Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy

Last updated: October 13, 2025

Who We Are

Breezewood Trucker/Traveler Ministry (“we,” “us,” or “our”) is a nonprofit ministry serving travelers and the trucking community. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your information when you use our website, contact us, donate, or engage with us on social media (including Facebook).

Information We Collect

  • Contact information: name, email, phone number, and mailing address you provide (e.g., when you email, request prayer, volunteer, or sign up for updates).
  • Interaction details: your messages, preferences, and form responses related to events and ministry activities.
  • Donations: online donations are processed by our payment partners; we receive limited records (e.g., donor name if provided, amount, date) and do not receive full card/bank details.
  • Usage data: IP address, device/browser type, pages visited, and referring site (often via cookies or similar technologies).
  • Social media: interactions with our Facebook page may generate aggregated insights per Facebook’s policies and your settings.

How We Use Information

  • Respond to inquiries, prayer requests, and support needs.
  • Organize events, volunteer opportunities, and ministry outreach.
  • Send ministry updates and newsletters if you opt in.
  • Process and acknowledge donations.
  • Operate, maintain, and improve our website and communications.
  • Comply with legal obligations and protect our community.

Cookies & Analytics

Our site may use cookies or similar technologies to enable functionality and understand general activity. You can control cookies through your browser settings. If we use a third-party analytics tool (e.g., Google Analytics), that provider may set its own cookies and process usage data under its privacy notices.

When We Share Information

We do not sell your personal information. We may share information with:

  • Service providers who help operate the website, send email, process donations, or provide analytics—only for those services and with appropriate safeguards.
  • Legal and safety authorities when required by law or to protect the ministry, supporters, or others.
  • Your direction/consent when you ask us to or consent to sharing.

Donations & Payments

Online donations are handled by our payment partners. They receive your payment details directly and handle them per their security and privacy practices. We do not store full card numbers or bank account information on our servers.

Children’s Privacy

We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 online. If you believe a child has provided personal information through our site, please contact us so we can take appropriate steps.

Data Security

We use reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to protect personal information. However, no method of transmission or storage is completely secure.

Data Retention

We retain personal information only as long as necessary for the purposes described in this policy, unless longer retention is required or permitted by law (for example, for tax and accounting records).

Your Choices & Rights

  • Communications: unsubscribe from email updates using the link in our emails or by contacting us.
  • Access/Update/Delete: request access to, correction of, or deletion of your personal information, subject to applicable law.
  • Cookies: manage cookies through your browser settings; some features may not function without certain cookies.

If you are in a jurisdiction with specific privacy rights (e.g., EU/UK GDPR or California CCPA/CPRA), you may have additional rights. Contact us and we will assist consistent with applicable laws.

International Visitors

Our website is operated in the United States. If you access it from outside the U.S., your information may be processed in the U.S., where privacy laws may differ from those in your country.

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Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we make changes, we will update the “Last updated” date at the top of this page.