Following Jesus ("we," "us," "our") provides a discipleship app and an online course platform to help people follow Jesus and grow in faith, often in connection with a local church. This policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, and the choices you have.
Information we collect
Account information. When you sign in with Google, we receive your name, email address, and profile photo from Google. We don't collect or store passwords — Google handles sign-in entirely.
Church association. If you're connected to a church through the app or course platform, we store which church that is.
Course activity. Which course sessions you've viewed or completed, your answers to discussion questions, and certificates you've earned.
Discipleship activity. If you use the app's leader/disciple features: your Bible reading progress, which group(s) you're part of, messages you send in group chat or directly to your leader or disciple, and checklist/action items assigned to you and whether you've completed them.
Leader applications. If you apply to become a leader, we collect your name, your church, and your pastor's name and email — we email your pastor a link so they can approve or deny the request.
Who can see your information
- A leader you're connected to can see your course progress and any messages between you.
- A church admin or group leader at your church can see your course progress, discussion answers, and can reply to your discussion answers.
- Members of a discipleship group you're in can see your name and progress within that group.
- We don't sell your information to anyone, ever.
Services we use
We rely on a small number of trusted services to run Following Jesus:
- Google — for signing in.
- Supabase — our database, where your account and activity data is stored.
- Netlify — hosts our website and app.
- Resend — sends emails on our behalf, like leader-approval requests and course reminders.
- YouTube — course videos are embedded from YouTube.
Each of these services has its own privacy practices governing how they handle data on our behalf.
Your choices
- Weekly course reminder emails include an unsubscribe link — no login required to opt out.
- To request a copy of your data, or to have your account and data deleted, email us at the address below.
Minors
Following Jesus is generally intended for adults, but we recognize that youth (for example, through a church youth group) may use it as well. If you're a parent or guardian and believe your minor child has provided us with information you'd like removed, contact us at the email below and we'll address it.
Data security
We take reasonable steps to protect your information, including access controls that limit who can see what data based on their role (student, leader, church admin, etc.). No method of storing or transmitting data online is 100% secure, so we can't guarantee absolute security.
Changes to this policy
We may update this policy from time to time. If we make material changes, we'll update the date at the top of this page.
Contact us
Questions about this policy, or requests regarding your data, can be sent to info@followingjesusbook.com.