Privacy Policy
Mercy and Grace Church, National City, California
Last updated: September 16, 2026
Who we are
Mercy and Grace Church is a church in National City, California. Our address is 1200 E. 8th Street, National City, CA 91950, and our email is ncmercyandgrace@gmail.com. This policy explains what information we collect through our website, mercyandgracechurch.com, and through the tools we use to publish our sermons online, how we use that information, and the choices you have.
Information you give us
When you use the contact form on our website, we receive the name, email address, phone number, and message you enter. If you use the chat on the website, we receive what you type there. If you email us, we receive your email. We use this information to reply to you and to follow up on what you asked about.
Giving
Online giving on our website goes through Tithe.ly, a separate company that processes gifts for churches. When you give, your payment details are entered on Tithe.ly's pages and handled under Tithe.ly's privacy policy. Our website does not see or store your card or bank information. The church receives the record of your gift that it needs for its own records and for giving statements.
Information collected automatically
Our website is built and hosted on Wix. Like most websites, it collects standard technical information when you visit, such as your IP address, the type of browser and device you use, the pages you view, and the time of your visit. Wix uses cookies, which are small files stored by your browser, to make the site work and to give us basic statistics about visits. This information is handled under Wix's privacy policy. You can block or delete cookies in your browser settings, though some parts of the site may not work properly if you do. The site does not change its behavior when it receives a "Do Not Track" signal from a browser.
Sermons and recordings
Our services are recorded, and the sermons are published for anyone to hear or watch: on our website, on Spotify and other podcast services, on YouTube, and as short clips on the church's social media accounts, including Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok. A recording may include the voices of the congregation and, in video, people who are in view of the camera. If you would rather not appear in a recording, please tell an usher or an elder before the service and we will do what we can to accommodate you. We do not publish recordings of private conversations, counseling, or prayer requests.
The tools we use to publish
The church uses software to prepare its sermon recordings and to post them to the church's own accounts on the services named above. This software signs in to those accounts with the church's permission, posts only the church's own content, and keeps its sign-in credentials on equipment the church controls. It does not access anyone else's account, and it does not collect information about the people who watch or listen. The services themselves collect information about their viewers and listeners under their own privacy policies.
How we use information
We use the information described above to respond to you, to communicate with you about the church and its ministries when you have asked us to, to keep accurate giving records, and to run and improve our website. We do not sell personal information, and we do not use it for advertising.
When we share information
We share information with the companies that provide services to the church, such as Wix, which hosts our website, and Tithe.ly, which processes gifts, and only as far as they need it to provide those services. We will also share information when the law requires it or when it is necessary to protect the safety of a person.
Links to other websites
Our website links to other websites and services, including Tithe.ly, YouTube, Facebook, and Spotify. Those sites have their own privacy policies, and we are not responsible for how they handle your information.
Children
Our website is not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from them online. If you believe a child has sent us information through the website, email us and we will delete it.
Keeping information safe
We take reasonable steps to protect the information we hold, and we keep it only as long as we need it for the purposes described here. No website or system can be guaranteed completely secure.
Your choices
You can ask us what personal information we hold about you, ask us to correct it, or ask us to delete it, and you can ask us to stop contacting you at any time. Email ncmercyandgrace@gmail.com and we will respond.
Changes to this policy
If we change this policy, we will post the new version on this page with a new date.
Contact
Mercy and Grace Church
1200 E. 8th Street, National City, CA 91950
ncmercyandgrace@gmail.com