Cookie Policy

Welcome to Deliverance Church International Riruta's website. As a faith-based organization committed to transparency and integrity, we want you to understand how we use cookies and similar technologies when you visit our website at www.dcriruta.org. This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are, how we use them to serve our church community, and your choices regarding their use.

Our Commitment as a Religious Organization

As a church, we are committed to honesty, transparency, and respect for your privacy. Our use of cookies is guided by these values. We only use cookies that help us serve you better and enhance your experience as you connect with our church community online.

What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. They help websites remember your preferences, understand how you use the site, and improve your overall experience. Cookies are widely used across the internet and are essential for many website features to work properly.

First-party cookies are set by DC Riruta directly through our website. Third-party cookies are set by external services we use, such as Google Analytics or YouTube, to provide features like video streaming and website analytics.

How We Use Cookies

As a church, we use cookies to help us fulfill our mission of connecting people with God and each other. Specifically, we use cookies to:

• Enable live streaming: Our YouTube integration uses cookies to deliver live worship services and sermons to those who cannot attend in person
• Process prayer requests and contact forms: Essential cookies help protect our forms and ensure genuine prayer requests reach our pastoral team
• Improve our outreach: Analytics cookies help us understand which content resonates with our community, allowing us to better serve your spiritual needs
• Remember your preferences: Cookies help provide a more personalized experience when you return to our website
• Facilitate online giving: Secure cookies help protect donation transactions for tithes, offerings, and special contributions

Types of Cookies We Use

Essential Cookies

These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly. They enable core features like form submissions for prayer requests, contact inquiries, and ministry sign-ups. Without these cookies, many of our online ministry features would not work. These include:

• Session cookies to maintain your connection during your visit
• Security cookies to protect your data during form submissions

Analytics Cookies (Google Analytics)

We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors interact with our website. This helps us improve our content and better serve our congregation and online community. Google Analytics cookies collect information such as:

• Which pages are most visited (e.g., sermon archives, ministry information)
• How visitors find our website
• General geographic location of visitors
• Device and browser information

This information is aggregated and anonymized. We do not use it to identify individual visitors.

Media Cookies (YouTube)

Our website features embedded YouTube videos for live streaming services and sermon recordings. YouTube may set cookies to:

• Enable video playback
• Remember video quality preferences
• Track video statistics

Your Cookie Choices

You have several options for managing cookies:

• Browser Settings: Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can block or delete cookies, though this may affect website functionality.
• Google Analytics Opt-Out: You can opt out of Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
• YouTube Privacy: Learn more about YouTube's privacy practices at Google Privacy Policy.

Please note that blocking essential cookies may prevent you from submitting prayer requests, contact forms, or completing online donations.

Third-Party Services We Use

Our website integrates with the following third-party services that may use cookies:

• Google Analytics: For website analytics and improvement
• YouTube: For live streaming and video content
• Resend: For email communications (no cookies, but processes form data)

Children's Privacy

As a church that values families, we are especially committed to protecting children's privacy. Our website does not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 without parental consent. Parents and guardians are encouraged to supervise their children's online activities.

Updates to This Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for legal, operational, or regulatory reasons. We encourage you to review this page periodically. The effective date at the top of this page indicates when this policy was last updated.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about our use of cookies or this policy, please contact us. We are happy to discuss our practices and answer any concerns you may have.