Healing Through Music Ministry Privacy Policy

Effective Date: July 1, 2026

Website: HealingThroughMusic.com

Contact: info@reachingyourlight.com

 

Welcome to Healing Through Music Ministry. Your privacy is important to us. 

 

This Privacy Policy explains how Healing Through Music Ministry collects, uses, stores, shares, and protects personal information when you visit our website, contact us, submit forms, sign up for updates, purchase books or resources, request information, submit prayer requests, apply to be a guest, or otherwise interact with our website, broadcasts, ministry content, books, music, or related services. 

 

By using HealingThroughMusic.com, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy.

 

1. Information We May Collect 

 

Healing Through Music Ministry may collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us, including but not limited to: 

 

•  Your name 
•  Email address 
• Phone number, if provided 
• Mailing address, if needed for orders, shipping, events, or correspondence 
• Messages, questions, comments, or prayer requests you submit •  
• Guest inquiry, interview, media, or broadcast submission information 
• Newsletter or mailing list signup information 
• Book, product, event, or resource order information 
• Payment-related information processed through third-party payment providers  
• Photos, videos, audio, testimonies, or stories you choose to submit
• Any other information you voluntarily provide through our website, forms, email, or communication channels

 

We may also collect limited technical information automatically when you visit our website, such as browser type, device type, IP address, pages visited, general location data, referral source, and website usage information. 

 

2. How We Use Your Information 

 

We may use the information we collect to: 

 

• Respond to your messages, questions, requests, or inquiries  
• Process guest, interview, broadcast, podcast, ministry, or media submissions  
• Send newsletters, updates, announcements, or ministry-related communications 
•  Provide information about books, music, broadcasts, events, resources, or ministry activities 
• Process purchases, donations, registrations, or requests through third-party platforms   
• Improve our website, content, services, and visitor experience 
• Review submissions for possible publication, broadcast, interview, or promotional use 
• Communicate with guests, contributors, sponsors, partners, or website visitors 
• Protect the safety, security, and integrity of our website and ministry 
• Comply with legal, tax, accounting, or regulatory obligations 
• Prevent fraud, misuse, unauthorized access, or harmful activity 

 

We do not use your personal information for purposes that are unrelated to the ministry, website, broadcasts, books, music, or services unless we have your permission or are required by law. 

 

3. Prayer Requests and Personal Stories 

 

If you submit a prayer request, testimony, personal story, message, or other sensitive information, please understand that you are choosing to share that information with us. 

 

We will make reasonable efforts to treat prayer requests and personal submissions with care and respect. However, please do not submit information that you do not want us to receive or review. 

 

Submitting a prayer request, story, testimony, or message does not guarantee a personal response, public sharing, interview, broadcast feature, or publication. 

 

If we wish to publicly share your name, story, photo, video, voice, testimony, or other personal content, we may request additional written permission or a media release before doing so. 

 

4. Email and Newsletter Communications 

 

If you sign up for our newsletter, updates, or email communications, we may send you ministry updates, announcements, book information, music information, broadcast updates, inspirational messages, event notices, or related communications. 

 

You may unsubscribe from marketing or newsletter emails at any time by using the unsubscribe link in the email or contacting us at info@reachingyourlight.com. 

 

Please note that we may still send necessary non-marketing messages, such as responses to your inquiries, order-related communications, guest communications, or administrative notices. 

 

5. Purchases, Donations, and Payment Information 

 

Healing Through Music Ministry may offer books, music, digital products, events, donations, or other resources through third-party platforms, payment processors, publishers, bookstores, or service providers. 

 

We do not directly store full credit card numbers or complete payment details on our website unless clearly stated. Payment information is generally processed by third-party payment providers. 

 

When you make a purchase, donation, registration, or transaction through a third-party provider, your information may also be subject to that provider’s privacy policy, terms, and security practices. 

 

We are not responsible for the privacy practices, payment processing, security, or policies of third-party platforms. 

 

6. Cookies, Analytics, and Website Tracking 

 

HealingThroughMusic.com may use cookies, analytics tools, pixels, or similar technologies to understand website traffic, improve our website, measure engagement, protect security, and support marketing or communication efforts. 

 

Cookies are small files that may be stored on your device when you visit a website. You can usually adjust your browser settings to refuse cookies or alert you when cookies are being used. 

 

Please note that disabling cookies may affect how certain website features work.

 

7. How We Share Information 

 

We do not sell your personal information. 

 

We may share limited personal information only when necessary, including with: 

  

• Website hosting providers   
• Email newsletter or communication platforms  
• Payment processors 
• Book sellers, publishers, distributors, or shipping providers 
• Event, broadcast, podcast, media, or production-related service providers 
• Technology, analytics, security, or administrative service providers 
• Legal, accounting, tax, or compliance professionals 
• Law enforcement, government authorities, or other parties when required by law 
• Third parties when necessary to protect our rights, safety, property, ministry, users, or the public 

 

We may also share information with your permission or when you voluntarily choose to make information public through an interview, testimonial, broadcast, event, comment, or media submission. 

 

8. Third-Party Links and Websites 

 

HealingThroughMusic.com may contain links to third-party websites, social media platforms, video platforms, podcast platforms, bookstores, payment processors, sponsors, partners, guest websites, or other outside resources. 

 

This Privacy Policy applies only to HealingThroughMusic.com and our own ministry-related practices. 

 

We are not responsible for the privacy policies, content, security, or practices of third-party websites or platforms. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party website you visit. 

 

9. Guest, Interview, and Media Submissions 

 

If you submit information to be considered as a guest, interview participant, contributor, speaker, musician, author, ministry leader, sponsor, or partner, we may use the information you provide to review your submission, contact you, schedule interviews, prepare broadcast materials, and communicate about possible collaboration. 

 

Submission does not guarantee acceptance, interview selection, publication, broadcast appearance, promotion, partnership, or response. 

If your submission includes another person’s personal information, image, story, voice, music, or creative work, you are responsible for making sure you have the legal right and permission to share it with us. 

 

10 Children’s Privacy 

 

HealingThroughMusic.com is intended for a general audience and is not directed to children under the age of 13. 

 

We do not knowingly collect, request, or encourage personal information from children under 13 without appropriate parental or legal guardian consent. 

 

Our forms, contact pages, newsletter signups, guest inquiries, prayer requests, interview submissions, book inquiries, and other website submissions are intended for individuals who are at least 13 years old, or for parents/legal guardians submitting information on behalf of a minor. 

 

If we learn that we have collected personal information from a child under 13 without appropriate parental or legal guardian consent, we will take reasonable steps to delete that information from our records. 

 

If you believe that a child under 13 has submitted personal information to us, please contact us at info@reachingyourlight.com so we can review and remove the information if appropriate. 

 

If content involving a minor is submitted for publication, broadcast, podcast use, interview use, video use, testimonial use, promotional use, or any public-facing purpose, the person submitting the content is responsible for confirming that they are the parent/legal guardian or that they have proper written permission from the parent/legal guardian. 

 

11. Data Security 

 

We take reasonable steps to protect personal information from unauthorized access, misuse, loss, disclosure, alteration, or destruction.

 

However, no website, email system, online platform, or digital storage method can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. By using our website or submitting information electronically, you understand and accept that there are risks associated with online communication. 

 

12. How Long We Keep Information 

 

We may keep personal information for as long as reasonably necessary to fulfill the purpose for which it was collected, communicate with you, maintain ministry records, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, enforce agreements, and support our legitimate ministry or business purposes. 

 

We may delete or anonymize information when it is no longer needed. 

 

13. Your Privacy Choices 

 

Depending on where you live, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information, which may include the right to: 

  

• Request access to personal information we may have about you  
• Ask us to correct or update your information 
• Ask us to delete certain personal information 
• Unsubscribe from email communications 
• Ask questions about how your information is used  
• Withdraw permission where consent was previously given 

 

To make a privacy request, contact us at info@reachingyourlight.com. 

 

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

 

14. California Privacy Notice

 

If you are a California resident, you may have additional rights under California privacy laws, depending on how those laws apply to our website and ministry. 

 

We do not sell your personal information. 

 

California residents may contact us at info@reachingyourlight.com to ask questions or make privacy-related requests regarding personal information we may have collected. 

 

15. International Visitors 

 

Healing Through Music Ministry is based in the United States. If you visit HealingThroughMusic.com from outside the United States, please understand that your information may be transferred to, stored, or processed in the United States or other locations where our service providers operate. 

 

By using our website or submitting information to us, you understand that privacy laws in the United States or other locations may differ from the laws in your country. 

 

16. Changes to This Privacy Policy 

 

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we make changes, we will update the effective date at the top of this page. 

 

Your continued use of HealingThroughMusic.com after changes are posted means you accept the updated Privacy Policy. 

 

17. Contact Us 

 

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, want to update or remove your information, or need to contact us about a privacy concern, please contact us at: 

 

Healing Through Music Ministry 

Email: info@reachingyourlight.com 

Website: HealingThroughMusic.com