Gaston Community Church
Privacy

Privacy Policy

Last updated October 7, 2026

This policy covers Sermon Shorts, an internal tool Gaston Community Church staff use to publish short clips of our own Sunday sermons to the church's YouTube channel, Facebook Page and Instagram account. It is not offered to the public, and no one outside our staff signs in to it.

What the tool accesses

When a staff member connects the church's YouTube channel, the tool asks Google for permission to upload videos to that channel (youtube.upload). When a staff member connects the church's Facebook Page, the tool asks Meta for permission to publish videos to that Page and to its linked Instagram account.

The tool uses these permissions only to upload sermon clips a staff member has reviewed and approved, together with each clip's title, description and cover image. It does not read, collect or store personal information about viewers, followers, subscribers or anyone else, and it does not access analytics, comments, messages or other content on these accounts.

What is stored, and where

The sign-in credentials Google and Meta issue are stored only on the church computer that runs the tool. A local record of which clips were posted, and their links, is kept alongside the clips. Nothing is stored on any server we operate, and nothing is sold, shared with or transferred to any third party.

Use of Google user data

Sermon Shorts' use of information received from Google APIs adheres to the Google API Services User Data Policy, including the Limited Use requirements. The tool uses YouTube API Services; see the YouTube Terms of Service and the Google Privacy Policy.

Revoking access

Access can be removed at any time: for Google, from the account's third-party connections page; for Facebook and Instagram, from the Page's Business Integrations settings. Removing access deletes nothing that was already posted; it only stops the tool from posting.

Contact

Questions about this policy: Gaston Community Church, mark@gastoncommunitychurch.org, (704) 215-5508, P.O. Box 550741, Gastonia, NC 28055.