Privacy Policy

Last Updated: August 26, 2026

The Syriac Orthodox Archdiocese for the Eastern United States (“we,” “our,” or “us”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal information.

This Privacy Policy explains how information is collected, used, and handled when you use the Syriac Orthodox Archdiocese mobile application (“App”) and related services.

1.   Information We Collect

The App is primarily designed to provide access to information about the Syriac Orthodox Archdiocese, including news, events, parishes, clergy, ministries, resources, and other Archdiocesan content.

Depending on how you use the App, we may process the following information:

Information You Provide

If you contact us, submit information through a form, or otherwise communicate with us, we may receive information such as:

  • Your name
  • Email address
  • Phone number
  • Information contained in your message or request
  • Any other information you voluntarily provide

Technical Information

When you use the App, certain technical information may be processed automatically by us or by service providers used to operate the App. This may include:

  • Device type and operating system
  • App version
  • Device identifiers
  • IP address
  • Crash and diagnostic information
  • General usage and performance information

This information may be used to maintain, secure, troubleshoot, and improve the App.

2.   Push Notifications

The App may offer push notifications for news, announcements, events, and other information from the Archdiocese.

If you enable push notifications, a device-specific push notification token may be generated and processed to deliver notifications to your device.

You can disable push notifications at any time through the notification settings on your device.

3.   How We Use Information

Information processed through the App may be used to:

  • Provide and operate the App
  • Display Archdiocesan news, events, parish information, and other content
  • Deliver push notifications when enabled
  • Respond to inquiries and requests
  • Maintain the security and reliability of the App
  • Diagnose technical problems
  • Improve the functionality and user experience of the App We do not sell your personal information.

4.   Third-Party Services

The App may use third-party services and technology providers necessary for its operation.

These services may process limited technical information in accordance with their own privacy policies.

The App may also contain links to external websites or services. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of third-party websites and encourage you to review their respective privacy policies.

5.   Firebase and Google Services

The App may use services provided by Google Firebase for functionality such as push notifications, technical infrastructure, analytics, crash reporting, or related application services.

Depending on the services enabled within the App, Google may process technical information such as device identifiers, application information, IP addresses, diagnostic data, and usage information.

Information about Google’s privacy practices is available in Google’s Privacy Policy and Firebase documentation.

6.   Data Sharing

We do not sell or rent personal information.

Information may be shared with service providers only where reasonably necessary to operate, maintain, secure, or improve the App.

We may also disclose information where required by applicable law, regulation, legal process, or governmental request.

7.   Data Retention

Personal information is retained only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy or as required by applicable law.

Technical and diagnostic information may be retained according to the retention policies of the service providers used by the App.

8.   Data Security

We take reasonable administrative and technical measures to protect information processed through the App.

However, no electronic transmission or storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

9.   Children’s Privacy

The App provides general religious, community, news, parish, and event information and is not designed to knowingly collect personal information from children.

If we become aware that personal information from a child has been collected inappropriately, we will take reasonable steps to delete it.

10.    Your Privacy Rights

Depending on where you live, applicable privacy laws may provide you with certain rights regarding your personal information, including the right to request access, correction, or deletion of personal information.

You may contact us regarding a privacy request using the contact information below.

11.    Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect changes to the App, our services, legal requirements, or our privacy practices.

The current version will be published on this page together with the date of the latest update.

12.    Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or the handling of your information, please contact:

Syriac Orthodox Archdiocese for the Eastern United States 55 West Midland Ave.

Paramus, NJ 07652

United States

Website: syrianorthodoxchurch.org