Personal Information You Provide

We may collect the following types of personal information when you interact with our ministry:

• Name, email address, phone number, and mailing address
• Church affiliation and pastoral role (when relevant to partnership)
• Information provided when registering for events, retreats, or discipleship pathways
• Prayer requests, testimonies, or messages you share with us
• Donation information (processed securely through trusted third-party platforms)
• Volunteer or partnership interest details

Information Collected Automatically

When you visit our website, we may automatically collect:

• IP address, browser type, and device information
• Pages visited, time spent, and referring URLs
• Cookies and similar technologies (see Section 7 for more details)

Sensitive Information

We do not intentionally collect sensitive personal information (such as political opinions, philosophical beliefs, or health data) unless voluntarily provided by you for pastoral care purposes (e.g., prayer requests). Any such information is handled with the utmost confidentiality and only used for the purpose for which it was shared.

We use your personal information for the following purposes:

• To provide pastoral care, discipleship support, and prayer partnership
• To communicate about events, retreats, and ministry opportunities
• To process donations and provide receipts
• To facilitate participation in Freedom Journey, Becoming One, and Life & Purpose Pathway
• To respond to inquiries, prayer requests, and feedback
• To manage volunteer and partnership engagement
• To improve our website, resources, and ministry effectiveness
• To comply with legal obligations and church governance

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

• With your consent: When you have given us explicit permission
• For pastoral care: Within our ministry team on a need-to-know basis
• With trusted service providers: Such as payment processors (e.g., PayFast, Stripe) and email platforms, bound by strict confidentiality agreements
• To comply with legal obligations: When required by law or to protect the safety of our community

All third-party service providers are carefully selected and only permitted to use your information for the specific services they provide to us.

We take the security of your personal information seriously. We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your data, including:

• SSL encryption for all data transmission on our website
• Secure servers and databases with access controls
• Regular security reviews and updates
• Confidentiality agreements with all staff and volunteers
• Limited access to personal information on a need-to-know basis

While we strive to protect your personal information, no method of transmission over the Internet is 100% secure. We encourage you to take precautions to protect your own information when online.

We retain your personal information only as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, including:

• Active participants: For the duration of your engagement with our ministry
• Donation records: As required by tax regulations (typically 7 years)
• Event registrations: Up to 3 years after the event for follow-up purposes
• Website analytics: Aggregated data retained for 2 years

When information is no longer needed, we securely delete or anonymize it.

You have the following rights regarding your personal information:

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the information in Section 11. We will respond to your request within 30 days.

Our website uses cookies and similar technologies to:

• Enhance your browsing experience
• Remember your preferences
• Analyze website traffic and usage (via Google Analytics)
• Improve our content and user experience

You can control cookies through your browser settings. Disabling cookies may affect certain website functionality.

Google Analytics: We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors interact with our website. This data is anonymized and used only for ministry improvement.

Our ministry serves people of all ages, but we are particularly committed to protecting children's privacy:

• We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 without verifiable parental consent
• For youth programs (Life & Purpose Pathway), we collect only information necessary for safe participation
• Parents have the right to access, correct, or delete their child's information

If you believe we have inadvertently collected information from a child without proper consent, please contact us immediately.

Harvest Call Ministries operates primarily in Africa. Your information may be stored and processed in countries where we or our trusted service providers operate. We take appropriate safeguards to ensure your information remains protected in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect changes in our practices or legal requirements. When we make changes:

• The "Last Updated" date at the top of this page will be revised
• For significant changes, we will notify you via email or website announcement

We encourage you to review this page regularly to stay informed.

If you opt in to receive SMS/text messages from Harvest Call Ministries:

• Your mobile phone number and opt-in consent are never sold, rented, or shared with any third party
• Message frequency varies based on events and ministry updates
• Message and data rates may apply
• Reply HELP for assistance, STOP to unsubscribe at any time
• Your consent is used exclusively by Harvest Call Ministries