Cookie Policy

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer, smartphone, or tablet when you visit a website. They help websites recognize your device, remember your preferences, maintain session security, and improve functionality.

2. Types of Cookies We Use

• Strictly Necessary Cookies
  These cookies are essential for the website to function properly. They enable core features like security, account login, checkout navigation, and cart functionality. Without these cookies, the website cannot function as intended.
• Performance & Analytics Cookies
  These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting and reporting information anonymously. They allow us to measure traffic, identify popular pages, and improve overall website speed, accessibility, and user experience.
• Functionality Cookies
  These cookies remember choices you make (such as preferred audio settings, language, or saved form progress) to provide an enhanced and more personalized experience across visits.
• Advertising & Targeting Cookies
  These cookies may be set through our site by our marketing partners. They are used to build a profile of your interests, deliver relevant ministry announcements and resources, and measure campaign effectiveness across digital platforms like Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube.

3. Third-Party Cookies

We may allow trusted third-party service providers (such as Google Analytics, Meta/Facebook Pixel, Buzzsprout podcast embeds, YouTube, and payment gateways) to place cookies on your device for analytics, media playback, advertising, or payment processing. These third parties collect and process information subject to their own respective privacy and cookie policies.

4. Managing Cookies

You have the right to decide whether to accept or decline cookies. Most modern web browsers allow you to control and manage cookies through their settings. You can typically:

• View the cookies stored on your device and delete them individually or all at once.
• Block third-party cookies or cookies from specific websites.
• Configure your browser to notify you whenever a cookie is set.
• Disable cookies entirely in your browser preferences.

Please note: Disabling or blocking essential cookies may affect the functionality and performance of our website, and certain features (such as media players, application forms, or checkout) may not work properly.

5. Updates to This Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect operational, legal, or regulatory changes. Any revisions will be published directly on this page with an updated "Effective Date." We encourage you to review this page periodically to stay informed about our use of cookies.