Privacy Policy
Thank you for choosing to be part of Acts of Mercy International. We are committed to protecting your personal information and your right to privacy and to providing a compliant and consistent approach to data protection. We are dedicated to safeguarding the personal information under our control and in developing a data protection program that is effective.
This Privacy Policy applies to all information collected through our website and/or related services, sales, marketing, or events (collectively, the “Sites”).
What information is collected?
A. Personal information you disclose.
We collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us when registering on our website, expressing an interest about us or our products and services, when participating in activities on the Sites, or otherwise contacting us.
The personal information that we collect depends on the context of your interactions with us and the Sites, the choices you make, and the products and features you use. All personal information that you provide to us must be true, complete, and accurate, and you must notify us of any changes to such personal information.
B. Information automatically collected.
We automatically collect certain information when you visit, use, or navigate the Sites. This information does not reveal your specific identity (like your name or contact information) but may include generic device and usage information, such as your IP address, browser and device characteristics, operating system, language preferences, referring URLs, device name, country, location, information about how and when you use our Sites, and other technical information. This information is primarily needed to maintain the security and operation of our Sites and for our internal analytics and reporting purposes.
Like many businesses, we also collect information through cookies and similar technologies. By choosing to use our Sites, you agree to our discretionary use of cookies for general purposes intended to enhance user experience.
C. Information collected from other sources.
We may obtain information about you from other sources, such as public databases, joint marketing partners, social media platforms (such as Facebook and Instagram), as well as from other third parties. Examples of the information we receive from other sources include: social media profile information (your name, gender, birthday, email, current city, state, and country, user identification numbers for your contacts, profile picture URL, and any other information that you choose to make public); marketing leads and search results and links, including paid listings (such as sponsored links).
How is your information used?
We use personal information collected via our Sites for a variety of business purposes described below. We process your personal information for these purposes in reliance on our legitimate religious purposes and business interests (“Religious Purposes”), in order to enter into or perform a contract with you (“Contractual”), with your consent (“Consent”), and/or for compliance with our legal obligations (“Legal Reasons”). These are the specific processing grounds on which we rely:
We use information we collect or receive:
To send administrative information to you for Religious Purposes and/or Legal Reasons. We may use your personal information to send you announcements and new feature information and/or information about changes to our terms, conditions, and policies.
Fulfill and manage your orders for Contractual reasons. We may use your information to fulfill and manage your orders, payments, returns, and exchanges made through the Sites, if any.
Deliver targeted advertising to you for our Religious Purposes. We may use your information to develop and display content and advertising (and work with third parties who do so) tailored to your interests and/or location and to measure its effectiveness.
Request feedback for our Religious Purposes. We may use your information to request feedback and to contact you about your use of our Sites.
To protect our Sites for Legal Reasons. We may use your information as part of our efforts to keep our Sites safe and secure (for example, for fraud monitoring and prevention).
To enable user-to-user communications with your Consent. We may use your information in order to enable user-to-user communications with each user’s consent.
To enforce our terms, conditions, and policies for Religious Purposes and/or for Legal Reasons.
For other Religious Purposes: We may use your information for other Religious Purposes, such as data analysis, identifying usage trends, determining the effectiveness of our promotional campaigns, and to evaluate and improve our Sites, products, services, marketing, and your experience.
Will we share your information?
We only share and disclose your information in the following situations:
Compliance With Laws. We may disclose your information where we are legally required to do so in order to comply with applicable law, governmental requests, a judicial proceeding, court order, or legal process.
Vital Interests and Legal Rights. We may disclose your information where we believe it is necessary to investigate, prevent, or take action regarding potential violations of our policies, suspected fraud, situations involving potential threats to the safety of any person and illegal activities, or as evidence in litigation in which we are involved.
With Your Consent. We may disclose your personal information for any other purpose with your consent.
Do we use cookies and other tracking technologies?
We may use cookies and similar tracking technologies (like web beacons and pixels) to access or store information. By choosing to use our Sites, you agree to our discretionary use of cookies for general purposes designed to enhance user experience.
How do we keep your information safe?
The security of your personal information is important to us. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee its absolute safety. We have implemented appropriate technical and organizational security measures designed to protect the security of any personal information we process.
Disclaimer of Damages
By using the Acts of Mercy International website, you assume all risks associated with the use of the site, including any risk to your computer, software, or data being damaged by any virus, software, or any other file that might be transmitted or activated via an Acts of Mercy International website or your access to it. Acts of Mercy International is not liable for any damages of any kind (general, special, incidental, or consequential damages, including without limitation, lost revenues or lost profits) resulting from the use or misuse of the information contained in the Acts of Mercy International website.
Third-Party Websites
Our website may contain links to third-party websites, and third-party websites may also have links to our website.
Our privacy policy does not apply to external links or other websites. We make no representations of the privacy practices of external third-party links by including them on our website. The operators of other websites may collect your personal information.
We encourage you to read the privacy policies of any website you link to from our website.
Google’s advertising requirements can be summed up by Google’s Advertising Principles. They are put in place to provide a positive experience for users.
We have implemented the following:
We, along with third-party vendors such as Google, use first-party cookies (such as the Google Analytics cookies) and third-party cookies (such as the DoubleClick cookie) or other third-party identifiers together to compile data regarding user interactions with ad impressions and other ad service functions as they relate to our website.
Opting Out:
Users can set preferences for how Google advertises to you using the Google Ad settings page. Alternatively, you can opt out by visiting the Network Advertising Initiative Opt Out or by using the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
California Online Privacy Protection Act
CalOPPA is the first state law in the nation to require commercial websites and online services to post a privacy policy. The law’s reach stretches well beyond California to require any person or company in the United States (and conceivably the world) that operates websites collecting Personally Identifiable Information from California consumers to post a conspicuous privacy policy on its website stating exactly the information being collected and those individuals or companies with whom it is being shared. — See more here.
According to CalOPPA, we agree to the following:
Users can visit our site anonymously.
Once this privacy policy is created, we will add a link to it on our home page or as a minimum on the first significant page after entering our website.
Our Privacy Policy link includes the word “Privacy” and can easily be found on the page specified above.
You will be notified of any Privacy Policy changes: on our Privacy Policy Page.
You can change your personal information by email or phone call.
How does our site handle Do Not Track signals?
We honor Do Not Track signals and do not track, plant cookies, or use advertising when a Do Not Track (DNT) browser mechanism is in place.
COPPA (Children Online Privacy Protection Act)
When it comes to the collection of personal information from children under the age of 13 years old, the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) puts parents in control. The Federal Trade Commission, United States’ consumer protection agency, enforces the COPPA Rule, which spells out what operators of websites and online services must do to protect children’s privacy and safety online.
We do not specifically market to children under the age of 13 years old.
Fair Information Practices
The Fair Information Practices Principles form the backbone of privacy law in the United States, and the concepts they include have played a significant role in the development of data protection laws around the globe. Understanding the Fair Information Practice Principles and how they should be implemented is critical to comply with the various privacy laws that protect personal information.
In order to be in line with Fair Information Practices, we will take the following responsive action should a data breach occur: We will notify the users via in-site notification within 7 business days.
We also agree to the Individual Redress Principle which requires that individuals have the right to legally pursue enforceable rights against data collectors and processors who fail to adhere to the law. This principle requires not only that individuals have enforceable rights against data users, but also that individuals have recourse to courts or government agencies to investigate and/or prosecute non-compliance by data processors.
CAN-SPAM Act
The CAN-SPAM Act is a law that sets the rules for commercial email, establishes requirements for commercial messages, gives recipients the right to have emails stopped from being sent to them, and spells out tough penalties for violations.
We collect your email address in order to:
Send information, respond to inquiries, and/or other requests or questions.
To be in accordance with CAN-SPAM, we agree to the following:
Not use false or misleading subjects or email addresses
Identify the message as an advertisement in some reasonable way
Include the physical address of our business or site headquarters
Monitor third-party email marketing services for compliance, if one is used
Honor opt-out/unsubscribe requests quickly
Allow users to unsubscribe by using the link at the bottom of each email
Contacting Us:
If there are any questions regarding this privacy policy, you may contact us using the information below.
By email: [email protected]
By mail: Acts of Mercy International, 505 North 20th Street, Waco, Texas 76707