Privacy Policy

Bible Education and Missionary Service (BEAMS)
Last Updated: 12/02/2025
Bible Education and Missionary Service (“BEAMS,” “we,” “our,” or “us”) operates the website at https://beamsbibles.com
. We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how it is used, and your rights regarding that data.

Who We Are
Our website address is https://beamsbibles.com
.
We are Bible Education and Missionary Service (BEAMS), a non-profit ministry organization dedicated to providing Bibles to missionaries around the world.
We do not sell any goods or commercial products.
Any financial contributions made through our website are voluntary donations to support our ministry work.

Information We Collect
1. Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect:
The data shown in the comment form
The visitor’s IP address
Browser user-agent string
This helps with spam detection.
An anonymized hash of your email address may be sent to Gravatar to determine whether you use their service. Gravatar’s Privacy Policy: https://automattic.com/privacy/
.
After your comment is approved, your profile image may be publicly visible.

2. Media
If you upload images to our site, avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors may be able to download and extract location data from images on the site.

3. Cookies
We use cookies to improve functionality and user experience.
If you leave a comment:
You may opt-in to saving your:
Name
Email
Website
These cookies last for one year.
Login cookies:
A temporary cookie checks if your browser accepts cookies
Login cookies last for up to two days
“Remember Me” lasts two weeks
Display preference cookies last one year
Post-edit cookies last one day

4. Embedded Content From Other Websites
Articles and pages may include embedded content such as:
Videos
Images
Articles
Social media feeds
Donation widgets (e.g., Tithely)
Embedded content behaves as if you visited the external site directly.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, or track your interaction with the embedded content.

Newsletter & Email Updates (MailPoet)
If you subscribe to our newsletter:
We collect your email address and name (if supplied)
We log the IP address you used during signup
We send:
Ministry updates
Announcements
Newsletters you voluntarily subscribed to
Our website uses the MailPoet Sending Service, which may track:
Email opens
Link clicks
No identifiable information is tracked outside this website other than your email address.

Donations & Financial Information
1. Tithely Online Giving
Online donations are processed through Tithely.
Tithely collects payment details such as:
Name
Email
Billing information
Card/bank payment data
Donation history
Tithely Privacy Policy: https://get.tithe.ly/privacy

BEAMS does not store your card or bank information on our website.

2. ACH Bank Authorization Forms (Paper Forms)
If you submit a paper ACH Authorization Form, you may provide:
Bank name
Account type
Routing number
Account number
Monthly donation amounts
Signature and date
(This information appears directly on the form you complete.)
Your form information is stored securely, used only for authorized ACH withdrawals, and shared only with our financial institution. It is not stored digitally on our website.

Who We Share Your Data With
We may share information only with:
Trusted service providers (MailPoet, Akismet)
Tithely (for online donations)
Banks/payment processors (for ACH transactions)
Email delivery services
Anti-spam filtering services
We do not sell or rent your data to any third party.

How Long We Retain Your Data
Comments: indefinitely
User accounts: indefinitely unless deleted
Newsletter data: until you unsubscribe
ACH forms: retained per financial record requirements
Donation records: kept per accounting laws

Your Rights
You may request:
A copy of your personal data
Correction of inaccurate information
Deletion of your personal data (except when required by law)
Removal from newsletters
To stop receiving communications
Contact us using the information below.

Where Your Data Is Sent
Comment data may be checked by Akismet anti-spam service
Emails via MailPoet
Donations via Tithely
ACH banking information only to financial institutions for processing

Security
We use reasonable safeguards to protect personal information.
No online system can guarantee absolute security.

Contact Us
Bible Education and Missionary Service (BEAMS)
P.O. Box 10200
Gulfport, MS 39505
Phone: (228) 832-1096
Website: https://beamsbibles.com