Ecclesia ("EcclesiaLight", "we", "us", or "our") respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the personal data of parish administrators, clergy, parishioners, and donors. This Privacy Policy details how we collect, use, store, share, and protect your information when you interact with our platform.
2. Information We Collect
We collect information necessary to facilitate digital parish operations and parishioner engagement:
Account & Profile Information: Full names, email addresses, phone numbers, home addresses, and organization/parish affiliations.
Parish & Sacramental Metadata: Mass intentions, appointment scheduling preferences, society memberships, and parishioner directory entries managed by designated parish admins.
Payment & Financial Transaction Metadata: When paying subscription fees, Mass intention stipends, tithes, or donations, transaction details (amount, payment status, reference IDs, billing name) are recorded. Card numbers and banking details are processed directly by our secure PCI-DSS compliant payment gateways (e.g. Paystack / Flutterwave).
Technical & Usage Log Data: IP addresses, browser types, operating system details, device identifiers, and session timestamps collected to ensure system security and optimize application speed.
3. How We Use Your Information
To deliver, maintain, and enhance the Ecclesia Digital Parish Management features.
To process subscriptions, dues, tithes, and Mass intention requests securely.
To issue administrative notices, receipt confirmations, and parish communication updates.
To protect against fraud, unauthorized system access, or illegal activities.
To satisfy applicable legal and regulatory reporting obligations (NDPR / GDPR framework alignment).
4. Data Sharing & Third-Party Processors
We never sell or rent personal data to advertisers or third parties. We share data only with trusted service providers necessary to operate the platform:
Payment Gateways: Paystack and Flutterwave for processing secure digital payments.
Messaging Services: SMS and Email dispatch providers for transaction alerts and parish notifications.
5. Data Security & Storage
We implement robust administrative, technical, and physical security measures including SSL/TLS encryption for all data in transit, strict multi-tenant database scoping by organization ID, role-based access control, and hashed password authentication.
6. Your Rights & Choices
Depending on your jurisdiction, you possess the right to:
Access, review, or export personal data held in your profile.
Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete records.
Request account deletion and data erasure, subject to mandatory record-keeping requirements for financial transactions.
7. Contact Our Privacy Team
If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or your personal information, please contact our Privacy Team:
