Privacy Policy

Last Updated: August 25, 2026

Embrace Simply Jesus Church (“Embrace,”, “Embrace Church”, “we,” “us,” or “our”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the personal information you provide to us. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, maintain, and protect information when you visit or interact with our website, https://www.embracejesus.org/ (the “Website”).

By using our Website, you acknowledge the practices described in this Privacy Policy.

1. Information We Collect

We may collect information that you voluntarily provide when you interact with our Website, including when you:

Contact us through our online forms
Submit a question, comment, or prayer request
Register for or inquire about church events
Sign up to receive communications from us
Request information about Embrace Church or its ministries
Otherwise communicate with us through the Website

Depending on how you interact with the Website, the information you provide may include your name, email address, telephone number, and the contents of your message or request.

Automatically Collected Information

When you visit our Website, certain information may be collected automatically by Wix or by third-party services used on the Website. This may include information such as your IP address, browser type, device type, operating system, referring website, pages visited, and general information about how you interact with the Website.

This information may be used to operate, maintain, secure, and improve the Website and to understand how visitors use it. We may also automatically collect certain information when you visit, use, or navigate the website, such as your IP address, browser type, operating system, and access times.

2. Prayer Requests and Other Personal Information

Our Website allows visitors to submit questions, comments, and prayer requests.

Because prayer requests may contain personal, private, or sensitive information about you or another individual, please use discretion when submitting information through the Website. Do not provide information that you do not want Embrace Church to receive or retain.

We use information submitted through these forms for ministry, communication, pastoral care, and other purposes reasonably related to responding to your request.

If you submit information about another person, you should do so only when you have appropriate permission to share that information.

3. How We Use Personal Information

We may use information we collect to:

Respond to questions, comments, and prayer requests
Communicate with you regarding church services, events, ministries, and activities
Process event registrations or other requests
Provide information or services you have requested
Maintain church and ministry communications
Improve our Website and online services
Maintain the security and functionality of our Website
Comply with applicable legal obligations
Carry out other legitimate church and ministry purposes
Send you periodic emails, such as newsletters, promotional materials, and other information that may be of interest to you, if you have opted-in

We do not sell your personal information.

We do not sell personal information for monetary consideration. We may also release information when its release is appropriate to comply with the law, enforce our site policies, or protect ours or others' rights, property, or safety.

4. Church Communications

If you provide your contact information, we may use it to communicate with you about Embrace Church, including church services, events, ministry opportunities, announcements, and other church-related information.

You may request to stop receiving certain communications from us at any time by following the unsubscribe instructions included in an email or by contacting us directly.

Please note that you may still receive certain administrative or service-related communications when necessary.

5. Donations and Online Giving

Embrace Church provides information on its Website about ways to support the church financially, including online giving and text-to-give options.

Online donations may be processed through Pushpay, a third-party payment service. When you make a donation through a third-party payment provider, the information you provide may be collected and processed by that provider in accordance with its own privacy policy and terms.

Embrace Church does not intend to collect or store complete payment card information through its Website.

For questions regarding information collected during a donation transaction, please refer to the privacy practices of the applicable payment provider.

6. Events and Registrations

Embrace Church may use its Website to provide information about church events, programs, services, and activities. Certain events may require registration or the submission of personal information.

Information submitted for an event may be used to administer the event, communicate with registered participants, provide requested information, and fulfill other purposes associated with the event.

Where registration is handled by a third-party service, that service's privacy policy may also apply.

7. Cookies and Similar Technologies

Because our Website is hosted on Wix, Wix and certain third-party services may use cookies and similar technologies to provide Website functionality, maintain security, understand Website usage, and improve the visitor experience.

Cookies are small data files stored on your device when you visit a website.

You may be able to control or disable cookies through your browser settings. Certain Website features may not function properly if cookies are disabled.

8. Wix

Our Website is hosted and powered by Wix.com Ltd. Wix may collect and process certain information about visitors and Website users as necessary to provide hosting, security, analytics, and other Website-related services.

Wix's own privacy practices may apply to information that Wix collects or processes. We encourage visitors to review Wix's current privacy policy for additional information regarding its handling of personal information.

9. Third-Party Websites and Services

Our Website may contain links, embedded content, or integrations provided by third parties, including payment providers, social media platforms, ministry organizations, event services, video platforms, or other websites.

These third parties may collect information about you when you interact with their services. Their privacy practices are governed by their own privacy policies, not this Privacy Policy.

Embrace Church is not responsible for the privacy practices, security, or content of third-party websites or services.

We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party services you access through our Website.

10. Children's Privacy

Embrace Church offers ministries, programs, and activities that may be intended for children and families.

Our Website is not intended to knowingly collect personal information directly from children without appropriate parental or guardian involvement or consent where required by law.

Parents or guardians who believe that a child has submitted personal information through our Website may contact us using the information below. We will review the request and take appropriate action as required by applicable law.

Parents and guardians should use caution when submitting information about children through online forms and should avoid providing unnecessary sensitive information.

11. Information Sharing

We may share personal information with service providers and third parties when reasonably necessary to operate our Website, communicate with visitors, process donations, administer events, maintain security, or provide other services on our behalf.

We may also disclose information when required to do so by law, legal process, or governmental request, or when reasonably necessary to protect the rights, safety, security, or property of Embrace Church, our members, visitors, or others.

12. Data Security

We take reasonable measures to protect personal information from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction.

However, no method of transmitting information over the internet or storing information electronically is completely secure. Therefore, we cannot guarantee the absolute security of information submitted through the Website.

13. Data Retention

We may retain personal information for as long as reasonably necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, provide ministry or communication services, maintain appropriate church records, resolve disputes, comply with legal obligations, or otherwise fulfill legitimate organizational purposes.

The length of time information is retained may vary depending on the type of information and the reason it was collected.

14. California Privacy Rights

Embrace Church is located in California. California privacy laws may provide California residents with certain rights regarding their personal information, depending on whether and how those laws apply to the church and the particular information involved.

Where applicable, these rights may include the ability to request information about personal information collected about you and to request correction or deletion of certain information.

To make a privacy-related request, please contact us using the information below. We may need to verify your identity before processing certain requests.

Nothing in this section is intended to create rights beyond those provided by applicable law.

15. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes to our Website, services, information practices, or applicable laws.

When we make changes, we will update the “Last Updated” date at the beginning of this Privacy Policy.

We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically.

16. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or how Embrace Church handles personal information, please contact us:

Embrace Simply Jesus Church
260 E. Elm Street
Oxnard, CA 93030

Email: info@embracejesus.org
Phone: (805) 247-0002
Website: https://www.embracejesus.org/