Last updated October 12, 2026

Privacy Policy

Offeratory helps people give online to their place of worship or community organization, and helps those organizations issue receipts. This policy explains what we collect, why, and your choices. We follow Canada's Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA).

What we collect

• When you give: the amount, the fund, the date, and, if you ask for a receipt, your name and email. Registered charities in Canada also need your home address, because the Canada Revenue Agency requires it on official tax receipts.
• Card details: never. Payments are handled by Stripe. We never see or store your card number.
• Administrators: name, role, email, a hashed password, and a record of sign-ins and changes for security.
• Places of worship and organizations: legal name, address, phone, charity number, and the Stripe account that receives gifts.
• If you create an account: your email, and the sign-in codes we email you. Your account links your gifts, receipts and event tickets so you can see them in one place.
• Events: when you register, your name, email and number of tickets, which the host sees so they can check you in. When you host, your name, email and the event details you enter.
• Location: only when you tap “near me”, to find events close to you. It is used for that search and not stored.
• The iPhone apps: store your saved places, reminder times and the kind of place you worship at (if you choose to tell us) only on your phone. When you scan a code, the app sends that code to us to check it is genuine. The apps do not collect contacts or tracking data.

How we use it

• To process your gift and send your receipt.
• To run events: send your ticket and let the host check you in.
• To give the organization you gave to the records it needs: who gave, how much, and receipt numbers, for its accounting and its tax authority.
• To keep the service secure: verifying organizations, preventing fraud and fake QR codes, and auditing changes.

We do not sell personal information, show ads, or use it for marketing.

Who we share it with

• The organization you give to, which receives your gift and the details on your receipt.
• Stripe, our payment processor (stripe.com/privacy).
• Our email provider, to deliver receipts.
• Our hosting provider, which stores the data on our behalf.
• Authorities, only where the law requires it.

On your device

If you tick “Remember me” or save a giving card, your details are stored in your browser on your own device so you don't have to type them again. You can remove them at any time by clearing them in the app or your browser.

How long we keep it

Gift and receipt records are kept for at least six years after the year of the gift, because Canadian charities must keep receipt records that long. Other information is deleted when it is no longer needed.

Your rights

You can ask to see, correct or delete your personal information, subject to the record-keeping the law requires of the organization you gave to. Email support@offeratory.ca. If you are not satisfied with our answer, you can contact the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada.

Security

Data is encrypted in transit. Payment details never touch our servers. Payouts are protected by two-owner approval and a waiting period, and every QR code is digitally signed.

Contact

Questions: support@offeratory.ca. See also our Terms.