Your trust matters to us.

Scope and responsibility

This notice applies to the website operated for The Church of God Nigeria. The national office is responsible for information submitted through this website and can be contacted at Info@tcog.org.ng.

We aim to handle personal information lawfully, fairly, transparently, and only for clear ministry or administrative purposes, in keeping with the Nigeria Data Protection Act 2023 and other applicable requirements.

Information we receive

Information you choose to provide

The prayer request form asks for your name, email address, prayer request, and consent. You may also provide a phone number and state or location. If you contact us by email or telephone, we receive the details and message you choose to share.

Basic technical information

Our hosting and security providers may process routine technical information such as an IP address, browser type, requested page, and time of access to deliver, protect, and troubleshoot the website. We do not currently use an advertising tracker or sell visitor data.

How information is used

We use information only as reasonably needed to:

• receive and respond to prayer requests, enquiries, and requests for church information;
• provide directions or connect a visitor with an appropriate church contact;
• protect the website and diagnose technical problems;
• meet applicable legal, safeguarding, or administrative obligations; and
• maintain records where this is necessary for the purpose for which the information was provided.

Prayer requests are treated with care. Please share only information you are comfortable sending electronically and avoid including another person’s sensitive information without their permission.

Sharing and service providers

We do not rent or sell personal information. Information may be available to authorised national church personnel who need it for the stated purpose. We may also use service providers that support website hosting, form delivery, email, content management, and security.

The prayer form is delivered through FormSubmit to the national office email account. Those providers process the submission as part of transmitting it. Information may also be disclosed where required by law, or where reasonably necessary to protect a person, the Church, or the public.

Retention and security

We aim to keep personal information only for as long as it is needed for the purpose for which it was collected, legitimate church administration, safeguarding, or a legal requirement. Retention can vary according to the nature of the communication.

We take reasonable organisational and technical steps to protect information. However, no email, website, or internet transmission can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

Your privacy rights

Subject to applicable law, you may ask whether we hold personal information about you and request access, correction, deletion, restriction, portability, or objection to certain processing. You may withdraw consent where consent is the basis for processing.

Send a request to Info@tcog.org.ng. We may need enough information to confirm your identity and locate the relevant record. You may also contact the Nigeria Data Protection Commission if you believe your data protection rights have not been respected.

External services and links

The website links to or embeds services operated by others, including Google Maps, YouTube, YouTube Music, Spotify, FormSubmit, Vercel, Sanity, and the International Offices website. When you use an external service, its own privacy notice and terms apply. We encourage you to review them before providing information.

Changes to this notice

We may update this notice as the website, our practices, or legal requirements change. The date at the top of this page shows the latest revision. Significant changes will be communicated on the website where appropriate.