Privacy Policy for Steps With Jesus

1. Introduction

This Privacy Policy describes how Steps With Jesus ("we," "us," or "our") collects, uses, and protects the personal information we gather from visitors and users ("you" or "user") of our website, stepswithjesus.com, and all related services, including our courses, devotionals, and prayer requests (collectively, the "Services").

We are committed to protecting your privacy and demonstrating transparency about how we handle your personal data. By using our Services, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy.

Effective Date: December 15, 2025

2. Information We Collect

We collect several different types of information for various purposes to provide and improve our Services to you.

A. Personal Data

While using our Services, we may ask you to provide us with certain personally identifiable information ("Personal Data"), including but not limited to:

  • Contact Information: Name, email address, mailing address, and phone number (collected when signing up for courses, newsletters, or making donations).

  • Prayer Requests: Any sensitive or personal information you voluntarily submit via our prayer request form. (Note: These requests are treated with the utmost confidentiality and are typically seen only by the dedicated prayer team.)

  • Transaction Data: Details related to donations or purchases, such as payment information (processed securely by third-party payment processors like [e.g., Stripe or PayPal]—we do not store sensitive financial details).

B. Usage Data

We may also collect information that your browser sends whenever you visit our Service or when you access the Service by or through a mobile device ("Usage Data"). This Usage Data may include information such as your computer's Internet Protocol address (IP address), browser type, pages of our Service that you visit, the time and date of your visit, and the time spent on those pages.

3. Use of Data

Steps With Jesus uses the collected data for various purposes:

  • To provide and maintain our Service, including access to courses and devotionals.

  • To process and confirm donations or purchases of materials.

  • To manage your account and registration as a user.

  • To respond to and facilitate private prayer requests.

  • To notify you about changes to our Service.

  • To provide customer support.

  • To gather analysis or valuable information so that we can improve our Service.

  • To monitor the usage of our Service.

  • To send email newsletters, updates, and marketing communications regarding our ministry and courses (you may opt out at any time).

4. Sharing of Data

We will not sell or rent your Personal Data to third parties. We may share your Personal Data in the following situations:

  • Third-Party Service Providers: We may employ third-party companies and individuals to facilitate our Service (e.g., email service providers, payment processors, web hosting). These third parties have access to your Personal Data only to perform these tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.

  • Processing Donations: Donations are handled by secure, external payment platforms. We do not store your full credit card information.

  • Legal Requirements: We may disclose your Personal Data in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to comply with a legal obligation, protect the rights or property of Steps With Jesus, prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing, or protect the personal safety of users or the public.

5. Security of Data

The security of your data is important to us. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Data (e.g., SSL encryption), please remember that no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure.

6. Children's Privacy (COPPA)

Our Service is designed for new Christians of all ages; however, we do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 13 without verifiable parental consent. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with Personal Data, please contact us immediately.

7. Links to Other Sites

Our Service may contain links to other sites that are not operated by us (e.g., recommended external Christian resources). If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that third party's site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit.

8. Your Data Protection Rights

Depending on your location (e.g., users in the European Economic Area under GDPR or California under CCPA), you may have the right to access, update, or delete the Personal Data we hold about you. If you wish to exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details below.

9. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Effective Date" at the top of this Policy. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.

10. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us:

  • By email: info@stepswithjesus.com

  • By visiting this page on our website: stepswithjesus.com/contact