A plain-language explanation of how the current Britain for Christ website handles information.
The current website uses email-preparation forms for prayer requests, testimony submissions, event submissions, church corrections and partnership enquiries. These forms open the visitor's own email application. They do not currently write the submitted information into a Britain for Christ website database.
When the AI Guide is activated and you press Ask / Search, your question and a limited amount of recent conversation context are sent securely from Britain for Christ’s Cloudflare Worker to the OpenAI API so an answer can be generated. The OpenAI API key is stored as a server-side secret and is never placed in website JavaScript.
Britain for Christ does not intentionally create a website account or permanent conversation history for AI questions. The browser keeps recent follow-up context only for the current page session. The API request is sent with store=false. OpenAI states that API inputs and outputs are not used to train its models by default unless an organisation opts in; under standard API controls, abuse-monitoring logs may still be retained for up to 30 days. Do not include confidential safeguarding reports, passwords, banking details, full medical records or other unnecessary sensitive information in an AI question.
The public directory is based on public or authoritative church information. Public website data can include church name, location, denomination/network, website or official listing, and explicitly documented community/language information. Internal outreach and contact-management fields are not intentionally published.
Please do not send passwords, banking information, full medical records, confidential safeguarding information, or unnecessary sensitive information through ordinary website enquiries or email.
The site is delivered through a web-hosting/network provider. Like most websites, technical providers may process request information needed to deliver, secure and operate the service under their own applicable terms and privacy arrangements.
The directory and resource pages link to independent church, ministry and Bible websites. Britain for Christ does not control the privacy practices of those external sites.
If you have a privacy question or believe information about a church should be corrected or removed, please contact Britain for Christ.
If you use Save church or Save this page, the shortlist is stored locally in your own browser using local storage. Britain for Christ does not receive that saved list. Clearing browser data, using private browsing or moving to another device may remove or separate the list.
Where the browser supports it, a service worker may keep copies of core website pages and assets so previously visited content can still open when connectivity is interrupted. The site uses a network-first approach when online so newer published content is preferred. Offline copies can become out of date and should not be relied upon for current events, safeguarding contacts or time-sensitive information.
Version 17 can create a saved-items backup file or transfer code in your own browser. Britain for Christ does not receive or store that backup or code. If you send it through email, messaging, cloud storage or another service, that external service may process it under its own privacy arrangements. Treat the backup or code as something you control.
