiliated ministry organizations or partners when you have given us explicit permission to do so. We will always ask before sharing your information in this way.
Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They allow the website to recognize your device on future visits and remember certain preferences or actions.
We use the following types of cookies on our Website:
You can control cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to refuse cookies or delete existing ones. Please note that disabling cookies may affect the functionality of our Website. You can also opt out of Google Analytics tracking by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
Our Website integrates with several third-party services. Each has its own privacy policy, and we encourage you to review them:
All online donations are processed by secure, PCI-DSS compliant third-party payment processors. We do not store your full credit card or bank account numbers on our servers. Payment processors we use may include:
We use an email service provider to send newsletters and ministry updates. Your name and email address are shared with this provider solely for the purpose of delivering communications you have requested. Our provider is: [Email Service Provider Name and privacy policy link].
We use Google Analytics (or a similar service) to collect anonymized data about how visitors use our Website. Google’s privacy policy is available at policies.google.com/privacy.
Sermon videos and audio content may be hosted on or embedded from third-party platforms such as YouTube or Vimeo. When you interact with embedded media, those platforms may collect data according to their own privacy policies.
Our Website may include social media sharing buttons or links to our social media profiles. Clicking these links may allow those platforms to collect information about your visit. Your interactions with social media features are governed by the privacy policies of those platforms.
We take the security of your personal information seriously and use a range of technical and organizational measures to protect it, including:
Please note: No method of transmission over the Internet is 100% secure. While we strive to protect your information using commercially reasonable measures, we cannot guarantee absolute security. If you believe your interaction with us is no longer secure, please contact us immediately at [Contact Email].
We retain your personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, to comply with legal obligations, and to resolve disputes. Our general retention periods are:
When personal information is no longer needed, we securely delete or anonymize it. You may request earlier deletion of your data as described in Section 8 below.
Depending on your location and applicable law, you may have the following rights regarding your personal information:
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at [Contact Email]. We will respond within 30 days. We may need to verify your identity before fulfilling your request. We will never discriminate against you for exercising your privacy rights.
You may opt out of receiving emails from us at any time by clicking the “Unsubscribe” link at the bottom of any email, or by contacting us at [Contact Email]. Please note that even after opting out of marketing emails, you may still receive transactional emails such as donation receipts.
Our Website is not directed to children under the age of 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 without verifiable parental consent. If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has provided us with personal information without your consent, please contact us using our contact page and we will promptly delete that information.
For ministry programs designed for youth (such as children’s ministry or youth group), we collect only the information necessary to provide those programs safely, and we require parental or guardian consent for participants under 13.
If you are a California resident, you have specific rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA).
In the past 12 months, we have collected the following categories of personal information:
As a California resident, you have the right to:
To submit a California privacy rights request, please contact us at [Contact Email]. We will verify your identity and respond within 45 days as required by law.
Our Website is operated from the United States and is primarily intended for U.S. residents. If you are accessing our Website from outside the United States — including from the European Economic Area (EEA) or the United Kingdom — please be aware that your information may be transferred to, stored, and processed in the United States, where data protection laws may differ from those in your country.
If you are located in the EEA or UK, you have rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) or UK GDPR, including those described in Section 8 of this policy. In addition:
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, technology, or legal requirements. When we make material changes, we will update the “Last Updated” date at the top of this page and post a notice on our Website. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.
Your continued use of our Website after any changes to this policy constitutes your acceptance of the updated terms.
If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us:
We aim to respond to all privacy-related inquiries within 5 business days.
