Privacy Policy
Version 2026-06-02.1
Church Rating, operated by Decima LLC(Texas, USA) (“we”), helps people find and review churches. This policy explains what we collect, why, and the choices you have. By using the service you agree to this policy and our Terms of Use.
What we collect
- Account information — your email and name, via our third-party authentication provider.
- Your reviews and ratings — including which churches you review. Because this can indicate your religious interests, we treat it as sensitive information and protect it accordingly.
- Optional profile details — if you choose to provide them: age range or birth year, gender, and a home region. These are never required.
- Approximate location — the country/region (and sometimes city) your activity comes from, derived from your network connection. We do not collect your precise GPS location for this, and we do not retain your raw IP address for analytics.
- Usage data — basic technical information such as timestamps and device type, used to run and improve the service.
- Consent records — the version of this policy you accepted and when.
Why we use it
- To provide the service and compute church “Guide Scores.”
- To understand who uses the service and where, and to improve it.
- To produce aggregate insights and reports.
- To keep the service safe (spam/abuse prevention and moderation).
Our legal basis for collecting the above is your consent, which you may withdraw at any time (see “Your choices”).
How we share it
We do not sell or share information that identifies you individually. Any insights we publish, license, or share with third parties are aggregated and anonymized, with small groups suppressed so individuals cannot be re-identified. We use trusted third-party service providers (for authentication, hosting, and infrastructure) who process data on our behalf under contract, and we may disclose information if required by law.
A church’s administrators may see aggregated, anonymized demographics— age and gender bands — about the people who reviewed their church. We never reveal information about an individual reviewer, and these breakdowns appear only once a church has enough reviews from members who shared their age or gender (at least 20), with any band representing fewer than five people suppressed, so no single reviewer can be identified.
Retention
We keep your information for as long as your account is active or as needed to provide the service, then delete or anonymize it. You can delete your content or account at any time.
Your choices
- Access & edit — view and update your reviews and profile details in the app.
- Delete — delete individual reviews, or your whole account, which removes your associated data.
- Withdraw consent — stop providing optional data, or contact us to withdraw consent and close your account.
- Anonymous reviews — you can choose to have a review shown without your name.
Security
We use industry-standard measures to protect your data, segregate sensitive fields, and limit access. No system is perfectly secure, but we work to reduce risk and respond to incidents.
Children
The service is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect their data.
Contact
Questions or requests about your data? Contact Decima LLC at support@churchrating.com.