Privacy Policy

At David Shivers Ministries, we are committed to protecting your privacy and your personal information. We do not sell or rent your personal information to others. Your privacy is very important to us and we want you to be assured that our privacy practices are held to the highest standard—we take every precaution to protect your information.

 

When users submit sensitive information via this website, your information is protected both online and offline. Please review the privacy policy to understand how your personal information will be treated as you use our websites. We also understand the concerns you might have with using a credit card for online transactions. It is therefore in our best interest to protect your credit card information in order to provide you with the best service possible.

 

This Privacy Policy discloses the privacy practices for information collected by David Shivers Ministries. By using this site, you agree:

  • You have reviewed and understand our Privacy Policy.
  • You accept and are subject to this Privacy Policy.
  • David Shivers Ministries are permitted to use your personal information as stated below.

 

Data Collection

DONATIONS

When you choose to make a donation to David Shivers Ministries, we ask for your name, address, zip code and email. We will use this information in order to correspond with you, provide gift receipts and other news of interest. 

 

When you sign up to receive email newsletters or use our contact form, we need to know your email address. This allows us to personalize our communications with you. When you make an online donation or create an David Ministries account, we collect all necessary personal information through securely encrypted Web forms. This information includes your name, contact information, including email and street address, credit card type, number, security code and expiration date. Your contact information is used to contact you to resolve customer service issues. You can correct or update your personal information stored on our sites by completing the online contact form on the Contact page.

 

E-MAIL SUBSCRIPTIONS

When you subscribe to emails we collect any necessary contact information through securely encrypted Web forms. Upon registering you can request to receive email communication from us. Our email messages will contain instructions on how to unsubscribe or you may remove yourself from these mailing lists at any time by emailing [email protected]

 

AGGREGATED TRACKING INFORMATION

David Shivers Ministries collect several types of aggregated tracking information on its site mainly by tracking page views to monitor visitor traffic patterns and site usage to help us further develop and improve the content and design of the site. This information includes, but is not limited to IP addresses, browser types and page views. This information is tracked in order to observe movement throughout the site to analyze trends and to improve the content and features to meet your needs. We may also collect your IP address to help diagnose problems with the server and to administer the site. This information is never linked to personal identification information.

 

HOW WE USE YOUR INFORMATION

David Shivers Ministries is the sole owner of the information collected on its sites. We will never sell or rent this information in any way, except as is disclosed in the Privacy Policy. When you make a donation you need to provide your name, e-mail address, credit card, and billing information. This information allows us to process and fulfill your donation or products requested and to notify you of your donation or fulfillment status. From time to time, we may also use your information to contact you or provide you with information we think would be of particular interest. At a minimum, we will always give you the opportunity to decline such direct marketing or market research contact. David Shivers Ministries will also follow local requirements, such as allowing you to opt in before receiving unsolicited contact, where applicable. 

 

SHARING OF INFORMATION

To provide specific services, we may partner with third-party vendors, such as credit card processing companies. We will share only the information necessary for these vendors to provide their services. David Shivers Ministries will make reasonable effort to insure any information shared with third-party vendors is not retained, shared or used or any secondary purposes.

 

DISCLOSURE EXCEPTIONS

We reserve the right to disclose your personal information to appropriate third parties if we are required to do so by law, or to comply with legal processes such as search warrants or subpoenas. We also reserve the right to disclose your personal information if we believe the information must be shared to:

  • Address technical problems or perform network maintenance
  • Investigate reports of users sending material using a false e-mail address, or of users sending harassing, threatening or abusive messages
  • Protect against fraud, misuse or unauthorized use of our site or ministry
  • Address emergencies, such as the risk of someone’s physical safety

 

CHANGES TO OUR PRIVACY POLICY

David Shivers Ministries reserve the right to change this Privacy Policy at any time. When this policy is revised, we will post the updated version on our website. Your continued use of our site indicates your acceptance of these changes.