Effective date: July 19, 2026
Brother Jim Ministry respects the privacy of visitors to thebrotherjimministry.org. This Privacy Policy explains what information may be collected when you visit the website, how that information may be used, and the choices available to you.
Information You Provide Voluntarily
Brother Jim Ministry may receive personal information when you voluntarily:
- Send an email
- Submit a contact form
- Request information
- Report a broken link or outdated resource
- Suggest an article, app, or community resource
- Subscribe to website updates, if that feature is added
- Leave a comment, if comments are enabled
This information may include your name, email address, message, and any other information you choose to provide.
Please do not submit Social Security numbers, banking information, medical records, passwords, government identification numbers, or other highly sensitive information through the website or by ordinary email.
Information Collected Automatically
Like most websites, this website and its hosting provider may automatically collect limited technical information when visitors access the site. This may include:
- Internet Protocol address
- Browser type
- Device type
- Operating system
- Date and time of access
- Pages visited
- Referring website
- General server and security logs
This information may be used to operate the website, maintain security, investigate technical problems, prevent abuse, and understand general website traffic.
Brother Jim Ministry does not use this information to personally identify visitors unless reasonably necessary to protect the website, investigate misuse, comply with the law, or respond to a security incident.
Cookies
WordPress, installed themes, and installed plugins may use cookies or similar technologies.
Cookies are small files placed on a visitor’s device. They may be used to:
- Remember website preferences
- Maintain administrative or login sessions
- support security features
- Process comments or forms
- Measure website traffic
- Improve website performance
Visitors can usually block or delete cookies through their browser settings. Blocking certain cookies may cause some website features to work improperly.
Brother Jim Ministry will update this policy if advertising, advanced analytics, user accounts, or other technologies that materially change data collection are added.
Comments
If comments are enabled and you leave a comment, WordPress may collect the information entered into the comment form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser information, to assist with spam detection and website security.
Comments may be publicly visible after approval. Do not include private or sensitive personal information in a public comment.
Contact Forms and Email
Information submitted through a contact form or sent by email will be used to review and respond to the message, provide requested information, maintain records, prevent abuse, or address website and ministry matters.
Sending a message does not create a confidential, professional, legal, medical, counseling, or client relationship with Brother Jim Ministry.
Brother Jim Ministry may retain correspondence for a reasonable period when needed for recordkeeping, security, follow-up, or legal purposes.
Embedded Content and External Links
Pages and articles may contain embedded videos, images, maps, social-media posts, news content, or other material from third-party websites.
Embedded content may behave as though the visitor went directly to the third-party website. Those services may collect information, use cookies, employ tracking technologies, or monitor interactions according to their own privacy policies.
The website may also link to outside organizations, government programs, news sources, community resources, app platforms, and fundraising services. Brother Jim Ministry does not control the privacy practices, security, accuracy, or availability of third-party websites.
Visitors should review the privacy policy of any outside service before submitting personal information.
itch.io and App Downloads
Brother Jim Ministry may link visitors to its official itch.io page for free apps, educational tools, fundraising, and optional contributions.
Downloads, accounts, payments, and interactions completed through itch.io are handled by itch.io under its own terms and privacy practices. Brother Jim Ministry does not directly receive complete payment-card information processed by third-party payment providers.
Visitors are not required to make a contribution to access tools identified as free by Brother Jim Ministry.
Donations and Contributions
When donations or optional contributions are processed through an outside platform, that platform or its payment processor may collect information required to complete the transaction.
Brother Jim Ministry may receive limited transaction information, such as a contributor’s name, email address, contribution amount, date, and message, depending on the platform and the contributor’s settings.
Brother Jim Ministry does not intentionally collect or store complete credit-card or bank-account numbers through this website.
Community-Resource Listings
The Helpful Information page contains links and contact details for independent organizations and public programs.
Clicking one of these links takes the visitor to a third-party service. Brother Jim Ministry does not control how those organizations collect, use, retain, or share information.
Visitors should contact each organization directly and review its privacy practices before providing personal information.
How Information May Be Used
Information collected through the website may be used to:
- Operate and maintain the website
- Respond to messages and questions
- Correct broken links or outdated information
- Provide requested information
- Improve website content and accessibility
- Protect against spam, fraud, abuse, and security threats
- Maintain necessary organizational records
- Comply with lawful requests and legal obligations
- Protect the rights and safety of visitors, Brother Jim Ministry, and others
Brother Jim Ministry does not sell visitors’ personal information.
Sharing of Information
Personal information may be shared only when reasonably necessary with:
- Website hosting and technical-service providers
- Email, security, backup, spam-prevention, or form-service providers
- Payment or fundraising platforms selected by the visitor
- Professional advisers when reasonably necessary
- Government authorities or other parties when required by law
- Appropriate parties when necessary to investigate fraud, abuse, security threats, or immediate safety concerns
Service providers may process information only as necessary to provide their services or meet their own legal obligations.
Data Retention
Brother Jim Ministry intends to retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected, including communication, security, recordkeeping, legal, and operational purposes.
Server logs, backups, spam records, contact messages, and transaction records may be retained for different periods depending on technical and legal needs.
Information that is no longer reasonably needed may be deleted, anonymized, or securely disposed of when practical.
Data Security
Reasonable administrative and technical measures are used to protect the website and information under Brother Jim Ministry’s control.
However, no website, email system, internet transmission, or electronic-storage method can be guaranteed to be completely secure. Visitors submit information electronically at their own risk and should avoid sending highly sensitive information through ordinary website forms or email.
Children’s Privacy
This website provides general public information and is not designed to collect personal information directly from children under 13.
Children under 13 should not submit names, email addresses, messages, photographs, or other personal information without the involvement and consent of a parent or legal guardian.
If Brother Jim Ministry learns that personal information from a child under 13 was collected unintentionally, reasonable steps will be taken to delete it.
Requests Concerning Personal Information
You may contact Brother Jim Ministry to ask about personal information you previously submitted through the website or to request correction or deletion.
Some information may need to be retained for security, legal, financial, backup, or recordkeeping purposes. Brother Jim Ministry may need to verify the requester’s identity before acting on a request.
Changes to This Policy
This Privacy Policy may be updated when the website, its plugins, its services, its fundraising methods, or applicable requirements change.
The effective date at the top of this page will be updated when material changes are made. Visitors are encouraged to review this page periodically.
Contact
Questions or requests concerning this Privacy Policy may be sent to:
Brother Jim Ministry
Chicago, Illinois
Email: brotherjimministries@gmail.com
Website: thebrotherjimministry.org