Privacy Policy
Last updated: 6 September 2026
GodSpiritAcademy respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store and protect personal information when you visit or use the GodSpiritAcademy website.
1. Who we are
GodSpiritAcademy is an online Christian ministry providing biblical teaching, discipleship, prayer, faith-based resources, encouragement and spiritual support.
Our website address is: https://godspiritacademy.com
For privacy and data-protection questions, please contact us at:
2. Personal information we collect
Depending on how you use our website, we may collect information such as:
- Your name
- Your email address
- Information you provide when contacting us
- Information you provide when submitting a prayer request
- Information provided when you purchase products through our Shop
- Information necessary to process payments and complete orders
- Information you voluntarily provide when communicating with GodSpiritAcademy
We only ask for information that is reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it is collected.
3. Contact and prayer requests
When you use our Contact or Prayer Request forms, we collect the information you provide, including your name and email address and the contents of your message or prayer request.
We use this information to:
- Respond to your enquiry or prayer request
- Provide appropriate ministry support and communication
- Follow up where reasonably necessary
- Maintain appropriate records of communications
Please avoid including highly sensitive or confidential information in a prayer request or contact form unless it is necessary for your request.
4. How we use your information
We may use personal information to:
- Respond to enquiries and prayer requests
- Provide information and resources you request
- Process and fulfil Shop orders
- Communicate with you about your orders or enquiries
- Operate, maintain and improve our website
- Protect the security and integrity of our website
- Meet legal, accounting or administrative requirements where applicable
We will not sell your personal information.
5. Lawful basis for processing
Under UK data-protection law, we process personal information only where we have an appropriate lawful basis to do so.
Depending on the circumstances, this may include:
- Consent, where you have voluntarily provided information for a specific purpose
- Contract, where processing is necessary to provide a product or service you have requested or to process an order
- Legitimate interests, where processing is reasonably necessary to operate and improve our ministry and website while respecting your rights
- Legal obligation, where we are required to keep or provide information by law
Where we rely on consent, you may withdraw that consent.
6. Payments and Shop orders
When you make a purchase or donation through the website, payment information may be processed by the relevant payment provider.
GodSpiritAcademy does not ask you to send payment-card details to us by email or through our Contact or Prayer Request forms.
Payment processing may involve third-party payment providers, including PayPal and other payment services made available through our website.
Those providers may process information in accordance with their own privacy policies and terms.
7. Cookies
Our website uses cookies and similar technologies to operate correctly, remember certain preferences and support website functionality.
We also use a cookie-consent system that allows visitors to manage applicable cookie preferences.
Some cookies may be necessary for essential website functions, while others may relate to services or features provided by third parties.
You can manage available cookie preferences through the cookie-consent controls displayed on our website.
For more information about cookies used on this website, please see our Cookie Policy.
8. Third-party services
Our website may use third-party services to provide functionality such as:
- Payment processing
- Website security
- Email delivery
- Website functionality
- Embedded content or social-media features
These providers may process personal information as necessary to provide their services.
Where applicable, third-party providers may process information according to their own privacy policies and terms.
9. How long we keep your information
We keep personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected, including where necessary to fulfil legal, accounting, security or administrative requirements.
The exact retention period may depend on the type of information and why it was collected.
We periodically review information we hold and securely delete or dispose of information that is no longer required, where appropriate.
10. How we protect your information
We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect personal information against unauthorised access, loss, misuse, alteration or disclosure.
However, no method of transmitting or storing information online can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
11. Your data-protection rights
Depending on the circumstances, UK data-protection law gives you rights concerning your personal information.
These may include the right to:
- Ask for access to the personal information we hold about you
- Ask us to correct inaccurate or incomplete information
- Ask us to delete personal information where there is no lawful reason for us to keep it
- Ask us to restrict certain processing
- Object to certain processing
- Request portability of information where applicable
- Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent
To exercise your rights or ask a privacy question, contact:
We may need to verify your identity before responding to a request.
12. Children’s information
Our website is not specifically directed at children.
If you are under 18, please use the website with the involvement or permission of a parent, guardian or responsible adult where appropriate.
If we become aware that we have collected personal information from a child in circumstances where it should not have been collected, we will take reasonable steps to address the situation.
13. Links to other websites
Our website may contain links to external websites and social-media platforms.
We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of external websites. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of those websites before providing them with personal information.
14. Changes to this Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes to our website, services, technology or legal requirements.
The updated version will be published on this page with a revised “Last updated” date.
15. Complaints
If you have a concern about how GodSpiritAcademy has handled your personal information, please contact us first:
You also have the right to complain to the UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) if you believe your personal information has not been handled in accordance with data-protection law.
Information about contacting the ICO is available through the official ICO website.
16. Contact us
For questions about this Privacy Policy or how your personal information is handled, please contact:
Email: glacol@godspiritacademy.com
Website: https://godspiritacademy.com
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