PRIVACY POLICY
Welcome to Son Shine (“we,” “our,” or “us”). We operate the website located at https://son-shine.net (the “Service”). We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting the personal data you share with us.
This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website, subscribe to our newsletters, or submit stories and testimonies.
1. Information We Collect
We only collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us. The specific types of information collected depend on how you interact with our website:
- Contact Information: When you subscribe to our newsletter or submit a message, we collect your Full Name and Email Address.
- User-Generated Content: When you use our story submission portal, we collect the personal stories, life experiences, testimonies, or statements you voluntarily write in the message fields.
- Uploaded Files: If you utilize our attachment tools, we collect any documents, text files, photos, or digital media you choose to upload.
- Public Comments & Testimonials: If you leave feedback or commentaries, we may display your name, initials, or general location (e.g., city/country) alongside your message to highlight our global community.
2. How We Use Your Information
We process your personal information for specific, legitimate operational purposes, including to:
- Deliver Content: To automatically email you our weekly “Son Shine” devotional entries, articles, and updates.
- Process Submissions: To review, verify, and potentially publish the personal stories and testimonies you submit to encourage our global reader base.
- Communicate With You: To respond to your inquiries, provide support, or follow up on your submissions.
- Maintain Security: To protect our website against malicious behavior, spam bots, and unauthorized hacking attempts.
3. Cookies and Automated Tracking
Our website uses basic browser cookies and standard server log technologies to ensure optimal performance. These cookies remember your layout preferences, search terms, and drop-down filter selections. They also track basic, non-identifiable technical data such as your IP address, browser type, and time spent on our pages to maintain infrastructure security.
4. Data Sharing and Disclosure
We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal information to third parties for commercial or marketing purposes. We may share your data only under the following limited circumstances:
- With Your Explicit Consent: Your stories and testimonies are only published publicly on the website because you intentionally chose to submit them for public encouragement.
- Legal Requirements: We may disclose your information if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities.
5. Data Security
The security of your personal data is highly important to us. We implement industry-standard administrative and technical security measures to shield your names, emails, and uploaded files from unauthorized access, loss, or alteration. However, please note that no method of transmission over the Internet is 100% secure.
6. Your Data Rights
Depending on your geographic location, you may have specific legal rights regarding your personal data. These rights include:
- The right to access the personal data we hold about you.
- The right to request that we correct inaccurate or incomplete information.
- The right to request the erasure of your personal data (such as asking us to take down a previously published testimony or delete your email from our newsletter list).
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us directly through our official website contact channels.
7. 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 text directly on this page and updating the “Last Updated” date at the top.
8. Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns regarding this Privacy Policy or how your data is handled, please reach out to us via the contact form on our website.