Iglesia Restauración En Cristo · IREC / RICC

SMS / Text Message Privacy Policy

Effective: August 12, 2026 · Last updated: August 17, 2026

This SMS Privacy Policy explains how Iglesia Restauración En Cristo (also known as Restoration In Christ Church, a Texas 501(c)(3) non-profit religious organization — hereinafter “IREC”, “the Church”, “we”, “us”) collects, uses, stores, and protects the personal information you provide when you consent to receive text (SMS/MMS) messages from us.

This policy applies uniformly across all of our official web properties, including but not limited to: IglesiaREC.org, IglesiaREC.com, GoRICChurch.org, and GoRICChurch.com. Any of these domains may be used to display SMS opt-in forms or to link to this policy; they all refer to the same organization and the same SMS program.

The short version: When you opt in, we will send you occasional text messages related to giving, prayer, ministry reminders and events. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency varies. Text HELP for help. Text STOP to opt out at any time. We do not sell or share your mobile number or SMS opt-in data with any third parties for their marketing purposes.

1. Information We Collect

When you opt in to receive text messages from IREC, we collect: your mobile phone number, your explicit consent to receive text messages, the date and time of your opt-in, and (where applicable) your name and email address if you provide them.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the phone number you provide solely to send you text messages that fall within the categories to which you opted in. These include:

3. Message Frequency & Cost

Message frequency varies based on the categories you opted into. Typically fewer than ten (10) messages per month. Message and data rates may apply based on your mobile carrier and plan; the Church is not responsible for charges assessed by your carrier.

4. Consent (Opt-In)

You provide your consent to receive text messages from IREC in one of two ways:

  1. By submitting a web form on any of our official domains — IglesiaREC.org, IglesiaREC.com, GoRICChurch.org, or GoRICChurch.com — (for example at /give, /oracion, or /visitanos) with the required consent checkbox reading: “I agree to receive text messages from Iglesia REC. Msg & data rates may apply. Msg frequency varies. Reply STOP to opt out.”
  2. By texting one of the opt-in keywords GIVE, DAR, PRAYER, ORACION, YES, or JOIN to +1 (817) 225-9190 from your mobile device.

Consent to receive text messages from IREC is never a condition of purchase, donation, membership, participation in any ministry, or receipt of any service or good from the Church.

5. Opt-Out

You may opt out of all text messages from IREC at any time and at no cost by:

6. Help

For help at any time, reply HELP, INFO, or AYUDA to any of our messages, or contact us at info@iglesiarec.org.

7. Sharing With Third Parties

We do not sell, rent, lease, or otherwise share your mobile phone number, SMS opt-in data, or SMS consent record with any third party for their own marketing or promotional purposes. We use trusted communications-infrastructure providers (specifically Twilio Inc.) to deliver text messages on our behalf. These providers are bound by confidentiality and data-processing obligations and may not use your data for their own purposes.

8. Automated Messages

Some messages you receive from IREC may be sent using automated systems including application-to-person (A2P) messaging technology. By opting in, you consent to receive such automated messages.

9. Data Retention

We retain your mobile number and opt-in consent record for as long as your subscription remains active plus a reasonable audit period after opt-out (typically 24 months) required to demonstrate compliance with U.S. carrier and TCPA regulations.

10. Security

We take reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to protect your personal information against unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. No system is fully secure; however, we implement industry-standard practices including encryption in transit and access controls.

11. Children

Our SMS program is not directed to persons under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect mobile phone numbers from children under 13.

12. Changes to this Policy

We may update this SMS Privacy Policy from time to time. Material changes will be communicated via a notice on our website. Continued use of our SMS service after such changes constitutes your acceptance of the revised policy.

13. Contact Us

Iglesia Restauración En Cristo (Restoration In Christ Church)
Email: info@iglesiarec.org
Official websites: IglesiaREC.org · IglesiaREC.com · GoRICChurch.org · GoRICChurch.com
Text (informational only): +1 (817) 225-9190

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