1. Information We Collect

We may collect information that you provide directly when creating an account, participating in the community, posting content, joining groups, or contacting us.

Account Information

This may include:

• Email address
• Display name or username
• Profile photo
• Biography or profile information
• Account preferences
• Notification preferences

User-Generated Content

MTN Monastery is a Christian community platform that allows users to share spiritual experiences and community content. Content you voluntarily provide may include:

• Posts
• Photos
• Videos
• Comments
• Testimonies
• Prayer-related content
• Dreams
• Visions
• Prophetic words
• Spiritual reflections
• Revelation or personal experiences
• Questions and discussions
• Healing testimonies
• Deliverance-related discussions
• Other content you choose to submit

Some of this information may be personal or sensitive in nature. You should only share information you are comfortable making available to the audience you select. Content posted publicly may be visible to other MTN Monastery users.

2. Spiritual and Religious Content

Because MTN Monastery is designed for Christian community and discussion, users may voluntarily share information relating to their faith, beliefs, spiritual experiences, or religious practices.

MTN Monastery does not require users to disclose more personal spiritual information than is necessary to use the features they choose. Any religious, spiritual, prayer, prophetic, or testimony-related information that you post is provided voluntarily. Publicly posted spiritual content may be viewed and interacted with by other users.

3. Community and Social Information

We may collect information related to your interactions within MTN Monastery, including:

• Accounts you follow
• Followers
• Group memberships
• Group invitations
• Community participation
• Comments and reactions
• Posts you save
• Notifications
• Accountability or community connections
• Reports submitted about users or content
• Blocking preferences

This information is used to provide community features and help keep the platform safe.

4. App Usage Information

We may collect information about how you interact with MTN Monastery, such as:

• Features you use
• Content viewed
• General engagement activity
• App performance
• Crash or error information
• Device or technical information necessary to operate the service

This information may be used to improve app functionality, safety, performance, and reliability.

5. Information We Do Not Intentionally Collect

Unless a future feature clearly asks for it, MTN Monastery does not intentionally collect:

• Precise geographic location
• Device contacts
• Financial account information
• Health or fitness data
• Browsing history outside MTN Monastery

If these practices change, this Privacy Policy will be updated.

6. How We Use Information

Information may be used to:

• Create and maintain accounts
• Operate MTN Monastery
• Display content users choose to share
• Enable community interactions
• Enable groups and social connections
• Provide notifications
• Personalize the app experience
• Respond to support requests
• Review reports
• Moderate inappropriate or harmful content
• Detect spam, fraud, abuse, or violations of community standards
• Improve app functionality and reliability
• Protect users and the platform
• Comply with applicable laws

MTN Monastery does not use your personal information for unrelated purposes without appropriate notice or consent.

7. Public Content

Content you choose to share publicly through MTN Monastery may be accessible to other users. This may include testimony, prayer, prophetic, spiritual, or personal information. Please use discretion when sharing sensitive information.

Other users may be able to save, screenshot, copy, or share publicly available content. MTN Monastery cannot control information that another person saves outside the app after it has been publicly shared.

8. Sharing of Information

We may share information with third-party service providers that help us operate MTN Monastery. These may include providers of:

• Cloud hosting
• Authentication
• Database services
• Media storage
• Push notifications
• Analytics
• App performance monitoring
• Moderation or security services

These service providers may process information only as reasonably necessary to provide their services.

We may also disclose information when required by applicable law, regulation, legal process, court order, or governmental request.

Information may also be disclosed where reasonably necessary to protect:

• Users
• MTN Monastery
• Our legal rights
• The safety of another person
• The integrity of the platform

9. We Do Not Sell Personal Information

MTN Monastery does not sell your personal information. We do not rent your personal information to third parties.

If our data practices materially change, this policy will be updated.

10. Groups and Community Features

MTN Monastery may allow users to participate in groups or communities. Information you post within a group may be visible to other members of that group depending on the group's privacy settings.

Group administrators or moderators may have additional access to content and moderation tools necessary to manage their communities. Users should review the audience of a group before posting sensitive or personal information.

11. Verified Leaders and Ministries

MTN Monastery may identify certain users, Christian leaders, creators, ministries, or organizations as verified.

Verification is intended to help users identify particular accounts but does not mean that MTN Monastery endorses every statement, teaching, prophecy, opinion, or claim made by a verified account. Interactions with verified accounts may be processed in the same manner as other community activity.

12. Content Moderation and Safety

MTN Monastery may review content that is reported, flagged, or reasonably suspected of violating community standards. We may collect and retain information related to reports, including:

• Reported content
• Reporter information
• Reported account
• Reason for the report
• Moderation actions
• Relevant communication or records

This information may be retained where necessary for safety, enforcement, fraud prevention, or dispute resolution.

13. Blocking Users

MTN Monastery may allow users to block other accounts. Information necessary to maintain blocking preferences may be retained so that blocked users or content can be appropriately restricted.

14. Notifications

If you enable notifications, MTN Monastery may send notifications regarding:

• Comments
• Reactions
• Followers
• Group activity
• Community activity
• Messages or invitations
• Account-related information
• Important service updates

You can manage notification permissions through your device settings and any settings provided inside the app.

15. Data Retention

We retain personal information only as long as reasonably necessary to:

• Operate MTN Monastery
• Maintain accounts
• Provide requested services
• Prevent abuse
• Meet legal obligations
• Resolve disputes
• Maintain moderation and safety records
• Enforce our policies

Different categories of information may be retained for different periods.

16. Account Deletion

You may request deletion of your MTN Monastery account and associated personal information. When an account is deleted, we will take reasonable steps to delete or anonymize information associated with the account unless retention is reasonably necessary for:

• Legal obligations
• Fraud prevention
• Safety
• Security
• Moderation
• Enforcement
• Dispute resolution
• Other legitimate operational requirements

Some information may remain temporarily in encrypted backups before being removed according to our normal retention process.

Content shared with others may also remain if other users have independently copied or shared that content outside the app.

17. Children's Privacy

MTN Monastery is not intended for children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 without appropriate authorization.

If we learn that we have collected personal information from a child under 13 without appropriate authorization, we will take reasonable steps to remove that information. Parents or guardians who believe a child has submitted personal information may contact us.

18. Security

We use reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures designed to safeguard user information. However, no application, database, or internet transmission can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

Users are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of their login credentials and should notify us if they believe their account has been compromised.

19. Your Privacy Choices and Rights

Depending on where you live, you may have rights relating to your personal information, including the ability to:

• Request access to personal information
• Request correction of inaccurate information
• Request deletion of certain information
• Withdraw certain permissions
• Request information regarding our data practices
• Object to certain processing where applicable

You may contact us to exercise applicable privacy rights.

20. Third-Party Services

MTN Monastery may use third-party services to provide hosting, authentication, storage, notifications, technical infrastructure, analytics, or other necessary functions. These services may process information according to their own privacy policies and contractual obligations.

The app may also contain links to external ministries, websites, resources, videos, or other third-party services. MTN Monastery is not responsible for the privacy practices of third-party websites or services.

21. Religious, Prophetic, Healing, and Spiritual Content Disclaimer

MTN Monastery provides a platform for users to share Christian faith-based experiences, beliefs, testimonies, prophetic impressions, dreams, visions, prayer requests, healing testimonies, and spiritual discussions.

User-generated content represents the views and experiences of the individual users who submit it. MTN Monastery does not guarantee the accuracy, authenticity, spiritual authority, medical accuracy, or outcome of any user-generated claim.

Users should exercise personal judgment and appropriate discernment when interacting with content shared through the platform. MTN Monastery should not be used as a substitute for professional medical, mental health, legal, financial, or emergency services.

22. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The updated version will include a revised “Last Updated” date. Material changes may also be communicated through the app or another appropriate method.

Continued use of MTN Monastery after an updated policy takes effect constitutes acceptance of the revised policy where permitted by law.

23. Contact Us

If you have questions, privacy requests, or concerns regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact:

MTN Monastery