privacy policy

Kingdom Focused Ministries

Last updated: 09/28/2025

This Privacy Policy describes our policies and procedures regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of your information when you use our services. It explains your privacy rights and how the law protects you.

We use your personal data to provide and improve our ministry services. By using our services, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

Interpretation and Definitions

Interpretation

Words with initial capital letters have meanings defined under the following conditions. These definitions have the same meaning whether they appear in singular or plural form.

Definitions

For the purposes of this Privacy Policy:

Account means a unique account created for you to access our services or parts of our services.

Affiliate means an entity that controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with a party, where “control” means ownership of 50% or more of the shares, equity interest, or other securities entitled to vote for election of directors or other managing authority.

Business, for the purpose of CCPA/CPRA, refers to the Ministry as the legal entity that collects consumers’ personal information and determines the purposes and means of processing consumers’ personal information.

CCPA and/or CPRA refers to the California Consumer Privacy Act as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act of 2020.

Consumer, for the purpose of the CCPA/CPRA, means a natural person who is a California resident.

Cookies are small files placed on your computer, mobile device, or any other device by a website, containing details of your browsing history on that website.

Country refers to Texas, United States.

Data Controller, for the purposes of GDPR, refers to the Ministry as the legal entity that determines the purposes and means of processing personal data.

Device means any device that can access our services, such as a computer, cellphone, or digital tablet.

GDPR refers to the EU General Data Protection Regulation.

Ministry (referred to as “the Ministry,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) refers to Kingdom Focused Ministries, 1030 E US Highway 377 Ste 110-295, Granbury, TX 76048.

Personal Data is any information that relates to an identified or identifiable individual.

Service refers to the website and ministry activities.

Service Provider means any natural or legal person who processes data on behalf of the Ministry.

Usage Data refers to data collected automatically, either generated by use of our services or from service infrastructure itself.

Website refers to Kingdom Focused Ministries, accessible from http://kingdomfocusedministries.com or https://thekingdomfocuselife.com (https://kingdomfocused.online)

You means the individual accessing or using our services.

Who We Are

Our website address is https://kingdomfocusedministries.com and https://thekingdomfocusedlife.com (kingdomfocused.online). Kingdom Focused Ministries and affiliate sites are in formation process to become a nonprofit religious corporation organized under the laws of the State of Texas, operating as a church for charitable, religious, and educational purposes.

Types of Data Collected

Personal Data

While using our services, we may ask you to provide certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify you. This may include:

  • Email address
  • First name and last name
  • Phone number
  • Address, state, province, ZIP/postal code, city
  • Usage data

Usage Data

Usage Data is collected automatically when using our services and may include:

  • Your device’s Internet Protocol address (IP address)
  • Browser type and version
  • Pages of our service that you visit
  • Time and date of your visit
  • Time spent on those pages
  • Unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data

Comments

When visitors leave comments on our site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, plus the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help with spam detection. An anonymized string created from your email address (a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

Important Notice: In accordance with Texas law (Texas Family Code § 261.101), we are legally obligated to report any suspected abuse, neglect, or exploitation of vulnerable persons (children, elderly, or disabled individuals) to appropriate authorities. This includes reports made through comments or other communications on our website. Comments that contain descriptions of suspected verbal, emotional, mental, physical, or financial abuse of vulnerable persons will be reported to law enforcement and/or protective services as required by law.

Media

If you upload images to the website, avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.

Information from Third-Party Social Media Services

We may allow you to create an account and log in through third-party social media services such as:

If you register through or grant us access to a third-party social media service, we may collect personal data already associated with your account, such as your name, email address, activities, or contact list.

Membership, Subscription, and Course Data

When you sign up for membership, subscription services, or online courses, we collect:

  • Registration information (name, email, payment details)
  • Course progress and completion data
  • Service preferences and settings
  • Usage data for subscribed content
  • Community platform interactions and posts
  • Communication history related to your account

Membership Communications: By creating an account, you consent to receive transactional emails necessary for service delivery. Marketing communications require separate opt-in consent.

Course Data: We track your progress through online courses to provide continuity and completion certificates. This data is retained for the duration of your membership plus our standard retention period.

Online Course Platform: We utilize MemberPress and BuddyPress plugins to deliver online courses through our affiliate educational website at https://thekingdomfocusedlife.com (our online course website). These plugins manage course access, track learning progress, facilitate community discussions, and provide interactive learning features. When you enroll in courses through this platform, your data is processed through both our main ministry website and the course delivery platform to ensure seamless educational experience and progress tracking across both domains.

Tracking Technologies and Cookies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our service and store certain information. Technologies we use may include:

Necessary/Essential Cookies

Type: Session Cookies Purpose: Essential to provide you with services available through the website and to enable you to use some of its features.

Cookies Policy/Notice Acceptance Cookies

Type: Persistent Cookies Purpose: Identify if users have accepted the use of cookies on the website.

Functionality Cookies

Type: Persistent Cookies Purpose: Remember choices you make when you use the website, such as login details or language preference.

Cookie Management

If you leave a comment on our site, you may opt in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies for your convenience. These cookies last for one year.

If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

When you log in, we will set up several cookies to save your login information and screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me,” your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out, the login cookies will be removed.

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after one day.

Use of Your Personal Data

We may use personal data for the following purposes:

  • To provide and maintain our services, including monitoring usage
  • To manage your account and provide access to different functionalities
  • For ministry communications regarding updates, events, or informative communications related to our ministry activities
  • To provide you with news, special offers, and general information about ministry events and services
  • To manage your requests and attend to your ministry needs
  • For other purposes, such as data analysis, identifying usage trends, and evaluating and improving our services

Lawful Basis for Processing Personal Data

Under GDPR, we process personal data based on the following lawful bases:

  • Consent: For newsletter subscriptions, marketing communications, and optional services
  • Contract: For membership/subscription services, online courses, and community platform access
  • Legal Obligation: For mandatory reporting requirements under Texas law and financial record keeping
  • Legitimate Interest: For website security, analytics, pastoral care, and ministry operations

For membership and course services, processing is necessary for contract performance. You may withdraw consent for optional communications at any time without affecting your membership or course access.

Sharing of Your Personal Data

We may share your personal information in the following situations:

  • With Service Providers to monitor and analyze use of our service, process payments, or contact you
  • With Affiliates in which case we will require those affiliates to honor this Privacy Policy
  • With ministry partners to offer you certain ministry programs, services, or events
  • With your consent for any other purpose

Third-Party Service Providers

Analytics

Google Analytics: We use Google Analytics to track and report website traffic. Google uses collected data to track and monitor use of our service. You can opt out by installing the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on.

Email Marketing

ConvertKit: We may use ConvertKit to manage and send emails to you. Their Privacy Policy can be viewed at https://convertkit.com/privacy.

Payments

We may use third-party services for payment processing. We do not store or collect your payment card details. Payment processors adhere to PCI-DSS standards.

Square: Their Privacy Policy can be viewed at https://squareup.com/legal/privacy-no-account.

Stripe: Their Privacy Policy can be viewed at https://stripe.com/privacy.

Additional Subscription and Course Services

As noted above in the paragraph on Membership, Subscription, and Course Data we use Learning Management Systems plugins as follows:

MemberPress: Privacy Policy: https://memberpress.com/privacy-policy/”

BuddyPress: Privacy Policy: https://buddypress.org/about/privacy/“

Embedded Content from Other Websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves exactly as if the visitor has visited the other website. These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content.

Common Embedded Content Providers:

Data Retention

Data Retention Periods

We retain personal data only for as long as necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. Specific retention periods include:

  • Membership/Subscription Data: One (1) year after account termination or subscription cancellation
  • Mandatory Reporting Data: Retained for the statute of limitations period as required by Texas law for the specific type of report filed
  • Comments: Three (3) years from publication date
  • Contact Form Inquiries: Two (2) years from submission
  • Email Marketing Lists: Until unsubscribe or account deletion
  • Website Analytics: 26 months (Google Analytics default)
  • Financial Transaction Records: Seven (7) years as required by IRS regulations
  • Course Progress Data: Duration of membership plus one (1) year
  • Community Platform Posts: Duration of membership plus retention period for moderation purposes

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained for three years so we can recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically and for moderation purposes.

For users that register on our website, we store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.

We will retain and use your personal data to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our legal agreements and policies.

Transfer of Your Personal Data

Your information, including personal data, is processed at the Ministry’s operating offices and in any other places where parties involved in processing are located. This information may be transferred to and maintained on computers located outside of your state, province, country, or other governmental jurisdiction where data protection laws may differ from those in your jurisdiction.

Your consent to this Privacy Policy followed by your submission of such information represents your agreement to that transfer.

Security of Your Personal Data

The security of your personal data is important to us, but no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal data, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

Data Breach Response

In the event of a personal data breach that poses risks to your rights and freedoms, we will:

  • Notify affected individuals within 72 hours of discovery
  • Report to supervisory authorities as required by law
  • Provide details of the breach, potential consequences, and remedial measures taken
  • Post breach notifications on our website when appropriate

Pastoral Communications and Privilege

Communications made to ordained ministers of Kingdom Focused Ministries in their professional capacity as spiritual counselors may be protected by pastoral privilege under Texas law. Such communications are:

  • Treated as confidential pastoral care
  • Not subject to mandatory reporting unless specifically required by law
  • Processed under legitimate interest for pastoral care purposes
  • Retained only as long as necessary for ongoing pastoral relationship

This privilege applies only to ordained ministers and does not extend to lay counselors, volunteers, or administrative staff. If you are uncertain whether your communication falls under pastoral privilege, please clarify with the ordained minister directly.

Your Rights Under GDPR

If you are within the EU, you have the right to:

  • Request access to your personal data
  • Request correction of personal data we hold about you
  • Object to processing of your personal data
  • Request erasure of your personal data
  • Request transfer of your personal data
  • Withdraw your consent at any time

Your Rights Under CCPA/CPRA

If you are a California resident, you have the right to:

  • Notice about which categories of personal data are being collected and the purposes
  • Know/access information about our collection, use, sale, disclosure, and sharing of personal information
  • Say no to the sale or sharing of personal data (opt-out)
  • Correct personal data
  • Delete personal data under certain circumstances
  • Not be discriminated against for exercising your consumer rights

Categories of Personal Information Collected

We collect information in the following categories as defined by CCPA/CPRA:

  • Category A: Identifiers (Yes – collected)
  • Category B: Personal information listed in California Customer Records statute (Yes – collected)
  • Category D: Commercial information (Yes – collected)
  • Category F: Internet or other similar network activity (Yes – collected)
  • Category L: Sensitive personal information (Yes – collected)

Who We Share Your Data With

If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.

Do Not Sell My Personal Information

We do not sell personal information as commonly understood. We do allow service providers to use your personal information for business purposes described in our Privacy Policy, which may be deemed a sale under CCPA/CPRA.

Children’s Privacy

Our services do not address anyone under the age of 18. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 18. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with personal data, please contact us.

Texas Law Compliance

As a Texas nonprofit corporation, we comply with:

  • Texas Business Organizations Code regarding nonprofit governance and transparency
  • Texas Family Code § 261.101 regarding mandatory reporting of suspected abuse, neglect, or exploitation
  • Texas Government Code regarding public information (where applicable to nonprofit organizations)
  • Texas Identity Theft Enforcement and Protection Act regarding data security requirements
  • Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act regarding consumer protection

Public Information Requests: As a nonprofit organization, certain records may be subject to public disclosure. Requests for public information should be directed to our registered agent.

Mandatory Reporting: We are legally obligated under Texas law to report suspected abuse, neglect, or exploitation of vulnerable persons. This supersedes confidentiality expectations except where pastoral privilege specifically applies.

Data Security: We implement reasonable security measures as required by Texas law to protect personal information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure.

Links to Other Websites

Our service may contain links to other websites not operated by us. We strongly advise you to review the privacy policy of every site you visit. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the “Last updated” date at the top of this Privacy Policy.

You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, you can contact us:

  • By email: info@kingdomfocusedministries.com
  • By mail: Kingdom Focused Ministries, 1030 E US Highway 377 Ste 110-295, Granbury, TX 76048
  • Phone/Text: +1(817) 736-6955

This Privacy Policy was prepared to comply with applicable privacy laws including GDPR, CCPA/CPRA, and Texas state law. For specific legal advice regarding compliance, consult with a qualified attorney familiar with privacy law.