Privacy Policy
Last updated: August 2026
At And God Said (andgodsaid.org), we respect your privacy and are committed to protecting the personal information you share with us. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we use it to provide our Bible reading challenge platform, and how we keep your information secure.
1. Information We Collect
- Account Information: When you register, we collect your username, email address, and password (securely stored using salted one-way bcrypt hashing).
- Challenge & Reading Progress: We record the challenges you join, group memberships, daily chapter completion logs, verse likes, verse notes/comments, and your preferred Bible translation version.
- Email & Delivery Preferences: We store your email notification settings and preferred daily reading delivery time.
- Technical Information: We use standard HTTP cookies solely to manage authenticated user sessions.
2. How We Use Your Information
- To operate and maintain the And God Said platform, challenge leaderboards, and reading progress trackers.
- To send you scheduled daily Scripture readings and challenge updates based on your preferred delivery time.
- To provide essential transactional messages (such as password reset requests and challenge invitations).
- To facilitate community interaction (such as group discussions and verse comments) within your reading groups.
3. Email Communications & Opt-Out (CAN-SPAM / GDPR)
We maintain a strict anti-spam policy. Daily reading emails are sent only to registered users who have enrolled in a reading challenge and opted in to receive daily emails.
- No Marketing Spam: We never send unsolicited commercial advertising or promotional email blasts.
- One-Click Unsubscribe: Every automated email includes an unsubscribe link and a direct link to manage your email preferences.
- User Control: You can modify your preferred delivery time or disable daily emails at any time in your Email Preferences.
4. Data Sharing & Third Parties
We never sell, rent, monetize, or trade your personal information or email address to third parties or advertisers.
We only share data with trusted infrastructure providers necessary to operate the service (such as cloud server hosting and transactional email transmission providers like Amazon Web Services SES and Resend) under strict confidentiality and security standards over encrypted HTTPS/TLS connections.
5. Data Security & Your Rights
We implement industry-standard technical measures (including SSL/TLS encryption in transit and secure database storage) to protect your data against unauthorized access, alteration, or disclosure.
You may update your profile details or delete your account and associated data at any time. For complete account and data removal assistance, please email support@andgodsaid.org.
6. Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns regarding this Privacy Policy or how your information is handled, please reach out to us at: