Privacy Policy for Awakened Life Fellowship

Last updated: [Insert Date]

1. Introduction Awakened Life Fellowship ("we," "us," or "our") respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard information when you interact with us, including through our websites, applications, events, and other services (collectively, the "Services").

By using our Services, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with the terms of this Policy, please do not use our Services.

2. Information We Collect We may collect the following categories of information:

2.1 Information You Provide Directly

• Contact information: name, email address, postal address, phone number.
• Account information: username, password, and other registration details, if applicable.
• Communication information: content of messages, prayer or support requests, questions, or feedback you submit to us.
• Donation and payment information: amount donated, transaction details, billing address, and limited payment information (processed via secure third-party payment processors; we do not store full payment card numbers).
• Event and program information: information you provide when you register for retreats, services, classes, or other events.
• Voluntary information: testimonials, survey responses, or other information you choose to share about your spiritual interests or religious affiliation.

2.2 Information Collected Automatically When you use our online Services, we may automatically collect:

• Usage data: pages viewed, links clicked, time and date of visits, referring and exit pages.
• Device and technical data: IP address, browser type, operating system, device identifiers, and similar information.
• Cookies and similar technologies data: information collected through cookies, web beacons, and similar tools to improve and personalize your experience. You can control cookies through your browser settings, but disabling them may affect the functionality of our Services.

3. How We Use Your Information We use the information we collect for purposes including:
   • Providing and maintaining our Services.
   • Responding to your inquiries, prayer or support requests, and other communications.
   • Processing donations, issuing receipts, and managing your donor or membership records.
   • Registering you for events, programs, and other activities.
   • Sending you updates about our gatherings, teachings, newsletters, and other communications related to Awakened Life Fellowship, where permitted by law and your preferences.
   • Personalizing your experience and improving our content, offerings, and outreach.
   • Maintaining the security and integrity of our systems and Services.
   • Complying with legal, regulatory, and tax obligations.

We will only use your personal information in ways that are consistent with this Privacy Policy and applicable law.

4. Legal Bases for Processing (Where Applicable) Where required by law (for example, in certain jurisdictions), we process your personal information based on one or more of the following legal bases:

   • Your consent.
   • Performance of a contract with you (for example, when you register for an event or make a donation).
   • Compliance with a legal obligation.
   • Our legitimate interests, such as furthering our religious and spiritual mission, communicating with our community, maintaining the security of our Services, and improving our offerings, provided these interests are not overridden by your rights and interests.

5. How We Share Your Information We do not sell your personal information. We may share your information in the following circumstances:

5.1 Service Providers We may share information with trusted third-party service providers who perform functions on our behalf, such as:

• Payment processing and donation management.
• Website hosting and maintenance.
• Email delivery and communication services.
• Data analytics and performance monitoring.

These service providers are permitted to use your information only as necessary to provide services to us and are required to protect your information.

5.2 Legal and Safety Obligations We may disclose your information if required to do so by law or in the good-faith belief that such action is necessary to:

• Comply with a legal obligation, court order, or governmental request.
• Protect and defend our rights, property, or safety, or that of our community, staff, or the public.
• Investigate or prevent potential wrongdoing in connection with our Services.

5.3 Organizational Transfers In the event of a reorganization, merger, or other structural change involving Awakened Life Fellowship, your information may be transferred as part of that change, in accordance with applicable law and with continued protection consistent with this Policy.

6. International Transfers Our organization is based in the United States. If you are accessing our Services from outside the United States, be aware that your information may be transferred to, stored in, and processed in the United States or other countries that may have different data protection laws than those in your jurisdiction.

We will take appropriate steps, where required by law, to ensure that transfers of personal information are subject to appropriate safeguards and that your rights are protected.

7. Data Security We use reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards designed to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, use, alteration, or disclosure. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

8. Data Retention We retain personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this Policy, including:

   • Providing our Services and maintaining our relationship with you.
   • Complying with legal, accounting, or reporting requirements.
   • Resolving disputes and enforcing our agreements.

When information is no longer needed for these purposes, we will take reasonable steps to delete, anonymize, or securely store it, in accordance with applicable law.

9. Your Choices and Rights Depending on your location and applicable law, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information, which may include:
   • Access: the right to request access to the personal information we hold about you.
   • Correction: the right to request correction of inaccurate or incomplete information.
   • Deletion: the right to request deletion of your personal information, subject to legal and operational requirements.
   • Restriction: the right to request restriction of certain processing activities.
   • Objection: the right to object to certain uses of your information, including direct marketing.
   • Withdrawal of consent: where processing is based on your consent, the right to withdraw consent at any time, without affecting the lawfulness of processing before withdrawal.

To exercise these rights, please contact us using the contact details provided in Section 12. We may need to verify your identity before fulfilling your request.

10. Children’s Privacy Our Services are generally intended for adults. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 13 (or other age as defined by local law) without verifiable parental consent. If you believe we have collected personal information from a child without appropriate consent, please contact us so that we can take appropriate steps to remove such information.

11. Third-Party Links and Services Our Services may contain links to third-party websites, applications, or services that are not operated by Awakened Life Fellowship. This Privacy Policy does not apply to those third parties. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party services you visit or use.

12. Contact Us If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please contact us at:

Awakened Life Fellowship [Insert Mailing Address] [Insert City, State, ZIP] United States Email: [Insert Contact Email] Phone: [Insert Contact Phone Number]

13. Changes to This Privacy Policy We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, legal requirements, or for other operational reasons. When we do, we will revise the "Last updated" date at the top of this Policy. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically to stay informed about how we protect your information.

Your continued use of our Services following the posting of changes to this Privacy Policy will signify your acceptance of those changes.