Privacy Policy for Kurt Owen Ministries

Effective Date: October 2, 2025

Kurt Owen Ministries ("we," "us," or "our") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website [www.kurtowen.com] (the "Site"), contact us, or engage with our services. Please read this privacy policy carefully. If you do not agree with the terms of this privacy policy, please do not access the Site.

We are committed to protecting your privacy. Mobile information collected for SMS registration will not be shared with third parties for marketing or promotional purposes.

We reserve the right to make changes to this Privacy Policy at any time and for any reason. We will alert you about any changes by updating the "Effective Date" of this Privacy Policy. You are encouraged to periodically review this Privacy Policy to stay informed of updates. You will be deemed to have been made aware of, will be subject to, and will be deemed to have accepted the changes in any revised Privacy Policy by your continued use of the Site after the date such revised Privacy Policy is posted.

1. Collection of Your Information
We may collect information about you in a variety of ways. The information we may collect on the Site includes:

Personal Data
Personally identifiable information, such as your name, email address, phone number, mailing address, and donation details, that you voluntarily give to us when you register for an event, make a donation, subscribe to our newsletter, or contact us via forms on the Site.

Derivative Data
Information our servers automatically collect when you access the Site, such as your IP address, your browser type, operating system, access times, and the pages you have viewed directly before and after accessing the Site.

Financial Data
Financial information, such as data related to your payment method (e.g., valid credit card number, card brand, expiration date) that we may collect when you donate, purchase, order, return, exchange, or make payments for goods or services through the Site. We store only the last four digits of your credit/debit card number, and we do not store full credit/debit card numbers or other sensitive financial data on our servers.

Mobile Device Data
Device information, such as your mobile device ID, model, and manufacturer, and information about the location of your device, if you access the Site from a mobile device.

Social Network Data
We may access certain information from your social media account if you choose to connect your social media account to our Site, such as your public profile and other public information.

2. Use of Your Information
We collect and use your personal information to provide our services, communicate with you regarding your account or inquiries, and comply with applicable legal requirements. Having accurate information about you permits us to provide you with a smooth, efficient, and customized experience. Specifically, we may use information collected about you via the Site to:

  • Create and manage your account.
  • Process and fulfill donations or purchases.
  • Send you newsletters, promotional materials, or event invitations.
  • Respond to your inquiries or requests.
  • Administer promotions, surveys, or other Site features.
  • Compile anonymous statistical data for internal use.
  • Deliver targeted advertising, promotions, or interactive content.
  • Prevent fraudulent transactions, monitor against theft, and protect against criminal activity.
  • Perform other business activities as needed.
  • As we believe necessary or appropriate: (a) under applicable law; (b) to comply with legal process; (c) to respond to requests from public and government authorities; (d) to enforce our terms and conditions; (e) to protect our operations or those of any of our affiliates; or (f) to protect our rights, privacy, safety, or property, and/or that of our affiliates, you, or others.

3. Disclosure of Your Information
We may share information we have collected about you in certain situations. Your information may be disclosed as follows:

By Law or to Protect Rights
If we believe the release of information about you is necessary to comply with the law or in response to valid requests from public authorities (e.g., a court or a government agency), or to protect the rights, property, or safety of Kurt Owen Ministries, our users, or others.

Third-Party Service Providers
We may share your information with third parties that perform services for us or on our behalf, including payment processing, email delivery, hosting services, customer service, and marketing assistance.

Marketing Communications
With your consent, or with third-party marketing partners, including social media sites, who provide us with advertising based upon your review of our Site. Your participation in such activities is voluntary.

Affiliates
We may share your information with our affiliates, in which case we will require those affiliates to honor this Privacy Policy. Affiliates include our parent company and any subsidiaries, joint venture partners, or other companies that operate under the same management.

Business Partners
With our business partners for joint marketing campaigns, event co-hosting, or other collaborations.

Other Third Parties
We do not sell, rent, or share your information with other third parties for marketing, advertising, or business analysis purposes. Your data will not be transferred to external organizations. We have implemented strict measures to prevent unauthorized data sharing.

4. Tracking Technologies

Cookies and Web Beacons
We may use cookies, web beacons, tracking pixels, and other tracking technologies on the Site to help customize the Site and improve your experience. When you access the Site, your personal information is not collected through the use of tracking technology. Most browsers are set to accept cookies by default. You can remove or reject cookies, but be aware that such action could affect the availability and functionality of the Site. You may not decline web beacons. However, they can be rendered ineffective by declining all cookies or by browsing in privacy mode.

Google Analytics
We may use third-party analytics tools, such as Google Analytics, to understand how visitors engage with the Site. These tools may use cookies and other technologies to collect and store your information. For more information on Google Analytics, please visit Google's privacy policy.

5. Data Security
We use administrative, technical, and physical security measures to help protect your personal information. While we have taken reasonable steps to secure the personal information you provide to us, please be aware that despite our efforts, no security measures are perfect or impenetrable, and no method of data transmission can be guaranteed against any interception or other type of misuse.

6. Policy for Children
We do not knowingly solicit information from or market to children under the age of 13. If we learn we have collected personal information from a child under age 13 without verification of parental consent, we will delete that information as quickly as possible.

7. Controls for Do-Not-Track Features
Most web browsers and some mobile operating systems include a Do-Not-Track ("DNT") feature or setting you can activate to signal your privacy preference not to have data about your online browsing activities monitored and collected. No uniform technology standard for recognizing and implementing DNT signals has been finalized. As such, we do not currently respond to DNT browser signals or any other mechanism that automatically communicates your choice not to be tracked online. If a standard for online tracking is adopted that we must follow in the future, we will inform you about that practice in a revised version of this Privacy Policy.

8. Options Regarding Your Information
You may at any time review or change the information in your account or terminate your account by:
Logging into your account settings and editing your account information.
Contacting us using the contact information provided below.
Upon your request to terminate your account, we will deactivate or delete your account and information from our active databases. However, some information may be retained in our files to prevent fraud, troubleshoot problems, assist with any investigations, enforce our Terms of Use, and/or comply with legal requirements.

Opt-Out of Emails
You may opt out of receiving promotional emails from us by following the instructions in those emails. If you opt out, we may still be able to contact you for administrative purposes.

Opt-Out of SMS or Messaging Campaigns
You have the right to opt out of SMS or messaging campaigns at any time. To do so, please reply "STOP" to any message you receive from us or contact us directly using the information provided below.

Cookies
Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of the Site or other websites you visit.

9. Your California Privacy Rights
If you are a resident of California, you have the right to request that we disclose what personal information we collect about you, to delete your personal information, and to opt-out of the "sale" of your personal information (as defined under the California Consumer Privacy Act). For more information, please contact us at the information below.

10. Your Rights Under the GDPR
If you are a resident of the European Economic Area ("EEA"), you have certain data protection rights. These include the right to: (1) request access to your personal data; (2) request correction of your personal data; (3) request erasure of your personal data; (4) request restriction of processing your personal data; (5) object to processing of your personal data; and (6) request portability of your personal data. To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at the information below.

11. Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns regarding your privacy or the use of your information, please contact us at:

Kurt Owen Ministries
10380 SW Village Center Dr, Suite 185
Port St. Lucie, FL 34987
Email: privacy@kurtowen.com
Phone: 772-494-6767

Thank you for entrusting us with your information. We are committed to using it responsibly and in line with our mission to spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ through Kurt Owen Ministries.