Privacy Policy
What information is collected by Deaf Bible Society?
We collect personal information if/when you voluntarily submit it to us. For example, a donor/partner/constituent may provide us with personal information (such as name, address, telephone/video numbers, email address, and/or credit/debit card information). If a donor/partner/constituent, or a website visitor, contacts us by email or phone they may provide us with their phone number, email address, and name. Providing data is required in these contexts in order for us to process donations, requests, or respond to inquiries. In addition to the personal information that you submit to us, we may collect analytical information through your website and/or mobile app usage.
Where do we store and process information?
Deaf Bible Society headquarters is in Texas, based in the United States. All information we receive is stored and processed within the United States.
How is information used?
We collect information primarily to accept donations, accept/revise/receive translation projects, and provide our constituents information about our programs, products, projects, services and activities. We also use information for analytical purposes which allows us to improve user experience on our website, our donor base, our scripture engagement, or to respond to requests for information.
Restrictions on Data Harvesting and Use
By visiting and using this website, you agree to the following restrictions regarding the data and content provided herein:
- No Scraping or Automated Collection: You are strictly prohibited from using any automated systems, software, or “bots” (including crawlers, spiders, or robots) to scrape, harvest, or extract data from this website for any purpose.
- Mass Downloading and Use: You agree not to engage in the mass downloading or mass extraction of website content. This includes, but is not limited to, the mass harvesting of our “Deaf Church Where” directory lists or any other constituent information.
- Prohibition of Mass Communication: The data found on this website may not be harvested for the purpose of mass emailing, “spamming,” or any form of unsolicited commercial communication.
- AI Training and Machine Learning: Use of the data on this website—including text, directory listings, and media—for the purpose of training artificial intelligence (AI) models, large language models (LLMs), or machine learning algorithms is strictly prohibited without prior written consent.
- Permission Requirement: You may not utilize any of the data on this website for your own commercial or organizational purposes without explicit, written permission from Deaf Bible Society.
Do we share information?
We do not sell or trade information that you provide to us with other organizations who intend to use it only to market their products or services to you. There may be times where we share your information related to scripture engagement with affiliate/partner translation organizations.
Our commitment to data security
To maintain data accuracy, prevent unauthorized access, and ensure the correct use of information, all of our data is transmitted using industry-standard Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) connections to help protect such information from interception. Access to your personal information is restricted only to persons who have a legitimate purpose to your personal information. Please be aware, however, that any email or other transmission that you send through the Internet cannot be completely protected against unauthorized interception.
Your information, your way…
If you want to confirm or amend the data that you submitted, please contact us at the email or mailing address provided below. If you registered to receive communications from us and later change your mind, you are always welcome to ask that your name and contact information be removed from our distribution list. Please send those requests to the email or mailing addresses listed below.
Privacy policy updates or changes
Every so often we may alter this privacy policy. Any changes will be on this webpage. If we make a material change to this policy, and need to apply it to personal information that you provided to us before the change took place, we will try to contact you for your consent to the change.
Connect with us.
If you have any questions, concerns, requests, or comments about privacy, you can contact us by email, phone, or mail at:
[email protected] 1.800.654.3690 (spoken language) 505.273.3507 (sign language)
P.O. Box 180818 Arlington, TX 76096