Retrieve or delete the church's data

File export with a 72-hour safety delay and re-authentication, account deletion, country/currency locks.

2026-07-14
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Your church is the data controller of its data (members, visitors, finances, events). The admin has several rights, from Settings > Privacy, section Church data.

Export the church's data (portability)

To protect your members against data theft (compromised account, malicious departure), the full export goes through a 72-hour safety delay and a re-authentication.

  1. Open Settings > Privacy > Church data.
  2. Click Request export.
  3. Confirm your identity (2FA code, or password if 2FA is not enabled).
  4. The request goes to pending. After 72h, the export is prepared automatically and you receive an email with the download link.

Warning: when the request is made, all church admins receive an email. If this wasn't you, cancel it immediately (Cancel request button) - that is your protection against a compromised account.

  • Any admin can cancel the request during the delay.
  • The file is in JSON format: profile, members, visitors, finances, events.
  • Sanctumel has visibility into pending requests (support) but has no approval to give: your church stays in control of its data.

Note: this file contains personal data. Keep it in a safe place and do not share it carelessly. One export request at a time.

Delete the church account

  1. Still in Church data, click Request account deletion.
  2. Confirm and optionally give a reason.
  3. The request is registered; a Sanctumel operator handles it within 30 days (GDPR art. 12).

Note: export your data first - deletion is permanent. Some data (accounting) may be kept for the legal period before erasure. The request stays cancellable until it is processed (Cancel button).

Country and currency: changeable only by support

The church's country and currency determine payment methods, accounting and the amounts shown everywhere. These are structural: once the church is created, they can no longer be changed self-service (the fields are greyed out). For a legitimate migration, contact support.

Difference with deleting a personal account

  • Personal account (any user): manages your Sanctumel account data. The personal export stays immediate.
  • Church account (admin): manages the church's data, with the safety delay above. The two are independent.

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