Privacy Policy

We may collect the following types of information:

• Personal identification information — name, email address, phone number, and postal address when you fill out a form, donate, or contact us.
• Usage data — pages visited, time spent on the site, browser type, and device information collected automatically via cookies.
• Communication data — messages, prayer requests, or enquiries you send us through our contact forms.
• Subscription data — email address and name if you subscribe to our devotional emails or newsletter.

We use the information we collect to:

• Respond to your enquiries, prayer requests, and contact messages.
• Send devotional emails, ministry updates, and newsletters (only where you have subscribed or consented).
• Process donations and gift transactions securely.
• Fulfil book orders and programme registrations.
• Improve our website and ministry services.
• Comply with legal obligations.

Our website uses cookies to enhance your browsing experience. Cookies are small files stored on your device that help us understand how visitors use our site.

We use:

• Essential cookies — required for basic site functionality.
• Analytics cookies — to understand how users navigate our site (anonymised).

You may decline cookies through our cookie consent banner. Note that declining may affect some site functionality.

We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal information to third parties. We may share your data only in the following circumstances:

• Service providers — trusted third-party platforms (such as payment processors and email services) that assist us in operating our ministry, under strict confidentiality agreements.
• Legal compliance — where required by law or to protect the rights and safety of our ministry and others.

We take the security of your personal data seriously. We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your information against unauthorised access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. Payment information is processed through secure, PCI-compliant payment processors and is never stored on our servers.

We retain your personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes outlined in this policy, or as required by law. Subscription data is retained until you unsubscribe. Contact and donation records may be kept for up to 7 years for legal and accounting purposes.

You have the following rights regarding your personal data:

• Access — request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
• Correction — request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data.
• Deletion — request that we delete your personal data.
• Unsubscribe — opt out of communications at any time via the unsubscribe link in any email we send.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at hello@virtuouslifestyleministry.org.

We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 13 without verified parental consent. Our Children's Ministry programme collects only the minimal information needed (child's name and parent/guardian contact details) with explicit parental consent. Parents may contact us at any time to review or delete their child's information.

Our website may contain links to third-party websites (such as social media platforms and payment processors). We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those sites and encourage you to review their respective privacy policies.

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated "Last updated" date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically. Continued use of our website after changes constitutes acceptance of the revised policy.

If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us: