01 June 2025

1. Introduction

At Sion Church and Prophet Glory platforms (referred to as “we,” “us,” or “our”), we respect your privacy and are committed to safeguarding your personal data.

This Privacy and Cookies Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website www.sionchurch.org or prophetglory.org (the “Site”). It also explains how we use cookies and similar tracking technologies to enhance your experience with us.

This policy complies with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and other applicable data protection laws. By accessing our Site, you agree to the terms of this policy and the processing of your information as described below.

2. Document Classification

This document was created and designated as a publicly available document.

3. Definitions

Personal Data: Any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person.
Processing: Any operation or set of operations performed on Personal Data, whether or not by automated means.
Controller: The entity that determines the purposes and means of processing Personal Data.
Data Subject: The individual whose Personal Data is processed.
Cookies: Small text files stored on your device that help websites operate and provide information.

4. Information We Collect

We may collect and process the following types of data:

5. Information You Provide

Contact Details: Such as your name, email address, postal address, and phone number (e.g., when you complete a contact form or register for any of the events we post on our website from time to time).
Account Information: If you create an account, we collect login credentials and other profile information you provide.

6. Information Collected Automatically

Technical Data: Including your IP address, browser type, operating system, and access times.
Usage Data: Information about how you interact with our Site.
Analytics Data: Collected through cookies and similar technologies (see Section 9 ).

7. Legal Bases for Processing

We process your Personal Data based on the following legal grounds:
Consent: Where you have given clear consent for specific processing purposes (e.g., cookies not strictly necessary for site function).
Contract: When processing is necessary for the performance of a contract to which you are a party.
Legal Obligation: When required to comply with a legal obligation.
Legitimate Interests: Where processing is necessary for our legitimate interests (such as maintaining and improving our Site) and is not overridden by your rights.

8. How We Use Your Personal Data

We use your Personal Data for the following purposes:
Providing and Improving Our Services: To process your requests, manage your account, and improve our website.
Communications: To respond to inquiries and send service-related communications.
Marketing: To send newsletters, promotions, and updates (only if you have given explicit consent).
Analytics: To analyze website usage and improve user experience.
Compliance: To comply with legal obligations and enforce our terms.

8.1 We may process data about your use of our website and services ("usage data"). The usage data may include your IP address, geographical location, browser type and version, operating system, referral source, length of visit, page views and website navigation paths, as well as information about the timing, frequency and pattern of your service use. The source of the usage data is our analytics tracking system. This usage data may be processed for the purposes of analysing the use of the website and services. The legal basis for this processing is consent OR our legitimate interests, namely monitoring and improving our website and services.

8.2 We may process your account data ("account data"). The account data may include your name, email address, home address, phone number etc. The source of the account data is you. The account data may be processed for the purposes of operating our website, providing our services, ensuring the security of our website and services, maintaining back-ups of our databases and communicating with you. The legal basis for this processing is consent OR our legitimate interests, namely the proper administration of our website and business OR the performance of a contract between you and us and/or taking steps, at your request, to enter into such a contract.

8.3 We may process your information included in your personal profile on our website, application or service ("profile data"). The profile data may include your name, address, telephone number, email address, profile pictures, gender, date of birth, relationship status, interests and hobbies, educational details and employment details. The profile data may be processed for the purposes of enabling and monitoring your use of our website and services. The legal basis for this processing is consent OR our legitimate interests, namely the proper administration of our website and business OR the performance of a contract between you and us and/or taking steps, at you request, to enter into such a contract.

8.4 We may process your personal data that are provided in the course of the use of our services ("service data"). The service data may include any previously or hereafter specified data type. The source of the service data is you. The service data may be processed for the purposes of operating our website, providing our services, ensuring the security of our website and services, maintaining back-ups of our databases and communicating with you . The legal basis for this processing is consent OR our legitimate interests, namely the proper administration of our website and business OR the performance of a contract between you and us and/or taking steps, at your request, to enter into such a contract.

8.5 We may process information that you post for publication on our website or through our services ("publication data"). The publication data may be processed for the purposes of enabling such publication and administering our website and services. The legal basis for this processing is consent OR our legitimate interests, namely the proper administration of our website and business OR the performance of a contract between you and us and/or taking steps, at your request, to enter into such a contract

8.6 We may process information contained in any enquiry you submit to us regarding goods and/or services ("enquiry data"). The enquiry data may be processed for the purposes of offering, marketing and selling relevant goods and/or services to you. The legal basis for this processing is consent.

8.7 We may process information relating to our customer relationships, including customer contact information ("customer relationship data"). The customer relationship data may include your name, your employer, your job title or role, your contact details, and information contained in communications between us and you or your employer. The source of the customer relationship data is you or your employer. The customer relationship data may be processed for the purposes of managing our relationships with customers, communicating with customers, keeping records of those communications and promoting our products and services to customers. The legal basis for this processing is consent OR our legitimate interests, namely the proper management of our customer relationships.

8.8 We may process information relating to transactions, including purchases of goods and services that you enter into with us and/or through our website ("transaction data"). The transaction data may include your contact details, your card details and the transaction details. The transaction data may be processed for the purpose of supplying the purchased goods and services and keeping proper records of those transactions, receiving of offerings in church, partnership/charitable donations. The legal basis for this processing is the performance of a contract between you and us and/or taking steps, at your request, to enter into such a contract and our legitimate interests, namely the proper administration of our website and business.

8.9 We may process information that you provide to us for the purpose of subscribing to our email notifications and/or newsletters ("notification data"). The notification data may be processed for the purposes of sending you the relevant notifications and/or newsletters. The legal basis for this processing is consent OR the performance of a contract between you and us and/or taking steps, at your request, to enter into such a contract.

8.10 We may process information contained in or relating to any communication that you send to us ("correspondence data"). The correspondence data may include the communication content and metadata associated with the communication. Our website will generate the metadata associated with communications made using the website contact forms. The correspondence data may be processed for the purposes of communicating with you and record-keeping. The legal basis for this processing is our legitimate interests, namely the proper administration of our website and business and communications with users.

8.11 We may process identify general category of data. This will include personal and personally identifiable data. This category of data should include names, sex, title, date of birth, marital status, occupation, residential address, place of work, country or state of origin, certain preferences. The source of this data includes our Website, Mobile Applications, Social Media, you, data available in the public domain. This data may be processed for specify purposes. Purposes here should include for contacting and profiling you. The legal basis for this processing is consent OR our legitimate interests, namely specify legitimate interests OR the performance of a contract between you and us and/or taking steps, at your request, to enter into such a contract.

8.12 We may process any of your personal data identified in this policy where necessary for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims, whether in court proceedings or in an administrative or out-of-court procedure. The legal basis for this processing is our legitimate interests, namely the protection and assertion of our legal rights, your legal rights and the legal rights of others.

8.13 We may process any of your personal data identified in this policy where necessary for the purposes of obtaining or maintaining insurance coverage, managing risks, or obtaining professional advice. The legal basis for this processing is our legitimate interests, namely the proper protection of our business against risks.

8.14 In addition to the specific purposes for which we may process your personal data set out in this Section 3, we may also process any of your personal data where such processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which we are subject, or in order to protect your vital interests or the vital interests of another natural person.

8.15 Please do not supply any other person's personal data to us, unless we prompt you to do so.

9. Cookies and Similar Technologies

A cookie is a file containing an identifier (a string of letters and numbers) that is sent by a web server to a web browser and is stored by the browser. The identifier is then sent back to the server each time the browser requests a page from the server.

9.1 Cookies may be either "persistent" cookies or "session" cookies: a persistent cookie will be stored by a web browser and will remain valid until its set expiry date, unless deleted by the user before the expiry date; a session cookie, on the other hand, will expire at the end of the user session, when the web browser is closed.

9.3 Cookies do not typically contain any information that personally identifies a user, but personal information that we store about you may be linked to the information stored in and obtained from cookies.

10. Types of Cookies

10.1 Performance and Analytics Cookies:
These cookies collect anonymous data to help us understand how our Site is being used (e.g., visitor count, page views, and navigation patterns).

10.2 Functionality / Personalisation Cookies:
These enable the Site to remember your choices (e.g., language or page preferences, login page and details), ensuring a more personalized experience.

10.3 Targeting/Advertising Cookies:
These cookies are used for advertising purposes, helping to deliver relevant advertisements and track the effectiveness of advertising campaigns. They will only be activated where you have provided explicit consent.

10.5 Authentication
We use cookies to identify you when you visit our website and as you navigate our website;

10.6 Status
We use cookies to help us to determine if you are logged into our website;

10.7 Security
We use cookies as an element of the security measures used to protect user accounts, including preventing fraudulent use of login credentials, and to protect our website and services generally;

10.8 Cookie consent
We use cookies to store your preferences in relation to the use of cookies more generally.

11. Managing Cookies

When you first visit our Site, you will be presented with a cookie banner allowing you to consent to or reject cookies (other than those that are strictly necessary). You are free to change your cookie preferences at any time by accessing our Cookie Settings or by adjusting your browser settings.
Please note that disabling some cookies may affect the some functionality your Site useage experience.

Most browsers allow you to refuse to accept cookies and to delete cookies. The methods for doing so vary from browser to browser, and from version to version. You can however obtain up-to-date information about blocking and deleting cookies via these links:

• (a) https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=en (Chrome)
• (b) https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/enable-and-disable-cookies-website-preferences (Firefox)
• (c) http://www.opera.com/help/tutorials/security/cookies/ (Opera)
• (d) https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/help/17442/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manage-cookies (Internet Explorer)
• (e) https://support.apple.com/kb/PH21411 (Safari); and
• (f) https://privacy.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-10-microsoft-edge-and-privacy (Edge).

Blocking all cookies will have a negative impact upon the usability of many websites.
If you block cookies, you will not be able to use all the features on our website.

12. Data Sharing and Disclosure

We do not sell or rent your Personal Data. However, we may share your data with third-party service providers who assist us in operating our Site, conducting our business, or servicing you, provided that these parties agree to safeguard your information in compliance with applicable laws. We may also disclose your data if required by law, to protect our rights, or as part of a business transfer.

13. Data Retention

We retain your Personal Data only as long as necessary for the purposes described in this policy or to comply with legal, regulatory, or internal policy requirements. When your data is no longer needed, it will be securely deleted or anonymized.

14. Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your Personal Data against unauthorized access, accidental loss, destruction, or damage. While no method is 100% secure, we strive to use industry-standard security practices to maintain data confidentiality and integrity.

15. Your Rights Under the GDPR

As a Data Subject, you have the following rights regarding your Personal Data:
Right of Access: Request copies of your personal data.
Right to Rectification: Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data.
Right to Erasure (“Right to be Forgotten”): Request deletion of your personal data when appropriate.
Right to Restrict Processing: Request that we limit the processing of your data.
Right to Data Portability: Request that your data be provided in a structured, machine-readable format for transfer to another service.
Right to Object: Object to the processing of your data on grounds related to your particular situation.
Right to Withdraw Consent: Withdraw your consent at any time (this does not affect the legality of processing based on consent before its withdrawal).

To exercise your rights, please contact us at: privacy@prophetglory.org

16. Third-Party Links

Our Site may contain links to external sites not operated by us. Please be aware that we have no control over the content and practices of these sites and cannot accept responsibility or liability for their respective privacy policies.

17. International Data Transfers

If your Personal Data is transferred to countries outside the European Economic Area (EEA), we will ensure that such transfers are made in compliance with applicable data protection laws and that appropriate safeguards are in place.

18. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy and Cookies Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, legal requirements, or technology. We will post any changes on this page and, where appropriate, notify you by email or through a notice on our Site. Please review this policy periodically for updates.

19. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy and Cookies Policy or our data protection practices, please contact us:
Email: privacy@prophetglory.org or through the contact page on our website