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First United Methodist ChurchPonca City, Oklahoma

Privacy Policy

Last updated: June 2026

First United Methodist Church of Ponca City (“we,” “us,” or “the church”) respects your privacy. This policy explains what information we collect through this website, how we use it, and the choices you have.

Information we collect

  • Information you provide: when you submit our contact or prayer-request form, we collect your name, email address, phone number (if provided), and the contents of your message.
  • Automatically collected information: like most websites, our hosting and analytics tools may collect your IP address, browser type, and general usage data.

How we use your information

We use the information you provide to respond to your inquiries, follow up on prayer requests, and communicate with you about the life of the church. We use automatically collected information to operate, secure, and improve the website.

Third-party services

These trusted services may process data on our behalf:

  • Cloudflare — website hosting, content delivery, and security (processes IP addresses).
  • ClearSite — receives and stores contact and prayer-request form submissions for the church.
  • Google Analytics — anonymous website usage statistics (if enabled).
  • Google Calendar — displays our public events calendar.

Cookies

This site uses minimal cookies necessary for basic functionality. If analytics is enabled, it may set cookies to measure aggregate site usage. You can control cookies through your browser settings.

Data retention

We retain form submissions only as long as needed to respond to and follow up on your request, and as appropriate for the ministry of the church.

Your rights

You may request access to, correction of, or deletion of the personal information you have provided to us. Contact the church office and we will do our best to assist.

Children's privacy

This website is not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children.

Contact us

If you have questions about this policy, contact us at [email protected] or (580) 762-1681, or write to PO Box 71, Ponca City, OK 74602.