Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy explains how Servants of the Word Ecclesia — also known as SOTWE Global Church and Prophet Samuel Fombang Ministries ("we", "us", or "our") — collects, uses, and safeguards your information when you visit samuelfombangministries.org (the "Site"). By using the Site, you agree to the practices described in this policy.

1. Information We Collect

Information you provide. When you submit one of our forms (contact, booking, partnership, or testimony), we collect the details you choose to share, which may include your name, email address, phone number, ministry or location details, and the content of your message or testimony.

Information collected automatically. Like most websites, we and our service providers automatically collect certain technical information through cookies and similar technologies, such as your IP address, browser type, device information, pages visited, and the date and time of your visit.

2. How We Use Your Information

• To respond to your enquiries, bookings, partnership requests, and testimonies.
• To operate, maintain, and improve the Site and our services.
• To understand how visitors use the Site through analytics.
• To display relevant advertising that helps support our ministry.
• To comply with legal obligations.

3. Cookies and Similar Technologies

The Site uses cookies and similar technologies to remember your preferences, measure traffic, and serve advertising. You can control or delete cookies through your browser settings. Disabling cookies may affect some features of the Site.

4. Advertising and Google AdSense

We use third-party advertising, including Google AdSense, to display ads on the Site. Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this and other websites.

• Google's use of advertising cookies (including the DoubleClick cookie) enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visit to this Site and/or other sites on the Internet.
• You may opt out of personalised advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings.
• You can opt out of third-party vendors' use of cookies for personalised advertising at www.aboutads.info/choices.

5. Analytics and Other Third-Party Services

We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors interact with the Site. Google Analytics may collect information such as your IP address and usage data through cookies. Learn more at Google's Privacy Policy.

We also use services such as Cloudinary (image delivery) and embedded YouTube content. These providers may set their own cookies and process data under their respective privacy policies.

6. How We Share Information

We do not sell your personal information. We may share information with trusted service providers who help us operate the Site (such as analytics, advertising, hosting, and image delivery), or where required to comply with the law.

7. Data Retention

We retain the information you submit for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes described in this policy, unless a longer retention period is required by law.

8. Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have the right to access, correct, or delete your personal information, to object to or restrict its processing, and to withdraw consent. If you are in the European Economic Area, these rights are provided under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details below.

9. Children's Privacy

The Site is not directed to children under the age of 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us so we can remove it.

10. Links to Other Sites

The Site may contain links to external websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of those sites and encourage you to review their privacy policies.

11. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated "Last updated" date.

12. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your information, please contact us at servantsofthewordecclesia@gmail.com.