Privacy Policy

Effective Date: August 15, 2026

Website: https://buildfaithonline.com

Who We Are

Our website address is https://buildfaithonline.com.

If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or how your data is handled, please contact us at:

Personal Data We Collect & Why We Collect It

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to assist with spam detection.

An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

Contact Forms & Newsletter Subscriptions

If you fill out a contact form or subscribe to an email list on our site, we collect personal details such as your name and email address. We use this information solely to respond to your inquiries, deliver requested updates, or send newsletters.

If we use third-party email marketing services (such as Mailchimp or ConvertKit) to send communication, your email address is processed securely by those providers in accordance with their respective privacy policies. You can unsubscribe from marketing emails at any time using the “Unsubscribe” link at the bottom of any email.

Media

If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.

Payments & E-Commerce Transactions

If you purchase products, services, or subscriptions on our site, we collect necessary transaction details to fulfill your order.

Payments are processed directly by third-party payment gateways (such as Stripe or PayPal). We do not store or collect your full credit card numbers or payment credentials on our servers. The management of that financial data is governed by the respective payment processor’s privacy policy.

Cookies & Tracking Technologies

Standard Site Cookies

  • Comment Cookies: If you leave a comment, you may opt-in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies for your convenience. These cookies last for one year.
  • Login & Account Cookies: If you visit our login page, a temporary cookie is set to determine if your browser accepts cookies (contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser). When you log in, several cookies save your login details and screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for one year. Selecting “Remember Me” keeps your login active for two weeks. Logging out removes login cookies.
  • Editing Cookies: If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie indicating the post ID is saved in your browser and expires after 1 day.

Analytics & Advertising

We may use third-party analytics services (such as Google Analytics) and performance tools to monitor site traffic and user interaction. These services use cookies and visitor IP addresses to generate aggregate, non-personally identifiable statistical data to help us improve user experience.

If third-party advertising networks or affiliate links are present on our site, those third parties may also use cookies or web beacons to serve ads based on your prior visits to our site or other websites.

Embedded Content from Other Websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles, maps, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor had visited the other website.

These external websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

Data Sharing & Third-Party Vendors

We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal data to third parties. We may share data with trusted third-party service providers who assist us in operating our website, hosting data, running email campaigns, or processing payments—provided those parties agree to keep your information confidential.

Additionally:

  • If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
  • Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.

How Long We Retain Your Data

  • Comments: If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically.
  • User Accounts: For users that register on our website (if any), we store the personal information provided in their user profile indefinitely or until requested otherwise. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except changing their username). Website administrators can also view and edit that information.
  • Form & Transaction Records: Information submitted via contact forms or payment processing is retained for administrative, customer service, tax, and legal purposes.

Your Data Rights & Privacy Choices

Depending on your physical location (including regulations like the GDPR in the EU or the CCPA in California), you may have specific rights regarding your personal data:

  • Access & Export: You can request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us.
  • Correction & Erasure: You can request that we correct or erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obligated to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
  • Opt-Out: You can opt out of direct email marketing by using the unsubscribe link provided in our emails or by contacting us directly.

To submit a data access or deletion request, please reach out using the contact information listed above.

Data Security

We implement appropriate technical, administrative, and physical security measures to protect your personal information against unauthorized access, loss, misuse, or alteration. However, no internet transmission or electronic storage method is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

Updates to This Policy

We reserve the right to update or modify this Privacy Policy at any time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated “Effective Date” at the top. We encourage you to review this policy periodically to stay informed about how we protect your information.