Privacy Policy

Information We Collect

We collect only the information described below. We do not require an account to read the site.

• Newsletter subscriptions: your email address (and a name if you choose to give one).
• Contact form submissions: your name, email address, subject and message.
• Comments: the display name and, optionally, the email address you type when posting a comment, together with your comment text.
• Article reactions and bookmarks: an anonymous visitor identifier stored in your browser, so you can undo a like or find a bookmark again. This is not linked to your identity.
• Automatically collected technical data: browser type and version, device type, approximate region, pages visited, referring page, and the date and time of your visit.

How We Use Information

We use the information we collect to:

• Deliver, display and improve the content and features of the website.
• Send you our newsletter, if you subscribed. Every newsletter email contains an unsubscribe link.
• Respond to messages you send us through the contact form or by email.
• Publish and moderate comments, and respond to abuse reports.
• Understand aggregate readership patterns (for example, how many people read a category) so we can serve our readers better.
• Display advertising that funds the ministry, including advertising served by Google AdSense.
• Detect, prevent and address technical issues, spam and abuse.

Cookies and Tracking Technologies

The site uses cookies and similar browser storage to keep it working, to remember your preferences, and to support advertising. Details of every cookie category and how to control them are set out in our Cookie Policy.

Advertising and Third-Party Services

We display advertising through Google AdSense. Google and its partners may use cookies (including the DoubleClick cookie) to serve ads based on your prior visits to this and other websites. Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visit to our site and/or other sites on the Internet.

You may opt out of personalised advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings (https://www.google.com/settings/ads), or opt out of a third-party vendor's use of cookies for personalised advertising at https://www.aboutads.info. Where required by law, we obtain consent before advertising cookies are used.

We also use Google Analytics to understand aggregate site traffic. Google Analytics sets cookies to measure usage; the data is used by us only in aggregate. You can install Google's opt-out browser add-on to prevent this.

When you click a social share button or follow a link to a third-party site (for example, Facebook, X, YouTube or TikTok), that third party receives your request directly and applies its own privacy policy. We are not responsible for third-party practices.

Comments and Public Content

Comments you post are public. Anyone who can view the article can view your comment and display name. Do not share personal information in comments that you would not want public. We moderate comments and may edit or remove any comment, and we may keep a copy of removed comments where needed to handle abuse reports.

Data Sharing and Disclosure

We do not sell or rent your personal information. We share information only in these limited circumstances:

• With service providers who help us operate the website (for example, hosting, email delivery, and analytics), each of which processes data on our behalf.
• When required by law, legal process or a valid request from law enforcement or a regulator.
• To protect the rights, property or safety of ChristianLens, our contributors, our readers or the public.

Data Retention

We keep newsletter and contact information for as long as needed to provide the related service, or until you ask us to delete it. Comments are retained for as long as the related article is published. Aggregate analytics data may be retained in anonymised form indefinitely.

Your Rights

Depending on where you live, you may have rights of access, correction, deletion, restriction, objection and data portability with respect to your personal information. You may also unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time using the link in any newsletter email.

To exercise any right, email us at info@christianlens.org with your request. We will verify your identity where necessary and respond within the time required by applicable law. If you are in the European Economic Area or the United Kingdom, you have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority.

Children's Privacy

This website is not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child has provided us personal information, contact us and we will delete it.

Data Security

The site is served exclusively over HTTPS. We apply reasonable technical and organisational safeguards appropriate to the nature of the data we hold. No method of transmission over the Internet is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The revision date at the top of this page shows the current version. Material changes will be reflected on this page, and where appropriate announced on the site.

Contact Us

Questions about this policy or our data practices may be sent to info@christianlens.org or through our contact page.