My Catholic Life Inc. dey take every necessary precaution to protect your privacy online. As technology and privacy laws dey continue to change, we don put the Complianz plugin in place to help us achieve this aim. Complianz dey allow visitors accept or reject certain cookies wey our websites dey use. You fit manage the consent wey you give here.

Because plenty people no too know how cookies dey work, this page dey explain privacy and cookies clearly for this our modern technology age, and how My Catholic Life dey handle these matters.

Wetin be cookie?
Cookie na small piece of code wey websites dey store for your browser. For example, when you accept or reject cookies for one website, the only way your browser fit remember that choice na to store one cookie for some time. That cookie go remain until you clear your browser cache or the cookie expire.

Which kinds of cookies dey?
Some websites dey use marketing or tracking cookies wey dey follow wetin you dey do across different websites. For example, if you visit one website and later begin see adverts for that same product as you dey browse other sites, na often because one tracking cookie don tell advertising networks say you fit get interest for that product. This practice dey common for big platforms like Facebook, Google, Amazon, and other large online services.

Which kinds of cookies we dey use?
Our websites dey use only small number of cookies wey dey help the site work well and remember some settings wey you choose. These ones include functional cookies wey WordPress dey use to make sure say the website dey work correctly and securely, especially for administrators wey dey manage the site. We also dey use analytics cookies, like Google Analytics, wey dey help us understand how visitors dey use our pages so that we fit improve the content and make our websites easier to use.

Consent cookies wey dey work through the Complianz plugin dey remember the choices wey you make about whether to accept or reject cookies. Some cookies dey store user preferences, like language settings or features like saved favourites or limits on how often popup messages go show. Also, some third-party cookies fit enter your browser when you use services wey we put inside our pages, like YouTube videos or social media links. Na the outside service dey control these cookies, and dem dey help the content from that service show properly inside our pages.

We dey use advertising or third-party cookies?
Some pages for our websites fit include services from other providers wey dey create their own cookies. For example, YouTube videos wey we put inside our pages, social media links, and some analytics tools fit store cookies through services like Google, Facebook, or X (Twitter). Also, we dey show small number of adverts through CatholicAdNet and related advertising platforms. Dem no dey tailor these adverts to each person based on detailed profiles of how the person dey behave online, but those platforms fit use cookies to measure how well the adverts dey work and how visitors generally dey interact with dem. Important: My Catholic Life no dey sell personal data, and we no dey use advertising systems wey dey closely monitor people’s behaviour to track dem extensively across the internet.

How you fit control cookies
You fit manage or withdraw your consent for cookies any time through the cookie settings wey dey inside the Complianz banner for our website. You fit also review or change your preferences by visiting the cookie policy links for different countries for the bottom of this page (click here). These links dey give you more options to manage your consent based on where you dey. Most web browsers also dey allow you delete cookies or block all of dem through your browser settings. Abeg note say if you disable certain cookies, some parts of this website fit no work well or fit stop to work (like YouTube videos).

Below na our combined privacy policy for My Catholic Life Inc. websites and subdomains. Click here to see policies for specific countries and manage your consent.

Combined Privacy Policy

Our websites include mycatholic.life, catholic-daily-reflections.com, and divinemercy.life, wey we dey call “the Websites.” This Privacy Policy dey explain how we dey collect, use, and protect your personal information, and how we dey give you control over am while we dey respect your rights to privacy.

The personal data wey we dey collect and why we dey collect am:

Comments & Adverts

We no get general comment forms or adverts wey dem tailor to each person. So, we no dey collect data wey concern these practices.

User Accounts & Login

Donor Accounts: To help you manage the donations wey you dey give for charity, we dey give you the option to create one Donor User Account. If you choose to create account, we go store the personal information wey you provide for your user profile (like your name, email address, and record of your past donations).

Purpose: This account dey allow you see your past donations, manage gifts wey you dey give regularly, and download receipts for tax purposes.
Control: All users fit see, edit, or delete the personal information for their profile any time (apart from their username). Website administrators fit also see and edit that information.
Security: We dey protect your password well-well, and we no get access to your actual password as you type am.

Contact forms:

We dey use MailPoet for our emails. Click here for their privacy policy. When you fill the email form for our website, MailPoet dey send the email as the company wey dey provide this service for us. Dem also dey track data about clicks, when people open emails, and other similar things.

We no dey share email data with anybody or use am for any other reason apart from to send you emails through MailPoet.

Content from other websites wey we put inside this website:

Articles for this website fit get content from other websites inside them (like videos, audio, and other things). This content dey work exactly as e go work if the visitor visit the other website directly.

These websites fit collect data about you, use cookies, add other tools from third parties to track your activity, and monitor how you dey interact with the content wey we put inside this website. This one include tracking how you dey interact with that content if you get account and you don log in to that website. In particular, we dey put YouTube videos and Spreaker audio files inside our website. See information about each one:

Putting YouTube Videos Inside Our Website

Introduction to YouTube Videos Wey We Put Inside Our Website: Our website get YouTube videos inside am to make your browsing experience better. These videos dey hosted on YouTube, a service wey Google, Inc. dey provide. When you watch these videos for our website, YouTube fit collect some data as part of their service. We dey use YouTube to provide video content; as you dey use this website, you acknowledge say YouTube fit collect data according to their own privacy policies.

How YouTube Dey Collect Data: When you interact with the YouTube videos wey we put inside our website, YouTube fit collect data like your IP address, the video wey you watch, and information about your device and browser. YouTube fit also use cookies and similar tracking technologies to collect this information, especially if you don log in to your YouTube or Google account.

Why Dem Dey Collect Data: YouTube dey mainly use the data wey dem collect to analyse how people dey use their platform, to show you adverts wey match your interests (if you don agree to this), and to make people’s experience for their platform better. We dey put these videos inside our website to give our visitors content wey relate to their needs and wey go hold their interest.

Your Choices About Privacy: You get control over your data when you dey interact with YouTube videos. If you dey concerned about your privacy, you fit watch these videos directly on YouTube, where you fit manage your privacy settings under your YouTube or Google account. Another thing wey you fit do na to adjust your browser settings to limit how cookies dey work.

How YouTube Dey Handle Data: For full information about how YouTube dey collect and process data, and about your rights and privacy choices, abeg read YouTube Privacy Policy.

Following Privacy Laws: We dey committed to follow the privacy laws wey apply to how we dey put YouTube videos inside our website. We dey try to put features in place wey respect people’s privacy and make am clear how dem dey use data.

Updates to the Privacy Policy: We fit update this Privacy Policy from time to time, including the part about YouTube videos wey we put inside our website. We encourage you to read our policy regularly so you go continue to know how we dey use content from other websites and protect your data.

How We Dey Use Spreaker for Audio Content

Introduction to Spreaker: Our website get audio content wey dey hosted on Spreaker, an online platform for podcasts and audio streaming. As we connect Spreaker to our website like this, we fit give you a rich audio experience directly for our website.

How Spreaker Dey Collect Data: When you use our website to listen to audio content wey dey hosted on Spreaker, Spreaker fit collect some data. This one fit include information about how you dey interact with the audio content, your IP address, the kind of device wey you dey use, and details about your browser. Spreaker fit also use cookies or similar tracking technologies to gather this data.

Why Dem Dey Collect Data: Spreaker dey mainly use the data wey dem collect for analysis, to understand wetin listeners prefer and to improve the audio content wey dem dey offer. The data also dey help Spreaker maintain their services and make them better.

Your Choices About Privacy: You get control over your data when you dey interact with audio content wey dey hosted on Spreaker. To understand more about your privacy choices and how Spreaker dey use your data, abeg read Spreaker Privacy Policy.

How Spreaker Dey Handle Data: For full information about how Spreaker dey collect and process data, and about your rights, we encourage you to read their privacy policy. Spreaker dey committed to protect the privacy of people wey dey use their service, and dem dey follow different data protection laws.

Following Privacy Laws: As we dey use Spreaker to host audio content, we dey follow the privacy laws wey apply. We dey committed to protect your privacy and make sure say e clear how third-party services like Spreaker dey process data.

Updates to the Privacy Policy: We fit update this Privacy Policy from time to time, including the part about how we dey use Spreaker for audio content. We encourage you to read am regularly so you go continue to know how we dey handle data and wetin your privacy rights be.

Data Analysis:

To make your experience for our website better, we fit use “cookies.” Cookies na standard tools for the web industry, and most major websites dey use them. Cookie na small text file wey our website fit put for your computer to help am remember wetin you prefer. You fit refuse cookies by choosing the right settings for your browser, but abeg note say if you do this, you fit no be able to use all the functions of this website.

Our website fit get links to other websites. Abeg know say we no dey responsible for how those other websites dey handle privacy. When you follow links from here go other websites, we advise you to dey careful and read their privacy policy.

Our website dey use Google Analytics, one service wey dey send data about how people dey visit and use website go Google servers for United States. Google Analytics no dey identify individual users or join your IP address with any other data wey Google get. We dey use reports wey Google Analytics dey provide to help us understand how people dey visit our website and use the pages. See more information about how we dey use Google Analytics:

How We Dey Use Google Analytics 4

Introduction to Google Analytics 4 (GA4): Our website dey use Google Analytics 4 (GA4), one advanced service from Google, Inc. wey dey analyse how people dey use website. GA4 dey help us well to understand how visitors dey use our website, and this one dey important to make their experience better. E dey use cookies and other tracking technologies to gather information about how you dey use our site.

Data Wey GA4 Dey Collect: GA4 dey track different things wey you dey do, like the pages wey you visit for our site, how much time you spend, and general information about your device and browser. One important thing be say GA4 no dey collect IP addresses; e dey put users’ privacy first and follow modern standards for data protection.

Why We Dey Collect Data: We dey use GA4 to analyse wetin visitors dey do for our website. This analysis dey very important to help us improve the content of our website, how we arrange am, and how e dey respond, so we fit meet your needs well.

How Dem Dey Process and Store Data: Dem dey process and store the data wey GA4 collect for Google servers, and these servers fit dey outside your country. People know Google for the high standards wey e dey maintain for data protection and privacy.

Ways Wey You Fit Choose Make Dem No Track You: You fit choose make GA4 no track you. To do this, you fit change your browser settings to block cookies. For more information about how to manage cookies and your rights concerning data privacy, abeg check your browser privacy settings or the help documents.

How We Dey Follow Privacy Laws: The way we set up and use GA4 dey follow all privacy laws wey apply, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) for users inside European Union. We dey committed to protect your privacy and handle your data responsibly.

Updates to the Privacy Policy: From time to time, we fit update this Privacy Policy, including the GA4 section. We encourage you to dey check our policy regularly so you go know how we dey protect your information.

As you dey use this website, you dey give Google permission to process data about you the way wey dem describe for Google Privacy Policy– website wey dey outside this site and for the purposes wey we explain above. You fit choose make Google Analytics no track you if you disable or reject the cookie, disable JavaScript, or use the service wey Google provide to stop the tracking– website wey dey outside this site.

We also dey use features wey connect with social media sites like Facebook, Twitter and others. If you choose to “like” or “share” information from this website through these services, you suppose check the privacy policy of that service. If you be member of one social media site, these connecting features fit allow that social media site to link your visits to this site with other Personal Information.

Privacy for People Wey Dey Donate & Payments

Information Wey We Dey Collect: To process donations and give receipts wey you fit use claim tax deduction, we dey collect certain personal information, including your name and email address. We need this data for our internal accounting and to follow IRS rules for organisations wey no dey operate to make profit.

How We Dey Protect Your Financial Data: We dey take the security of your financial information seriously. We dey use trusted outside payment processors (like Stripe or PayPal) to handle all donation transactions.

We No Dey Store Am: My Catholic Life! no dey store your full credit card number, the date wey the card go expire, or CVC code for our servers.
How We Dey Send Your Details Safely: Dem dey encrypt your payment details and send am straight to our payment processor.

How Long We Dey Keep Donors’ Data: Even though you fit remove your name from our email lists any time, law require us to keep donation records for tax and accounting purposes (normally for 7 years). We dey keep these records safely, and na only for administration or to follow legal requirements dem dey access them.

Notice for People Wey Dey Donate from Other Countries (GDPR) If you dey donate from outside United States, abeg know say we dey transfer your personal data go United States and process am there. The laws wey dey protect data there fit different from the ones for your country. As you dey donate, you agree make this transfer happen.

Under GDPR, people wey dey live for Europe get the right to ask to see their personal data, ask make we correct any information wey no correct, or ask make we delete their data (but we still need to follow the law wey require us to keep transaction records for tax purposes). To use these rights, abeg contact us.

For information about how to get money back, cancel donations, and other policies, abeg read our Terms and Conditions for Donations.

Adverts:

Na CatholicAdNet. dey provide all the adverts for this site. Consider to use their service when you need to advertise. We no dey show adverts wey dem tailor to individual users. You fit read their privacy policy here.

Legal Reasons Wey Allow Us to Process Personal Data

We dey process personal data only when we get lawful reason to do am. These reasons fit include:

Permission – when visitor freely choose to join email list, submit information through form, or accept cookies through the permission banner for the website.
Transaction or Contract – when we need information to process donation, provide resources wey person request, or answer question wey person ask.
Legitimate Interest – when we use tools like Google Analytics to analyse how people dey use the website so we fit improve the website and wetin dey inside am.
Wetin Law Require – when we must keep records for accounting, tax, or to follow rules wey authorities set.

We dey limit the personal data wey we collect and use to only wetin we need to run this ministry and provide our services.

People wey we dey share your data with:

We no dey share email data with anybody or use am for any other reason apart from to send you emails through MailPoet.

App for Phone:

We dey use Appy Pie to create our app. For information about the app “My Catholic Life!”, abeg see their privacy policy.

How long we dey keep your data:

For people wey sign up to receive emails every day, we dey keep your data as long as you remain for the list. You fit unsubscribe any time through the email wey we send. When you unsubscribe, we go delete all your data. The email address wey people provide when dem confirm two times say dem want join our email service na the only information wey fit identify person wey we dey keep, and we dey keep am only as long as you remain subscribed. Abeg see the privacy policies of the other services wey we dey use, wey we list above, to know how long dem dey keep data.

Rights wey you get over your data:

You fit also ask us to delete any personal data wey we hold about you (for example, your email address as long as you remain for our list). This no include any data wey we must keep for administration, legal or security reasons. To make this request, just unsubscribe from our email list, and we go delete your email data.

Right to Move Your Data: People wey dey use our service fit ask for copy of their data in format wey machine fit read.
Right to Limit How Dem Process Your Data: People wey dey use your service fit ask you to stop to dey use their data but still keep am stored (for example, when dispute dey).
Right to Object: Especially the right to object when dem dey process data based on “interest wey law recognise as valid”.
Right to Make Complaint: You must state say people wey dey use your service get right to complain to one EU Data Protection Authority (DPA) if dem no happy with how you dey handle their data. You fit contact the Data Protection Authority for your area within the EU/EEA.

To use any of these rights, abeg contact us for [email protected].

Information to contact us:

[email protected]

My Catholic Life! Inc.
1440 W Taylor St., Suite 4177
Chicago, Illinois, 60607

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How we dey protect your data:

We dey use SiteGround to host our website. For their privacy policy, click here.

Steps wey we don put in place in case person access or expose data without permission:

If person access or expose data without permission and your email address dey at risk, we go notify you by email, although this kind thing no likely to happen.

Last update na March 2026

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