Last updated: September 2026.
Who we are
Christ Embassy Milnerton (“the church”, “we”) is the responsible party for personal information collected through this website and our ministry systems, as described in the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA). You can reach the church office, which handles privacy questions, at info@cemilnerton.co.za or on WhatsApp.
What we collect, and why
- Member registration (our online registration form): the details you enter, such as your name and contact details, so we can welcome you, keep in touch and care for you pastorally. This form is provided by CHMeetings, our church management system.
- Foundation School: your name, email address and church, your class progress and your exam results, so we can run the course and give you your results.
- Prayer requests: whatever you choose to write, and optionally your name and contact details, so our prayer team can pray for you and, if you ask, get back to you.
- Service and cell attendance: mostly counts (how many people attended), not names. Where a first-time visitor or new member shares their details with us, those are kept in CHMeetings.
- Website use: we do not use advertising or analytics trackers. Our server keeps ordinary technical logs (for example the date and pages requested) for security and troubleshooting. The Foundation School and leaders' pages use a session cookie that is needed to keep you signed in.
Who sees it
Only church leaders and team members who need it for their ministry role. We use CHMeetings to manage church records, and our web host and email provider process information on our behalf. We report attendance and first-time visitor details to the Christ Embassy zonal office as part of the wider church's pastoral care. We do not sell your information or use it for marketing by others.
Third-party content
Our pages use fonts and icons that we host ourselves. Videos (YouTube) and maps (Google Maps) only load if you tap them; when they do, the provider may receive your address and set cookies under its own privacy policy. Links to Facebook, YouTube and WhatsApp take you to those services.
How long we keep it
We keep personal information only for as long as it is needed for the purposes above, then remove it or keep it in a form that no longer identifies you. Attendance counts and statistics are kept as a ministry record.
How we protect it
Our leaders' pages require a login, access is limited by role, sign-in attempts are rate-limited, and the site is served over an encrypted (HTTPS) connection. Please note that ordinary email and WhatsApp messages are not end-to-end secure in every case, so avoid sending very sensitive details unless you are comfortable doing so.
Your rights
You may ask to see the personal information we hold about you, to have it corrected or deleted, or to object to how we use it. Contact the church office (details above) and we will respond. If you are not satisfied, you may complain to the Information Regulator of South Africa at inforegulator.org.za.
Changes
If we change how we handle personal information, we will update this page and the date above.