Royal Praise Baptist Church International ("ROPMI", "we", "us", or "our") operates the website ropmi.com (the "Site"). This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our Site. Please read this policy carefully. If you disagree with its terms, please discontinue use of the Site.

1. Information We Collect

Information You Provide Directly

• Account registration: When you create a commenter account, we collect your name, email address, and optional social media handles.
• Comments: When you post a comment on an article, we collect the comment content along with your IP address and user agent.
• Contact form: When you submit a contact form, we collect your name, email address, and message.

Information Collected Automatically

• Log data: We record page visits, your IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URL, and the date/time of your visit.
• Cookies: We use session cookies to maintain your login state. Third-party services on our Site may set their own cookies (see below).
• Device information: We collect device type (desktop, mobile, tablet) and operating system for analytics purposes.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:

• Operate and improve the Site and its features
• Display and moderate comments
• Respond to your inquiries and contact-form submissions
• Analyse Site traffic and user behaviour in aggregate to improve content
• Detect, prevent, and address technical issues and spam
• Enforce our Terms of Use and protect the security of the Site

3. Google AdSense & Advertising

We use Google AdSense to display advertisements on this Site. Google AdSense uses cookies and web beacons to serve ads based on your prior visits to this and other websites. Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads based on your visit to our Site and/or other sites on the Internet.

You may opt out of personalised advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings or by visiting www.aboutads.info.

Google's privacy policy is available at policies.google.com/privacy.

4. YouTube Embeds

Our Site embeds videos from YouTube (Google LLC). When you interact with an embedded video, YouTube may collect information about you in accordance with its own Privacy Policy. YouTube operates under YouTube's Terms of Service.

5. Third-Party Links

Our Site may contain links to third-party websites that are not operated by us. We have no control over, and assume no responsibility for, the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites. We encourage you to review the privacy policy of every site you visit.

6. Data Retention

• Visit logs: Retained for up to 12 months for analytics purposes, then deleted.
• Comments: Retained indefinitely unless you request removal.
• Account data: Retained while your account is active. You may request deletion at any time.

7. Children's Privacy

Our Site is not directed to children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 13. If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has provided us with personal data, please contact us immediately and we will delete that information.

8. Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have the right to:

• Access the personal data we hold about you
• Request correction of inaccurate data
• Request deletion of your data
• Object to or restrict certain processing of your data

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details in Section 10.

9. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by updating the "Last updated" date at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this page periodically. Your continued use of the Site after any changes constitutes your acceptance of the updated policy.

10. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or wish to exercise your data rights, please contact us:

• Email: ropmint@gmail.com
• Phone: +1 (713)-345-0148
• Address: 3802 Lanercost Ln, Fulshear, TX 77441, USA