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Privacy Policy

Last Updated: September 6, 2025

Good Steward International (hereafter referred to as GSI) is committed to respecting your online privacy and security. We have developed this privacy policy to ensure that the information you provide to us will remain private. We are committed to compliance with all applicable data protection laws, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

1. Information We Collect and How We Use It

On some GSI websites, you can provide contact information for ministry-related purposes. If you wish to opt out of this collection of information, please contact us via email at info@goodstewardinternational.org. Here are the types of personal information that we collect, the legal basis for processing it, and how we use it:

  • Contact information(name, organization, phone number, email address):
    • Lawful Basis for Processing:We process this data based on your explicit consentwhen you provide it to us for a specific purpose, such as to receive updates, or because it’s necessary for the performance of a contract(e.g., to complete a transaction you initiated).
    • How it’s used:We use this information to communicate with you, provide you with better service, and update you on ministry happenings.
  • Shipping information(name, organization, complete address):
    • Lawful Basis for Processing:This processing is necessary for the performance of a contract—to ship a product or material you’ve requested.
    • How it’s used:We use this information to fulfill your shipping requests.
  • Information you wish to leave(questions, comments, suggestions):
    • Lawful Basis for Processing:We process this data based on our legitimate intereststo improve our services and communication.
    • How it’s used:We use your comments to provide you with requested information and to improve our website and communication.

2. Your Data Rights Under GDPR

You have specific rights regarding your personal data under the GDPR. We are committed to helping you exercise these rights. To make a request, please contact us at info@goodstewardinternational.org.

  • Right to Access:You have the right to request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
  • Right to Rectification:You can request that we correct any inaccurate or incomplete data we have about you.
  • Right to Erasure ( “Right to be Forgotten”):You can ask us to delete your personal data. This right is not absolute and may not apply if, for example, we are required to keep the data for legal reasons.
  • Right to Restriction of Processing:You can request that we temporarily stop processing your personal data in certain circumstances, such as if you contest the accuracy of the data.
  • Right to Data Portability:You can request to receive your personal data in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format.
  • Right to Object:You have the right to object to the processing of your personal data based on our legitimate interests or for direct marketing purposes.
  • Rights in relation to automated decision-making and profiling:We do not use automated decision-making or profiling that would have a significant impact on you.

3. How Long We Keep Your Data

We will store your personal data for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, or as required by law. The criteria used to determine the retention period for different types of data include:

  • Contact and shipping information:We will retain this data for the duration of our relationship with you and for a reasonable period thereafter to fulfill legal obligations or resolve disputes.
  • Questions, comments, and suggestions:We retain this data as long as it is relevant for improving our services.

4. No Sharing of Personal Information

GSI will not sell, rent, or lease your personal information to other organizations. The identity of all who contact us through our websites will be kept confidential. We may use third-party intermediaries, such as a printing shop for customizing mailings. We ensure that these intermediaries are bound by agreements that prohibit them from retaining, sharing, storing, or processing personal data for any secondary purposes. We may also partner with other third parties to provide specific services. When you sign up for these services, we may share names and other contact information necessary for the third party to provide these services. These third parties are not allowed to process this personal data except to provide these services.

5. International Data Transfers

As we are an international organization, your personal data may be transferred to and processed in countries outside of the European Union (EU) or European Economic Area (EEA), including the United States. When we transfer your data internationally, we ensure it is protected by implementing appropriate safeguards, such as using Standard Contractual Clausesapproved by the European Commission, which provide contractual obligations for data protection.

6. Data Security and Breach Notification

We are committed to ensuring the security of your personal information. To prevent unauthorized access, maintain data accuracy, and ensure the proper use of information, we have established and implemented appropriate physical, electronic, and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online. We use Internet encryption software, such as the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol, when collecting or transferring sensitive data.

In the event of a data breach, we have procedures in place to manage the incident, notify the relevant supervisory authorities, and inform affected individuals, as required by law.

7. Cookies

We may send a “cookie” to your computer. A cookie is a small piece of data that is sent to your browser from a web server and stored on your computer’s hard drive. We use cookies to recognize you when you return to our sites or to identify which areas of our network of websites you have visited. This information helps us better personalize the content you see on our sites. You can choose whether to accept cookies by changing the settings of your browser. If you choose not to accept these cookies, your experience at our site may be diminished and some features may not work as intended.

8. Children’s Privacy

Our services are not intended for children under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children under 16. If we become aware that we have collected personal data from a child under 16 without parental consent, we will take steps to delete that information as soon as possible.

9. Right to Lodge a Complaint

You have the right to lodge a complaint with a relevant data protection supervisory authority, particularly in the country where you live, work, or where you believe your rights were infringed.

10. Contacting Us

If you have questions about our privacy policy or want to exercise your data rights, please send us an email at info@goodstewardinternational.org.