Global Prayer Altar (“we”, “us”, “the app”) is a Christian prayer platform: a continuous voice altar, a prayer wall, direct messages, testimonies, scripture reading, devotionals, and live-streamed services. This policy explains what we collect, why, who processes it, and the choices you have. We aim to collect as little as possible and never sell your data.
1. Information we collect
Information you give us
- Account details— email address and display name (required to sign in). Optionally a profile photo, short bio, country, and phone number.
- Content you create— prayer requests, intercessions, testimonies, comments, direct messages (including voice notes and images you send), personal prayers, and feedback.
- Voice participation— when you join a voice altar room, your microphone audio is transmitted live to other participants. It is not recorded by default. If a watch leader enables recording for replay, a banner is shown in the room while recording is active.
- Donations— if you choose to give, payment is processed by Stripe. We receive a record that a donation was made (amount, date); we do not receive or store your full card number.
Information collected automatically
- Usage & diagnostics— app events, feature usage, crash reports, and basic device information, via Firebase Analytics and Crashlytics, used to keep the app stable.
- Push token— a device notification token (Firebase Cloud Messaging) so we can send the prayer reminders and alerts you have enabled.
- Approximate region— your country/timezone, used to schedule prayer watches and show the global prayer pulse. We do not collect precise GPS location.
2. How we use your information
- To provide the prayer altar, messaging, testimonies, scripture, and live streams.
- To send the notifications and reminders you opted into (you can turn these off any time).
- To keep the community safe — reviewing reported content and enforcing our guidelines.
- To diagnose crashes, fix bugs, and improve the app.
- To process donations (via Stripe) and keep the transaction records the law requires.
We do not use your data for advertising.
3. Who processes your data
We share data only with the service providers needed to run the app. Each acts under its own privacy terms:
| Provider | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Supabase (EU region) | Account, profile, and all content storage; authentication. |
| LiveKit | Live voice transport for the altar rooms. |
| Google Firebase | Push notifications, analytics, and crash reporting. |
| Stripe | Donation payment processing. |
| YouTube (Google) | Embedded live-stream and sermon playback. |
We do not sell your personal data, and we do not share your prayer content with third parties beyond the processors named above.
4. Public & shared content
Content you post to community spaces — the prayer wall, testimonies, comments, and voice rooms — is visible to other members as part of the service. Direct messages are visible only to you and the person you message. You can post a prayer request anonymously, which hides your name.
5. Your choices & rights
- Access & edit — view and update your profile in the app at any time.
- Notifications — turn reminder types on or off in Profile → Notifications.
- Block — block any member; manage your list in Profile → Blocked accounts.
- Delete your account— Profile → Delete account permanently removes your account, profile, messages, and uploaded files. Prayers and testimonies you shared remain on the altar but are no longer linked to you. See our account deletion page.
Depending on where you live, you may have additional rights (access, correction, portability, erasure, or to complain to a data authority). Contact us to exercise them.
6. Data retention
We keep your account data while your account is active. When you delete your account, personal data and uploaded files are removed promptly. Donation/transaction records may be retained where required for legal, tax, or accounting purposes, with personal identifiers removed where possible.
7. Children
The app is not directed to children under 13 (or the minimum age in your country). We do not knowingly collect data from children under that age.
8. Security
Data is encrypted in transit. Access to stored data is restricted by row-level security so members can only reach their own private data.
9. Changes to this policy
We may update this policy as the app grows. We will revise the date above and, for material changes, notify you in the app.
10. Contact
Questions or data requests: dev@gpaltar.com.