Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy

Effective Date: October 2022; Updated May 2025
Website: www.raphanation.com

Who We Are

Rapha Nation is a faith-based nonprofit organization dedicated to ministry, outreach, and education. Our website address is: www.raphanation.com

Reposting Content Permissions

  • You may quote up to 100 words from an original article with a link back to the original article on our website.

  • If you republish a partial post, it must appear exactly as it does on our website, with all links intact.

  • Republishing more than 100 words or full articles is not permitted without express written permission from the site owner.

What Personal Data We Collect and Why

Comments

When visitors leave comments, we collect the data shown in the comment form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help detect spam.

Media

If you upload images to the website, avoid including embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors can download and extract location data from images on the website.

Note: Photos used on this site are sourced from Unsplash and Pixabay, and are free of copyright restrictions.

Contact Forms

When you submit a contact form, we collect the form data (such as name and email), your IP address, and browser information to assist with spam detection and to respond to your inquiry.

Cookies

If you leave a comment, you may opt in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies. These are for your convenience and last for one year.

Additional cookie behavior:

  • If you log in: a temporary cookie checks if your browser accepts cookies (deleted when you close the browser).

  • Login cookies last 2 days, or 2 weeks if “Remember Me” is selected.

  • Screen preference cookies last 1 year.

  • If you publish or edit a post, a cookie is stored in your browser with the post ID (expires after 1 day).

Embedded Content from Other Websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, articles). This content behaves the same as if you visited the originating website directly.
These sites may collect data, use cookies, and track your interaction with embedded content—especially if you are logged into their platform.

Data Subject Rights:
If you are located in the EU or have visitors from the EU, you must inform them of their rights under GDPR, such as:

  • The right to access personal data we hold about you.

  • The right to rectify inaccurate or incomplete data.

  • The right to erase your personal data (“right to be forgotten”).

  • The right to restrict or object to processing.

  • The right to data portability.

  • The right to withdraw consent at any time where processing is based on consent.

  • The right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority.

Lawful Basis for Processing:
We process your personal data only when we have a lawful basis, such as your consent, to fulfill a contract, comply with legal obligations, or legitimate interests that do not override your rights.

California Residents’ Rights:
If you are a California resident, you have the right to:

  • Request disclosure of the categories and specific personal information we collect.

  • Request deletion of your personal information, subject to certain exceptions.

  • Opt out of the sale of your personal information (if applicable; state if you do NOT sell data).

  • Not be discriminated against for exercising these rights.

How to Submit Requests:
You may submit your data access or deletion requests by sending requests on the contact page.

Analytics

We may use third-party services (like Google Analytics) to gather anonymized usage data to improve site functionality and user experience.
Analytics data is retained for 38 months and then automatically deleted.

How Long We Retain Your Data

  • Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely.

  • Contact form submissions are also retained indefinitely to allow us to follow up appropriately.

  • For registered users (if applicable), we store the personal information provided in their user profile.

    • Users can view, edit, or delete their information at any time (except for username changes).

    • Site administrators can also access and edit this information.

Your Data Rights

If you have an account or have left comments, you may request an exported file of the personal data we hold, or request its deletion. This excludes data we must retain for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Where Your Data Is Sent

  • Visitor comments may be checked via automated spam detection services.

  • Data submitted through contact forms is used only for communication with you and is not shared unless required by law.

Donations

Rapha Nation, Inc. is a registered 501(c)(3) organization.

  • Tax ID: 92-0582108

  • All donations are tax-deductible as allowed by law.

  • If sufficient funds are received for a specific project, any surplus will be used in the broader mission and where most needed.

Commitment to Privacy

Rapha Nation is committed to respecting and protecting your privacy. We do not actively share your personal information, unless required by law enforcement or legal statute.

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, please contact us via our contact form.