privacy policy

Last updated July 30, 2022

This Privacy Policy (“Policy”) for God’s Vision Ministries, Inc. (“GVM”, “we”, “us”, or “our”) describes how and why we might collect, store, use, and/or share your information when you use our website, mobile web application, or mobile application (“Services”). You agree that by accessing this website, you have read, understood, and agreed to the terms of this Policy.

We collect information that you voluntarily provide us when you complete a registration form, when you participate in certain activities, or otherwise when you contact us through our Services.

The personal information collected depends on the context of your interactions with us and our Services. The personal information collected may include, but is not limited to the following:

• Names
• Phone numbers
• Email addresses
• Mailing addresses

All personal information that you provide us must be true, complete, and accurate, and you must notify us of any changes to such personal information.

When necessary, with your consent or as otherwise permitted by applicable law, we may collect data, such as your payment card number, which is necessary to process your payment actions, including donating to us or registering for one of our paid events.

All payment data is stored and/or processed by one or more of the following third-party providers:

• Tithe.ly (https://get.tithe.ly/privacy-policy)
• Stripe (https://stripe.com/privacy)
• Square (https://squareup.com/us/en/legal/general/privacy)
• PayPal (https://www.paypal.com/us/webapps/mpp/ua/privacy-full)

We may provide you with the option to register or connect with our Services using your existing social media accounts, such as your Facebook social media account. If you choose to register in this way, we will collect the information described in the section called “How do we handle your social logins?” below.

If you use our Services, the following information may be collected if you choose to provide access or permission to it:

• Geolocation Information. Our Services may request access or permission to track location-based information from your mobile device, either continuously or while you are using our Services, to provide certain location-based services. If you wish to change access or permissions by our Services, you may do so in your device's settings.
• Push Notifications. Our Services may request to send you push notifications. If you wish to opt out from receiving these types of communications, you may turn them off in your device's settings.
• Mobile Device Access. Our Services may request access or permission to certain features from your mobile device, including your mobile device's bluetooth, calendar, camera, photos, and other features. If you wish to change access or permissions by our Services, you may do so in your device's settings.

This information is primarily needed to maintain the security and operation of our Services, for troubleshooting, and for our internal analytics and reporting purposes.

We automatically collect certain information when you visit, use, or navigate our Services. This information does not reveal your specific identity but may include device and usage information. As is common practice, this information may be collected through cookies and similar technologies. This information is primarily needed to maintain the security and operation of our Services, and for our internal analytics and reporting purposes.

Log and usage data is service-related, diagnostic, usage, and performance information our servers automatically collect when you access or use our Services. Depending on how you interact with us, this data may include your IP address, device information, browser type, and settings and information about your activity in our Services, and device event information.

GVM may collect device data such as information about your computer, phone, tablet, or other device you use to access its website or Apps. Depending on the device used, this device data may include information such as your IP address (or proxy server), device and application identification numbers, location, browser type, hardware model, Internet service provider and/or mobile carrier, operating system, and system configuration information.

We collect location data such as information about your device's location, which can be either precise or imprecise. How much information we collect depends on the type and settings of the device you use to access the Services. For example, we may use GPS and other technologies to collect geolocation data that tells us your current location (based on your IP address). You can opt out of allowing us to collect this information either by refusing access to the information or by disabling your Location setting on your device. However, if you choose to opt out, you may not be able to use certain aspects of our Services.

We process your personal information for a variety of reasons, depending on how you interact with our Services, including:

• To deliver and facilitate delivery of services to the user. We may process your information to provide you with the requested service.
• To respond to user inquiries or offer support to users. We may process your information to respond to your inquiries and solve any potential issues you might have with the requested service.
• To send administrative information to you. We may process your information to send you details about our products and services, changes to our terms and policies, and other similar information.
• To fulfill and manage your payment activities. We may process your information to fulfill and manage your donations, payments, returns, and exchanges made through our Services.

We never sell, rent, or lease your information to third-parties.

We may use cookies and similar tracking technologies to access or store information related to your use of our Services. For details on removing or rejecting cookies, see the sub-section titled “Removing or rejecting cookies” below.

We may offer you the ability to register and log in using your existing third-party social media accounts, like your Facebook social media account. Where you choose to do this, we will receive certain profile information about you from your social media provider. The profile information we receive may vary depending on the social media provider, but will often include your name, email address, and profile picture, as well as other information you choose to make public on the social media platform.

We will use the information received only for the purposes that are described in this Policy or that are otherwise stated elsewhere on our Services. We do not control and are not responsible for other uses of your personal information by your social media provider. We recommend that you review the privacy policies or notices for your social media providers to understand how they collect, use, and share your personal information, as well as how you can set your privacy preferences on their platforms.

We will only keep your personal information for as long as it is necessary for the purposes set out in this Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law (such as tax, accounting, or other legal requirements).
No purpose in this Policy will require us keeping your personal information for longer than the period in which users have an account with us. When we have no ongoing legitimate business need to process your personal information, we will either delete or anonymize such information, or, if this is not possible, then we will securely store your personal information and isolate it from any further processing until deletion is possible.

We have implemented appropriate and reasonable technical and organizational security measures designed to protect the security of any personal information we process. However, despite our safeguards and efforts to secure your information, no electronic transmission over the Internet or information storage technology can be guaranteed to be 100% secure, so we cannot promise or guarantee that hackers, cybercriminals, or other unauthorized third parties will not be able to defeat our security and improperly collect, access, steal, or modify your information.
Although we will do our best to protect your personal information, transmission of personal information to and from our Services is at your own risk. You should only access our Services within a secure environment.

In some regions (like the EEA, UK, and Canada), you have certain rights under applicable data protection laws. These may include the right (1) to request access and obtain a copy of your personal information, (2) to request rectification or erasure; (3) to restrict the processing of your personal information; and (4) if applicable, to data portability. In certain circumstances, you may also have the right to object to the processing of your personal information. You can make such a request by contacting us by using the contact details provided in the section titled “How can we contact you about this Policy?” below. We will consider and act upon any request in accordance with applicable data protection laws.

If you are located in the EEA or UK and you believe we are unlawfully processing your personal information, you also have the right to complain to your local data protection supervisory authority. You can find their contact details here: https://ec.europa.eu/justice/data-protection/bodies/authorities/index_en.htm.

If you are located in Switzerland, the contact details for the data protection authorities are available here: https://www.edoeb.admin.ch/edoeb/en/home.html.

If we are relying on your consent to process your personal information, which may be express and/or implied consent depending on the applicable law, you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time. You can withdraw your consent at any time by contacting us by using the contact details provided in the section “How can we contact you about this Policy?” below or updating your preferences.

However, please note that this will not affect the lawfulness of the processing before its withdrawal, nor when applicable law allows, will it affect the processing of your personal information conducted in reliance on lawful processing grounds other than consent.

You can unsubscribe from our marketing and promotional communications at any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link in the emails that we send, replying "STOP" or "UNSUBSCRIBE" to the SMS messages that we send, or by contacting us using the details provided in the section “How can we contact you about this Policy?” below. You will then be removed from the marketing lists. However, we may still communicate with you, for example, to send you service-related messages that are necessary for the administration and use of your account, to respond to service requests, or for other non-marketing purposes.

Most Web browsers are set to accept cookies by default. If you prefer, you can usually set your browser to remove cookies and to reject cookies. If you choose to remove cookies or reject cookies, this could affect certain features or operation of our Services on your browser or device.

We may make changes or modifications to this Policy from time to time. Updates to this Policy will be reflected by the “Last updated” date at beginning of this page. Your continued use of our Services following any revision to this Policy will mean that you accept and agree to the revisions.

Based on the applicable laws of your country, you may have the right to request access to the personal information we collect from you, change that information, or delete it in some circumstances. To request to review, update, or delete your personal information, please see the section titled “How can we contact you about this Policy?” below.

To make a request, inquiry or to receive further information regarding this Policy, you can contact us at:

Mailing Address:
God’s Vision Ministries
P.O. Box 81087
Conyers, Georgia 30013

Phone:
770-285-6401

Email:
info@gvmchurch.org