Privacy Policy

Ancestral Waters & Sacred Fire Church

Effective Date: August 16, 2026

Ancestral Waters & Sacred Fire Church respects the privacy of visitors, members, supporters, customers, and others who interact with our website and online store. This Privacy Policy explains the types of information that may be collected through our website, how that information may be used, and the choices available to you regarding your information.

By using this website, submitting information through the website, or making a purchase through our online store, you acknowledge the practices described in this Privacy Policy.

1. Information We May Collect

Depending on how you interact with our website, we may receive information that you voluntarily provide, including your name, email address, billing or contact information, information associated with an order or transaction, information submitted through forms or communications, and other information you choose to provide.

Our website and service providers may also automatically collect certain technical information, such as browser type, device information, IP address, approximate location derived from an IP address, pages visited, referring pages, cookies, and information concerning how visitors interact with the website.

2. Purchases and Digital Products

Our online store may offer digital products, including downloadable books, educational materials, affirmation books, publications, and other digital resources.

When you make a purchase, information necessary to process and fulfill the transaction may be collected or transmitted to service providers that assist with payment processing, website hosting, ecommerce functionality, fraud prevention, and digital-file delivery.

Payment-card information may be processed directly by the applicable payment processor. Ancestral Waters & Sacred Fire Church does not necessarily receive or retain complete payment-card information when payment information is handled directly by a third-party payment processor.

3. How We Use Information

We may use information collected through the website to process and fulfill purchases; provide access to digital products; communicate regarding orders or inquiries; provide requested services or information; maintain and improve the website; administer website security; detect or prevent misuse or fraudulent activity; maintain appropriate business and transaction records; and comply with applicable legal obligations.

Where required, promotional or marketing communications will be sent in accordance with the consent or other lawful basis applicable to the communication.

4. Cookies and Similar Technologies

Our website or service providers may use cookies and similar technologies to operate the website, remember preferences, maintain website functionality, understand website traffic and usage, improve performance, and support security or ecommerce functionality.

Your browser may allow you to restrict or delete cookies. Disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of portions of the website or online store.

5. Service Providers

We may use third-party service providers to operate portions of our website and online store. These may include website-hosting providers, ecommerce platforms, payment processors, email providers, analytics providers, digital-delivery services, and other technology providers.

These providers may process information as necessary to perform services on our behalf or according to their own applicable privacy practices.

6. Information Sharing

Ancestral Waters & Sacred Fire Church does not sell personal information merely because someone visits or purchases from our website.

Information may be disclosed to service providers when reasonably necessary to operate the website, process transactions, deliver products or services, protect the website or its users, comply with applicable law or legal process, or protect the rights and property of Ancestral Waters & Sacred Fire Church and others.

7. Email Communications

When you provide an email address in connection with an order, inquiry, account, or other transaction, we may use that address to provide transactional or service-related communications.

Marketing communications, when offered, will be handled separately where applicable. You may unsubscribe from promotional emails through the unsubscribe mechanism included in those communications.

8. Children's Privacy

Our website may contain educational, spiritual, family-oriented, or affirmation materials intended for children or families. However, the online store and general website are not intended to invite children to independently provide personal information or independently complete purchases without appropriate adult involvement.

We do not knowingly seek to collect personal information directly from children in violation of applicable law. If you believe that a child has provided personal information through the website inappropriately, please contact us so that the matter can be reviewed.

9. Data Security

We use reasonable administrative and technical measures appropriate to the nature of our website and services to help protect information under our control.

No website, electronic transmission, or storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure. Accordingly, absolute security cannot be guaranteed.

10. Data Retention

Information may be retained for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected, including fulfillment of transactions, customer service, recordkeeping, security, dispute resolution, and compliance with applicable obligations.

11. Your Privacy Rights

Depending upon where you reside and applicable law, you may have certain rights concerning your personal information, which can include rights to request access to, correction of, or deletion of certain personal information.

Additional rights may apply under particular state, federal, or international privacy laws.

Requests may be submitted using the contact information below. We may need to verify a request before acting upon it.

12. Third-Party Websites

Our website may contain links to websites or services operated by third parties. Ancestral Waters & Sacred Fire Church is not responsible for the privacy practices, content, or security of independently operated third-party websites.

We encourage visitors to review the privacy policies of those services when leaving our website.

13. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may revise this Privacy Policy when our website, store, services, technology, or applicable requirements change.

The effective date displayed at the beginning of this policy should be updated when material revisions are made.

14. Contact Us

Questions or requests concerning this Privacy Policy or information associated with the website may be directed to:

Ancestral Waters & Sacred Fire Church
Email: admin@ancestralwaterschurch.org