Covenant and Light Chapel (“CLC”, “the Church”, “we”, “us”, or “our”) is committed to protecting the privacy and personal data of everyone who interacts with us — our members, visitors, listeners, and users of this website and the Covenant World platform (covenantworld.org). This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, why we collect it, how we use and safeguard it, and the rights you have over it.
This policy is issued in line with the Nigeria Data Protection Act, 2023 (NDPA) and the Nigeria Data Protection Regulation, 2019 (NDPR). For details specific to your data-protection rights, please also read our Data Protection (NDPR) Policy.
1. Who we are
Covenant and Light Chapel is a religious organisation with its headquarters at Zion Assembly, Ondo, Ondo State, Nigeria, and assemblies across Ondo, Osun and Ekiti States. We are the data controller responsible for your personal data collected through this website and our services.
2. Information we collect
We may collect the following categories of information:
- Information you give us — your name, phone number, email address, and any message you send when you contact us, request prayer, register interest, or sign up for updates.
- Membership and pastoral information — where you choose to become a member or engage with church programs, details such as your branch, attendance, and other information you provide to help us serve and care for you.
- Giving information — when you give online, payments are processed by regulated third-party payment providers. We receive a record of the transaction; we do not store your full card or bank details on our servers.
- Technical information — basic data automatically collected when you visit our site, such as device type, browser, approximate location, and pages viewed, used to keep the service secure and improve it.
- Radio and media usage — anonymous listening statistics (for example, when the live stream is played) to help us understand reach and reliability.
3. How we use your information
We use your information to:
- respond to your enquiries, prayer requests, and messages;
- provide pastoral care, follow-up, and member services;
- operate CLC Radio, our website, and the Covenant World platform;
- process and acknowledge giving and donations;
- send you updates, programs, and announcements where you have asked to receive them;
- keep our services safe, secure, and working properly;
- comply with our legal and regulatory obligations.
4. Lawful basis for processing
We process your personal data on one or more of the following lawful bases: your consent; the performance of a service you have requested; our legitimate interests as a religious organisation in caring for our community; and compliance with the law.
5. How we share information
We do not sell your personal data. We only share it where necessary with trusted service providers who help us operate (for example, payment processors, messaging/SMS providers such as our verification partner, hosting and email providers), and only to the extent required. These partners are bound to protect your data. We may also disclose information where required by law or to protect the rights and safety of our community.
6. Communications & messaging
Where you provide your phone number or email, we may send you service messages, verification codes, and — where you have consented — updates about church programs. You can opt out of non-essential messages at any time by contacting us. Standard message and data rates from your network provider may apply.
7. Data retention
We keep personal data only for as long as necessary for the purposes set out in this policy, or as required by law, after which it is securely deleted or anonymised.
8. Data security
We apply appropriate technical and organisational measures — including encryption in transit, access controls, and restricted administrative access — to protect your personal data against unauthorised access, loss, or misuse.
9. Your rights
Subject to applicable law, you have the right to access, correct, update, or request deletion of your personal data; to object to or restrict certain processing; to withdraw consent; and to lodge a complaint with the Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC). See our Data Protection (NDPR) Policy for how to exercise these rights.
10. Children
We care deeply for children within our community. Where children participate in church activities, information is provided and managed by a parent or guardian, and we process it only for the child’s welfare and safeguarding.
11. Cookies
Our website uses minimal cookies and similar technologies that are necessary for the site to function and to keep it secure. We do not use them for intrusive advertising.
12. Changes to this policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The “Last updated” date above shows when it was last revised. Significant changes will be communicated through our website.
13. Contact us
For any privacy question or to exercise your rights, contact us at covenantandlightchapel@gmail.com or +234 803 484 9917, or write to: Covenant and Light Chapel, Zion Assembly (Headquarters), Ondo, Ondo State, Nigeria.