Privacy Policy
How Vaelerin Movement Ministries handles information voluntarily submitted through this website.
This Privacy Policy explains how Vaelerin Movement Ministries collects, uses, and protects information that you voluntarily provide when visiting our website.
Information You Provide
Visitors may voluntarily provide information through various website features, including:
- Contact forms
- Prayer requests
- Spiritual questions
- Prayer-support interest forms
- Volunteer or service interest forms
- Partnership inquiries
- Future giving functionality (when implemented)
The types of information collected may include your name, email address, messages, prayer requests, spiritual questions, areas of ministry interest, and organization or church information, depending on what you choose to provide.
How We Use Your Information
Submitted information is used specifically for the purpose for which you provided it. This includes:
- Responding to an inquiry
- Responding when a personal reply is requested
- Considering a volunteer or partnership inquiry
- Receiving and reviewing prayer requests
- Understanding questions people are asking
- Administering ministry communication
Privacy of Prayer Requests and Questions
Prayer requests and submitted spiritual questions are received by Vaelerin Movement Ministries and are not automatically published on the website.
Questions submitted through the "Ask a Question" feature may help inform future ministry teaching, resources, or Reflections. If you include identifying information within the text of a question or prayer request, that information will remain part of the original submission received by the ministry and its form-service provider. Identifying information will not intentionally be included if a submitted question later helps inform publicly available ministry material without your permission.
As a general practice, visitors should avoid submitting personal information they do not wish to be transmitted through the website form system.
Form Service Providers
Website forms are processed using a third-party form-service provider. Information submitted through these forms is transmitted through and stored by that provider so it can be received and reviewed by Vaelerin Movement Ministries. Information submitted through these forms is subject to standard web processing and is not covered by specialized professional protections (such as HIPAA or legal privilege).
Website Analytics and Cookies
We use Google Analytics (GA4) to understand how visitors interact with our website. This service uses cookies and similar technologies to collect standard internet log information and visitor behavior information in an anonymous form. This information is used to evaluate visitors' use of the website and to compile statistical reports on website activity.
The analytics tracking will only be activated if you explicitly consent by clicking "Accept" on our website's cookie banner. If you choose to decline, we will not track your interaction with the site. You can also generally opt out of Google Analytics tracking across all websites by using the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
Future Online Giving
At this time, online giving functionality is not active. If future giving features (such as Stripe) are implemented, this policy will be updated to reflect how payment processing information is handled.
Contact Us
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or how your information is handled, you may contact us using the form on the Contact page or by emailing admin@vaelerinmovement.org.