Your data & privacy
Sunday Suite is built "local-first": your content belongs to you, stays with you, and leaves your control only when you actively choose it. Here is what that means in everyday terms — and which buttons to press.
Local-first by design
The desktop apps — like SundayRec — do their work on your own machine. Recordings, video and transcription are processed locally; nothing is uploaded unless you switch on a cloud or publishing feature yourself. There is no analytics and no telemetry in the apps.
What SundayPlan stores
SundayPlan is a web app, so your church's planning data — people, teams, services, messages — is stored for you so every planner sees the same plan. It is your church's data alone: row-level security in the database means each church can only ever see its own rows. Nothing is sold, shared or used for advertising.
Export everything as JSON
In SundayPlan, go to Settings → Privacy and you can export your church's data as a JSON file — a plain, machine-readable text format any developer or tool can open. Your data is never locked in: you can take a full copy with you whenever you like.
Erasing a person
When a volunteer leaves, or simply asks to be removed, you can erase the person from SundayPlan so their personal details are no longer stored. Combined with the rule of thumb from Inviting volunteers & teams — store only what you need — this keeps your register tidy and your GDPR conscience clean.
Cloud AI is off until you turn it on
Some features can use cloud-based AI. These are governed by a consent toggle that is off by default — nothing is sent to any AI service unless your church actively switches it on. Local AI, like the speech-to-text in SundayRec, runs entirely on your own machine either way.
Read the full policy
The complete picture — OAuth tokens, cloud uploads, your GDPR rights — is in the Privacy Policy. Questions about your data? Email [email protected].