Riverstone Church
Effective Date: February 12, 2026
Riverstone Church is committed to protecting your personal information in accordance with Canadian privacy laws, including the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA). This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, why we collect it, how we use it, and your rights regarding your personal information. “Personal information” means information about an identifiable individual, such as your name, email address, phone number, or other contact details.
Riverstone Church is responsible for personal information collected through this website. If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or how your information is handled, you may contact us at Privacy@riverstonechurch.ca or by mail at 19292 60th Avenue, Unit 313, Surrey, British Columbia, Canada.
We collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us. This may occur when you submit a contact form, send us an email, subscribe to our newsletter, or send an Interac e-Transfer donation. The information collected may include your name, email address, phone number, message content, and any donation-related details you choose to provide. We only collect information that is reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this policy.
When you visit our website, certain technical information is collected automatically. This may include your IP address, browser type, device type, operating system, pages visited, and the date and time of access. This information is used to ensure proper website functionality, maintain security, and analyze general website usage trends.
We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors interact with our website. Google Analytics collects aggregated information such as pages visited, time spent on the site, device type, and general geographic region. We do not use Google Analytics to personally identify visitors. Google Analytics uses cookies and similar technologies to collect usage information, and this information may be stored on servers outside of Canada. You may choose to disable cookies in your browser settings or use Google’s browser add-on to opt out of analytics tracking. More information about Google’s privacy practices can be found at https://policies.google.com/privacy.
Our website embeds Google Maps to help visitors locate our church. When you access a page containing an embedded map, Google may collect your IP address and certain device information. This data is handled in accordance with Google’s Privacy Policy.
Riverstone Church accepts donations through Interac e-Transfer. When you send an e-Transfer, your financial institution processes the transaction and we receive your name and email address associated with the transfer. We use this information to record and acknowledge your donation. We do not collect or store your banking login credentials. Your financial institution’s privacy policy governs how your banking information is handled.
If you subscribe to our newsletter, we collect your email address for the purpose of sending church updates. The newsletter is created manually and distributed using blind carbon copy (BCC) email, which ensures that recipients cannot see each other’s email addresses. We do not use third-party email marketing platforms. You may unsubscribe at any time by contacting us at Privacy@riverstonechurch.ca and requesting removal from the mailing list.
We use personal information to respond to inquiries, communicate church updates, distribute newsletters, process and record donations, improve website functionality, and maintain website security. We do not sell, trade, or rent personal information to third parties.
We may disclose personal information to service providers who assist in operating our website or providing related services, where necessary and appropriate. We may also disclose information if required by law or to protect our legal rights. Service providers are expected to safeguard personal information appropriately.
We retain personal information only as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected or as required by law, including maintaining donation records for accounting and tax purposes. When personal information is no longer required, it is securely deleted or anonymized.
We use reasonable administrative and technical safeguards to protect personal information against loss, theft, unauthorized access, disclosure, copying, use, or modification. However, no method of internet transmission or electronic storage is completely secure, and email communications may not be fully secure.
Under Canadian privacy law, you have the right to request access to your personal information, request correction of inaccurate information, and withdraw consent to the use of your information, subject to legal limitations. To exercise these rights, please contact us at Privacy@riverstonechurch.ca
If you believe your privacy rights have been violated, you may contact the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada at https://www.priv.gc.ca.
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated effective date.