Privacy Policy - Prayer Passion Pursuit

Who we are

Effective February 2, 2024

Our website address is: https://prayerpassionpursuit.com.

This blog was created to support, encourage and edify. It Is a symbol of our commitment to honour the Gospel Commission of discipleship and evangelism as given to us by Jesus in Matt 28:19, “Therefore go and make disciples of all nations…” As we continue to grow in our faith and aim to be more diligent in our bible study and devotional life, we desire to connect and share with like-minded individuals. We are on a journey of self-discovery and through the guidance of the Holy Spirit and our love for the written Word, we hope to share our hearts (Prayers), our thoughts (Passion) and our real-life experiences (Pursuits) with you. So, whether you are thinking about getting closer to God, or are already walking with him or even if you are retracing your steps to Him, we hope you will find encouragement and support here that bolsters your steps.

As part of our commitment to transparency and safeguarding your privacy, we have updated our Privacy Policy to reflect the inclusion of e-commerce and the sale of items through our blog at Prayer Passion Pursuit. This section outlines how we collect, use, and protect your personal information in the context of online transactions.

1. Collection of Personal Information: When making a purchase through our blog, we collect necessary personal information to process and fulfill your order. This may include your name, shipping address, billing information, and contact details. Rest assured, this information is securely stored and used solely for order processing and communication related to your purchase.

2. Secure Transactions: We prioritize the security of your payment information. All transactions are conducted through secure and encrypted channels to protect your financial details during the purchase process.

3. Order Processing and Fulfillment: To ensure a seamless shopping experience, we use your personal information to process and fulfill your orders. This includes sharing relevant details with third-party service providers involved in the shipping and delivery process.

4. Communication: We may contact you via email to provide order updates, shipping confirmations, and other transaction-related communications. Rest assured, your contact information will not be used for marketing purposes unless you explicitly opt in.

5. Third-Party Services: In the course of e-commerce operations, we may engage with trusted third-party services to enhance our website functionality, payment processing, and order fulfillment. These third parties adhere to strict privacy standards and are only provided with the necessary information to perform their services.

6. Your Choices: You have the right to review, update, or delete the personal information associated with your orders. Additionally, you can opt out of non-essential communications, such as marketing emails.

Other data we collect and why we collect it

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.

An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

Prayer Requests

When visitors to our sites leave a request for prayer, we only require that they include their first name. The choice to include a surname is optional and entirely at their discretion.

Subscription to Our Mailing List

In subscribing to our mailing list, we collect your email address and first name to keep in contact with you to keep you updated on new activity such as new blog posts and special offers.

Cookies

Cookies are small files that are placed on Your computer, mobile device, or any other device used to access a website, containing the details of Your browsing history on that website among its many uses.

You can instruct Your browser to refuse all Cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if You do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some parts of our Service. Unless you have adjusted Your browser setting so that it will refuse cookies, our Service may use cookies.

If you leave a comment on our site you may opt into saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.

Embedded content from other websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website

Analytics

We use Google Analytics to analyze and track users’ use of our site to determine the popularity of certain content and better understand online activity. We do not transfer personal information to Google Analytics. However, if you do not want any information to be collected and used by tracking technologies, you can visit Google Analytics or the Network Advertising Initiative Opt-Out Tool or Digital Advertising Alliance Opt-Out Tool.

You should be aware that getting a new computer, installing a new browser, upgrading an existing browser, or erasing or otherwise altering your browser’s cookies files may also clear certain opt-out cookies, plug-ins, or settings.

How long we retain your data

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.

What rights you have over your data

If you have an account on this site or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.