Privacy Policy

Woodcrest Baptist Church of Fridley uses this website to share what is happening at church and to help people get in touch. We collect very little: an anonymous count of page visits, and whatever you choose to send us. We do not sell or rent personal information, and we do not use advertising trackers.

To see how many people visit and which pages are most helpful, the site keeps a simple log of page visits. For each page you open, it records:

• the page address (for example, /plan-your-visit), without any search terms or codes in the link
• the date of the visit
• a random ID made by your browser, so a visitor is counted once rather than once per page
• the name of the website that sent you here, if any (for example, google.com), on the first page of your visit only

The log does not record your name, email address, IP address, location or anything you type. The random ID is kept in your browser's local storage under "site_visitor_id". It is not a cookie, it is not shared with other websites, and it is not linked to who you are. You can remove it at any time by clearing your browser's site data.

Visits from search engine robots, website previews and our own signed-in staff are not counted. Only church administrators can see the totals, in the website's admin area.

Visit records are kept for about 13 months and then deleted.

When you use the contact form, we receive your name, email address and message. We use them only to reply to you and to care for any request you share, such as a prayer request. We do not add you to a mailing list unless you ask us to.

If you email or call the church office directly, we treat that information the same way.

Online giving is handled by EasyTithe, a separate giving service. When you give, you leave this website and EasyTithe collects your payment details under its own privacy policy. The church receives a record of your gift so it can thank you and provide giving statements. Payment card details are not stored on this website.

Some pages show content from other services: sermon and livestream videos from YouTube, and a map from Google Maps. When those load, YouTube or Google may set their own cookies or collect information under their own privacy policies. Links to Facebook and other sites work the same way once you leave this website.

Our events calendar is fetched from the church's Breeze calendar on our side, so viewing it does not share anything about you with Breeze.

Church staff who sign in to update the website have an account with an email address. That account is used only for signing in and is not shown on the public site.

This website is hosted on Base44, which stores the site's content and the records described above on our behalf. We share information with service providers only as needed to run the website, or when the law requires it.

This website is meant for adults and families. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 through the website. If you believe a child has sent us personal information, please contact us and we will delete it.

You can ask us what information we hold about you, ask us to correct it, or ask us to delete it. You can also block or clear local storage in your browser settings, which stops your visits from being linked together in the count.

If we change how the website uses information, we will update this page and the date at the top.

Questions? Email kathi.king@woodcrestbaptistchurch.org, call 763.571.6409, or write to Woodcrest Baptist Church of Fridley, 6875 University Avenue, Fridley, MN 55432.