Privacy Policy

Overview

Vestry is a church-centered social network that helps members create profiles, connect with one another, join churches, and exchange messages.

This Privacy Policy explains what information Vestry collects, how that information is used, when it may be shared, and what choices you have.

Information You Provide

When you create an account, we collect your email address and password.

If you create a profile, we may collect profile details such as your name, username, biography, birth date, contact information, lifestyle preferences, relationship preferences, and church affiliations.

If you upload a profile photo, we store the image and related upload metadata.

If you send messages or interact with churches, we store that activity so the service can function.

How We Use Information

We use information to create and secure accounts, operate the product, show profiles and church memberships, support messaging, moderate misuse, and improve the service.

If email delivery is enabled, we may use your email address to send account-related messages such as verification or sign-in support.

How Information Is Shared

Profile and membership information may be visible to other Vestry users depending on product settings and your activity inside the app.

We may share data with service providers that help us operate the product, such as database, hosting, file storage, authentication, and transactional email vendors.

We may also disclose information when reasonably necessary to comply with law, enforce our terms, protect users, or prevent fraud, abuse, or security issues.

Data Storage And Security

We use reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures to protect information, but no system can be guaranteed completely secure.

You are responsible for keeping your credentials confidential and for using a strong, unique password.

Your Choices

You may choose whether to create a profile, what information to include, and whether to upload a profile photo.

If you would like your account or data removed, contact the Vestry operator or administrator for assistance.

Children's Privacy

Vestry is not intended for children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.

Changes To This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will update the effective date on this page.

Contact

Questions about this Privacy Policy should be directed to the Vestry operator or the contact address published for the deployment of this service.