Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy explains how Generosity Monk collects, uses, stores, shares, and protects personal information when you visit https://generositymonk.com/, create an account, subscribe to communications, submit a form, download resources, or otherwise interact with the website.

This website is operated by Generosity Monk, referred to in this Privacy Policy as "Generosity Monk," "we," "us," or "our."

By using the website, you acknowledge the practices described in this Privacy Policy.

We may collect the following categories of personal information.

We may use personal information to:

• operate, maintain, and improve the website,
• create and manage user accounts,
• authenticate users and support login functionality,
• provide saved-content, dashboard, and subscription features,
• send daily meditations, ministry updates, or other communications you request,
• respond to inquiries, invitations, and conversation requests,
• review event invitations and service requests,
• provide downloads, resources, or gated content,
• administer comments, stories, and community-related features,
• monitor website performance, security, and reliability,
• analyze how visitors use the website,
• comply with legal obligations,
• protect our rights, users, staff, ministry operations, and website security.

If laws such as the UK GDPR or EU GDPR apply, we may process personal data on one or more of the following bases:

• your consent,
• performance of a contract or pre-contract steps at your request,
• our legitimate interests in operating, securing, improving, and administering the website and ministry communications,
• compliance with legal obligations,
• protection of vital interests, where applicable.

We may use cookies, pixels, local storage, and similar technologies to:

• keep the website functioning,
• remember user preferences,
• support login and session management,
• understand how visitors use the website,
• improve user experience,
• maintain security and performance.

If a cookie banner or consent tool is in use, that tool should control non-essential cookie choices where required by law.

We may share personal information only as reasonably necessary with:

• website hosting providers,
• analytics providers,
• email and newsletter providers,
• authentication providers,
• cloud storage or technical service providers,
• form, CRM, scheduling, or support providers,
• professional advisers such as legal, accounting, or IT consultants,
• law enforcement or regulators where required by law,
• successor entities in the event of a merger, restructuring, or transfer of assets.

We do not sell personal information for monetary consideration.

We do not share personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising.

The website may embed or link to third-party services such as video platforms, external book sellers, partner ministries, social media platforms, or sign-in providers.

Those third parties may collect information according to their own privacy policies. We are not responsible for their privacy practices.

Your personal information may be processed in countries other than the country where you live, including where our service providers operate. Where required by applicable law, we will take reasonable steps to ensure appropriate safeguards are in place for such transfers.

We keep personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, including to provide services, maintain records, meet legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce agreements.

Depending on the type of information, retention periods may vary. For example:

• account information may be kept while your account remains active and for a reasonable period afterward,
• event and conversation requests may be kept for follow-up and recordkeeping,
• subscription data may be kept until you unsubscribe and for a limited time afterward to maintain suppression records,
• analytics and technical logs may be kept for a limited operational period,
• legal or compliance-related records may be kept longer where required.

Depending on where you live, you may have rights regarding your personal information, including the right to:

• request access to the personal information we hold about you,
• request correction of inaccurate information,
• request deletion of your information,
• request restriction of processing,
• object to certain processing,
• request portability of your information,
• withdraw consent where processing is based on consent,
• complain to a regulator or supervisory authority.

To exercise your rights, contact us using the details at the end of this Privacy Policy.

If Colorado law applies to your personal information, you may have the right to:

• confirm whether we are processing your personal data,
• access your personal data,
• correct inaccuracies in your personal data,
• request deletion of personal data,
• obtain a portable copy of personal data where applicable,
• opt out of certain processing where required by law, such as the sale of personal data, targeted advertising, or profiling in furtherance of decisions that produce legal or similarly significant effects.

Generosity Monk does not sell personal information for monetary consideration and does not share personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising.

To exercise applicable rights, please contact us at gary.hoag@generositymonk.com.

If you subscribe to daily meditations, newsletters, or updates, we may send you email communications consistent with your preferences.

You may unsubscribe at any time by:

• using the unsubscribe link in the email, or
• contacting us at gary.hoag@generositymonk.com.

We may still send essential service or account-related communications where necessary.

This website is not directed to children under the age of 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 without appropriate authorization where required by law.

If you believe a child has provided personal information to us inappropriately, please contact us so we can review and delete it where required.

We use reasonable administrative, technical, and operational measures intended to protect personal information against unauthorized access, loss, misuse, or disclosure.

However, no method of transmission over the internet or method of electronic storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will revise the "Updated on" date above. Your continued use of the website after any update means you acknowledge the revised policy.

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or would like to exercise applicable privacy rights, please contact: