Last updated: September 2026
At Disciple Makers Companion, we view data privacy not merely as a legal requirement, but as a sacred stewardship of trust. We handle all information shared with our ministry with highest standards of integrity, discretion, and biblical stewardship.
1. Information We Collect
We only collect information necessary to provide and enhance your discipleship experience:
- Account Credentials: When you register, we collect your name, email address, and an encrypted password hash.
- Spiritual Reflections & Journal Entries: Notes, prayers, SOAP entries, and personal transformation indicator logs you create. These reflections are strictly private to your personal account and are never public unless you explicitly choose to share them in community forums.
- Interactive Submissions: Questions and answers you voluntarily post in the "Ask A Disciple-Maker" public forum.
- Technical Device Telemetry: Anonymized device identifiers, client app version, and synchronization timestamps necessary for offline database synchronization.
2. How We Use Your Information
We utilize the gathered information exclusively to:
- Maintain and synchronize your spiritual journal across the web portal and Android/iOS companion apps.
- Deliver optional daily devotional reminders and notifications that you have configured.
- Respond to inquiries, prayer requests, and contact messages submitted through our Reach Us forms.
- Manage active Ministry Partnership accounts and recurring subscription benefits.
3. We Never Sell or Monetize Your Personal Data
4. Data Storage & Security
We employ modern industry best practices to protect your data:
- End-to-end HTTPS/TLS encryption for all network traffic between your device and our servers.
- Industry-standard bcrypt hashing for all stored user passwords.
- Role-based administrative permissions restricting internal database access strictly to authorized system engineers.
- Automated encrypted database backups stored in hardened, redundant cloud repositories.
5. Cookies & Local Storage
We use functional session cookies and browser local storage solely to keep you logged into your account, preserve your cookie preferences, and enable offline PWA data caching. You can manage or disable cookies at any time via your browser settings.
6. Your Rights & Account Deletion
You maintain complete ownership of your data. At any time, you have the right to:
- Request a complete export of your personal notes, devotionals, and profile data.
- Request the permanent erasure of your account and all associated personal records from our servers.
To exercise any of these rights, simply submit a request via our Contact Page or email our administrative team at privacy@disciplemakers.org.