The Acts 2 Movement is an initiative affiliated with the Baptist World Alliance (BWA), and we are committed to respecting and protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, disclose, and protect your personal information when you visit our website or interact with our ministry.
By accessing or using the Acts 2 Movement website, you agree to the terms outlined in this Privacy Policy.
Our Commitment to Privacy
We value your trust. As part of our mission, we aim to be transparent about the personal information we collect and how we use it. This Privacy Policy follows the principles and standards of the BWA and may include unique practices relevant to the Acts 2 Movement website.
Information We Collect
A. Personal Information You Provide
We may collect personal information when you:
- Join the Acts 2 Movement
- Register for events or newsletters
- Make a donation
- Contact us via forms or email
- Participate in surveys or discussions
This may include:
- Name
- Mailing address
- Email address
- Phone number
- Age, denomination/affiliation, and interests
- Payment information (for donations or event registrations)
B. Automatically Collected Data
When you visit our website or open our emails, we may collect:
- Technical data (IP address or device identifier)
- Location (based on IP)
- Pages viewed
- Referring website
- Emails open and click rates
This data is anonymized and helps us improve our website and outreach.
How We Use Your Information
We use your information to:
- Provide information or services you request
- Process donations and issue receipts
- Communicate updates or ministry news
- Customize your experience on our website
- Improve our website and outreach strategies
- Ensure security and detect fraudulent or illegal activity
We use your payment information only for completing your transaction and do not store full credit card data.
Sharing of Information
We do not sell, rent, lease, or exchange your personal information to third parties.
Your personal information will only be shared if we have a good-faith belief that access, use, preservation, or when disclosure of the information is reasonably necessary to:
- Meet applicable regulations, laws, comply with a legal process, or enforceable governmental request.
- Detect, prevent, or otherwise address fraud, security, or technical issues; or
- Protect against harm to the rights, property or safety of Baptist World Alliance, our constituents, or the public as required or permitted by law.
Identities of all who contact us through this website will be kept confidential. Use of personal information will be limited to the internal purposes of Baptist World Alliance and further, will be used only as will meet our ministry activities and purposes.
Data Security
We implement industry-standard technical and organizational measures to protect your information including, but not limited to:
- Secure Socket Layer (SSL) encryption
- Firewall applications, Intrusion prevention and detection systems
- Restricted access to data
- Regular audits and compliance reviews
Contact Us
The Baptist World Alliance is committed to accuracy and precision in processing your contribution information. We employ a variety of error-checking procedures, and our systems are subject to independent external and internal audits to ensure the privacy, security and accurate processing of your information. If you need to contact us to review your information or make corrections, please click here.
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or no longer wish to receive communications from the Acts 2 Movement, please email us at communications@baptistworld.org. or write to us at Baptist World Alliance 405 N. Washington Street, Falls Church, Virginia 22046, USA.