Compliance
Privacy Policy
How Harvest Baptist of Owensboro collects, uses, and protects your information.
Last updated: November 6, 2026
At Harvest Baptist of Owensboro, we value your privacy and the trust you place in us. This policy explains what information we gather, how we use it, and the choices you have. It applies to this website and to the text and email communications you may receive from us.
Information We Collect
- Contact details you share with us — such as your name, email address, phone number, and mailing address — when you fill out a connect card, contact form, or plan a visit.
- Details about your family and visit, such as service preferences and ministry interests, when you choose to share them so we can serve you better.
- Communications you send us through the chat widget, email, phone, or in person.
- Basic technical information (such as browser type and pages visited) collected automatically when you use this website.
How We Use Your Information
- To respond to your questions, prayer requests, and follow-up needs.
- To welcome and assist you when you plan a visit, including reserving a seat and helping your children get settled.
- To keep you informed about services, events, and ministries you have expressed interest in.
- To fulfill our pastoral care and administrative responsibilities as a church.
SMS Text Messaging
- By providing your mobile number and opting in, you consent to receive recurring SMS messages from Harvest Baptist of Owensboro related to service times, events, reminders, and church communications.
- Message frequency varies. Standard message and data rates may apply.
- You may opt out at any time by replying STOP to any message. Replying HELP will provide assistance. Opting out will not affect any other service from our church.
- We do not sell, rent, or share your mobile information with third parties for them to deliver their own marketing. Carriers are not liable for delayed or undelivered messages.
How We Share Your Information
- We do not sell your personal information. We share it only with trusted service providers who help us operate the website and our communications (such as the tools that deliver our forms, calendar, and text messages), and only as needed to provide those services.
- We may disclose information when required by law or to protect the rights, property, or safety of our church, our members, or others.
- Our leadership and ministry teams may access your information to serve your spiritual needs and follow up with you.
Data Retention & Security
- We keep your information only as long as needed to fulfill the purposes described here and to meet our legal and pastoral obligations.
- We use reasonable safeguards to protect your information, though no method of transmission or electronic storage is completely secure.
Your Choices
- You may request to review, update, or correct your information, or ask us to limit certain communications, by contacting the church office.
- You may opt out of SMS messages at any time by replying STOP, and of email by using the unsubscribe link in any email.
Children's Privacy
- We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 without a parent or guardian's consent. If you believe a child has provided us information, please contact the church office so we can remove it.
Changes to This Policy
- We may update this policy from time to time. The most current version will always be posted on this page with the updated date below.
Contact Us
Questions about this policy or your information? Reach the church office at (270) 683-4960 or office@harvestbaptist.org, or visit our contact page.
See also our Terms of Service.