To create an OYBS Participant account, we require that you provide a first name, last name, and a valid email address or phone number. We will use this information to associate you with your specific OYBS Participant account. After you have created an OYBS Participant account, you may also choose to provide your gender, age, website, description of your location, a brief biography, a profile picture, and other information such as User Contributions (defined below). All of these, if provided, will be associated with your account until you delete your account or make a request that the information be deleted as described below.
Beyond the personal information collected to create a Participant account, you have choices about what additional information you provide to us. We collect personal data from you when you provide, post, or upload it to OYBS. You do not have to provide this information; however, if you do not, it may limit our ability to personalize OYBS and your ability to use OYBS to its fullest extent. Specific OYBS functionality for which you may provide and we may process your information is discussed below.
OYBS allows users to publish, distribute, and display certain content (we refer to that as “posted” and the content as “posts”). Posts may be made on public areas of OYBS, websites, and social media accounts you access through OYBS, or transmitted to other users of OYBS or third parties you choose to connect with on OYBS or other platforms or services. For example, this would include commenting on a friend’s post or creating and sharing a Verse Image or Verse Text. OYBS also allows you to create certain content to be maintained in your account, such as a Note or Bookmark of a Bible verse, some of which you can also post to provide to others. We will call the content created by you, whether or not posted, “User Contributions.”
Your User Contributions are processed by us to facilitate your ability to create, use, store, and distribute the User Contribution as you choose. We will associate your User Contributions with your account as long as you opt not to delete them. Please keep in mind that if you disclose personal information in a public manner, whether through collaborative postings, social media, message boards, or other public online forums, this information may be collected and used by others.
User Contributions are posted and transmitted at your own risk. We cannot control the actions of other Users or third parties with whom you choose to share your User Contributions. Therefore, we cannot and do not guarantee that your shared User Contributions will not be viewed by or used in an unauthorized manner, nor do we accept any liability associated with your User Contributions.
Donations and GivingIf you choose to provide a voluntary donation through OYBS or a third-party website linked to OYBS, then and only then will you be prompted and required to provide debit/credit card, bank account, and other financial information necessary to process the transaction. We will collect the designation for your donation, if you provide one, and personal information such as your name, address, country, phone number, and/or email address to ensure that your donation is used for the purpose you request and to provide you with an “Annual Giving Statement” that itemizes your donation(s) for tax purposes or your personal use.
We will not store or otherwise process financial information provided to us online for the purposes of donating. As of the date of this Policy, we use Flutterwave or PayPal to process your online donation payments. For information on how these third parties process your information, please refer to their privacy policies.
CommunicationsWe collect information about you when you send, receive, or engage with messages from us, including when you submit personal information or requests by emailing support@oybs.org or through the website www.oybs.org. We retain and use those communications to process your inquiries, respond to your requests, and improve OYBS and our services. If you are a signed-up Participant, we will keep your communications to us in association with your account for as long as your account is active.
Automatic Data Collection TechnologiesBy agreeing to our Privacy Policy, you agree to the use of cookies and similar technologies (for example, web beacons, pixels, tags, and device identifiers, which we collectively refer to as “cookies”) as described in this policy. If you use OYBS without changing your browser or device settings to disable cookies, we'll assume that you consent to receive all cookies provided through OYBS.
Cookies and other Similar TechnologiesImportantly, we do NOT use cookies or similar technologies to facilitate interest-based ads for third-party goods or services. We use cookies to recognize you and/or your device(s) on, off, and across the different applications of OYBS. Cookies help to facilitate the best possible user experience of OYBS as they allow us to recognize you and maintain your user preferences from session to session, help us keep your account safe, and generally improve the functionality of the products and services offered through OYBS. They also help us ensure that Participant information is used in association with the correct Participant account.
We use cookies to collect details of your use of OYBS (including traffic data, IP location data, logs, browser type, browser language, the functionality requested, and the timing of your requests), and other communication data and the resources that you access, use, and create on or through OYBS. We use this information to provide a tailored OYBS experience for you and to communicate with you more effectively. The information is also collected to determine the aggregate number of unique devices using OYBS and/or parts of OYBS, track total usage, analyze usage data, and improve OYBS functionality for all Users. We may combine this information to provide you with a better experience and to improve the quality of our service.
We generally maintain the data we collect from cookies for 21 days but may save it for a longer period where necessary such as when required by law or for technical reasons. Although most internet browsers accept cookies by default, you can control cookies through your browser settings and similar tools or refuse cookies altogether. If you refuse to accept cookies, you may be unable to access certain parts of OYBS, you will prohibit us from delivering the full capability of OYBS, and you may prevent the use of certain features and services that require these technologies.
OYBS cannot regulate other sites, content, or applications linked or provided from within OYBS or our various other websites and services that are provided by third parties, including your device manufacturer, and your mobile service provider. These third parties may place their own cookies or other files on your computer, collect data, or solicit personal information from you. The information they collect may be associated with your personal information or they may collect information, including personal information, about your online activities over time and across different websites, apps, and other online services. These third parties may use this information to provide you with interest-based (behavioral) targeted content. We do not control these third parties' tracking technologies or how they may be used. If you have any questions about targeted content, you should contact the responsible provider directly.
Attribution ProvidersWe advertise OYBS on third party sites such as Facebook and Google and use third-party software development kits (“SDKs”) to attribute a download of OYBS to the advertisement placed on the third-party site. We do not sell your personal information to any third parties nor allow our SDK service providers to sell your personal information to third parties or use your personal information to solicit the sale of third-party goods or services. We may provide these third parties with aggregate, de-identified information concerning ads placed on their sites and OYBS downloads that result from those ads.
Device ID, IP Address and Network AccessWhen you access or leave OYBS websites, we receive the URL of both the site you came from and the one you go to next. We also get information about your proxy server, operating system, web browser and add-ons, device identifier and features, and/or your ISP or mobile carrier when you use OYBS. We also receive data from your devices and networks, including your IP address.
We use the IP addresses we collect from our users to process them with public latitude and longitude information related to your Internet Service Provider or mobile service provider in order to determine, and in some instances depict in an aggregate and de-identified manner, the approximate geographic region for each instance of OYBS use. This latitude and longitude information is stored by us for approximately seven days for troubleshooting and diagnostic purposes, but is never associated with any information about you or that would identify you personally.
We also collect and use the wireless (or “WiFi”) permissions of your mobile device to determine if you are connected to a WiFi or cellular network. This information is used to provide an optimized user experience by providing higher resolution media to a user who is on a high-speed WiFi connection rather than a cellular network. WiFi permissions are also used for casting content with Chromecast and similar devices. This information is not stored or shared by OYBS.
We use data that we collect about you and that you provide as well as the inferences we make from that information as follows:
• To provide, support, and personalize OYBS and the OYBS functionality you request;
• To create, maintain, customize, and secure your OYBS account, if any;
• To process your requests and respond to your inquiries;
• To provide information on other products or services;
• To maintain the safety, security, and integrity of OYBS and the infrastructure that facilitates use of OYBS;
• For development and internal analysis;
• To fulfill any other purpose for which you provide it;
• To carry out our obligations and enforce our rights, including those under this Privacy Policy and our Terms of Use;
• As described in this Privacy Policy;
• In any other way we may describe when you provide the information; and
• For any other purpose with your consent.
We use the personal information you provide to create and maintain your account. We also use this information to authorize and authenticate your access to your account. We store this information and information pertaining to your use of OYBS (including User Contributions) in connection with your Participant account for so long as you are a Participant. For example, your first and last name and email address will be stored and used by us in connection with your account name or auto-generated account ID to authenticate you as the correct user of your account. We will also store your User Contributions in association with your account to allow you to access, re-access, post, and otherwise utilize your User Contributions as you choose Friends.
OYBS will allow you to communicate and connect with other OYBS users to share Bible verses, User Contributions, and other content. It is your choice whether to communicate or connect with another Participant and to share your information or User Contributions. To facilitate your connections with other OYBS Participants, you will be given the choice of whether to share with us the contact information stored on your device. You do not have to share this information to use OYBS or to connect with any particular Participant. If you decide to share this information with us, it will only be used to try and associate your contacts with other OYBS Participant to create potential OYBS connections and will only be stored by us for so long as you have an OYBS account. When you grant access to your contacts on your device for the purpose of friend suggestions, notification of when a contact joins, or sending an invite to OYBS, that information is stored on our servers in a hashed format for the purpose of offering you this functionality.
Some OYBS features use your precise location, if you choose to share it, to provide or suggest content and information, like helping you to check-in to an event or suggesting content from organizations nearby. We will call these “location-based features”. To use or access location-based features, you will be provided the option to share your precise location with us and, if you choose to do so, we will use that information solely to provide location-based features, personalize your experience with OYBS and internally analyze and develop our products and services.
After you first grant us this permission, we will assume we have your consent to process your location in this way until you revoke or limit your permission. You may choose to revoke or limit your permissions for location sharing through the settings of your device.
If you choose not to share your precise location, some location-related features may still allow for limited functionality (for example, you may still manually search for events around you), but other such features may not be accessible to you. You will still be able to access and use non-location dependent features of OYBS.
We share your specific location only with your consent. If you choose to make certain location-related information viewable to your friends or the public, you give explicit consent for us to share that information with the audience you specify. You may change this permission at any time in your app settings.
We collect the manner in which you use OYBS and its content, such as your prayer requests, the Bible chapters and Bible plans that you access, and the language in which you choose to utilize that content. We also collect and store the User Contributions you create, such as bookmarks, highlights, and notes. We process this information to allow you to access and use content you create or wish to access through each OYBS session.
You will have the choice of whether to download certain OYBS content and User Contributions to your device. You will have the choice of whether to allow OYBS access to your device’s storage to add and modify this downloaded content. Access to the storage of your device is only used by OYBS for downloading this requested content to your device.
It is your choice whether to create, access, or store OYBS information and content. If you do, we will store it in association with your account. We may use information about your use of OYBS and the inferences we make from that use to provide recommendations to you of other OYBS content. For example, based upon a Bible Plan you complete, we may suggest additional Bible Plans to you. You may opt out of receiving these recommendations by email, as discussed below.
We communicate with you through push notification, email, or in-app messages. If we communicate to you with email, you may generally unsubscribe to these messages via the unsubscribe link in the emails providing these messages. You can also tailor your notification settings at any time within the settings menu of the OYBS App.
We use the data we have about you and inferences we make from that data to recommend certain content and functionality as well as additional products and services offered through OYBS. We may combine the information you provide us with information we collect through other OYBS services and products and the inferences we make from the same for our internal development to improve the overall quality of all services and products provided by OYBS. We may also make recommendations to you for other OYBS services and products based on the information you provide and we infer. We may also use the data we have about you and inferences we make from that data to contact you regarding other opportunities to engage with OYBS. We may contact you through push notification, email, telephone or in-app messages to discuss these recommendations and opportunities, how to use OYBS, and other news messages
Polls and surveys are sometimes conducted by us through OYBS. You are not obligated to respond to polls or surveys, and you have choices about the information you provide. Because the purpose of these polls and surveys may vary, we will provide details related to the disclosure and use of personal information in relation to any poll or survey prior to you providing any information.
We may use your information to contact you about account security, legal, and other service-related issues. Please be aware that you cannot opt-out of receiving such messages from us. We may use your personal information to investigate, respond to and resolve legal, security, and technical issues and complaints, including, as necessary, security purposes or possible fraud, violations of law or our Terms of Use or this Privacy Policy, or attempts to harm; however, you agree that we have no obligation to prevent or monitor for any of the foregoing.
We may use your personal information to provide notice regarding a security incident or data breach, by: (i) sending a message to the email address you provide (as applicable); (ii) posting to a publicly facing page of OYBS or through an in-app message; (iii) through major statewide media; and/or (iv) telephonic means, including calls and/or text messages, even if sent via automated means including automated dialers. Standard text and data messaging rates may apply from your carrier.
Notices sent by email will be effective when we send the email, notices we provide by posting will be effective upon posting and by in-app messaging when the message is made, and notices we provide through telephonic means will be effective when transmitted or dialed. You consent to receiving electronic communications from OYBS and your use and access of the services provided through OYBS. It is your responsibility to keep your email address and any other contact information you provide to us current so that we may provide these communications to you.
We internally analyze the personal data available to us and the use of OYBS content, as well as the inferences we make from that data, to provide and update OYBS, communicate with you and process information as discussed in this Policy, and for internal analytics such as to observe social, economic, and geographic trends as they pertain to OYBS content. In some cases, we work with trusted third parties to perform this research, under controls that are designed to protect your privacy, as discussed below. We may disclose use of OYBS content in an aggregated manner with de-identified and anonymized information that does not disclose any particular user or that user’s personally-identifying information. For example, we may use your data to generate statistics about overall usage of OYBS worldwide or in specific geographic regions or at specific events or locations.
We also use de-identified and aggregate user data to market OYBS, including communications that promote OYBS and network growth, such as celebrating the total number of OYBS installs. When you see statistics we share publicly such as global OYBS engagement, we make sure to analyze and publish the data in an aggregated form, protecting your privacy and keeping your identity and personal information confidential. We use data, including user provided personal information, aggregations of user data, data collected through the use of OYBS, public feedback, and information inferred from this data to conduct internal research and development in order to provide a better overall OYBS experience, measure the performance of OYBS, and increase the use of OYBS and its features. This is done by making changes to OYBS that are generally available, as well as sending users messages through OYBS suggesting OYBS functionality and content.
By downloading and using OYBS, we do not assume that you are of any particular religious affiliation or are expressing to us any particular religious belief; we merely assume that you are interested in the content we provide. We do not require that users provide information about such beliefs or provide any other sensitive data such as race, ethnicity, philosophical beliefs, or physical or mental health to use OYBS or create or maintain an OYBS account.
Some features available through OYBS utilize personal information that may reflect your religious or philosophical beliefs. Before we collect or process this information for such features, we will obtain your explicit consent. In addition to these features, you have control over the content of certain things you create, share, and store through OYBS, and if you provide us with sensitive information with any content you create, share, and store, we will assume we have your consent to process that information.
We will not sell your sensitive personal information, but we may need to share it with third-party service providers that enable us to provide certain app features, and those service providers are required to keep your personal information confidential and only use it to provide us with their services. We will process the sensitive information we collect and inferences we make about the same in accordance with our Privacy Policy and for the purpose of allowing and facilitating your use of those specific app features, to personalize your user experience, to suggest other content and services, and internally to improve our services. If you choose to provide any sensitive information to us, we may use that information with other non-sensitive information you provide to create a more personalized OYBS experience for you and to perform the services and actions you request, such as sharing or storing content you create.
In any event, OYBS will only process sensitive data you provide to us for OYBS’s legitimate activities on your behalf and solely in accordance with the terms of this policy and any additional requests you make about the information. We will also maintain your information subject to appropriate safeguards discussed in this policy and otherwise provided by OYBS.
You have the right to withdraw your consent to our collection and processing of your sensitive personal information by turning off and ceasing to use OYBS features that use this information or by contacting us via email at support@oybs.org; however, withdrawing your consent may hinder our ability to provide certain functionality.
We do not sell or share your personal data with any third-party advertisers or ad networks for their advertising purposes. We may disclose your personal information to third parties in order to process information as described above and otherwise enable our ability to provide OYBS, as further discussed below.
We may disclose personal information that we collect or you provide as described in this Privacy Policy to fulfill our obligations under our Terms of Use, to accomplish the purpose for which you provide it, for any other purpose you request when you provide the information, or for any other purpose for which we have your consent.
When you share information through OYBS, that information is viewable by you and by anyone else you choose to share it with. If you give access to your OYBS account to other applications and services, based on your approval, those services would then have access to your shared information. The use, collection, and protection of your data by such third-party services is subject to those third parties’ policies.
We will process your personal data internally within OYBS and its affiliates to help combine the personal information covered across the different aspects of OYBS and our other products and services to help provide services to you in a manner that is personalized and useful to you and others.
We may disclose personal information that we collect or you provide as described in this Privacy Policy to contractors, service providers, and other third parties we use to support OYBS (such as cloud hosting, cookie providers, maintenance, analysis, audit, external marketing, payment, fraud detection, and development), as well as to support our operations (such as communicating with you for potential employment purposes). We may combine information we have with information of these service providers to facilitate their support. For example, some of the platforms used to send emails and notifications provided through OYBS are built and managed by third parties, so some of your information is sent securely to those services to provide such functionality. They will have access to your information only as reasonably necessary to perform these tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for other purposes. We may also provide aggregate, de-identified information concerning connections by OYBS users with third-parties and their events or locations.
Our ability to provide different versions of the Bible in different languages is a result of and subject to agreements among us and certain Bible societies and publishers, which we will call “OYBS Bible Providers.” The license agreements we have with some OYBS Bible Providers only allow us to provide OYBS users the ability to download certain Bible texts for offline use if we provide OYBS Bible Providers with the User’s name, email address, and country for future communication. If this is the case with a text you are seeking to download for offline use, we will:
a) only share this information with the OYBS Bible Provider for the offline version you request;
b) do so on a confidential basis and only if the OYBS Bible Provider agrees to keep the information we share about you confidential; and
c) provide an additional prompt to you as a reminder of these terms, which you must agree to at that time in order to continue with your download.
If you do not agree to this additional prompt, you may continue to use the online version of the text. No other personal information of yours will be shared with any OYBS Bible Providers and no information will be shared until you grant approval to our prompt, which will then give you access to download that offline version. Your interactions with any OYBS Bible Provider are solely among you and that OYBS Bible Provider.
It is possible that we will need to disclose information about you when required by law, subpoena, or other legal process. We attempt to notify Users about legal demands for their personal data when appropriate in our judgment, unless prohibited by law or court order or when the request is an emergency. We may dispute such demands when we believe, in our discretion, that the requests are overbroad, vague, or lack proper authority, but we do not promise to challenge every demand. We may also disclose your information if we have a good faith belief that disclosure is reasonably necessary to:
a) investigate, prevent, or take action regarding suspected or actual illegal activities or to assist government enforcement agencies;
b) enforce our agreements with you;
c) investigate and defend ourselves against any third-party claims or allegations;
d) protect the security or integrity of OYBS; or
e) exercise or protect the rights and safety of OYBS, Users, our personnel, or others.
We also reserve the right to confidentially disclose personal information we have about you in connection with a potential or actual merger or acquisition such as the sale of all or substantially all of our assets.
For personal data that we have about you, you may request the following:
• Deletion: You may ask us to erase or delete all or some of your personal data. Please note that doing so may limit your ability to use certain functionality of OYBS. Please note that an email address is required to have an account to ensure we can properly authenticate potential users of that account.
• Correction/Modification: You may edit some of your personal data through your account or ask us to change,
update, or fix your data in certain cases, including if it is inaccurate.
• Object to, or Limit or Restrict, Use of Data: You can ask us to stop using all or some of your personal data or to limit our use of it.
• Right to Access and/or Take Your Data: You can ask us for a copy of or disclosure concerning your personal data you provided to us.
We ask that individuals making requests identify themselves with at least their name, address, and email address and identify the information requested to be accessed, corrected, or removed before we process the request. We may seek additional information to verify a requestor’s identity. We may also decline to process requests if we cannot verify the requestor's identity or if we believe the request will jeopardize the privacy of others, violate any law or legal requirement, would cause the information to be incorrect, or for a similar legitimate purpose.
We will not discriminate against you for exercising any of your rights under applicable law. We do not charge a fee to process or respond to your verifiable request unless it is excessive, repetitive, or manifestly unfounded. If we determine that the request warrants a fee, we will tell you why we made that decision and provide you with a cost estimate before completing your request.
Some information you have created, received, or used in OYBS may not be available in a usable form outside of OYBS. As a result, when you request a copy of your personal information, we will be able to provide personal information you have provided to us, such as your name, address, phone number and the like; however, we may be unable to provide you with content and User Contributions that utilize OYBS functionality.
You can delete your OYBS account at any time using the settings function in OYBS; however, when you delete your account, we will delete the information associated with your account such as Notes, Bookmarks and other User Contributions you have created, received or shared. If you do not want to delete your account or this information, but want to temporarily stop using OYBS, you may cease using the OYBS application and we will maintain your account and the information associated with your account until you resume use or delete your account, whichever comes first.
If you choose to delete your account or ask that we modify or delete personal information, we will delete and purge personal information we have stored about you in a way that is electronically irreversible; however, we may retain your personal data if we have a legal right or obligation to maintain the information or to meet regulatory requirements, resolve disputes, maintain security, prevent fraud and abuse, enforce our rights, or fulfill any other requests from you (for example, to opt-out of further messages or for a copy of your data).
Otherwise, if you request that we delete your account, we will delete your account and all the information we have that is associated with your account, except for aggregated statistics based on de-identified information and inferences we have made (for example, the fact that you downloaded OYBS, without identifying you or maintaining personal information associated with that account).
Our deletion of your information and account will generally take no more than fourteen days from your request; however, cached information may take up to thirty days to delete. Please note that we have no control of information you have shared with others through OYBS after you close your account or asked to delete information or attempted to delete your account yourself. Your information and content you have shared may continue to be displayed in the services of others (for example, search engine results) until they refresh their cache.
We implement security safeguards designed to protect your data. These include using encryption for your data while it is being transmitted between your device or browser and our servers and while it is at rest. However, given the nature of communications and information technology, and that the use of the internet has inherent risks, although we regularly monitor for possible vulnerabilities and attacks, we cannot warrant or guarantee that information provided to us through OYBS or stored in our systems or otherwise will be absolutely free from unauthorized intrusion by others, nor can we warrant or guarantee that such data may not be accessed, disclosed, altered, or destroyed by breach of any of our physical, technical, or managerial safeguards
We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 18. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your Children has provided us with Personal Data, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected Personal Data from children without verification of parental consent, we take steps to remove that information from our servers. A parent or guardian may consent to the use of their OYBS account by a minor on that parent or guardian’s primary profile. Should you allow your minor child to use your account, you shall be solely responsible for providing supervision of the minor’s use of OYBS and assume full responsibility for the interpretation and use of any information or suggestions provided through OYBS.
We will only collect and process personal data about you where we have lawful bases. Lawful bases include consent (where you have given consent), contract, and other legitimate interests. Such legitimate interests include protection to you, us, other Participants, and third parties; to comply with applicable law; to enable and administer our business; to manage corporate transactions; to generally understand and improve our internal processes and user relationships; and to enable us and other users of OYBS to connect with you to exchange information, provided that the foregoing adequately protects your rights and freedoms.
Where we rely on your consent to process personal data, you may withdraw or decline your consent and where we rely on legitimate interests, you may object. If you have any questions about the lawful bases upon which we collect and use your personal data, please contact us at support@oybs.org.
Please keep in mind that OYBS may contain links to other websites or apps. You are responsible for reviewing the privacy statements and policies of those other websites you choose to link to or from OYBS, so that you can understand how those websites collect, use, and store your information. We are not responsible for the privacy statements, policies, or content of other websites or apps, including websites you link to or from OYBS. Websites containing co-branding (referencing our name and a third party’s name) contain content delivered by the third party and not us.
If you choose to link OYBS with other websites, applications, and services or profiles you have with third-party applications, you will provide the personal data stored on those applications to OYBS. For example, you may start a new OYBS account by linking your Facebook account to OYBS, providing personal information you have opted to share through Facebook to OYBS. You may revoke the link with such accounts and third-party applications by modifying your settings with those applications.
We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices. OYBS is consistently seeking new and improved ways to offer OYBS and increase engagement. As we improve OYBS, this may mean the collection of new data or new ways to use data. Because OYBS is dynamic, and we continuously seek to offer new features, we may require changes in our collection or processing of information. If we collect materially different personal data or materially change how we use your data, we will update this Privacy Policy.
We will post any changes to our Privacy Policy on this page. If we make material changes to how we process our users’ personal information, we will provide a notice that the Privacy Policy has been updated. The date the Privacy Policy was last modified is identified at the beginning of the Policy. You are responsible for ensuring we have an up-to-date active and deliverable email address for you, and for periodically visiting this Privacy Policy to check for any changes.
Archived versions.
February 2024
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