1. PURPOSE:

Guts Church, Inc. (also referred to herein as “Guts”, “Church”, “our”, “us”, or “we”) recognizes the importance of having effective and meaningful privacy and confidentiality protections in place when it collects, uses, discloses, and retains information provided by Guts Church participants. This Guts Church Privacy Policy and our Guts Church Terms of Use policy (available on our website) will govern your relationship with Guts Church. The purpose of this Guts Church Privacy Policy is to establish the standards to be applied across Guts in carrying out its responsibility and commitment to respecting the privacy and confidentiality of Guts Church participant information. By using Guts Church websites, mobile applications, and social media applications, you agree to this Guts Church Privacy Policy and its terms. 

In December 1992, Pastors Bill and Sandy Scheer pioneered Guts Church in the heart of Tulsa, Oklahoma. From the start, Guts provided an extraordinary experience for everyone, especially the unchurched. Now, decades later, with services and programs throughout the week in Tulsa and Skiatook, thousands call Guts Church home and lives are changed.

Guts Church is driven by our vision and what we believe.  We believe the Bible is God’s perfect work and is fully applicable in every situation that we face in life. The Word is our final authority and our success in life is dependent on it. (Psalm 119:160, Hebrews 4:12). The Churches mobile applications, websites, texting platforms, social media applications, and product/service offerings such as online content available to subscribers of our online school of ministry (“GutsX”), are tools we offer to serve our users by connecting them to helpful information and equipping them to become fully devoted followers of the Bible and the Word.

1. POLICY:

Guts Church shall protect the privacy and confidentiality of Church participants in accordance with this Privacy Policy which describes the information that Guts collects from its participants as a routine part of its operations, and how Guts uses, protects, and shares the information that it collects through in-person interactions with participants and information collected through the Church’s online interfaces, including Guts’ website, mobile applications, texting platforms, and applications Guts uses on social media platforms.

1. PROVISIONS:

A) Categories of Information Collected

1. Contact information, including a participant’s name, telephone number, user name, password, and e-mail address; and

1. Billing information, including credit/debit/ACH information, payment information, and payment status; and

B) Purposes for Collection; Access and Correction

1. Guts collects and maintains information about participants for purposes that are suitable to the Church’s operations and management. Information is collected only through lawful and fair means and for appropriate purposes.

1. The information we collect depends on the products and services you request. In addition to the personal information that you provide (such as your name, email address, financial information, and other personally identifiable information), we collect internet and other network activity information with cookies and other automated technologies. The business and commercial purposes for which we collect your personally identifiable information:

• To provide support and personalize our products and services.
• To maintain our products and services (including providing customer support).
• To create, maintain, customize, and secure a Guts Church profile or account.
• To process your requests and respond to your inquiries.
• To notify you about changes to our products and services. To allow you to participate in interactive features of our Services when you choose to do so.
• To communicate with you, including to respond to your inquiries/requests and request feedback from you, and to send you important updates and messages about changes to our products/services, this Guts Church Privacy Policy, and/or other applicable terms and conditions.
• To gather analysis or valuable information so that we can improve our products and services to monitor the usage of our products and services.
• To detect, prevent and address technical issues. To monitor, protect, and maintain the security and integrity of our products, services and our Church, such as protecting against and preventing fraud, claims and other liabilities.
• To comply with applicable laws and regulations and respond to lawful requests and communications from law enforcement and other government officials.
• To carry out sales and business transactions in which information held by us is among the assets transferred or is otherwise relevant to the evaluation, negotiation, or completion of the transaction. To protect our rights, privacy, safety, property and/or those of others.
• To fulfill any other purpose for which you provide your Personal Information or as explained to you at the point of information collection.
• To provide you with customized content or targeted offers.
• To send you information, newsletters, and marketing/promotional material from us.

1. Guts is committed to maintaining accurate, complete, timely, relevant, and appropriate information about participants as necessary for the purpose for which the information is to be used. Guts generally permits its participants to access and seek correction of records about themselves that are maintained and used by Guts to provide products/services and for billing purposes. Any requests for, or disputes relating to, access, correction, or other matters should be directed to GUTS by email at info@gutschurch.com or by phone at (918)-622-4422. Guts will do its best to resolve any questions or problems that may arise regarding the use of participant information.

1. Business related telephone recordings will generally not be made available to the participant; however, the timing and purpose of the calls may be discussed with participants on the account or invoice. Recordings may be used for training, vendor relations, or to confirm with a participant Guts’ request or instruction.

C) How Guts Collects Participant Information

Guts collects participant information through the following methods:

1. When participants create an account and interact with Guts regarding their account, products/services, or participation in Church sponsored programs;

1. When participants use Church services, products, and other offerings;

1. When participants interact with Guts staff, ministry leaders, or pastors through office or church interactions and when participants share information collected through Guts’ online interfaces, including Guts’ websites, mobile applications, texting platforms, and applications Guts uses on social media platforms;

1. When participants post or interact on any Guts Church sites, including streaming video, creating prayer requests, and identifying and communicating with groups. If you disclose personal information, whether through collaborative postings, social media, message boards, or otherwise, this information may be collected and used by others. Participant contributions are posted and transmitted at your own risk. We cannot control the actions of other users or third-parties with whom you choose to share your contributions. Therefore, we cannot and do not guarantee that unauthorized persons will not view your contributions, nor do we accept any liability associated with your contributions;   

1. When Guts interacts with third parties, such as law firms, and credit/collection agencies; and

1. When Guts conducts a participant survey.

D) Use and Retention of Participant Information by Guts

1. Guts uses information about participants in defined and responsible ways in order to manage, provide, and improve its products, services, operations, and participant touchpoints in the Church’s steadfast efforts (i) to share our vision and belief that the Bible is God’s perfect work and is fully applicable in every situation that we face in life, and (ii) to promote the Word as our final authority and encourage our participants by showing them that success in life is dependent on it.

1. Data about participants’ use and purchase data may be compiled in aggregate form so that an individual’s usage habits are not revealed, and such data may be used by the Church to improve operations, efficiency, overall customer service, and contribute to our ability to share the Bible and the Word with participants.

E)  Security

1. 1. Guts maintains participant information, telephone recordings, electronic images with reasonable and appropriate technical, administrative, physical and cyber safeguards to protect against loss, unauthorized access, destruction, misuse, modification, and improper disclosure of participants’ information, however, no system can be fully protected against every possible hazard.

1. 1. Guts requires its employees, volunteers, and contractors who have access to participant information to comply with this Guts Church Privacy Policy. Any employee, volunteer, or contractor who fails to comply with these rules may be subject to disciplinary action up to and including termination (or removal in the case of a Church volunteer).

1. 1. Participant information that participants may access through the Church’s website is protected using cyber security protocols designed to prevent unauthorized third parties from accessing such information.

F)   Disclosure to Third Parties

1. 1. Participant information may be disclosed to contractors or third parties hired by Guts to assist in carrying out operations, such as service, billing, and management functions including legal, audit, and collection services. Participant information will only be disclosed to such persons to the extent necessary to provide the products or render the services requested by the participant, and only to those who agree to maintain the confidentiality and security of the information.

1. 1. Sufficiently aggregated information may be disclosed to third parties where necessary or beneficial for Guts Church.

1. 1. Information may be disclosed when authorized or required by law, including in response to a subpoena, or court/law enforcement order. Disclosures may also be made when appropriate to protect Guts’ legal rights. Guts will take reasonable steps to limit the scope and consequences of any of these disclosures.

1. 1. In addition, information may be shared with third parties that offer products and services of interest to Church participants. Guts does not sell, rent, loan, exchange, or otherwise release participant information to non-affiliated third parties for their marketing purposes, without a participant’s consent.

1. 1. Gutsmaymake informationregarding Church services, Church offerings, Church Group gatherings/meetings, and Church thirdparty productsandservices available toparticipants through Guts’ website or other forms of communications such as mailings to Church participants or other paper or digital publications.

G) Communications from Guts Church to You

We communicate with you through push notification, email, or in-app messages. If we communicate to you through email, you may unsubscribe to these messages via the unsubscribe link in the emails providing these messages. You can update your push notification settings at any time within the settings menu of the Guts Church App. By subscribing, you have provided Guts Church with consent to send you text messages. We may text you about things like events, new content, and requests for volunteer or donation support. The frequency of these messages may vary, and message and data rates may apply. Some of the text messages we send may include links to websites, which will require a web browser and internet access. You may text STOP to opt out or HELP for help at any time to any SMS or MMS message you receive from us or email us at info@gutschurch.com.

H) Revisions to this Guts Church Privacy Policy

We reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to change, modify, add, remove, or otherwise revise portions of this Guts Church Privacy Policy at any time. When we do, we will post the change(s) to our website. Your continued use of our products or services following the posting of changes to these terms means you accept these changes.