Last updated: May 13, 2026
Durham Region Churches respects your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains what information may be collected when you use this website, how that information may be used, and the choices you have when interacting with the site.
This website is a local church directory for Durham Region, Ontario. It is intended to help visitors find churches, browse church listings, suggest updates, and contact the Durham Region Churches team.
Information We Collect
We may collect information you voluntarily submit through forms on this website. This may include your name, email address, message, church suggestion details, correction requests, church names, addresses, websites, service times, and other information you choose to provide.
We may also receive basic technical information automatically through normal website operation, such as IP address, browser type, device type, pages visited, referral information, and general usage information.
How We Use Information
Information submitted through this website may be used to respond to questions, review suggested churches, correct existing listings, improve the accuracy of the directory, prevent spam or abuse, and maintain the website.
We do not sell personal information. We do not use submitted contact form information for advertising lists, unrelated marketing, or resale.
Church Listings and Public Information
Church listings may include publicly available information such as church names, denominations, addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, websites, service times, livestream links, photos, and general descriptions.
Much of this information may come from church websites, public listings, submitted suggestions, or other publicly available sources. If you represent a church and believe information is incorrect, outdated, or should be changed, please contact us.
Contact Forms and Suggested Church Forms
When you use the contact form or suggest-a-church form, the information you submit is used to process your request. For example, we may use your email address to reply to you or clarify details about a suggested church.
Please do not submit sensitive personal information through the forms. The forms are intended for ordinary directory questions, church suggestions, corrections, and general contact.
Cloudflare Turnstile
This website may use Cloudflare Turnstile to help protect forms from spam, bots, and automated abuse. Turnstile helps distinguish human visitors from automated traffic and supports the security and reliability of the website. Cloudflare describes Turnstile as a CAPTCHA alternative that confirms real visitors without requiring traditional puzzle-solving.
Cloudflare may process certain technical information as part of this verification process. You can review Cloudflare's privacy information on Cloudflare's website.
Google Maps
This website may use Google Maps to display church locations and provide map or direction-related features. When you interact with Google Maps features, Google may collect or process information according to Google's own terms and privacy policies.
The use of Google Maps helps visitors understand where churches are located and get directions more easily.
Cookies and Similar Technologies
This website may use cookies or similar technologies for normal website functionality, spam protection, embedded services, security, analytics, or mapping features. Third-party tools such as Cloudflare or Google may use their own technologies when their services are loaded.
Third-Party Links
Church listings may link to third-party websites, including individual church websites, livestream pages, Google Maps, ministry pages, or other external resources. Durham Region Churches is not responsible for the privacy practices, content, or security of third-party websites.
How Long Information Is Kept
We keep submitted information only as long as reasonably needed to respond to inquiries, review suggestions, maintain church listings, prevent abuse, or operate the website. Some submitted church information may become part of a public church listing if it is reviewed and accepted.
Security
We take reasonable steps to protect submitted information from unauthorized access, misuse, or disclosure. However, no website, email system, hosting account, or online service can guarantee perfect security.
Your Choices
You may contact us to ask about information you have submitted, request a correction, or ask that certain personal contact information be removed from the directory where appropriate.
If you represent a church and want to update or correct a listing, please use the Contact page.
Canadian Privacy Context
This website is operated in Canada and is intended primarily for visitors and churches in Ontario. Canadian privacy law, including PIPEDA in appropriate private-sector commercial contexts, is built around principles such as accountability, identifying purposes, consent, limiting collection, limiting use, safeguards, openness, and access. The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada explains these fair information principles as the basic ground rules for handling personal information.
Changes to This Policy
This Privacy Policy may be updated from time to time as the website grows, features change, or legal and technical needs develop. The latest version will be posted on this page with an updated date.
Contact
Questions about this Privacy Policy may be sent through the Contact page.