This Privacy Policy discloses how Sta. Barbara Mission Center collects information, how we use it, the steps we take to safeguard your personal information, how you may update your information, how we protect children’s privacy, and links to external resources. Please read the complete policy carefully and contact us if you have any questions.

Sta. Barbara Mission Center does not sell, share, or trade personal information collected both online and offline. When you register for parish activities, subscribe to our newsletter, or fill out a form, the basic information we may collect includes:

• 👤 Name — to address you properly and personalize your parish experience
• ✉️ Email Address — to send you updates, announcements, and pastoral communications
• 📞 Contact Number — to reach you regarding parish events, sacramental schedules, and ministry matters
• 🌐 Social Media or Website URL — to connect with you through our community channels

We use the information we collect solely for purposes that serve our parish community and mission. These purposes include:

• ✅ Account Verification — confirming your identity to maintain the integrity of our community platforms and prevent misuse
• 📬 Delivering Services — processing event registrations, sacramental appointments, and ministry enrollments
• 📊 Parish Administration — establishing and managing your records within our parish community
• 🔄 Improving Our Mission — operating, evaluating, and enhancing our pastoral programs, outreach activities, and communications

We will retain your information for as long as your account or parish registration is active, or as needed to provide you services, comply with our pastoral and legal obligations, resolve concerns, and enforce our agreements. When your information is no longer needed, it will be securely and respectfully removed from our records.

We ensure that all information collected is safely and securely stored. We protect your personal information through the following measures:

• 🔐 Restricted Access — limiting access to personal information only to authorized parish personnel who need it to serve you
• 💻 Secure Technology — maintaining up-to-date technology products and security protocols to prevent unauthorized computer access
• 🗑️ Secure Disposal — safely and securely destroying personal information when it is no longer needed for our record retention purposes

You have the right to update your personal information at any time. If you have a parish account, you may access and modify your information directly through our website. Alternatively, you may visit our parish office during office hours or contact us to request updates to your records.

We are deeply committed to protecting children’s privacy on the Internet. Sta. Barbara Mission Center does not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 13. If we discover that we have inadvertently collected such information, we will take immediate steps to delete it.

Parents and guardians who believe their child may have provided personal information to us are encouraged to contact us so we may promptly address the matter.

As Sta. Barbara Mission Center and our community grow and evolve, we may need to update this Privacy Policy from time to time. If we make significant changes to this policy, we will post a notice on our website and, where appropriate, notify you by email. We encourage you to review this page periodically to stay informed about how we protect your information.

If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or how we handle your personal information, we will do our very best to answer them and address any issues promptly.