SMS Privacy Policy

Northern California Conference

SMS Privacy Policy

The Northern California Conference of Seventh-day Adventists (NCCSDA) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the information you provide when communicating with us through SMS (text messaging).

Information We Collect

When you communicate with NCCSDA by text message, we may collect:

Your mobile phone number
SMS message content
Date and time of messages
Message delivery and response information

How We Use Your Information

NCCSDA uses SMS messaging to facilitate operational and business communications, including:

Scheduling and appointment coordination
Employee, pastor, teacher, and staff communications
Project and task follow-up
Time-sensitive organizational updates
Information technology support communications
Other one-to-one business and ministry-related communications

SMS messages are not used for marketing campaigns, mass advertising, or unsolicited promotional communications.

Information Sharing

NCCSDA does not sell, rent, or share personal information collected through SMS messaging with third parties for their marketing purposes.

Mobile opt-in information will not be shared with third parties for marketing purposes.

Information may be shared only when required by law or when necessary to support the operation and delivery of SMS services.

Data Security

NCCSDA takes reasonable administrative and technical measures to protect information transmitted through SMS communications. However, text messaging is not a guaranteed secure method of communication, and users should avoid sending sensitive personal information through SMS whenever possible.

Opting Out

Recipients may stop receiving SMS communications at any time by replying: STOP

Once an opt-out request is received, no further SMS messages will be sent from that SMS-enabled number unless the recipient later opts back in by replying: START