Privacy Policy
The Overcoming the Tribulation Privacy Policy outlines the information Overcoming the Tribulation gathers, how we use that information, and the options you have to access, correct, or delete such information.
Overcoming the Tribulation is committed to treating your personally identifiable information (PII) with integrity.
Information We Collect
On our website, you can provide contact information to receive updates by email, or to request additional information. When you use our services, we collect the following types of information:
Contact Information: your-mail address, name, and any additional contact information you provide (e.g., name, website, organization, street address, phone number) or is provided to us through Google Analytics. To sign up for our mailing list, you are only required to provide an email address. However, if you write us and offer additional information, we will collect it in order to provide you the best service.
Promotional Information: How you found us and your areas of interest.
Survey Information: Contact information and demographics such as postal/zip code, age level, educational background, website preferences, etc.
Correspondence Information: Suggestions, comments, messages, questions, and requests for further correspondence.
Usage Information: IP address, browser type, operating system, date stamps, etc.
How We Use Information We Collect
We use the information we collect for the following purposes:
Provide and Maintain the Services
By using the information we collect, we are able to deliver the services and honor our contract with you, and we use your information to give you customer support.
Improve, Personalize, and Develop the Services
We use the information we collect to improve and personalize the services and to develop new ones.
Communicate with You
We use your information when needed to send you notifications and respond to you when you contact us. We also use your information to send you relevant content, provide ministry updates, and to promote resources and products you may be interested in.
Promote Safety and Security
We use the information we collect to promote the safety and security of the services, our users, and other parties. For example, we may use the information to authenticate users, protect against fraud and abuse, respond to a legal request or claim, conduct audits, and enforce our terms and policies.
Cookies
We use cookies and similar technologies to give you a better customer experience. Cookies are alphanumeric identifiers that we transfer to your computer’s hard drive through your web browser to enable our systems to recognize your browser and improve your experience by providing features for our services.
You can disable cookies in your browser, but we recommend you keep them on to receive the best service from our website.
We use Google Analytics to track visits to our webpage. This service provides us anonymous user information that helps identify visitor trends so we can continue to improve our websites and Services.
How Information Is Shared
For External Processing
We transfer information to our service providers who process it for us in compliance with this policy and any other appropriate confidentiality and security measures. These partners provide us with services including for information technology, marketing, data analysis. We share subscriber information with Mailchimp in order to facilitate our mailing list.
For Legal or Security Reasons
We may preserve or disclose information about you to comply with a law, regulation, legal process, or governmental request; to assert legal rights or defend against legal claims; or to prevent, detect, or investigate illegal activity, fraud, abuse, violations of our terms, or threats to the security of the Services.
We may share non-personal information that is aggregated, anonymous or de-identified so that it cannot reasonably be used to identify an individual.
Your Access to and Control of Personal Data
If you live in the European Economic Area (EU member countries and Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway), or in the United Kingdom, or Switzerland, you have certain legal rights with respect to your personal information. This includes the right to access, correct, update, export, or delete your personal information. If you need assistance regarding your rights, please contact us, and we will consider your request in accordance with applicable laws.
If you live in California, you have rights per the California Online Privacy Protection Act (CalOPPA). Please contact us if you need assistance.
We may preserve data for legal security reasons, including as described in the How Information is Shared section.
Data Retention
We will keep data indefinitely. People who have joined the Overcoming the Tribulation mailing list can unsubscribe at any time. Their address will remain on file in our account as “unsubscribed” unless they contact us to request full removal.
Analytics and Advertising Services Provided by Others
We use Google Analytics to track website usage. They use cookies and similar technologies to collect information about your interactions with the services and other websites and applications.
Our Policy on Children
We do not knowingly collect any personal data from children or other individuals who are not legally able to use our services, and persons under the age of 13 are not permitted to create accounts. If we learn that we have collected the personal information of a child under the age of 13, we will take steps to delete the information as soon as possible, unless we are legally obligated to retain such data. Parents who believe that their child has submitted personal information to us and would like to have it deleted may contact us.
Information Security
Our website hosting provider, HostGator, uses a combination of technical, administrative, and physical controls to maintain the security of the data they host.
The Overcoming the Tribulation website is configured according to security best practices. Computers which are used to access the website are scanned regularly for malware.
International Information Transfers
Overcoming the Tribulation is based in the United States.
Our website hosting provider, HostGator, is headquartered in the United States, also. Although it is an International company, it is unlikely that information will be transferred out of the United States.
If you are accessing this website from outside of the United States, by using this site you agree to an international information transfer to the United States.
Changes to this Policy
Overcoming the Tribulation may elect to update our privacy policy at any time, especially as we may expand our services. Users are encouraged to check back if they desire. The Privacy Policy will always be linked on the front page or found by visiting https://overcomingthetribulation.com/privacy. The date of the latest update can be found at the end of the policy.
Last Updated: 01/20/2019