Privacy

What we keep, what we show, and how to request removal.

House Churches Near Me is operated by Buddy Rathmell. We keep the information needed to list groups and relay requests: names, general locations, contact emails, descriptions, messages, confirmations, and reports. The site owner can see visit requests and replies to handle reports and help with connections.

Public information

Group names, city and state, meeting information, descriptions, networks, and websites are public. Contact emails are never shown on the site, in page code, or in the map data. The only way to reach a host through this site is the “I’d like to visit” button, which passes a note along privately. Street addresses and phone numbers are never published. Map points are moved approximately one to two kilometers from source points.

Service providers and retention

Cloudflare hosts the site, database, bot protection, and email service. OpenStreetMap supplies map tiles and receives your IP address when the map loads. Location access is optional; coordinates stay in your browser for distance sorting. ZIP lookup uses Zippopotam.us when the directory has no matching ZIP. We do not sell personal data or use advertising analytics.

Unconfirmed tokens expire after 24 hours. Used and expired tokens, rate-limit records, old messages, reports, and email logs are cleared by scheduled retention jobs. Message and report records are retained for up to 90 days; email logs for up to 30 days. Private daily listing exports are kept for seven days. Contact us about access, correction, deletion, or a safety-related exception.

Your choices

Claimed hosts can change or remove their entry through private links. Anyone can request removal through the contact page; we aim to respond within a week. Please include the listing URL and the correction you need. Do not send additional sensitive information unless it is necessary to explain the request.