Privacy and contact guidance

This page explains what to consider when contacting the church, sharing a prayer request, or making choices about photographs.

Before sharing personal information

Share only the details needed for your question. Do not include financial account details, passwords, medical records, or another person's private information without their permission.

For questions about who can access a message, how long it is kept, or whether it can be corrected or removed, contact the church office before sending sensitive information. This page does not specify retention periods or guarantee confidentiality.

Acknowledgement and separate permissions

The acknowledgement beside a form confirms that you have read this guidance. It does not authorize marketing, public prayer sharing, or use of your photographs. Follow-up and prayer-sharing choices remain separate. Contact the office directly if you have questions before using a form.

Photographs and children

Use the photo permissions page to review specific photo-use choices or how to request removal. No photo permission is selected by default. A parent or legal guardian must act for a child; permission for one person does not cover other people in a group photograph.

Photo permission applies to specific people, photographs, and uses. Permission records, photographer rights, and safeguarding restrictions must be checked before a photograph is published. Adding this page does not grant permission for existing photographs.

Prayer requests

Permission to follow up is separate from permission to share a prayer request. The sharing choices are "Pastoral team only" and "May share with Prayer Ministry". These express your preference; they are not permission to publish a request publicly. Ask the office about handling a sensitive request before sharing it.

Online requests

New form submissions are emailed directly to info@fpcirvington.com, including the details and permission choices you provide. The website does not create a saved WordPress form entry. Temporary anti-abuse and duplicate-prevention records contain no submitted form text. Email and hosting providers process delivery and may retain emails or operational records. A confirmation means the mail service accepted the message, not that the office has read it. Contact the office for urgent needs or questions about access, retention, correction, or removal.

External services and media players

This site includes maps from Google Maps and media players or links provided by YouTube, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts. Loading an embedded map or player, or opening an external service, connects your browser to that provider. The provider's own privacy practices and settings apply to that interaction.

Contact the church office

Call 973-374-0913 or use the details on the contact page. The office email address is info@fpcirvington.com.