Benirai Ministries ("we," "us," or "our") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your personal information when you visit our website, register for programs, make donations, or otherwise interact with us. Please read this policy carefully. By using our site or submitting information to us, you agree to the practices described below.
1. Information We Collect
Information you provide directly: When you register for an intensive, make a donation, or contact us, we collect your full legal name, email address, phone number, mailing address (street, city, state, ZIP), and any other information you voluntarily submit through our forms.
Donation and transaction information: When you make a donation, we collect the amount donated, the date of the transaction, and the information required to issue a tax receipt. We do not store payment card numbers on our servers. Payment processing is handled through third-party services (e.g., CashApp/Cash App Pay), and their privacy policies govern that data.
Automatically collected information: When you visit our website, we may automatically collect certain technical data, including your IP address, browser type and version, operating system, referring URLs, pages viewed, and the date and time of your visit. This information is collected through server logs and, if applicable, cookies or similar technologies.
Communications: If you contact us by email or through our contact form, we retain records of that correspondence.
2. How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect for the following purposes:
- To process registrations for our intensive programs and workshops
- To process and acknowledge donations and issue tax receipts
- To communicate with you about your registration, donation, or inquiry
- To send program updates, event announcements, and ministry communications (you may opt out at any time)
- To comply with legal obligations, including charitable reporting requirements
- To improve our website, programs, and services
- To detect and prevent fraud or unauthorized activity
We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to third parties for their marketing purposes.
3. Legal Basis for Processing (GDPR — EEA/UK Visitors)
If you are located in the European Economic Area (EEA) or the United Kingdom, our legal bases for processing your personal data are:
- Contract performance: Processing necessary to fulfill your registration or donation transaction.
- Legitimate interests: Operating our organization, communicating with supporters, and improving our programs, where those interests are not overridden by your rights.
- Legal obligation: Compliance with applicable laws, including charitable reporting and tax requirements.
- Consent: Where we rely on consent (e.g., marketing communications), you may withdraw it at any time by contacting us at [email protected].
5. Data Retention
We retain your personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this policy, including for legal, accounting, and reporting obligations. Donation records are retained for a minimum of seven (7) years in accordance with IRS requirements for charitable organizations. You may request deletion of your data subject to applicable legal retention requirements.
7. Your Rights
All users: You may request access to, correction of, or deletion of your personal information at any time by contacting us at [email protected].
California residents (CCPA): You have the right to know what personal information we collect, the right to delete your personal information, the right to opt out of the sale of personal information (we do not sell personal information), and the right not to be discriminated against for exercising these rights. To submit a request, contact us at [email protected].
EEA/UK residents (GDPR): You have the right to access, rectify, erase, restrict, or object to the processing of your personal data, and the right to data portability. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority. To exercise these rights, contact us at [email protected].
8. Data Security
We implement reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. However, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is completely secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security.
9. Third-Party Links
Our website may contain links to third-party websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those sites and encourage you to review their privacy policies before providing any personal information.
10. Children's Privacy
Our programs and website are not directed to children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe we have inadvertently collected such information, please contact us immediately at [email protected] and we will promptly delete it.
11. International Data Transfers
Benirai Ministries is based in the United States. If you are accessing our site from outside the United States, please be aware that your information may be transferred to, stored, and processed in the United States, where data protection laws may differ from those in your country. By using our site, you consent to this transfer.
12. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will revise the "Last Updated" date at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this policy periodically. Continued use of our website after changes are posted constitutes your acceptance of the updated policy.
13. Contact Us
If you have questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us: