Privacy Policy

Last Updated: October 6, 2026

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BIBLE IN THE CLASSROOM INC (“Bible in the Classroom,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) is a Texas nonprofit corporation recognized as a 501(c)(3) organization. We respect your privacy and are committed to being transparent about the personal information we collect, how we use it, and the choices available to you.

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This Privacy Policy applies to information collected through our website, our communications with donors and supporters, our outreach activities, and other interactions with Bible in the Classroom.

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Information We Collect

• Depending on how you interact with Bible in the Classroom, we may collect:

• Contact information. This may include your first and last name, mailing address, email address, telephone number, and other information you choose to provide.

• Donation information. When you make a donation, we may collect your name, contact information, donation amount, donation history, and related contribution records.

• Electronic payment information is generally processed by the payment provider used to complete the transaction. Bible in the Classroom does not generally retain complete credit or debit card information.

• For donations made by physical check, we may retain the donor's name, address, donation amount, and contribution record. We do not retain copies of deposited checks or the bank account and routing information appearing on those checks after processing.

• Communication preferences. If you sign up to receive communications from us, we may collect information such as your name, email address, telephone number, and your communication preferences.

• Information you provide when contacting us. If you contact Bible in the Classroom through our website, email, telephone, postal mail, or another method, we may collect the information you provide so that we can respond to your inquiry or request.

• Professional and organizational contact information. As part of our educational outreach, Bible in the Classroom may collect publicly available professional contact information about adult school administrators, educators, school officials, and other organizational contacts. This may include names, job titles, work email addresses, work telephone numbers, school names, school districts, and information about classes or educational programs.

• Testimonials, photographs, videos, and stories. We may receive and use testimonials, photographs, videos, stories, quotes, or similar content when it has been voluntarily provided or appropriately authorized for use by Bible in the Classroom.

• Website and technical information. When you visit our website, certain technical information may be collected automatically, such as your Internet Protocol (IP) address, browser or device information, pages visited, referring pages, and information about how you interact with the website.

 

How We Collect Information

We may collect personal information when you:

• Make a donation;

• Sign up for text messages, email communications, or other organizational updates;

• Contact us through our website, email, telephone, or postal mail;

• Communicate with a member of our team;

• Provide or authorize a testimonial, photograph, video, story, or other content;

• Interact with our website; or

• Communicate with Bible in the Classroom in connection with our educational outreach.

 

We may also obtain professional contact information about adult school and district representatives from publicly available sources, such as school and district websites and directories.

 

How We Use Your Information

We may use personal information to:

• Process and maintain records of donations and contributions;

• Communicate with donors and supporters;

• Respond to questions, requests, and inquiries;

• Send organizational updates and information about the progress of our mission;

• Send fundraising appeals and donation requests;

• Announce events, programs, and other activities related to Bible in the Classroom;

• Send newsletters and similar communications;

• Provide donation acknowledgments, contribution statements, or other donor-related correspondence;

• Conduct educational and organizational outreach to adult school and district representatives;

• Maintain relationships with schools, districts, donors, supporters, and other contacts;

• Operate, maintain, understand, and improve our website and communications;

• Maintain appropriate organizational, financial, and contribution records;

• Protect the security and integrity of our organization and website; and

• Comply with applicable legal, tax, accounting, and regulatory requirements.

 

Text Messages and Email Communications

Individuals may choose to provide their contact information to receive updates and other communications from Bible in the Classroom.

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Depending on the consent provided, these communications may include organizational updates, information about our mission and progress, fundraising appeals, donation requests, event announcements, newsletters, and other communications related to Bible in the Classroom's mission and activities.

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Text-message and email preferences are managed separately. Opting out of text messages does not necessarily unsubscribe you from email communications for which you have separately provided consent, and vice versa.

You may opt out of text messages using the opt-out instructions provided with those messages, including by replying STOP where applicable. Email communications that require an unsubscribe option will provide instructions for opting out.

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If you ask us to stop all nonessential communications, we will make reasonable efforts to honor that request.

 

Donations and Payment Processing

Bible in the Classroom accepts donations to support its nonprofit mission.

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Electronic donations may be processed through our website or through third-party payment providers. Those providers may collect and process payment information according to their own privacy policies and terms.

Bible in the Classroom generally does not receive or retain complete credit or debit card information used to process electronic donations.

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Donations may also be made by mail. When a physical check is received, we may retain appropriate donor and contribution records, but we do not retain copies of deposited checks or their bank routing and account information after processing.

 

Wix and Service Providers

Our website and certain organizational functions are operated using the Wix platform. Wix may process or store information necessary to provide website hosting, donation processing, communications, customer relationship management, security, and related functionality.

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We may also use other service providers when reasonably necessary to operate Bible in the Classroom. These providers may process information on our behalf only as appropriate for the services they provide.

 

Cookies and Website Technologies

Our website may use cookies and similar technologies provided by Wix or other services integrated with our website. These technologies may be used to operate the website, maintain security, remember preferences, understand website usage, and improve the visitor experience.

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Our website may also contain embedded content or links involving third-party platforms. Those third parties may use their own cookies or similar technologies according to their own privacy practices.

 

Social Media and Third-Party Content

Bible in the Classroom maintains a presence on social media platforms, including YouTube, Facebook, and Instagram.

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Our website may contain links to or embedded content from these platforms. When you interact with third-party content or visit a third-party platform, that company's privacy policy and terms govern its collection and use of information.

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Bible in the Classroom does not control the privacy practices of third-party websites or social media platforms.

 

Photographs, Videos, Testimonials, and Stories

Bible in the Classroom may publish photographs, videos, testimonials, stories, quotes, or similar content in connection with our mission and activities. Such content may appear on our website, social media channels, communications, or other organizational materials when it has been voluntarily provided or appropriately authorized for use.

 

Children's Privacy

Our public website may be viewed by people of any age. However, Bible in the Classroom does not knowingly solicit personal information directly from minors through our website forms or communication signups.

From time to time, photographs, videos, stories, or other content may include minors in connection with Bible in the Classroom's mission and activities. We seek appropriate authorization before intentionally publishing identifiable content involving a minor.

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If you believe that personal information involving a minor has been provided to or published by Bible in the Classroom without appropriate authorization, please contact us so that we can review the matter.

 

We Do Not Sell Personal Information

Bible in the Classroom does not sell or rent personal information.

We also do not share donor or contact information with other organizations for those organizations' own marketing or fundraising purposes.

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We may disclose information to service providers acting on our behalf, when necessary to operate the organization, when you direct or authorize us to do so, or when disclosure is required or permitted by law.

 

Data Retention

We retain personal information for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes for which it was collected and for legitimate organizational, legal, tax, accounting, recordkeeping, security, and compliance purposes.

 

Donation and donor records may be retained indefinitely when reasonably necessary for these purposes.

If you request deletion of your information, we may retain limited information when reasonably necessary for these purposes.

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If you request deletion of your information, we may retain limited information when reasonably necessary to comply with legal or recordkeeping obligations, maintain appropriate contribution records, prevent fraud, resolve disputes, or maintain an opt-out or “do not contact” record so that we can honor your communication preferences.

 

Data Security

Bible in the Classroom uses reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures designed to protect personal information.

 

However, no method of transmitting or storing information electronically can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

 

Your Privacy Choices

You may contact Bible in the Classroom to:

• Ask what personal information we maintain about you;

• Request correction or updating of your personal information;

• Request deletion of personal information, subject to applicable recordkeeping and legal requirements;

• Change your communication preferences;

• Opt out of certain communications; or

• Ask questions about how your information is handled.

 

To make a privacy request, contact us at lk@bibleintheclassroom.net.

 

We may need to verify your identity before completing certain requests.

 

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect changes in our practices, technology, services, or legal requirements.

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When we update the policy, we will revise the “Last Updated” date at the top of this page. When appropriate or required by law, we may provide additional notice of material changes.

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Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or Bible in the Classroom's privacy practices, please contact:

 

BIBLE IN THE CLASSROOM
201 Northwood Dr #137
Flower Mound, TX 75022
Email: lk@bibleintheclassroom.net