Grace Bible Studies ("Grace Bible Studies," "we," "us," or "our") is a nonprofit
ministry that shares free, grace-oriented Bible teaching. This Privacy Policy explains what information we handle when
you use our apps and our website, www.gracebiblestudies.org.
Summary
- Our apps do not require an account, sign-in, or registration.
- Our apps do not show ads and do not include advertising, analytics, or tracking SDKs.
- Our apps do not ask for your name, email, phone number, location, contacts, photos, camera, or microphone.
- Listening progress, favorites, and history stay on your device and are not sent to us.
- We do not sell or share your personal information, and we do not track you across other companies' apps or websites.
Scope
This policy applies to apps published by Grace Bible Studies, including Grace Bible Studies TV and our teaching apps
for Amazon Fire TV, Apple devices (iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV), Android and Google TV, Windows, Samsung, LG, Roku,
and other platforms; our web player; our Alexa skill; and this website. It does not cover third-party websites or
services that we link to, which have their own privacy policies.
Our Apps
How the apps work
Our apps include a built-in catalog of public teaching series and messages. When you choose a message to play, the app
streams the audio (or, where available, video) over a secure HTTPS connection from ministry web servers, such as
gracebiblestudies.org and the websites of partner ministries whose teaching appears in the app (for example,
merrymanministries.org and willmarbible.org).
Information the apps handle
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On-device data. To let you resume where you left off, the app may keep your playback position,
favorites, recently played messages, and settings on your device. This information is not sent to us, and we
cannot see it. Deleting the app removes it (exact behavior depends on your device platform).
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Standard network information. Like any internet request, when the app streams a message, the
server hosting that file receives technical information such as your IP address, the file requested, the date and
time, and basic device or browser details (user agent). Web servers may record this in standard server logs that
are used only to deliver content, keep the service running, and protect it from abuse. We do not use this
information to identify you or build a profile about you.
Information the apps do not collect
The apps do not collect or transmit to us personally identifiable information. There are no user accounts, no
in-app purchases, and no in-app donation or payment processing. The apps do not use advertising identifiers and do not
track you as defined by Apple's App Tracking Transparency framework.
App stores and device platforms
Apps are distributed through app stores and device platforms such as Apple, Amazon, Google, Microsoft, Samsung, LG,
and Roku. These companies may collect information (for example, downloads, purchases, device diagnostics, or crash
reports you choose to share) under their own privacy policies. If you use our Alexa skill, your voice requests are
processed by Amazon under Amazon's privacy policy; the skill uses the request only to respond to you and does
not ask for your personal information.
Our Website
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Contact form. If you use our Contact page, we receive the name, email
address, and message you enter, and whether you asked for email updates. This is delivered to us by email. We use
it only to respond to you and, if you opted in, to let you know about new series and apps. You can ask us to stop
sending updates at any time.
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Server logs. Our web server keeps standard logs (such as IP address, pages or files requested,
date and time, referring page, and browser type) to operate and secure the site.
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Cookies and similar technology. The site may use cookies that are necessary for it to work. The
site loads fonts from Google Fonts and includes Google's site tag (gtag.js), which may be used for Google
Analytics to understand overall site usage. Google may receive your IP address and set cookies when these load;
see Google's Privacy Policy.
You can block or delete cookies in your browser settings.
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Donations. Online gifts are processed by third-party providers (such as Zeffy, Stripe, and PayPal)
on their own websites. We do not receive or store your full card or bank details. The provider may share with us
information such as your name, email, gift amount, and date so that we can record your gift and send receipts.
Please review each provider's privacy policy.
How We Share Information
We do not sell, rent, or trade personal information, and we do not share it for targeted advertising. We may disclose
information only if required to: (a) comply with the law or respond to lawful requests or legal process; (b) protect
the rights or property of Grace Bible Studies or others; or (c) act on a good-faith belief that disclosure is
necessary to protect the personal safety of any person. Service providers that help us run the website (such as our
web host and email provider) may process information on our behalf.
Children's Privacy
Our teaching content is suitable for all ages. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under
13. If you believe a child has sent us personal information through our Contact page, please contact us and we will
delete it.
Data Retention and Security
We keep contact messages and donation records only as long as needed to respond, maintain our email updates list,
and meet legal and nonprofit record-keeping requirements. Server logs are kept for a limited time. Apps use HTTPS
to stream content. No method of storage or transmission is completely secure, but we take reasonable steps to
protect the information we handle.
Your Choices and Rights
You may ask us to access, correct, or delete personal information you have sent us, or to remove you from email
updates, by contacting us as shown below. Depending on where you live (for example, California or other U.S.
states, or the European Economic Area and United Kingdom), you may have additional rights under local law. We will
not discriminate against you for exercising them. Because we do not sell or share personal information, there is
nothing to opt out of; we also honor browser privacy signals such as Global Privacy Control where applicable.
International Users
Grace Bible Studies is based in the United States. If you contact us from outside the United States, your information
will be processed in the United States.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this policy when our apps, website, or practices change. When we do, we will post the updated policy on
this page and change the effective date above. If we make a material change, such as adding analytics to our apps,
we will update this policy before the change takes effect.
Contact Us
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please email
aaron@gracebiblestudies.org, use our
Contact page, or write to:
Grace Bible Studies
Attn: Privacy
202 N Cedar Ave, STE #1
Owatonna, MN 55060
USA