Privacy Policy

Effective Date: 1 September 2023

Women of Faith in Leadership (“we,” “us,” or “our”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard the information you provide when you visit our website, use our services, enroll in our courses, or interact with our podcast and private podcast.

1. Who we are

Our website address is: https://womenoffaithinleadership.com

2. Information We Collect

We may collect the following types of information:

Personal Information: Name, email address, billing information, and details you provide when registering for courses, subscribing to our email list, or joining our private podcast.
Usage Data: IP address, browser type, device information, pages visited, and time spent on the site.
Comments: When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, as well as the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help detect spam. An anonymized string (hash) created from your email may be provided to the Gravatar service. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/.
Media: If you upload images, avoid including embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors may download and extract location data from uploaded images.
Payment Information: Collected securely by third-party processors (e.g., Stripe, PayPal). We do not store full payment details.
Podcast/Private Podcast Analytics: Information on downloads, listening behavior, and preferences (aggregated and anonymized where possible).

3. Cookies

We use cookies to improve your browsing experience. These may include:

Comment Cookies: If you leave a comment, you may opt-in to save your name, email, and website in cookies for convenience. These last for one year.
Login Cookies: If you log in, we set temporary cookies to verify your browser accepts them. Login cookies last two days; “Remember Me” extends this to two weeks. Logout clears these cookies.
Article Editing Cookies: If you edit or publish content, a cookie indicating the post ID will be stored for 1 day.
Analytics Cookies: To understand site usage and improve performance.

You can disable cookies in your browser, but some features may not work as intended.

4. Embedded Content from Other Websites

Articles or courses may include embedded content (videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content behaves as if you visited the other website directly. These third-party sites may collect data, use cookies, and track interactions.

5. How We Use Your Information

We use your information to:

Provide courses, resources, and coaching services.
Deliver podcast and private podcast content.
Send newsletters, updates, and promotional messages (you may unsubscribe anytime).
Improve website and course functionality.
Process payments and provide customer support.
Comply with legal obligations.

6. Who we share your data with

We do not sell or rent your personal data. We may share it with:

Service providers (e.g., learning platforms, podcast hosting services, payment processors).
Spam detection services (e.g., for comments).
Legal authorities, if required by law.

7. How long do we retain your data

Comments: Retained indefinitely for spam detection and continuity of conversation.
Registered Users: If you create an account, we store personal information in your profile. You may view, edit, or delete your information at any time (username cannot be changed). Administrators can also access this information.
Course Data: Enrollment records are kept as long as necessary to provide services.
General Data: Retained only as long as necessary for the purposes described.

8. What rights do you have over your data

You may request to:

Access, update, or delete your personal information.
Request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you.
Withdraw consent to communications.
Request data erasure (excluding data we must keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes).

To exercise these rights, contact us at [email protected]

9. Where your data is sent

Visitor comments may be checked through automated spam detection services.
Email addresses and course enrollment data may be processed by our email provider and course platform provider.

10. Data Security

We use reasonable technical and organizational safeguards to protect your data. However, no system is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute protection.

11. Children’s Privacy

Our services are not intended for anyone under 18. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children

12. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Updates will be posted here with the new effective date.

13. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us:

Women of Faith in Leadership
Email: [email protected]