{"id":974,"date":"2026-03-05T05:51:57","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T05:51:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.antonius.org\/?page_id=974"},"modified":"2026-03-05T05:52:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T05:52:14","slug":"privacy-sms-messaging-policy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.antonius.org\/?page_id=974","title":{"rendered":"Privacy &amp; SMS Messaging Policy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><main><\/main><\/p>\n<h1>Privacy &amp; SMS Messaging Policy<\/h1>\n<p><strong>St. Antonius Coptic Orthodox Church<\/strong><br \/>\nWebsite: <a href=\"https:\/\/antonius.org\">https:\/\/antonius.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p>St. Antonius Coptic Orthodox Church respects the privacy of our congregation members, visitors, and community.<br \/>\nThis policy explains how personal information is collected, used, and protected when you interact with our church<br \/>\nor our website.<\/p>\n<h2>Information We Collect<\/h2>\n<p>St. Antonius Church may collect personal information when you voluntarily provide it through our website, church forms, event registrations, or ministry sign-ups. This information may include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Name<\/li>\n<li>Email address<\/li>\n<li>Phone number<\/li>\n<li>Mailing address<\/li>\n<li>Information submitted through website forms or ministry registrations<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Our website may also collect limited technical information such as IP address or browser type for security and website functionality.<\/p>\n<h2>How We Use Your Information<\/h2>\n<p>The information we collect is used only for church-related purposes, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sending church announcements and ministry updates<\/li>\n<li>Notifying members about services, events, and schedule changes<\/li>\n<li>Coordinating volunteers, ministries, and church activities<\/li>\n<li>Responding to inquiries submitted through our website<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We collect only the information necessary to support church communications and ministry activities.<\/p>\n<h2>SMS \/ Text Messaging Communications<\/h2>\n<p>If you provide your mobile phone number, you may receive text messages from St. Antonius Church related to church<br \/>\nservices, events, ministry updates, or important announcements.<\/p>\n<p><strong>By providing your phone number and opting in, you consent to receive SMS messages from St. Antonius Church.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Message frequency may vary depending on church activities and announcements.<\/p>\n<p>Standard message and data rates may apply depending on your mobile carrier.<\/p>\n<h2>SMS Opt-Out<\/h2>\n<p>You may opt out of receiving SMS messages at any time by replying:<\/p>\n<p><strong>STOP<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>After you send the STOP message, you will no longer receive text messages from St. Antonius Church.<\/p>\n<p>For assistance, you may reply:<\/p>\n<p><strong>HELP<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>No Sharing or Selling of Personal Information<\/h2>\n<p>St. Antonius Church <strong>does not sell, rent, or share personal information with third parties for marketing purposes.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Mobile phone numbers and SMS consent information are <strong>never shared with third parties or affiliates for marketing or promotional purposes.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Data Protection<\/h2>\n<p>We take reasonable administrative and technical measures to protect personal information and limit access to authorized<br \/>\nchurch staff or volunteers who require the information to perform their duties.<\/p>\n<h2>Your Choices<\/h2>\n<p>You may request to update, correct, or remove your personal information from our records at any time or unsubscribe<br \/>\nfrom communications.<\/p>\n<h2>Contact<\/h2>\n<p>If you have questions regarding this Privacy &amp; SMS Messaging Policy, please contact us through our website:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/antonius.org\">https:\/\/antonius.org<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em>Last updated: March 2026<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Privacy &amp; SMS Messaging Policy St. Antonius Coptic Orthodox Church Website: https:\/\/antonius.org St. Antonius Coptic Orthodox Church respects the privacy of our congregation members,&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-974","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.antonius.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/974","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.antonius.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.antonius.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.antonius.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.antonius.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=974"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.antonius.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/974\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":975,"href":"https:\/\/www.antonius.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/974\/revisions\/975"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.antonius.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=974"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}