Forest Home Church
Effective Date: September 13, 2026
Forest Home Church (“Forest Home Church,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) operates the website foresthomechurch.org (the “Site”). This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect through the Site, how we use it, and the choices you have.
Information We Collect
Information you provide to us directly
- Contact form. When you use the contact form on our Site, we collect your name, email address, subject, and message so we can respond to you. Submissions are emailed to our church contact and kept in our website’s records so we can follow up.
- Comments. If you leave a comment on a sermon, blog, or other post, we require your name and email address. Your comment, along with your IP address, is stored by our website so the comment can be displayed and moderated.
Information collected automatically
- Site usage data. Our Site uses Jetpack (provided by Automattic) for basic visitor statistics, security scanning, and backups. This may involve cookies and the collection of general usage data such as pages viewed, browser type, and approximate location based on IP address.
- Server logs. Our hosting provider automatically logs standard technical information (such as IP address, browser type, and access times) for security and maintenance purposes.
- Spam protection. Comments and form submissions may be checked by Akismet (also provided by Automattic) to help filter spam. This may involve sharing limited information (such as your IP address and comment content) with Akismet.
Information we do not collect
We do not process online donations, payments, or e-commerce transactions through this Site, and the Site does not require you to create an account.
How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect to:
- Respond to messages sent through the contact form
- Display and moderate comments
- Maintain the security, performance, and backup of the Site
- Understand general Site traffic and usage so we can improve it
We do not sell your information, and we do not use it for advertising or marketing to third parties.
Cookies
Our Site may use cookies set by WordPress itself (for example, to remember comment authors) and by Jetpack for statistics and security features. You can set your browser to refuse cookies, though some features of the Site may not work as intended if you do.
Third-Party Services and Embedded Content
Our Site includes embedded content and services from third parties, including:
- Google Calendar and Google Maps, embedded on our Events and Location pages
- Jetpack / Automattic, for site statistics, security, and backups
- Akismet / Automattic, for spam filtering on comments and forms
These third parties may collect information about your interaction with their embedded content according to their own privacy policies. We encourage you to review Google’s and Automattic’s privacy policies if you have questions about their practices.
Data Retention
We retain contact form submissions and comments for as long as reasonably necessary to respond to inquiries, maintain church records, and moderate our Site, unless you ask us to delete them sooner.
Data Security
We take reasonable steps to protect the information submitted through our Site, including relying on our hosting provider’s security measures and Jetpack’s security tools. However, no method of transmission or storage over the internet is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
Children’s Privacy
Our Site is intended for a general audience and is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 through the Site.
Links to Other Websites
Our Site may link to other websites (such as podcast platforms, social media, or ministry partners) that are not operated by us. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those third-party sites.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated effective date.
Contact Us
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or would like to request that we delete information you’ve submitted, please contact us:
Forest Home Church
1751 Old Natchez Trace, Franklin, TN 37069
foresthomefranklin@gmail.com