Our Privacy Policy.
Protecting your private information is our priority. This Statement of Privacy applies to www.gatherministries.com and Gather Ministries, Inc. and governs data collection and usage. For the purposes of this Privacy Policy, unless otherwise noted, all references to Gather Ministries, Inc. include www.gatherministries.com, Gather, wireformen.com, loopforwomen.com, rushpodcast.com, flagmessages.io, raptinterviews.com/, jennifer.camp, and justin.camp. The Gather websites are Christian discipleship, community, and ecommerce sites. By using the Gather websites, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.
Collection of your Personal Information
In order to better provide you with products and services offered on our Site, including our email devotionals, Gather may collect personally identifiable information, such as your:
First and Last Name
Address
E-mail Address
Phone Number
We collect billing, credit card and/or banking information if you choose to purchase any of our products or services.
We do not collect any personal information about you unless you voluntarily provide it to us. However, you may be required to provide certain personal information to us when you elect to use certain products or services available on the Site. These may include: (a) subscribing to one of our devotionals; (b) entering a sweepstakes or contest sponsored by us or one of our partners; (c) signing up for special offers from selected third parties; (d) sending us an email message. To wit, we will use your information for, but not limited to, communicating with you in relation to services and/or products you have requested from us. We also may gather additional personal or non-personal information in the future.
Use of your Personal Information
Gather collects and uses your personal information to operate its website(s) and deliver the services you have requested.
Gather may also use your personally identifiable information to inform you of other products or services available from Gather and its affiliates.
Sharing Information with Third Parties
Gather does not sell, rent or lease its customer lists to third parties.
Gather uses ActiveCampaign is its marketing automation platform. Any information shared with ActiveCampaign will be processed according to their Privacy Policy and Terms.
Gather uses Squarespace as its website builder. Any information shared with Squarespace will be processed according to their Privacy Policy and Terms.
Gather uses Mighty Networks to host communities. Any information shared with Mighty Networks will be processed according to their Privacy Policy and Terms.
Gather may also share data with other trusted partners to help perform statistical analysis, send you email or postal mail, provide customer support, or arrange for deliveries. All such third parties are prohibited from using your personal information except to provide these services to Gather, and they too are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information.
Gather may disclose your personal information, without notice, if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on Gather or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of Gather; and/or (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of Gather, or the public.
Tracking User Behavior
Gather may keep track of the websites and pages our users visit within Gather, in order to determine what Gather services are the most popular. This data is used to deliver customized content and advertising within Gather to customers whose behavior indicates that they are interested in a particular subject area.
Automatically Collected Information
Information about your computer hardware and software may be automatically collected by Gather. This information can include: your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times and referring website addresses. This information is used for the operation of the service, to maintain quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding use of the Gather website.
Use of Cookies
The Gather website may use “cookies” to help you personalize your online experience. A cookie is a text file that is placed on your hard disk by a web page server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned to you, and can only be read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you.
One of the primary purposes of cookies is to provide a convenience feature to save you time. The purpose of a cookie is to tell the Web server that you have returned to a specific page. For example, if you personalize Gather pages, or register with Gather site or services, a cookie helps Gather to recall your specific information on subsequent visits. This simplifies the process of recording your personal information, such as billing addresses, shipping addresses, and so on. When you return to the same Gather website, the information you previously provided can be retrieved, so you can easily use the Gather features that you customized.
You have the ability to accept or decline 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 Gather services or websites you visit.
Links
This website contains links to other sites. Please be aware that we are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of such other sites. We encourage our users to be aware when they leave our site and to read the privacy statements of any other site that collects personally identifiable information.
Security of your Personal Information
Gather secures your personal information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. Gather uses the following methods for this purpose:
– SSL Protocol
When personal information (such as a credit card number) is transmitted to other websites, it is protected through the use of encryption, such as the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol.
We strive to take appropriate security measures to protect against unauthorized access to or alteration of your personal information. Unfortunately, no data transmission over the Internet or any wireless network can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. As a result, while we strive to protect your personal information, you acknowledge that: (a) there are security and privacy limitations inherent to the Internet which are beyond our control; and (b) security, integrity, and privacy of any and all information and data exchanged between you and us through this Site cannot be guaranteed.
Children Under Thirteen
Gather does not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under the age of thirteen. If you are under the age of thirteen, you must ask your parent or guardian for permission to use this website.
E-mail Communications
From time to time, Gather may contact you via email for the purpose of providing announcements, promotional offers, alerts, confirmations, surveys, fundraising campaigns, and/or other general communication. In order to improve our Services, we may receive a notification when you open an email from Gather or click on a link therein.
If you would like to stop receiving marketing or promotional communications via email from Gather, you may opt out of such communications by clicking “unsubscribe from this list.”
External Data Storage Sites
We may store your data on servers provided by third-party hosting vendors with whom we have contracted.
Changes to this Statement
Gather reserves the right to change this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you about significant changes in the way we treat personal information by sending a notice to the primary email address specified in your account, by placing a prominent notice on our site, and/or by updating any privacy information on this page. Your continued use of the Site and/or Services available through this Site after such modifications will constitute your: (a) acknowledgment of the modified Privacy Policy; and (b) agreement to abide and be bound by that Policy.
Contact Information
Gather welcomes your questions or comments regarding this Statement of Privacy. If you believe that Gather has not adhered to this Statement, please contact Gather at:
Gather Ministries, Inc.
95 Third Street, 2nd Floor
San Francisco, California 94103
Email Address: justin@gatherministries.com
Telephone number: (415) 917-3360
Effective as of February 13, 2024