Website Privacy Policy
St. Joseph Catholic Church | Norman, Oklahoma
stjosephsok.org | Effective September 10, 2026
St. Joseph Catholic Church ("St. Joseph," "we," "us," or "our") respects your privacy. This policy explains how we collect, use, protect, and share information through stjosephsok.org, related online forms, and parish text messaging services.
Information we collect
We collect information you provide when you contact the parish, complete a form, register for parish activities, make a donation, or request communications. Depending on the service, this may include your name, mailing address, email address, telephone number, household details, registration information, and the contents of your request. For text messaging, we may retain your mobile number, messages, delivery information, and records of consent and opt-out requests.
Our website and its service providers may collect technical information such as IP address, browser and device type, pages visited, and visit dates. Cookies and similar technologies may support website functions, remember preferences, and help understand website use. You can manage cookies through your browser; disabling them may affect some features.
How we use information
We use information to respond to requests, administer parish activities and registrations, process and acknowledge donations, maintain appropriate parish records, provide communications you request or authorize, operate and improve our website, and protect our services. We use SMS consent records to document permission and honor messaging preferences.
How we share information
We do not sell or rent personal information. We may provide information to authorized parish personnel and service providers as needed for parish administration, website hosting, registration, donation processing, and communications. We may also disclose information when required by law or necessary to protect rights and safety. Access is limited to the information needed for the applicable purpose. The specific protections below govern mobile information and SMS consent; general sharing provisions do not authorize sharing them for marketing.
Mobile information and SMS consent protection
SMS consent is not shared with third parties or affiliates. We do not sell, rent, or transfer SMS opt-in data or consent. Mobile information is not shared with third parties or affiliates for marketing or promotional purposes.
We use messaging service providers, including RingCentral, messaging intermediaries, and mobile carriers, to process and deliver texts on our behalf. These providers process only the information necessary to operate and support the messaging service, such as mobile numbers and message contents, and are not authorized by St. Joseph to use it for their own marketing. SMS opt-in data and consent are excluded from the general information-sharing provisions in this policy.
Text messaging choices and terms
When you expressly opt in to St. Joseph text messages, you may receive parish office responses, appointment or registration reminders, ministry scheduling, event information, and parish announcements, according to the categories described when you enroll. Messages are limited to the purposes you authorize. A telephone number supplied for parish records, a donation, or an unrelated form does not by itself enroll you in recurring text messages.
Participation is voluntary. SMS consent is not a condition of a purchase, donation, parish membership, or access to parish services. Message frequency varies. Message and data rates may apply. Carriers are not liable for delayed or undelivered messages.
To stop text messages, reply STOP to the number that sent the message. You may receive one final confirmation; further messages from that program will stop unless you opt in again. For help, reply HELP, call 405-321-8080, or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. You may also contact the parish office to withdraw SMS consent or request removal from all parish text programs. If you participate in separately managed parish programs, tell the office which programs you wish to stop.
Online giving and other websites
Our website links to online giving and other services and may display content supplied by external providers. Information you submit directly to an external service, including payment information, is subject to that provider’s privacy policy and terms. Review those policies before submitting information. St. Joseph may receive donation and transaction details needed for parish accounting and acknowledgments.
Protecting and retaining information
We use reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational safeguards to protect personal information. No internet transmission or storage system can be guaranteed completely secure. Please do not send payment card details, Social Security numbers, or sensitive pastoral or medical information through ordinary text messages or general website forms.
We retain information for as long as reasonably needed for the purposes described in this policy and applicable recordkeeping obligations. We may retain consent records and a limited record of your opt-out to demonstrate permission and prevent unwanted messages. Some parish, sacramental, donation, or other records may need to be retained even when you request deletion.
Your choices and children’s information
Contact the parish office to request access to, correction of, or deletion of information you have provided, or to change your communication preferences. We may verify your identity before acting on a request and will explain any applicable retention limitations.
Parents or guardians should provide information needed for children’s parish programs. Children under 13 should not independently submit personal information through this website or enroll in parish text messages. If you believe a child has submitted information without appropriate parental involvement, contact the parish office so we can review and address it.
Changes and contact information
We may update this policy by posting a revised version with a new effective date. Policy updates do not themselves enroll you in text messages or authorize new uses of SMS consent.
St. Joseph Catholic Church
Attn: Business Manager
421 E. Acres Street, Norman, OK 73071
405-321-8080 | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
https://stjosephsok.org
