Privacy Policy
Effective Date: July 21, 2026
Last Updated: July 21, 2026
God Stories Global respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the personal information you share with us. This Privacy Policy explains how God Stories Global, a ministry of New International, collects, uses, protects, and shares information when you visit GodStoriesGlobal.com, submit a testimony or prayer request, contact us, listen to our podcast, or otherwise interact with our ministry.
God Stories Global’s website currently invites visitors to submit personal stories and supporting witness information, explore podcast content, and connect with the ministry.
By using this website, you acknowledge the practices described in this Privacy Policy.
1. Information We Collect
Information You Provide
We may collect information that you voluntarily provide, including:
- Your name
- Your email address
- Your telephone number
- Your mailing address
- Prayer requests
- Personal testimonies or “God Stories”
- Names and contact information for witnesses
- Messages submitted through contact forms
- Podcast inquiries, interview requests, or guest information
- Newsletter or ministry communication preferences
- Donation-related information
- Any other information you choose to provide
Please do not submit information about another person unless you have that person’s permission to share it with us.
Sensitive Information in Stories and Prayer Requests
Testimonies and prayer requests may contain sensitive personal information, including details about health, family matters, religious experiences, personal hardships, or other private circumstances.
Please carefully consider the information you submit. Do not provide medical records, Social Security numbers, financial account numbers, passwords, or other highly confidential information through the website.
Information Collected Automatically
When you visit the website, certain information may be collected automatically, including:
- Internet Protocol address
- Browser type
- Device type
- Operating system
- Pages viewed
- Date and time of visits
- Referring website
- Approximate geographic location
- Links or features used
- Cookie and analytics information
This information helps us understand how visitors use the website and allows us to improve its performance and security.
2. How We Use Information
We may use the information we collect to:
- Respond to questions and messages
- Review submitted testimonies and prayer requests
- Contact witnesses or other individuals identified in a submission
- Verify the accuracy and authenticity of submitted stories
- Determine whether a story is appropriate for publication
- Contact individuals regarding podcast interviews or ministry participation
- Publish approved stories, testimonies, interviews, or prayer-related content
- Send newsletters, podcast announcements, ministry updates, or other requested communications
- Process or facilitate donations
- Operate, maintain, and improve the website
- Protect the website, ministry, visitors, and other individuals
- Prevent fraud, abuse, unauthorized activity, or misrepresentation
- Comply with legal obligations
- Enforce our website policies and agreements
We may also use information for other purposes that are disclosed when the information is collected.
3. Testimonies, Witnesses, and Publication Consent
Submitting a story does not guarantee that it will be published.
God Stories Global may review, edit, verify, decline, postpone, or remove submitted material. Because the ministry seeks to share testimonies that are truthful and presented without embellishment, supporting information or confirmation from witnesses may be requested before publication.
Before publishing a testimony, interview, photograph, recording, or other identifiable personal material, we may request additional permission or a release from the person submitting the material and, when appropriate, from other individuals mentioned in it.
When you provide witness information, you represent that:
- You have permission to provide the witness’s information;
- The information is accurate to the best of your knowledge; and
- The witness may be contacted regarding the submitted story.
We will not intentionally publish a witness’s contact information unless that person has provided permission.
4. Prayer Requests
Prayer requests may be reviewed before being displayed or shared.
Unless a form specifically states that a request will remain private, you should assume that information submitted for public prayer may be visible to other website visitors. Do not include information that you do not want publicly disclosed.
We may edit, anonymize, delay, decline, or remove a prayer request when necessary to protect privacy, safety, or the integrity of the ministry.
5. Donations and Payment Information
Donations may be processed through New International or another third-party payment provider. God Stories Global may not directly receive or store complete payment-card information.
Payment processors may collect information such as:
- Name
- Billing address
- Email address
- Donation amount
- Payment-card or bank information
- Transaction details
Those providers process information under their own privacy policies and security practices. The God Stories Global website currently directs donation activity to New International.
6. Cookies and Similar Technologies
The website may use cookies, pixels, local storage, and similar technologies to:
- Keep the website functioning properly
- Remember visitor preferences
- Measure website traffic
- Understand visitor behavior
- Improve content and performance
- Protect the website from spam or abuse
- Support embedded media or third-party features
You may be able to control cookies through your browser settings. Disabling cookies may affect the operation of certain website features.
7. Analytics
We may use third-party analytics services to understand how visitors interact with the website. These services may collect information about your device, browser, approximate location, pages visited, and actions taken.
Analytics information is generally used in an aggregated form to evaluate website traffic and improve our ministry communications.
8. Embedded Content and Third-Party Services
The website may contain or display content provided by third parties, including:
- Podcast platforms
- Audio or video players
- Social-media platforms
- Donation processors
- Email marketing services
- Website analytics providers
- Spam-prevention tools
- Cloud hosting or data-storage providers
Embedded content may behave as though you visited the third party’s website directly. Those third parties may use cookies, collect usage data, and track your interaction with their services.
God Stories Global is not responsible for the privacy practices of third-party websites or services. You should review their privacy policies before providing personal information.
9. Email Communications
When you subscribe to ministry communications, request updates, or otherwise provide your email address, we may send you:
- Podcast announcements
- New-story notifications
- Prayer-related updates
- Ministry news
- Event information
- Fundraising communications
- Administrative messages
You may unsubscribe from promotional emails by using the unsubscribe link included in the message. We may continue to send necessary administrative communications relating to a submission, donation, inquiry, interview, or other transaction.
10. How We Share Information
We do not sell or rent personal information.
We may share information with:
- New International and its authorized personnel
- Staff members, volunteers, ministry leaders, or contractors who need the information to perform ministry-related responsibilities
- Website hosting, email, analytics, security, podcast, donation, and technology providers
- Individuals asked to verify a submitted story
- Legal, regulatory, law-enforcement, or governmental authorities when required or permitted by law
- Professional advisers, including attorneys, accountants, or insurers
- Another ministry or organization involved in a restructuring, transfer, or continuation of the ministry’s operations
We may also share information when necessary to protect the rights, safety, property, or integrity of God Stories Global, New International, website visitors, story participants, witnesses, or others.
11. Publicly Available Information
Any testimony, prayer request, comment, interview, photograph, audio recording, video recording, or other content that is approved for public release may become publicly available.
Public content may be:
- Viewed by website visitors
- Shared through social media
- Included in podcasts or videos
- Indexed by search engines
- Quoted or shared by others
- Stored or archived by third parties
Even when public content is later removed from our website, copies may remain available through search engines, archives, social-media platforms, or individuals who previously accessed it.
12. Data Security
We use reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures designed to protect personal information.
However, no website, database, email transmission, or internet-based service can be guaranteed to be completely secure. You submit information at your own risk and should avoid transmitting highly sensitive information through standard website forms or email.
13. Data Retention
We may retain information for as long as reasonably necessary to:
- Review or verify submissions
- Maintain ministry records
- Publish and archive approved stories
- Respond to inquiries
- Process donations
- Fulfill legal, accounting, or reporting obligations
- Resolve disputes
- Protect the ministry and other individuals
Information that becomes part of a published podcast, video, article, testimony, or ministry archive may be retained indefinitely unless removal is required by law or approved by the ministry.
14. Your Privacy Choices
Depending on where you live, you may have the right to request:
- Access to personal information we hold about you
- Correction of inaccurate information
- Deletion of certain personal information
- Withdrawal of consent
- A copy of certain information
- Restriction of certain processing
- Removal of a previously submitted story or prayer request
These rights may be limited by applicable law, ministry recordkeeping needs, freedom-of-expression considerations, legal obligations, or the public and archival nature of previously published material.
We may need to verify your identity before completing a request.
15. Children’s Privacy
The website is intended for a general audience and is not directed toward children under 13.
We do not knowingly collect personal information directly from children under 13 without appropriate parental or legal-guardian consent. If you believe a child has submitted personal information without proper permission, please contact us so that we can review and, when appropriate, delete the information.
Stories involving minors should be submitted only by, or with the authorization of, a parent or legal guardian.
16. Visitors Outside the United States
God Stories Global and New International operate from the United States. When you access the website or submit information from another country, your information may be transferred to, stored in, or processed in the United States.
Privacy and data-protection laws in the United States may differ from those in your country.
17. Do Not Track Signals
Some browsers offer a “Do Not Track” setting. Because there is no universally accepted standard for responding to these signals, the website may not respond to all Do Not Track requests.
You may control certain tracking technologies through your browser, device, or cookie settings.
18. Links to Other Websites
The website may contain links to websites operated by other organizations. We do not control and are not responsible for the content, security, or privacy practices of those websites.
A link does not necessarily mean that God Stories Global or New International endorses every statement, policy, or practice of the linked website.
19. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect changes in the website, ministry activities, technology, legal requirements, or privacy practices.
The revised policy will be posted on this page with an updated “Last Updated” date. Your continued use of the website after a revision becomes effective indicates your acknowledgment of the revised policy.
20. Contact Us
Questions, concerns, or privacy requests may be submitted through the contact form on GodStoriesGlobal.com or sent to:
God Stories Global
A Ministry of New International
2701 Cleveland Avenue, Suite 200
Fort Myers, Florida 33901
Telephone: (239) 337-4336
New International publicly identifies this address and telephone number as its contact information.