Love Me Bible Studies | Heart & Soul International
Effective Date: October 30, 2026
Welcome to Love Me Bible Studies, a ministry of Heart & Soul International, a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to promoting spiritual, emotional, and physical well-being through faith-based education, music, and media.
We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting the personal information you share with us. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, and protect your information when you visit lovemebiblestudy.org, purchase products, make donations, subscribe to communications, or otherwise interact with our website and services.
By using our website, you acknowledge the practices described in this policy.
We may collect personal information in several ways, depending on how you interact with our website.
This may include:
Your name, email address, phone number, and mailing address.
Billing and shipping information when making purchases.
Information submitted through contact forms or other communications.
Email addresses provided when subscribing to ministry updates or newsletters.
Information associated with donations or other financial contributions.
Account information, preferences, and purchase history if you create an account.
When you visit our website, certain information may be collected automatically, including:
Your IP address and approximate geographic location.
Browser type, device information, and operating system.
Pages visited and how you interact with our website.
Referring websites and general usage statistics.
Cookies and similar technologies used to maintain site functionality and improve your browsing experience.
We do not intentionally request sensitive personal information, such as medical records or financial account credentials, through our general contact forms.
We use the information we collect to support our ministry and provide a positive website experience. Specifically, we may use your information to:
Process purchases, donations, and other transactions.
Deliver digital products, music downloads, and related services.
Respond to questions, requests, and customer support inquiries.
Send order confirmations, receipts, and important transaction notices.
Provide ministry news, Scripture-based encouragement, and promotional communications when you have subscribed or otherwise consented.
Improve our website, content, products, and services.
Maintain website security, prevent fraud, and troubleshoot technical issues.
Meet applicable legal, accounting, and regulatory obligations.
We do not use personal information for purposes unrelated to our ministry or services without an appropriate basis or, where required, your consent.
Our website offers music recordings, accompaniment tracks, and other faith-based resources for purchase.
When you make a purchase, we collect the information necessary to process your order, deliver purchased products, provide customer support, and maintain transaction records.
We primarily use Stripe to securely process online payments. PayPal may also be available as an alternative payment method.
Payment information is processed by these third-party providers in accordance with their respective privacy policies and security practices:
Stripe: https://stripe.com/privacy
PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/us/legalhub/paypal/privacy-full
Depending on your selected payment method, these providers may collect and process payment card details, billing information, transaction amounts, and other information necessary to authorize payments and prevent fraud.
We do not directly store complete credit card numbers or card security codes on our website. However, we may retain information such as your name, contact details, billing address, order history, transaction identifiers, and payment confirmation records for order fulfillment, customer service, accounting, and legal compliance.
We encourage you to review the privacy policies of our payment processors for additional information about how they handle your personal and financial information.
As a nonprofit ministry, Heart & Soul International welcomes voluntary donations to support its mission and outreach.
When you make a donation, we or our donation-processing partners may collect information necessary to process your contribution, issue acknowledgments, maintain financial records, and comply with applicable laws.
Donations made through PayPal are also subject to PayPal's Privacy Statement.
We do not sell donor contact information. We do not share donor information with unrelated organizations for their independent fundraising or marketing purposes without appropriate authorization.
If you subscribe to receive updates from Love Me Bible Studies, we may use your email address to share:
New Scripture songs, videos, and other ministry resources.
Ministry announcements, events, and project updates.
Inspirational messages and Bible study content.
Information about products, opportunities to participate, and ways to support the ministry.
You may unsubscribe from promotional emails at any time using the unsubscribe link included in those messages or by contacting us directly.
Unsubscribing from promotional communications will not prevent us from sending essential transactional messages related to purchases, donations, or account activity.
Our website may use cookies and similar technologies to improve functionality, remember preferences, maintain shopping cart sessions, and better understand website usage.
These technologies may include:
Essential cookies: Necessary for shopping carts, checkout, security, and other core website functions.
Functional cookies: Used to remember preferences and improve the website experience.
Analytics cookies: Used to understand visitor activity and improve website performance.
Third-party media cookies: May be placed by external providers when videos, media players, or other embedded services are used.
You can manage or disable cookies through your browser settings. Some website features, including shopping cart and checkout functionality, may not work properly if certain cookies are disabled.
Where applicable law requires consent for nonessential cookies, we will obtain that consent before using them.
Our website may include content or services provided by third parties, including:
YouTube and other video-hosting platforms.
Hope Channel and other external media services.
PayPal and other payment-processing providers.
Email delivery, website hosting, analytics, and related service providers.
Embedded videos and external services may collect information about your interactions with their content, including through cookies or similar technologies.
When you follow links to third-party websites or interact with their embedded services, their privacy practices may apply. We encourage you to review their privacy policies.
We are not responsible for the privacy practices of websites or services operated independently of Heart & Soul International.
We may share personal information with trusted service providers when reasonably necessary to operate our website, fulfill purchases, process donations, deliver communications, or maintain security.
We may also disclose information:
When required by applicable law or lawful legal process.
To investigate suspected fraud, security incidents, or misuse of our services.
To protect the rights, property, and safety of our organization, users, and others.
In connection with an organizational restructuring or transfer of operations, subject to appropriate privacy safeguards.
We do not sell donor or subscriber mailing lists to outside organizations.
Any use of personal information for targeted advertising or other activities regulated as a "sale" or "sharing" under applicable privacy laws will be disclosed and managed as required by those laws.
We take reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures designed to protect personal information against unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or loss.
These measures may include secure connections, access controls, software maintenance, and the use of established third-party service providers.
However, no website, electronic transmission, or data storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure. We encourage users to exercise care when sharing personal information online.
We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, including providing services, maintaining transaction records, complying with legal obligations, resolving disputes, and protecting our legitimate interests.
Retention periods may vary depending on the nature of the information and applicable legal requirements.
When information is no longer needed, we take reasonable steps to delete, anonymize, or securely dispose of it.
Depending on where you reside and applicable privacy laws, you may have the right to:
Request access to personal information we maintain about you.
Request corrections to inaccurate personal information.
Request deletion of certain personal information.
Withdraw consent for certain uses of your information.
Opt out of promotional communications.
Request information about certain disclosures or uses of your personal information.
These rights may be subject to legal exceptions, including requirements to retain purchase, donation, or other transaction records.
To submit a privacy-related request, please contact us using the information provided below. We may need to verify your identity before processing certain requests.
We will not discriminate against you for exercising privacy rights provided by applicable law.
Our website provides faith-based educational and musical resources that may be enjoyed by individuals and families of all ages.
However, our online purchasing, donation, account registration, and newsletter subscription services are intended to be used by adults or with appropriate parental or guardian involvement.
We do not knowingly collect personal information directly from children under 13 without legally required parental consent.
If we become aware that we have collected personal information from a child in violation of applicable law, we will take appropriate steps to delete that information.
Parents or guardians who believe a child has provided personal information through our website may contact us to request its review or removal.
Our website may be accessible to visitors outside the United States.
If you access our website from another country, your information may be processed or stored in the United States or other locations where our service providers operate.
We will handle personal information in accordance with applicable data protection requirements, including any legally required safeguards for international transfers.
We may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect changes in our website, services, technology, or legal obligations.
When changes are made, we will revise the effective date at the top of this page. Material changes may be communicated through additional notices when required by law.
We encourage visitors to review this page periodically to stay informed about how we protect personal information.
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, would like to exercise your privacy rights, or have concerns about how your information is handled, please contact:
Heart & Soul International
Love Me Bible Studies
P.O. Box 1229
Covina, CA 91722
Phone: (855) 77-READY
Website: https://lovemebiblestudy.org/contact/
We welcome your questions and will make reasonable efforts to address privacy-related inquiries in a timely manner.
Love Me Bible Studies is a ministry of Heart & Soul International. We are committed to treating your personal information with care, respect, and integrity.
