THE FORCE OF MINISTRY POLICY
Effective date: 16 October 2026
Last updated: 16 October 2026
The Force of Grace Ministry (“we,” “us,” or “our”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal information.
This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, and share information when you use our mobile application, visit our website, participate in Ministry activities, or contact us.
- Information We Collect
Depending on how you interact with us, we may collect:
- your name, email address, phone number, and account credentials;
- optional profile information and photographs;
- prayer requests, testimonies, and counselling requests;
- event registrations and ministry or volunteer applications;
- messages, enquiries, and feedback;
- donation and transaction information, excluding complete payment-card details;
- messages submitted through AI-powered features; and
- technical information such as IP address, device type, browser type, access time, and security logs.
Some submissions may contain sensitive information, including religious beliefs, health information, or personal circumstances. Please provide only information that is necessary for your request.
- How We Use Your Information
We may use your information to:
- create and manage your account;
- provide the features and services you request;
- respond to prayer, counselling, and support requests;
- manage events and Ministry activities;
- process and record donations;
- communicate with you;
- send notifications you have enabled;
- maintain the security and reliability of our services;
- prevent fraud, misuse, or unauthorized access; and
- comply with legal and regulatory obligations.
We do not sell or rent your personal information.
We do not use prayer requests, counselling submissions, testimonies, or AI conversations for advertising.
- Sensitive and Pastoral Information
Prayer requests, counselling requests, and testimonies may reveal religious beliefs, health information, or other sensitive personal circumstances.
We process this information only for the purpose for which it was submitted and only where we have an appropriate legal basis, including your explicit consent where required.
Prayer and counselling submissions are not made public. We will publish a testimony only with your separate permission.
- AI-Powered Features
Our services may include an AI-powered assistant. Messages you submit through this feature may be sent to a trusted third-party AI service provider to generate a response.
Please do not enter passwords, financial information, confidential counselling matters, health information, or other highly sensitive information into the AI feature.
AI-generated responses may be inaccurate or incomplete. They are not a substitute for pastoral, medical, legal, financial, mental-health, or emergency advice.
- Donations and Payments
Donations may be processed by an independent payment provider.
We do not store your complete debit-card, credit-card, or bank authentication details. The payment provider processes those details under its own privacy and security terms.
We may receive limited transaction information, such as your name, donation amount, date, payment status, and transaction reference.
- How We Share Information
We may share information with:
- trusted service providers that support hosting, authentication, communications, artificial-intelligence features, image storage, notifications, payments, and security;
- authorized Ministry leaders, staff, pastoral workers, or volunteers who need the information to respond to your request;
- government authorities or other parties where disclosure is required by law; and
- a successor organization if responsibility for a Ministry service is lawfully transferred.
We require service providers to protect personal information and use it only for authorized purposes.
- Legal Basis for Processing
Where applicable law requires a legal basis, we may process personal information based on:
- your consent;
- the need to provide a service you requested;
- our legitimate interest in operating and protecting our services;
- compliance with a legal obligation; or
- another basis permitted by applicable law.
You may withdraw your consent at any time. Withdrawal does not affect processing that lawfully occurred before consent was withdrawn.
- International Data Transfers
Some service providers may process information outside Nigeria.
Where personal information is transferred internationally, we take reasonable steps to ensure that it receives appropriate protection in accordance with applicable data-protection laws.
- Data Retention
We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary to:
- provide the requested service;
- complete pastoral or administrative follow-up;
- maintain security;
- comply with legal, accounting, or regulatory obligations; or
- establish or defend legal claims.
When information is no longer required, we will delete or anonymize it, subject to legal requirements and normal backup cycles.
- Account and Data Deletion
You may request deletion of your account and associated personal information through the account settings in the mobile application or by contacting us.
We will process verified deletion requests within a reasonable period, subject to information we must retain for legal, financial, security, or legitimate record-keeping purposes.
Information stored locally on your device may remain until you clear it or remove the application.
- Cookies and Technical Information
Our website may use cookies and similar technologies necessary to operate securely and provide requested functionality.
Where non-essential cookies are used, we will request consent where required. You may also manage cookies through your browser settings.
Third-party content embedded on our website may be governed by the relevant provider’s privacy policy.
- Data Security
We use reasonable technical and organizational safeguards to protect personal information from unauthorized access, loss, misuse, or disclosure.
However, no electronic transmission or storage system is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
- Your Rights
Depending on applicable law, you may have the right to:
- request access to your personal information;
- correct inaccurate or incomplete information;
- request deletion of your information;
- restrict or object to certain processing;
- withdraw consent;
- request a portable copy of eligible information; and
- complain to the Nigeria Data Protection Commission or another competent authority.
We may request information necessary to verify your identity before completing a request.
- Children’s Privacy
Our mobile application is intended for people aged 18 and over.
We do not knowingly collect personal information through the application from anyone under 18. If you believe a child has provided personal information, please contact us so that we can take appropriate action.
Separate Ministry or youth activities may be governed by additional privacy and safeguarding procedures.
- Third-Party Services
Our services may contain links to payment providers, livestreaming platforms, social-media platforms, and other third-party services.
We are not responsible for the privacy practices of independent third parties. We encourage you to review their privacy policies before providing information.
- Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy when our services or legal obligations change.
We will update the date at the top of this page and provide reasonable notice of material changes where required. If a change requires consent, we will request it separately.
- Contact Us
For questions, complaints, privacy requests, or withdrawal of consent, contact:
The Force of Grace Ministry
9 Alfred Rewane Road
Ikoyi, Lagos, Nigeria
Email: forceofgrace@gmail.com