Privacy Policy

The Website offers anonymous visitors the ability to learn about Church of the Open Door, our ministries, services and programs for people of all ages.

By using the Website, you consent to the collection and use of your information by Church of the Open Door as described herein. Church of the Open Door reserves the right to change how we handle the information we collect through the Website at any time.

We will update this Privacy Policy to reflect any changes in our privacy collection and handling practices, and such changes will take effect immediately once posted to the Website.

If you register for certain events or programs like Awana Clubs, adult or youth retreats, etc., you must provide certain personally identifiable information (“PII”) to Church of the Open Door to register and participate in these.

Such PII includes basic biographical information, such as your name, phone number, and email address. In the case of Awana or youth group registrations, we may also ask you for specific health-related information in order to ensure the safety and well-being of your children. For survey polling, we may also ask you for general statistical information about yourself and your interests.

In addition, we use cookies that collect information about your computer and web browsing habits on cod.org so we can understand visitors’ content and preferences.

Church of the Open Door may provide your PII to internal leadership teams who work on behalf of our ministries. These entities may use your PII to help fulfill your requests in connection with the Website and to help us communicate with you about different resources offered as part of the Website.

Under no circumstances does Church of the Open Door sell or rent your PII to anyone for any reason.

We may release your PII if we believe such release is necessary to comply with the law (e.g., a legal process or a statutory authorization), to protect our rights or property, to protect members and/or visitors from fraudulent, abusive, or unlawful activities, or if we reasonably believe that a danger to any person requires disclosure of such PII.

We also collect anonymous and aggregate information from you about your preferences in navigating the Website by using cookies, action tags and other methods.

Cookies are small text files that identify your computer. We may use cookies to, among other things, monitor Website usage, customize Website features, and identify your computer’s operating system and browser.

An action tag is a small, graphic image on a webpage that is designed to allow the website owner or a third party to monitor who is visiting a website by collecting the IP address of the computer to which the tag is sent, the URL of the webpage that the tag comes from and the time that such webpage was viewed.

Yes. If you do not want to be identified by us, you can set your browser to warn you before accepting cookies and refuse cookies when your browser alerts you to their presence. You can also adjust the settings in your browser to refuse all cookies.

If you do not want us to have any of your PII, do not submit any of your PII to us.

Church of the Open Door takes steps consistent with commercially reasonable industry standards to secure any PII collected from you from loss, misuse, unauthorized access and destruction while under our control.

Please note that despite our efforts to protect information provided to us, we cannot guarantee that such information will not be lost, disclosed or accessed by accidental circumstances or by the unauthorized acts of others.

Church of the Open Door may provide links to other websites or resources of possible interest to you. Because we have no control over such websites or resources, the collection and use of your PII and other information by such websites shall be subject to the policies and procedures of such websites and not this Privacy Policy.

Church of the Open Door does not knowingly collect PII from anyone under thirteen (13) years of age.

Providing personally identifiable information is not mandatory to view articles or other information on the Website. However, entering your PII is necessary to register for certain events, programs and ministry-related activities, or to comment on the content on the Website.

If you wish to remove PII that you have submitted to Church of the Open Door, please send us an email requesting such removal to [email protected].

If you have questions or concerns about any of our information collection or handling practices, please contact us at [email protected].

Photographs of worship serices and church events bring our website and social media to life, providing a window into the vitality and friendliness of the body at Church of the Open Door.

When you enter a worship service or church-sponsored event, you will be entering an area where photography, video and audio recording may occur. By participating in these events, you consent to photography or video recording being used in Church of the Open Door marketing materials, including but not limited to: websites, social media, emails, advertisements, etc.

Our photographers and staff will aspire to abide by the following: We will not tag anyone in social media posts, but instead allow our congregants, staff and visitors to tag themselves as they see fit on pages managed by Church of the Open Door.

We will gladly remove any photo or video upon written request from our website, social media and resource files.

If you or your children wish to not be photographed or appear in our publications or online media, please email us at [email protected] and provide the name of those who should not be photographed and include a photograph of said persons for reference, if possible. Church of the Open Door will use the photo for identification purposes only and will hold it in confidence.

By participating in Church of the Open Door worship or events or by failing to notify Church of the Open Door of your desire to not have your image used, you are agreeing to release Church of the Open Door from any and all claims involving the use of your picture or likeness.